News relating to crime and police and traffic offenses in the West Niagara Region with a focus on Grimsby, Beamsville, Smithville, Lincoln, Pelham, and West Lincoln.
The Niagara Regional Police Service said its officers will not conduct random vehicle stops after the Ontario government expanded police powers Friday to enforce new stay-at-home order rules.
Public health experts are raising their eyebrows at Ontario’s decision to restrict outdoor gatherings, saying the latest evidence suggests the measures won’t do much to cut down on COVID-19 transmission.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his government announced the most extreme lockdown measures yet since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic today. They include a wide-ranging series of new restrictions that will extend police power and further restrict movements of …
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A Welland woman reported threats from a man armed with a handgun yesterday. It resulted in the arrest of two men in a Grimsby store.
Police say a 32-year-old man has been shot dead in St. Catharines, Ont.
A community mailbox in Beamsville has been vandalized a fifth time, said the Niagara police Monday. Mailbox vandalism seems to have become a trend in both Lincoln and Grimsby.
A car wash fire in St. Catharines is being investigated as suspected arson by Niagara police.
Niagara police have arrested a homeless man after he allegedly attacked a Welland man with a machete.
On April 7, 2021, at approximately 5:50am, 8 District – Grimsby uniform officers responded to a report of a robbery in Grimsby. Read more…
