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Detectives Appeal for Witnesses After St. Catharines Assault

On July 5th, 2022, at 6:50pm Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) officers assigned to 1 District (St. Catharines / Thorold) responded to the 12 Mile Creek walking trail located off Glendale Avenue, in the City of St. Catharines for an assault that just occurred.

Initial investigation revealed an adult female was walking alone on the trail when she was approached by an unknown male from behind.  The male used physical force to assault the female who sustained minor physical injuries.  The male...

Niagara Falls Detectives Investigating Back-To-Back Armed Robberies – Update #2 – WANTED

On June 29th, 2022, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) detectives assigned to 2 District (Niagara Falls / Niagara-on-the-Lake) Criminal Investigative Branch (CIB) commenced an investigation into back-to-back armed robberies in the City of Niagara Falls.

On July 2nd, 2022, detectives identified the suspect as Jeffrey Christopher SWALM (45 years) who is currently wanted for the following Criminal Code offences:

     •  Robbery using firearm (2 counts)

     • Pointing a firearm (2 counts)

     • Disguised...

Arrest Made in Child Abuse Investigation – Fort Erie

In July 2022, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) detectives assigned to the Child Abuse Unit (CAU) commenced an investigation into an allegation of child sexual abuse having occurred inside a residential dwelling in the Town of Fort Erie.

Sean SCHNEIDER (50 years) of Fort Erie has been charged with the following Criminal Code offences:

          • Sexual Assault on a Person Under 16 Years of Age

          • Sexual Interference with a Person Under 16 Years of Age

The victim, an adolescent male and SCHNEIDER were...

Police Seeking Assistance with Identification of Suspect – Niagara Falls – UPDATE #1

On June 21, 2022, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) detectives assigned to the Central Fraud Unit (CFU) obtained photographs of a suspect wanted in connection with a fraud investigation where an elderly complainant was deceived into believing her grandson had been arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and was in immediate need of assistance in order to be released from custody.

Eight additional elderly complainants have come forward since the publication of the original media...

NRPS Officers Investigating “Yellow Fluid Bottle” Incidents Across Niagara

In mid May and into early July of 2022 the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) has been investigating multiple incidents of plastic bottles being thrown onto residents’ properties.

More than 50 incidents have occurred across Niagara on the Lake, Grimsby, Niagara Falls, St. Catharines, Thorold, Pelham and Welland.  The incidents are believed to be occurring overnight.  The residents awake to find a plastic bottle containing an unknown yellow fluid on their property, sometimes in the backyard.