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

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

 

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