Niagara Falls
THE
NIAGARA REPORTER
LOCAL NEWS  •  LOCAL VOICES  •  LOCAL MATTERS

THE CRIME NF: August 7th, 2019, Edition of the Niagara Reporter Newspaper

S
Staff  ·  August 7, 2019
THE CRIME NF: August 7th, 2019, Edition of the Niagara Reporter Newspaper
SharefXin

Please click the link below to subscribe to a FREE PDF version of each print edition of the Niagara Reporter

http://eepurl.com/dnsYM9

 

 

-Niagara Falls Policeresponded to the 2200 block of Willow Avenue in the early morning hours of Monday, July 29th, 2019, after reports that a female had attempted to enter a home by kicking the door in. Upon arriving at the scene, police discovered a large amount of blood. Three hours later, police received a call from Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center that a woman had walked into the hospital’s ER covered in blood. As it turns out, the woman was the suspect from the attempted home invasion earlier that morning. Police officers then returned to the 2200 block once daylight arrived and discovered a a trail of blood on the ground that spanned from the house on Willow Avenue to the suspect’s home on Michigan Avenue. 

-Niagara Falls Police responded to Niagara Street in the late hours of Tuesday, July 30th, 2019, after receiving a call of two individuals arguing over a hamburger. 

-Niagara Falls Police responded to Hyde Park and Pierce Avenue in the early morning hours of Wednesday, August 1st, 2019, after receiving a call of stolen property. According to reports, a man was trying to sell another man a phone but the potential buyer took off with the phone before paying for it. Police are continuing to investigate the incident. 

-Niagara Falls Police responded to the 1700 block of Welch Avenue in the evening hours of Wednesday, August 1st, 2019, after reports of shots fired. A female initially made the report to police that she was being shot at from a white vehicle with two female occupants. Officers then spotted the suspected vehicle involved in a driveway on the 1000 block of 19th Street with at least one of the suspects still inside who was taken into custody.  

-Niagara Falls Police responded to the Rainbow Bridge in the early morning hours of Thursday, August 2nd, 2019, after Border Patrol requested backup for a canadian citizen who entered the U.S. with illegal drugs. 

-Niagara Falls Police responded to a report of harassment by a city resident after they were flipped off by another person. No arrests were made as a result of the report. 

-Niagara Falls Police responded to the 900 block of Depot Avenue for a welfare check after receiving reports that a female was taking off all of her clothes and banging her head against a tree. 

-A 30-year-old Niagara Falls woman, Samantha Klein, is accused of being responsible for the death of a three-and-a-half month old baby who was in her care and was charged with 2nd degree murder and three separate counts of manslaughter on August 5th, 2019. Alaya Foster died in a home on North Avenue in Niagara Falls on February 23, 2019. Klein was held on $200,000.00 bail. 

 

**attorney advertising**
SharefXin

Comments (0)

Leave a comment

More From Niagara Falls Reporter

Niagara Falls Hosts Oldest State Park But State Needs to Provide More Assistance
Featured

Niagara Falls Hosts Oldest State Park But State Needs to Provide More Assistance

By tony Farina · August 26, 2026

By Tony Farina The Niagara Falls State Park, located in Niagara Falls, N.Y., and created in 1885, is recognized as the oldest state park in the U.S. and contains the American Falls, the Bridal Veil Falls, and a portion of the Horseshoe Falls (also known as the Canadian Falls). Following a $44-million refurbishment of the 221-acre park in 2003, in 2007 it was named the 10 th most beautiful spot in America by “The Today Show.” According to the state’s Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, the State Park receives more than nine million visits each year. It is

Featured

WEBR to Launch Katie Daye Show on Monday

By tony Farina · August 21, 2026

By Tony Farina There is much excitement in the airwaves at WEBR The Breeze as station manager and program director Frank Miller has announced that beginning on Monday, Aug. 24, the talent he has been hoping to bring in for some time will be joining the WEBR midday lineup from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every weekday. “We’re just thrilled to be launching the Kadie Daye show on Monday, and we are so looking forward to having a talent like Kadie on our airwaves at WEBR AM 1440, FM 105.3 and FM 106.9,” Miller said in talking about the new

Far Too Often, Promises Have Proved Empty; Niagara Falls Needs Progress And Strategic Planning
Featured

Far Too Often, Promises Have Proved Empty; Niagara Falls Needs Progress And Strategic Planning

By tony Farina · August 4, 2026

By Tony Farina Promises are nice and they bring hope for the future. But unfortunately, most of the time, promises have fallen flat for the City of Niagara Falls, some succeeding but many turning out to be empty promises and major disappointments. At this point, Niagara Falls doesn’t need more failed promises. What the city needs is progress to build a better future and a plan to make it work. City leadership must bring it all together. While there are promises to build a better future on the table and being talked about, like Centennial Park and the Niagara Digital

Governor Issues Response To McMurray’s Letter on Slag Concerns
Featured

Governor Issues Response To McMurray’s Letter on Slag Concerns

By tony Farina · August 4, 2026

By Tony Farina The radioactive slag bubbling up across Niagara County in recent weeks, triggering state and federal testing and some remedial work and family relocations, is the ongoing and seemingly never-ending legacy of the environmental desecration of the past 100-plus years by massive corporations dumping toxic waste that was the subject of Christen Civiletto’s book Thundering Waters. “What we have again is an environmental storm,” said attorney and former Grand Island Supervisor Nate McMurray, a candidate for election to the 45th District State Assembly seat now open because of the retirement of Angelo Morinello. McMurray will run for the