Wingham Free Press
On Saturday, January 4, 2025, at 3:38 a.m., 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara on the Lake) uniform officers from the Niagara Regional Police Service responded to a report of a shooting in Niagara Falls. Officers attended a multi-unit residential apartment building on Jepson Street near Victoria Avenue. The Initial investigation determined that a male suspect attended […]
In December of 2024, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Street Crime Detectives assigned to 3 District (Welland/Pelham) commenced an investigation into the distribution of Fentanyl from an address in Port Colborne. On Thursday, January 2, 2025, detectives received judicial authorization to execute a search warrant on a property in the area of Welland Street and […]
As a result of continued investigation, Niagara Regional Police Service homicide detectives have been able to identify a suspect in the August 2024 homicide of Daniel Sanvido. On Thursday January 2, 2025, detectives arrested 36-year-old Jade Hayward of St. Catharines, who is facing the following charge: – First Degree Murder Hayward is currently being held […]
In January 2024, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Detectives assigned to the Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit began an undercover investigation into the luring of minors using the Internet. Over the course of the investigation the suspect is alleged to have communicated for a sexual purpose unknowingly with the undercover police officer believing it to […]
As a result of further investigation, Niagara Regional Police Service homicide detectives have positively identified the female found deceased within the home as 59-year-old Lori Konrad. Lori is the mother of the accused in this investigation, which remains ongoing. On Sunday, December 29, 2024, the accused attended a bail hearing and was remanded into custody. Detectives […]
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 […]
On December 23rd, 2024, at 4:33pm Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) officers assigned to 1 District (St. Catharines / Thorold) responded alongside Niagara Emergency Medical Service (NEMS) paramedics and members of the St. Catharines Fire and Emergency Services for a motor vehicle collision on Carlton Street between Roehampton Avenue and Grantham Avenue, in the City […]
On December 23, 2024, at approximately 1:15 a.m., 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) uniform officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) responded alongside the St. Catharines Fire Department and Niagara Emergency Medical Service (NEMS) for a motor vehicle collision on Glenridge Avenue, in the area between Lockhart Drive and John Macdonell Street in the City […]
In April 2024, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Detectives assigned to the Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit initiated an investigation into an unknown person possibly violating their Order of Prohibition. On December 19, 2024, ICE Unit and Technological Crimes Unit Detectives with the Niagara Regional Police Service executed a search warrant at a private residence […]
On November 27, 2024, detectives from the 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) Street Crime Unit began an investigation into a break and enter to Turkstra Lumber, located at 4555 Kent Avenue in the City of Niagara Falls where approximately $75,000 worth of plywood was taken. As a result of the investigation, detectives were able to identify […]