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Alert: Substance of Concern Discovered in Niagara

In December of 2024 members of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) assigned to 3 District (Welland/Pelham) Street Crime Unit (SCU) seized a quantity of a substance that was believed to be fentanyl. As a result, the fentanyl was sent to Health Canada’s – Drug Analysis Service.

Detectives with the NRPS Opioid Enforcement and Education Unit (OEEU) were notified that the substance Metonitazepyne (Benzimidazole) was detected in the fentanyl sample.

Benzimidazoles are controlled in Canada under...

Public Release – Criminal Impaired Driving Offences – March 2nd, 2025, to March 8th, 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...

Body Worn Camera – Open House Times and Locations

At the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS), we’re committed to building stronger relationships with our community by enhancing transparency, accountability, and trust in policing.

That’s why, along with the Regional Municipality of Niagara Police Service Board, we are

exploring the use of Body-Worn Cameras (BWCs)—a modern tool; designed to benefit both officers and the public.

We want to hear from you.

Your input matters as we determine how this technology fits into the future of policing in...

Fire Call leads to Two Arrests – Fort Erie

On Saturday, March 8, 2025, at approximately 7:00 a.m. members of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) assigned to 5 District (Fort Erie/Ridgeway) responded to the area of Allen Trail and Whispering Woods Trail in the Town of Fort Erie for a Fire related call for service.

Once on scene, officers observed a row of town homes under construction fully engulfed in flames. The Fort Erie Fire Department began efforts to extinguish the fire, while officers secured a perimeter.

Investigation...

UPDATE 2 - MISSING PERSON - NRPS in Port Colborne are searching for a missing 31-year-old man

UPDATE 2 - MISSING PERSON - NRPS in Port Colborne are searching for a missing 31-year-old man

On Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at approximately 11:40 a.m, uniform members of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) assigned to 3 District (Welland/Pelham) responded to an unidentified human remains call for service located in the Welland Canal in the area of Highway 140 in the City of Welland.

The unidentified human remains were recovered. Detectives with 3 District Criminal Investigation Branch...