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ADVISORY: Notice of Police Services Board Meeting on March 23, 2023

The media and public are invited to view the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Regional Municipality of Niagara Police Services Board on Thursday, March 23, 2023.  The public portion of the meeting will begin at 9:00 am and can be viewed live on the linkNiagara Region Police Services Board - YouTube

The Board will record its meeting and will upload the link to the Board’s website for the public to access following the meeting.

The agenda for this meeting can be accessed on Tuesday, March 21...

Public Release – Criminal Impaired Driving Offences – March 6th to March 12th, 2023

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...

Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in St. Catharines Under Investigation

On March 15th, 2023, at 9:30am Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) officers assigned to 1 District (St. Catharines / Thorold) responded to a serious motor vehicle collision on Vine Street / Scott Street, in the City of St. Catharines.

Upon arrival, officers determined a 29-year-old man from the Town of Lincoln was operating a white Freightliner box truck when a collision occurred with a blue Toyota Matrix that was being operated by a 74-year-old woman from the City of St. Catharines.  As a...

Niagara Falls Seeing Spike in Catalytic Converter Thefts.

The City of Niagara Falls is experiencing a spike in catalytic converter thefts.  Since early February suspects have targeted over 21 parked trucks and cars.

Thieves have been active in the residential apartment building parking lots in the “north end” (north of Thorold Stone Road) in Niagara Falls.  Thieves have also targeted commercial parking lots within the area of Montrose Road, McLeod Road, Pin Oak Drive and Canadian Drive.

Suspects are using battery operated handheld power tools such as...

Missing Person – Kristina Lorencova (29 years) – Update 1

1 District – St. Catharines / Thorold officers from the Niagara Regional Police Service continue to search for missing person Kristina Lorencova.

Detectives have received information that she was spotted in St. Catharines in January after she was reported missing. She was seen in the area of Ontario Street and Carlton Street.  Her current location is unknown.

Lorencova’s family and the police remain concerned for her welfare.

1 District officers are asking the public for assistance.  Anyone who...