Wingham Free Press
Detectives with the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Collision Reconstruction Unit, in partnership with the 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) Criminal Investigations Branch (CIB), continue to investigate a fatal hit-and-run. Detectives are appealing to members of the community for information that may assist in identifying the vehicle involved. The suspect vehicle is described as: Anyone with […]
Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) detectives assigned to the Sexual Assault Unit (SAU) are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding an indecent act and inappropriate physical contact incident. On Tuesday, September 22, 2025, Faisal JADOOA (26 years) of Welland was arrested and charged with the following criminal offences: JADOOA is being held in custody and is scheduled […]
(NIAGARA, ON) – Officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Highway Safety Division (HSD) – Niagara Detachment are investigating a two-vehicle collision between a motorcycle and a pickup truck that resulted in a fatality to the driver of the motorcycle. At approximately 3:50 p.m. on Thursday, September 18, 2025, there was a collision involving a motorcycle […]
In September of 2025, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) detectives with the Opioid Enforcement and Education Unit (OEEU) and Street Crime Unit detectives assigned to 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) commenced an investigation into the distribution of illegal drugs in the City of Niagara Falls. On September 17, 2025, detectives with the Niagara Regional Police Service […]
(NIAGARA, ON) – One individual has been charged in connection with incidents in which police believe rocks were thrown at moving vehicles in the Niagara Region. Between June and August 2025, the Niagara Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received multiple reports of rocks being deliberately thrown at moving vehicles from the side of the road […]
(NIAGARA, ON) – Six illegal cannabis storefronts have been closed after enforcement action by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team (PJFCET) in Niagara and the surrounding area. The illegal cannabis products and contraband tobacco seized have a value of approximately $1 million. On June 5, 2024, members from the OPP-led PJFCET, […]
(NIAGARA, ON) – A search warrant conducted by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team (PJFCET) has resulted in the seizure of cannabis plants with a potential street value of approximately $8 million. This investigation began after police became aware of a strong cannabis odour emitting from what appeared to be an […]
(NIAGARA REGION, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team (PJFCET) seized illicit cannabis and contraband tobacco products with a potential street value of more than $230,000, resulting in the closure of three illegal storefronts in the Niagara Region. On March 7, 2024, PJFCET executed three search warrants in the City […]