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Impaired Driver Arrested in Wainfleet

On Friday April 12th, 2024, at approximately 7:00pm, 6 District (Port Colborne) uniform officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service were conducting general patrol in the area of Lakeshore Road and Bessey Road in the Town of Wainfleet when they observed a vehicle driving erratically.

A marked cruiser was stopped at an intersection when it observed the vehicle drive through the stop sign, narrowly striking the cruiser. The vehicle then swerved to avoid the cruiser and collided into a guard...

Detectives Investigating Aggravated Assault in St. Catharines – Update 3 - ARRESTED

Update 3 - April 18, 2024 - Arrested

On April 18, 2024, Jacob DAVIS of Kitchener was arrested and charged with:

• Assault with a weapon 
• Aggravated Assault

DAVIS was held in custody pending a bail hearing that is expected to take place on April 19, 2024 at the Robert S.K Welch Courthouse located at 59 Church Street in the City of Catharines.

MAYER and TABORA remain wanted.   

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Niagara Regional Police Service at 905-688-4111, option 3, ext. 1008980.

Members of the...

Public Release – Criminal Impaired Driving Offences – March 25th to April 7th, 2024

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...

Detectives Investigating a Fatality in Chippawa - UPDATE 1

Update 1 - April 10, 2024

Detectives continue to investigate the incident that occurred in the area of Sodom Road and Weaver Road in the Town of Chippawa on April 8, 2024.

As a result of the investigation, detectives from the Collision Reconstruction Unit located and seized a 2007 Black Cadillac Escalade believed to be involved in the fatal hit and run on Sodom Road.

Detectives are looking for anyone with any information about this case, who may have seen this vehicle or have video surveillance or...

Male Arrested on Weapons Charges in Welland

On Tuesday April 9th, 2024, at 10:43 p.m, 3 District (Welland/Fonthill) uniform officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service attended a gas station in the area of Niagara Street and Thorold Road in the City of Welland in response to a weapons call.

Officers arrived in the area and located a male matching the description and placed the male under arrest.

Further investigation revealed that the suspect was in possession of a black BB gun, brass knuckles, and a butterfly knife.

Coty DUCHENO (30...