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Collision with a Pole and a Stop Sign in St. Catharines Results in Impaired Driving Charge

On June 28, 2022, at 8:50 pm, 1 District St. Catharines uniform officers from the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) responded to a report of a possible impaired driver in St. Catharines.

A member of the public contacted the NRPS Communications Unit after they watched a white 1999 Pontiac Grand-Am at the intersection of Lake Street and Dufferin Street in the City of St. Catharines strike a telephone pole and stop sign.   The now damaged Pontiac then fled the scene. 

At approximately 8:56 pm...

St. Catharines Woman Arrested Following NRPS Human Trafficking Investigation

On June 27, 2022, an investigation by the Niagara Regional Police Service Human Trafficking Unit concluded with Tasha Lynn SUMMERS (38 years old) of St. Catharines being charged with the following offences:

• Trafficking in Persons Under the Age of Eighteen Years, S.279.011 (1) CC
• Material Benefit-Trafficking Person Under Eighteen Years, S.279.02(2) CC
• Material Benefit from Sexual Service Provided by Person Under 18, S.286.2 (2) CC
• Procuring Person Under 18 Years, S. 286.3(2) CC

The investigation...

ADVISORY: Notice of Police Services Board Meeting on June 23, 2022

The media and public are invited to view the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Regional Municipality of Niagara Police Services Board on Thursday, June 23, 2022.  The public portion of the meeting will begin at 9:00 am and can be viewed live on the link Niagara 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 if they unable to view the live format.

The agenda for this...

Detectives Investigating Hate Vandalism in St. Catharines

Officers from the 1 District St. Catharines office of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) are investigating a series of vandalism incidents which included racist and homophobic words and explicit images.

On June 12, 2022, at approximately 8:00am, 1 District – St. Catharines uniform officers responded to a report of spray paint damage on a home on George Street near Catherine Street in St. Catharines.  Racist and homophobic words had been sprayed on the house siding using blue and orange...

MISSING PERSON – 58-Year-Old Male in Niagara on the Lake - Update 3

The Niagara Regional Police Service continues to search for missing 58-year-old Darren Werner of the Town of Niagara on the Lake.

Darren Werner was reported missing on September 17, 2021 and his current whereabouts remain unknown.

This investigation remains an open missing person investigation with suspicious circumstances. The Niagara Regional Police Homicide Unit has assumed control of the investigation and investigators are appealing to anyone with information regarding Darren Werner’s...