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NRPS arrests two suspects after drug trafficking investigation

During May of 2025, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Street Crime Detectives assigned to 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) initiated an investigation into the trafficking of controlled substances in the Niagara Region.

Following a subsequent investigation, on Tuesday May 6, 2025, two suspects were arrested at a Thorold residence.

As a result, detectives received judicial authorization to execute a search warrant where they located and seized the following:

• 215.2 grams of...

Public Release – Criminal Impaired Driving Offences – April 27, 2025, to May 3, 2025

In an effort to bring further attention and deterrence to driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs, the Niagara Regional Police Service will be reporting the names of those people who are charged with an alleged criminal impaired driving offence in the Region.    

In addition to being charged, these individuals are also bound by a Ministry of Transportation 90-day Administrative Driver's Licence Suspension and are prohibited from operating a motor vehicle on a roadway. The public is encouraged to...

Investigation following reports of shots fired in West Lincoln

On Saturday, May 3, 2025, at approximately 10:20pm, Niagara Regional Police 8 District (Grimsby/Lincoln/West Lincoln) uniform officers responded to a report of shots being fired in the area of Grassie Road and Concession Road 7 in the Town of West Lincoln. 

Officers secured the area and searched for anyone involved but did not locate any victim(s) or suspect(s). 

Through continued investigation, detectives have confirmed that multiple shots were fired.

Police are appealing to the public and area...

Personal Trainer/Manual Osteopath Arrested Following Voyeurism Investigation – St. Catharines

In November 2024, the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) was contacted by employees of a Martindale area St. Catharines commercial physical wellness and rehabilitation facility regarding a voyeurism complaint.

1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) uniform officers initially responded, and the investigation was later assigned to detectives.

The preliminary investigation revealed that the physical wellness and rehabilitation facility had received information that adult females were being...

West Lincoln Man Arrested Following Child Luring Investigation – Update 1 – RE-ARREST

As part of the ongoing investigation, detectives from the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) have re-arrested a West Lincoln man in connection with a child luring case first announced on April 3, 2025.

On May 2, 2025, as a result of further investigative efforts, Johnathan Jeffrey AHLSTEDT was taken into custody by NRPS detectives.

AHLSTEDT is now facing the following additional Criminal Code charges:

• Telecommunication with a person under, or believed to be under, 18 for the purpose of...