# Hamilton This week[8 police releases](https://localwire.pages.dev/hamilton/police)—21 meetings ahead, next[Climate Change Advisory Committee](https://localwire.pages.dev/hamilton/2026-09-22-climate-change-advisory-committee/)Tue, Sep 22 · 6:00 p.m. [Police](https://localwire.pages.dev/hamilton/police)City-wide ## [Hamilton Police Lay Attempted Murder Charge](https://localwire.pages.dev/hamilton/2026-09-21-hamilton-police-lay-attempted-murder-charge/) Hamilton Police Service issued this release. Local Wire could not retell it without identifying someone, so it is linked here in full rather than summarized. Source Hamilton Police Service Released Monday, September 21, 2026 Category Crime Monday, September 21 [See Hamilton's numbers as a whole: property taxes, rent, crime, homelessness and road safety →](https://localwire.pages.dev/hamilton/numbers/) ## Latest [Police](https://localwire.pages.dev/hamilton/police)Sep 20, 2026 ### [Missing Person: Nyarah Hinds Located](https://localwire.pages.dev/hamilton/2026-09-20-missing-person-nyarah-hinds-located/) This appeal is no longer being carried as current. Check the police service's own page for the situation now. City-wide[Police](https://localwire.pages.dev/hamilton/police)Sep 19, 2026 ### [Missing Person: Nyarah Hinds](https://localwire.pages.dev/hamilton/2026-09-19-missing-person-nyarah-hinds/) This appeal is no longer being carried as current. Check the police service's own page for the situation now. City-wideNumbersSep 4, 2026 ### [Suspect drug deaths in Hamilton reach 118 for 2026 through July](https://localwire.pages.dev/hamilton/2026-07-hamilton-suspect-drug-deaths-july/) The coroner's figures on the city's own dashboard record 22 suspect drug-related deaths in July, bringing 2026 to 118 so far against 163 in all of 2025. City-wide[Police](https://localwire.pages.dev/hamilton/police)Sep 18, 2026 ### [Male Arrested After Overnight Stabbing on Main Street West](https://localwire.pages.dev/hamilton/2026-09-18-male-arrested-after-overnight-stabbing-on-main-street-west/) Hamilton Police Service issued this release. Local Wire could not retell it without identifying someone, so it is linked here in full rather than summarized. City-wide [Police](https://localwire.pages.dev/hamilton/police)Sep 17, 2026 ### [Pair Sought in Downtown Assault](https://localwire.pages.dev/hamilton/2026-09-17-pair-sought-in-downtown-assault/) Hamilton Police Service issued this release. Local Wire could not retell it without identifying someone, so it is linked here in full rather than summarized. City-wideNumbersSep 1, 2026 ### [Opioid-related emergency department visits fell 74% in August from a year earlier](https://localwire.pages.dev/hamilton/2026-08-hamilton-opioid-ed-visits-year-over-year/) Hamilton recorded 27 visits in August 2026, against 104 in August 2025, in the city's published figures. City-wide[Police](https://localwire.pages.dev/hamilton/police)Sep 17, 2026 ### [Random Assault on Stoney Creek Mountain](https://localwire.pages.dev/hamilton/2026-09-17-random-assault-on-stoney-creek-mountain/) Hamilton Police Service issued this release. Local Wire could not retell it without identifying someone, so it is linked here in full rather than summarized. Stoney Creek[Police](https://localwire.pages.dev/hamilton/police)Sep 17, 2026 ### [Youth Charged Following Two Targeted Bear Spray Incidents](https://localwire.pages.dev/hamilton/2026-09-17-youth-charged-following-two-targeted-bear-spray-incidents/) Hamilton Police Service issued this release. Local Wire could not retell it without identifying someone, so it is linked here in full rather than summarized. City-wideNumbersAug 21, 2026 ### [Opioid-related paramedic responses rose 49% in July from a year earlier](https://localwire.pages.dev/hamilton/2026-07-hamilton-opioid-paramedic-calls-year-over-year/) Hamilton recorded 199 responses in July 2026, against 134 in July 2025, in the city's published figures. City-wide[Police](https://localwire.pages.dev/hamilton/police)Sep 15, 2026 ### [Pair Arrested in Robbery Spree](https://localwire.pages.dev/hamilton/2026-09-15-pair-arrested-in-robbery-spree/) Hamilton Police Service issued this release. Local Wire could not retell it without identifying someone, so it is linked here in full rather than summarized. City-wide[Police](https://localwire.pages.dev/hamilton/police)Sep 14, 2026 ### [Hamilton Police Release Suspect Images in Assault Death](https://localwire.pages.dev/hamilton/2026-09-14-hamilton-police-release-suspect-images-in-assault-death/) Hamilton Police Service issued this release. Local Wire could not retell it without identifying someone, so it is linked here in full rather than summarized. City-wideNumbersAug 20, 2026 ### [Opioid-related paramedic responses are running 130% ahead of last year through July](https://localwire.pages.dev/hamilton/2026-07-hamilton-opioid-paramedic-calls-pace/) The city's figures record 1,155 responses in the first 7 months of 2026, against 503 over the same months of 2025. City-wide --- Source: https://localwire.pages.dev/hamilton/