NEWS RELEASE
NIAGARA REGIONAL POLICE
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On May 23, 2019, the Niagara Regional Police Service was contacted by the Royal Canadian Mounted police regarding an online threat that was believed to have come from within the Niagara Region.
Detectives from 1 District St. Catharines Criminal Investigations Branch commenced an investigation. Detectives were granted a search warrant to a residence in the area of Grantham Avenue and Facer Street in the City of St. Catharines.
As a result of the investigation, detectives have arrested 27-year-old John Stirtzinger of St. Catharines with the alleged offence of:
• uttering threats
The threat which was posted to a public forum on a social media platform was about targeting a school. No school was directly named.
Stirtzinger was released with a future court date at the Robert S.K. Welch Courthouse in St. Catharines.
Information on crimes can also be submitted anonymously using Crime Stoppers of Niagara.
To leave an anonymous tip, please contact Crime Stoppers via:
Telephone - 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS)
Online - www.niagaratips.ca
Crime Stoppers guarantees that you will remain anonymous through any of the methods offered to provide tips. You may also be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000 if the information leads to an arrest.
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