Niagara Regional Police

• Ontario police oversight report reveals major issues with handling of ‘silent’ 911 call

  In August 2024, a Welland, Ont., man called 911 as he was having a heart attack. He couldn't speak and Niagara Regional Police failed to dispatch officers to check on him.

  Canada

  Sep 3
  
• Niagara police renew call for help solving case of 8 horses stabbed last year

  Six of the horses received treatment on-site, one was taken for emergency care at a veterinary hospital for emergency care and one was found dead on the scene. 

  Crime

  Aug 24
  
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• Niagara police looking for killer after identifying human remains

  Niagara police have identified the remains of a woman found during the demolition of a property in Niagara Falls and are now asking for the public's help to find her killer.

  Crime

  Aug 12
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• Brother of Ontario man who died demands 911 call takers get regular hearing tests

  Back in August 2024, Ralph Buerger called 911 in Niagara Region, desperate for emergency medical help, but was unable to speak in a call that lasted for 35 seconds.

  Canada

  May 20
• Suspect donning monkey mask among several sought in Niagara thefts

  Niagara regional police said Tuesday officers are investigating nine incidents they believe are connected: four in St. Catharines, four in Lincoln and one in Grimsby.

  Crime

  May 6
• Ontario man charged after GO bus crash sends six, including baby, to hospital

  Niagara Regional Police say the crash happened in the north end of St. Catharines, in the area of North Service Road and YMCA Drive, just off the Queen Elizabeth Way highway.

  Canada

  Mar 23
• Family of Ontario man who died after 911 call blocked from presenting to police board

  For more than a year, Rick Buerger and Christine Stark have been fighting for answers about the death of their brother Ralph in the Fonthill area of Niagara. 

  Canada

  Feb 27
• Fatal tent fire in St. Catharines being investigated as homicide, police say

  Niagara regional police say they are investigating a fatal tent fire in St. Catharines, Ont., earlier this week as a homicide.

  Crime

  Feb 13
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• Man accused of shooting officer in Welland, Ont., remains in hospital: Niagara police

  Niagara regional police had issued a shelter-in-place order in the area of Plymouth Road and Second Street in Welland, Ont., around 7:45 a.m. Friday.

  Crime

  Dec 22, 2025
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• Urn left at Ontario thrift store contained remains, police seeking owner

  Police are asking for help identifying who left a sealed wooden urn containing suspected cremated remains at a West Lincoln thrift store’s donation bay.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2025