LaSalle Waterfront Park Bathroom Destroyed - Can Niagara Falls Have Nice Things?
- Niagara Action
- May 31, 2024
- 1 min read
Niagara Falls Police responded to LaSalle Waterfront Park on Buffalo Avenue around 6:00pm on May 26th after reports that the men’s restroom was being destroyed by three juveniles.
Upon arrival, the caller was not on location and yielded negative results on a call back. Officers approached the men’s restroom located near the entrance to the waterfront trail and noticed a gutter downspout wedged underneath the door. After entering the restroom, officers observed total destruction of public property.
Water was throughout the bathroom, two sinks were damaged with a large rock that was still sitting in the right sink, the left urinal was damaged, and the toilet(s) were clogged by debris and gutter materials. As mentioned prior, the outside gutter downspout was removed from the side of the building and dented. The estimated total of all repairs is believed to be in excess of $1,500.00. DPW was notified of the incident.
Caller notes indicate three suspects that fled on bicycles. No further information is available at this time.
Over 40 years ago the city stopped allowing teenagers to hang out in the public parks in the evenings and at night, which is where we all went all the time. Nothing was ever destroyed, we just wanted a place to just hang out with friends with no adult supervision and our parents knew where we were and were fine with it. But the cops just kept harassing us making it impossible for us to be there anymore even though generations had hung out in the parks for years. But no place has EVER been offered as an alternative. Teens don't want to be watched or monitored and they don't have enough money to be paying to do anythi…