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37-662: The Niagara Regional Police Service ( NRPS ) is a regional police service maintained by the Regional Municipality of Niagara in the Canadian province of Ontario . As of 2021, the force employed 774 sworn police officers and 326 non-sworn support staff members. The NRPS was established on January 1, 1971, and was the second police service to serve a regional municipality after the Metropolitan Toronto Police Force . Its headquarters

74-472: A strait , is approximately 58 kilometres (36 mi) long and includes Niagara Falls . Over the past 12,000 years, the falls have moved roughly 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) upstream from the Niagara Escarpment , creating a gorge below the falls. Today, the diversion of the river for electricity generation has significantly slowed the rate of erosion . The total elevation drop along the river

111-538: A cyclist without cause, and opening his investigation into a supervisor who had already been cleared of wrongdoing. His reputation was so poor that one Niagara officer told the Toronto Sun that "nobody feels sorry for [Parker]," prompting questions about why Parker had been employed by the force before the shooting. In March 2019, the SIU charged Det. Sgt. Donovan with attempted murder, aggravated assault, and assault with

148-583: A defendant on the SIU charges. Donovan was subsequently charged with perjury in 2022. That same year, Cst. Parker was charged with mischief under $ 5000 and assault by the Halton Regional Police Service in an unrelated road rage incident that occurred while Parker had been off-duty. Since the Service's incorporation in 1971, five Regional Police officers have died in the line of duty. The NRPS provides all general policing duties in

185-488: A weapon. Those charges were dropped by the Crown months later, citing a lack of reasonable prospect of conviction. The OPP, meanwhile, charged Cst. Parker with assaulting a peace officer, assault with intent to resist arrest, and assault with a weapon. The charges against Parker were also dropped after a brief trial after it was revealed that Donovan had inappropriately accessed case evidence — evidence he had from when he had been

222-809: Is 99 metres (325 ft). The Niagara Gorge, downstream from the falls, includes the Niagara Whirlpool and additional rapids . Power plants on the river include the Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations (built in 1922 and 1954) on the Canadian side, and the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant (built in 1961) on the American side, collectively generating 4.4 gigawatts of electricity. The International Control Dam , constructed in 1954, regulates river flow . Ships on

259-549: Is also referred to as the Casino District. The Niagara Regional Police Pipe Band is a grade three pipe band based in Niagara Falls. The band's pipe major is Alick Feller. There was a grade 2 pipe band in existence until the end of the 2009 season, led by Dave Goodall (pipe major) and Graham Kirkwood (drum sergeant), however, that group dissolved in the fall of 2009. Members of the mounted unit are part of

296-462: Is located in Niagara Falls, Ontario . The Regional Municipality of Niagara was created on January 1, 1970 through the amalgamation of Welland and Lincoln Counties and the re-organization of the 26 villages, towns, townships, and cities into 12 municipalities. As a part of the reorganization, the municipal police commissions were amalgamated into one regional board, and three deputy chiefs from

333-679: The Great Lakes use the Welland Canal , part of the St. Lawrence Seaway , on the Canadian side of the river, to bypass Niagara Falls. The Niagara River features two large islands and several smaller ones. Grand Island and Navy Island , the two largest, are on the American and Canadian sides, respectively. Goat Island and the small Luna Island divide Niagara Falls into three sections: Horseshoe Falls , Bridal Veil Falls , and American Falls . Unity Island lies further upstream, adjacent to

370-947: The Niagara Parks Police Service and the Brock University Campus Safety Services division. The Parks Police Service is unique among special constabularies in Ontario in that its members carry firearms and are trained alongside police officers at the Ontario Police College . (Slip-on) (Shoulder board) The Niagara Regional Police Service is divided into six districts, numbered 1-3, 5-6, and 8: Headquarters and administrative offices are located at 5700 Valley Way, Niagara Falls, Ontario. Support services are located on Welland Canals Parkway in St. Catharines. 2 District

407-932: The Seven Years' War (known as the French and Indian War in the United States) and the American Revolutionary War . The Battle of Queenston Heights took place near the river in the War of 1812 . The river was an important route to liberation before the American Civil War , as many African-Americans escaping slavery on the Underground Railroad crossed it to find freedom in Canada. The Freedom Crossing Monument stands on

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444-887: The Waterloo Regional Police Service on a 24/7 contract basis. Officers are also trained in ice rescue and swift water rescue. An incomplete list of retired and current vehicles: Retired Following changes to the Ontario Highway Traffic Act in August 2007, the Niagara Regional Police Service began replacing red and white "Street Hawk" emergency lights on police vehicles with new blue and red LED lights. Older-style light bars were gradually phased out through attrition. Niagara Regional Police Service marked patrol vehicles have historically been white. In

481-607: The Welland River to connect to the Niagara River south of the falls, enabling water traffic to safely re-enter the river and continue to Lake Erie. The Niagara River and Falls have been known outside of North America since the late 17th century, when Father Louis Hennepin , a French explorer, first witnessed them. He wrote about his travels in A New Discovery of a Vast Country in America (1698). The Niagara River

518-698: The Niagara Regional Police Service commenced a re-branding of marked patrol vehicles, adopting a black and white colour scheme, with silver and red graphics, which is being phased in as vehicles are replaced through attrition. Regional police#Canada Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.150 via cp1114 cp1114, Varnish XID 962831293 Upstream caches: cp1114 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:41:00 GMT Niagara River The river, occasionally described as

555-616: The Niagara Regional Police Service, other police services, and agencies related to maritime safety or the judicial process. The mandate of the Underwater Search & Recovery Unit Diver Unit (USRU) is to extend the police function underwater with a cost-effective, highly trained, and equipped underwater forensic response that meets the needs of the service, the citizens of Niagara, and our contracted partners. The underwater capability must be as forensically and professionally reliable as police duties that are executed on land, and meet

592-763: The Niagara River include: The Niagara River is listed as a Great Lakes Areas of Concern in The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement between the United States and Canada. The Niagara River has a long history of both road and rail bridges spanning the river, both upstream and downstream of the Falls. This history includes numerous bridges that have fallen victim to the harsh conditions of the Niagara Gorge , such as landslides and icepacks. The following parks are located along

629-606: The Niagara River: A Niagara River Greenway Plan is in progress in the United States. Download coordinates as: Several islands are located on the upper river upriver from the falls: United States Coast Guard Fort Niagara Station was once a United States Army post. There are no Canadian Coast Guard posts along the river. Fort Mississauga , Fort George and Fort Erie are former British and Canadian military forts (last used 1953, 1965 and 1923 respectively) and are now parks. Navy Island Royal Naval Shipyard

666-510: The OPP conduct a parallel investigation to "determine if there was any criminal culpability outside of the SIU’s scope." Parker had a history of misconduct, facing four different disciplinary board hearings, three of which were for violent behaviour. At the time of the shooting, Parker had been docked a cumulative 326 hours of pay for incidents that included excessive force used against prisoners, arresting

703-870: The applicants have the aptitude to take part in this unique form of commercial diving. Successful candidates then complete six weeks of qualification training based on CSA Standards to develop the requisite knowledge, skills, and experience to eventually challenge a formal external audit process prescribed by the Diver Certification Board of Canada (DCBC). The USRU assists in the forensic recovery of human remains, SCUBA fatalities, vehicle, vessel, and air crash investigations, and weapons recovery. All members are certified in harbour clearing, hull searching, and explosives recognition. Two members are trained in underwater explosives disposal and improvised explosive device render safe. Since 1998, Niagara’s eight-person USRU has provided search and recovery services for

740-495: The bank of the river in Lewiston to commemorate the courage of the escaping slaves and the local volunteers who helped them secretly cross the river. In the 1880s, the Niagara River became the first waterway in the world harnessed for large-scale generation of hydroelectricity . On the Canadian side of the river the provincial agency Niagara Parks Commission maintains all of the shoreline property, including Fort Erie, except

777-404: The board sets overall service policy and direction, it has no operational control over the service or its officers, and day-to-day policing decisions are the exclusive jurisdiction of the police chief. The Board has 2 full-time employees, an executive director, and an executive assistant, and consists of seven members: the regional chair (or their designate); two regional councillors; one member of

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814-519: The city of Buffalo . The Niagara River and its tributaries, Tonawanda Creek and the Welland River , formed part of the final section of the Erie Canal and Welland Canal. After leaving Lockport , the Erie Canal heads southwest into Tonawanda Creek . Upon entering the Niagara River, watercraft proceed south to the final lock , where a short canal section allows boats to bypass turbulent shoal water and enter Lake Erie. The Welland Canals used

851-597: The force's colour guard. There are three horses in the unit with three other horses retired. Two of the three horses are owned by the NRP. On November 25, 2010, the Niagara Regional Mounted Unit was disbanded for budgetary reasons. The annual budget of $ 30,000.00 used to care for the horses was redistributed elsewhere. Because crime and the need for assistance aren't limited to land, the Niagara Regional Police Service's Marine Unit provides policing to

888-677: The lakes and waterways of the Niagara Region. They conduct general patrol duties in parts of Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, the Niagara River, and other water sanctuaries within or bordering the Niagara Region. Officers in the Marine Unit enforce the Criminal Code, Narcotic, and Liquor Licence Act offenses in addition to marine and navigation laws. The Marine Unit also assists in search and rescue/search and recovery operations when required. In doing so, they work with other units within

925-467: The late 1980s to the early 1990s, they were distinguished with royal blue hoods and a single blue stripe on the sides of the vehicle. In the mid-1990s, the service adopted the crest used today, switching to blue and green stripes on the sides of patrol vehicles, and abandoning the traditional blue hoods. This striping change was relatively short-lived, with the service soon adopting red and blue striping more commonly seen on police vehicles in Ontario. In 2013,

962-459: The legislated competency requirements prescribed by CSA Z275.4-02 Competency Standard for Diving Operations. All USRU members must be sworn police officers and certified divers before they can apply to the team. Candidates are put through a challenging Phase I: Diver Selection week where they complete a variety of tests including basic diving knowledge; watermanship and stamina; claustrophobia and skills assessments. This selection program ensures all

999-431: The process. Parker then drew his gun, and Donovan shot Cst. Parker until he fell to the ground. Donovan then radioed for an ambulance, saying "PC Parker attacked me, shots fired" and "he did pull a gun on me but I shot him." Parker survived the shooting with serious injuries. Immediately after the shooting, the SIU invoked its mandate to investigate the shooting, and the chief of the Niagara Regional Police Service requested

1036-451: The public appointed by the regional council; and three members of the public appointed by the province. As of 2023, its members are: In addition to maintaining the Niagara Regional Police Service, the Board is responsible for approving and overseeing special constabularies that operate in the regional municipality. Currently, there are two special constabularies under the Board's jurisdiction,

1073-531: The region's municipal police forces were appointed to oversee the process of creating a regional police force. One year later, on January 1, 1971, the Niagara Regional Police Force took over policing for the regional municipality, with 398 sworn officers and 42 non-sworn support staff. In 2016, the Service opened a new headquarters in Niagara Falls, the first in the force's history that wasn't located in St. Catharines. The new headquarters

1110-694: The region, including patrol of municipal and regional roads and waterways within the region, including the Welland Canal , the Niagara River , and lakes Ontario and Erie . Patrol of provincial highways in the region, such as the Queen Elizabeth Way , is handled by the Ontario Provincial Police , while patrol services on Niagara Parks Commission property are handled by the Niagara Parks Police Service . The NRPS is, however, mandated to investigate all major crimes in

1147-544: The region, including those that occur on provincial highways or NPC property. Like all municipalities in Ontario, the Regional Municipality of Niagara maintains a police services board, responsible for overseeing policing services in the Region. The board approves the police budget, hires the chief and deputy chiefs of police directly, and is the legal employer of every Niagara Regional Police employee. Although

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1184-608: The sites of Fort George (a National Historic Site maintained federally by Parks Canada ), as a public greenspace and environmental heritage. On the American side, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation maintains several state parks adjacent to Niagara Falls and the Niagara River. Today, the river is the namesake of Niagara Herald Extraordinary at the Canadian Heraldic Authority . Cities and towns along

1221-427: Was designed to replace both the previous headquarters and the Niagara Falls district station. The St. Catharines district station, which had previously also served as the headquarters for the Service, was replaced in 2021. On November 29, 2018, Constable Nathan Parker was shot nine times by Detective Sergeant Shane Donovan while the officers investigated a traffic collision in the rural town of Pelham, Ontario . Donovan

1258-556: Was leading the collision reconstruction team, while Parker was a district officer assigned to keep the road closed while investigators worked the collision. While Donovan left to refuel his vehicle and pick up food for the investigators, Parker allegedly also left his post without informing any other officers, thus re-opening part of the road. When Donovan confronted him, Parker allegedly became irate, pushing, punching, and then drawing his baton on Det. Sgt. Donovan, to which Donovan responded by attempting to arrest Parker, drawing his firearm in

1295-426: Was signed, involving a 6.5-kilometre-wide (4.0 mi) strip of land bordering the west bank of the Niagara River, connecting Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Several battles occurred along the Niagara River, which was historically defended by Fort George (Canadian side) and Fort Niagara (American side) at the mouth of the river and Fort Erie (Canadian side) at the head of the river. These forts were important during

1332-483: Was the site of the earliest recorded railway in America. It was an inclined wooden tramway built by John Montresor (1736–1799), a British military engineer, in 1764. Called "The Cradles" and "The Old Lewiston Incline", it featured loaded carts pulled up wooden rails by rope. It facilitated the movement of goods over the Niagara Escarpment in present-day Lewiston, New York . In 1781, the Niagara Purchase

1369-741: Was used by the French Navy in the 18th century as a naval base and by the Royal Navy from 1763 as a small shipyard, and abandoned around 1818 after the ratification of the Rush–Bagot Treaty in 1817. On the Canadian side the Niagara Parkway travels along the River from Lake Ontario to Lake Erie. [REDACTED] NY 18F lines the river on the state side from Fort Niagara to Lewiston. [REDACTED] Niagara Scenic Parkway on

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