Detectives Seek Public Assistance in Aggravated Assault Investigation – Niagara Falls
On Monday, September 21, 2026, at approximately 6:30 PM, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) uniform officers responded to the area of McLeod Road near Pin Oak Drive in the City of Niagara Falls for reports of a disturbance.
Responding officers located a 23-year-old male victim with facial injuries, who was transported by Niagara Emergency Medical Services (NEMS) to a local hospital for treatment. Officers determined that the victim had been walking southbound on Pin Oak Drive, when he was confronted by a male driving a Red Dodge Ram Pick-up Truck as it attempted to exit a business onto Pin Oak Drive. The victim was then struck several times with a closed fist, before the driver re-entered his vehicle and fled the area.
2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau (CIB) has taken carriage of the investigation and are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect.
The suspect is described as follows:
- White male, tall, approximately 30 years old. Wearing a navy Blue Jay’s baseball hat, grey t-shirt, dark pants, black sandals
A passenger was observed in the vehicle, and detectives are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying him in order to speak to him. The passenger is described as follows:
- White male, approximately 30 years old, short brown beard. Wearing a black, Blue Jay’s baseball hat, black hooded sweatshirt, green sweatpants, and white sandals.
Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact the Niagara Regional Police Service at (905) 688-4111, option 3, extension 1009817.
Members of the community who wish to provide information anonymously can contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800-222-8477(TIPS). Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to people who contact the program with information which leads to an arrest.
NRPS Incident #26-120180
