Deadly year: Niagara police dealt with rash of homicides in 2023

With 11 homicide and death investigations in 2023, the past year turned out to be among the worst on record for Niagara Regional Police. Detectives investigated nine homicides in 2023, as well as two overdose deaths from late 2022.

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A Stoney Creek woman was charged with murder and attempted murder following a crash in Grimsby on Feb.

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