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For the past 24 years, members of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) have marked the first day of school by reinforcing their commitment to traffic safety.

On Tuesday, September 2, 2025, more than 50 officers participated in the 25th annual NRPS Back-to-School Traffic Safety and Awareness Day. Senior officers, along with detectives and other members not regularly assigned to frontline policing, were deployed to Community Safety Zones across Niagara. Their focus was to remind motorists – through education and enforcement – of the importance of safe driving, particularly in areas near schools.

On Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at approximately 11:00 a.m., members of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) assigned to 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) Uniform Patrol, the Community Oriented Response and Engagement (CORE) Unit, and the Street Crime Unit (SCU) were engaged in a wanted person investigation in Thorold.

During the investigation, the NRPS K9 Unit was deployed to assist in tracking and locating the wanted individual. The track led officers into the vicinity of a local school. Out of an abundance of caution, the school was immediately notified and placed into a “Hold and Secure” status to ensure the safety of students and staff.

On August 29, 2025, at 5:57pm Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) officers assigned to 2 District (Niagara Falls / Niagara-on-the-Lake) responded alongside the Niagara Falls Fire Department (NFFD) and Niagara Emergency Medical Service (NEMS) paramedics for a motor vehicle collision near the intersection of Marineland Parkway and Portage Road in the City of Niagara Falls.

Initial investigation has determined a grey 2003 Harley Davidson motorcycle was travelling South on Marineland Parkway approaching Portage Road when the driver, a 43 year old male resident of St. Catharines lost control and was ejected.  The driver, who was the sole occupant on the motorcycle sustained serious injuries and was transported to hospital by paramedics.  Tragically, the driver succumbed to his injuries in hospital and was pronounced deceased.

Niagara Falls, ON - Detectives with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Sexual Assault Unit (SAU) are asking the for the public’s assistance in identifying a male suspect following a sexual assault.

On Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at approximately 5:00 p.m., a youth male victim was shopping with his mother inside a store located in the Town and Country Plaza on Portage Road (between Colborne Street and Huggins Street) when he was assaulted.

The victim was groped by an unknown adult male who then fled the store on foot. He was last seen running northbound through the plaza.

As summer comes to an end, students across Niagara will return to school on Tuesday, September 2, 2025. To mark the occasion, the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) will be conducting its 25th annual Back-to-School Traffic Safety and Awareness Day.

This long-standing initiative brings together senior officers, members of specialty units, and uniform patrol officers to enhance traffic safety in and around school zones. This year, more than 50 additional officers will be deployed across Niagara as part of this important campaign.

On Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at approximately 1:30 a.m. uniform members of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) assigned to 8 District (Grimsby/Lincoln/West Lincoln) responded to a residence in the area of Concession Road 2 and Caistorville Road in West Lincoln for a reported mischief call.

The initial investigation determined that an unknown suspect arrived at an unoccupied residential address that was under construction on a motorcycle. The suspect walked around the area and smashed several of the residential windows.

On Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at approximately 4:25 p.m., uniformed officers from the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 6 District (Port Colborne/Wainfleet) responded to reports of a single motor vehicle collision on Burnaby Road between Highway 3 and Lakeshore Road in Wainfleet.

Upon arrival, officers located a heavily damaged black 2017 Kia Sportage overturned in the east-side ditch. Both occupants were trapped inside the vehicle.

According to witness accounts, the Kia had been travelling northbound on Burnaby Road at a high rate of speed when it lost control. No other vehicles were involved.

St. Catharines, ON - The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) is requesting assistance from the public in locating a suspect involved in a historical sexual assault investigation.

In July of 2025, Detectives with the NRPS Sexual Assault Unit (SAU) and Child Abuse Unit (CAU) became involved in an investigation in which a female youth victim was sexually abused by an adult male known to her.

As a result of the investigation, a suspect has been identified as Charlie RYAN, 20 years old, of St. Catharines, Ontario.  RYAN is accused of Sexual Assault and Sexual Interference.  RYAN’s whereabouts are currently unknown and CAU Detectives are asking for the public’s assistance in locating him.

Detectives with the Collision Reconstruction Unit continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding a fatal accident that claimed the life of a 53-year-old Pelham resident. Detectives would like to thank members of the community for their assistance in helping to identify the driver and vehicle involved in this incident.

This investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with relevant information is asked to contact police at 905-688-4111, dial option 3, extension 1009569.

Members of the community who wish to provide information anonymously can contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800-222-8477. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to people who contact the program with information which leads to an arrest.

On Sunday, August 24, 2025, at approximately 11:00 p.m. uniform members of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) assigned to 3 District (Welland/Pelham) responded to the area of Niagara Street and Roger Drive in Welland for a reported for a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian.

The initial investigation determined that a silver Honda Civic was travelling south bound on Niagara Street when a collision with a pedestrian occurred. Tragically, the 73-year-old male pedestrian succumbed to his injuries.