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THE CRIME NF: March 27th Edition of the Niagara Reporter Newspaper

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Staff  ·  March 27, 2019
THE CRIME NF: March 27th Edition of the Niagara Reporter Newspaper
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-Niagara Falls Police responded to reports of a suspicious person in the afternoon hours of Tuesday, March 19th, 2019. According to reports, Police pulled over a Ford Explorer with out of state license plates after receiving numerous complaints of two suspicious males going door-to-door aggressively trying to sell things. The two parties were warned to stop or face arrest. 

-Niagara Falls Police responded to 22nd and Calumet Avenue in the afternoon hours of Tuesday, March 19th, 2019, after a school bus aide was threatened by a parent with a knife. According to reports, the parent allegedly grabbed the bus aide and pressed what the aide believed to be a knife up against his ribs. The parent only fled upon being told by the aide that he was being recorded. Police are continuing to investigate the incident and no injuries were reported to police. 

-Niagara Falls Police responded to the Family Dollar on Main Street in the evening hours of Friday, March 22nd, 2019, after reports of an armed robbery. According to reports, the suspect entered the store and brandished a weapon while demanding money. It is unclear at this point how much money the suspect took off with. Police are continuing to investigate the incident. 

-Niagara Falls Police responded to the 1400 block of Ferry Avenue in the early morning hours of Saturday, March 23rd, 2019, after receiving reports of a stolen vehicle with a nine-year-old inside. According to reports, a Kia Optima was stolen and, unbeknownst to the theif, there was a nine-year-old girl inside. Upon learning that a girl was in the vehicle, the car theif pointed a loaded gun at her and directed her out of the vehicle, which she did. The vehicle was later recovered on the 1000 block of Garden Avenue and no injuries were reported of the child. 

-Niagara Falls Police, Town of Niagara Police, County Sheriff’s, Lewiston Police, Border Patrol and State Police responded to reports of a high speed chase in the early morning hours of Saturday, March 23rd, 2019. According to reports, one person was taken into custody after leading police throughout the City overnight. The chase came to an end on Hyde Park Blvd. near Maryland Avenue when the suspect’s vehicle lost a tire after spike strips were utilized by law enforcement. 

 

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