[1] On February 5, 2025 Constable Joseph Arsenault became the longest serving member in Niagara Regional Police history completing 52 years, 6 months and 4 days of service.

In 2016, the Service opened a new headquarters in Niagara Falls, the first in the force's history that wasn't located in St.

[9] 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.

[11] When Donovan confronted him, Parker allegedly became irate, pushing, punching, and then drawing his baton on Det.

[10] Immediately after the shooting, the SIU invoked its mandate to investigate the shooting, and the chief of the Niagara Regional Police Service requested the OPP conduct a parallel investigation to "determine if there was any criminal culpability outside of the SIU’s scope.

"[10] Parker had a history of misconduct, facing four different disciplinary board hearings, three of which were for violent behaviour.

[10] 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 a cyclist without cause, and opening his investigation into a supervisor who had already been cleared of wrongdoing.

[14] Those charges were dropped by the Crown months later, citing a lack of reasonable prospect of conviction.

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 the region, including those that occur on provincial highways or NPC property.

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 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).

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.

Niagara Regional Police Service marked patrol vehicles have historically been white.