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Buffalo Police officials have suspended a department captain who met in person with Officer Lance Woods hours before he was arrested and charged in the fatal shooting of his wife in Sanborn. City and police officials confirmed Wednesday that the captain – whose name has not been released – has been placed on paid suspension pending the outcome of an internal investigation. The department said the captain spoke with Woods at the D-District station on Hertel Avenue Saturday eve

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 10:20pm on February 19th after reports of a possible hostage situation on Oliver Street in North Tonawanda. The 911 caller - a third party and mother of the victim - told police that her daughter was being held against her will in an apartment. The caller told police that the name of the male suspect was Jamal Burton. Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if the male suspect was arrested. No further in

An off-duty Buffalo police officer who fatally shot his wife inside their Niagara County home is now facing prosecution by the New York State Attorney General’s Office as local and state authorities continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the Valentine’s Day incident.   Lance L. Woods, 53, a Buffalo Police officer assigned as a school resource officer, has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of his wife, Alexis Skoczylas, 35. Skoc

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Niagara Falls Police responded to the 1000 block of Cleveland Avenue around 9:25pm on February 17th after reports of an aggravated assault.   Upon arrival, officers spoke to the victim who stated he was standing on the eastern wall next to 1055 Cleveland Avenue (One Stop Convenience Store) when an unknown male walked up next to him and hit him in the face with an unknown object. Officers did observe the victim to have a laceration to his face goin

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 4:50pm on February 19th after reports of an armed robbery on the 1900 block of Welch Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller said that two black males approached him and threatened to shoot him if he did not hand over all the cash he had on him. The males robbed $5 from him. The victim said that during the altercation the black male with the firearm struck him with the gun. Police then received a second call

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 6:12pm on February 19th after reports of a hit-and-run incident that occurred in the area of 17th and Willow Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - a third party witness - told police that a vehicle purposefully tried to run the party over with a vehicle. The striking vehicle did take off. Officers did attempt to obtain the make and model of the vehicle but were reportedly unsuccessful in doing so. The vic

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 9:20pm on February 19th after reports of menacing with a weapon during a domestic incident on Forest Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - a third party - said that she had just gotten a worrying call from her mother. She said that her boyfriend held a knife up to her neck during an argument threatening to kill her. Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if the boyfriend was arrested. No further inf

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 9:07pm on February 15th after reports of a subject with a gun on the 1700 block of Ferry Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - a third party - relayed to dispatch that his roommate said two people were in the backyard with handguns. The caller was communicating with his roommate via Facebook. The caller then stated the suspects left the backyard and were walking down the driveway. He was able to take pict

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 7:06pm on February 15th after reports of an assault at the Seneca Niagara Casino in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller stated that she was at the pool area with her son. While there, an unknown male grabbed her son while he was in the water, submerged him under the water and would not let him up for air. At the time of the call, the unknown male was still in the pool area. Police responded to the scene. It is unkn

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 7:40pm on February 15th after reports of a violent domestic altercation on the 1000 block of 92nd Street in Niagara Falls. Unknown who the 911 caller was. The domestic incident was in progress during the call and police could hear it unfolding. A male was holding the female back from leaving. The female could be heard screaming, including, "you're a child beater." Additional information then came in that the

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 4:40pm on February 16th after reports of menacing with a weapon at Delta Sonic on Niagara Falls Boulevard in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller and complainant said that a white male with face tattoos was blocking the entrance to the car wash. When the caller beeped the horn at him, the suspect pulled a knife on him. The suspect then would not leave the side of the complainant's vehicle. The complainant was afraid

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 11:19pm on February 12th after reports of an assault with a weapon on the 1900 block of Pine Avenue. The 911 caller - a third party - said that he was asked by the victim to call police, stating that he was just hit in the head with an axe and that he was bleeding heavily. Niagara Falls Police and Fire (for medical) responded to the scene. The severity of the male's injuries are unknown. No further informatio

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 3:10am on February 8th after reports of an assault on the 400 block of 6th Street in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - a third party - said that her 20-year-old daughter called and said that she had just been jumped by six females at this air BnB and was currently locked in a bathroom. At the time of the call, the victim was still locked in the bathroom with the six females waiting on the other side of the door

Niagara Falls Police responded to the 2000 block of 18th Street around 9:30pm on February 10th to assist Niagara County Probation with a home check. Upon arrival, officers observed a black SUV in the driveway known to be operated by a female and a black male known to police who was wearing a face covering carrying a small child into a residence. Probation officers made contact with the female and male at the door and she indicated another person was inside, initially claiming

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 1:30am on February 9th after reports of a home invasion and violent assault on the 500 block of Oliver Street in North Tonawanda. Dispatch advised that a male broke into the apartment and was physical with a female occupant. The female declined EMS at the time of the call. It is unknown if she opted to seek medical treatment herself. The 911 caller was a third party who heard the physical altercation. Screami

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 2:30am on February 7th after reports of a burglary at McDonald's on the 1700 block of Pine Avenue in Niagara Falls where the suspect sustained serious hand injuries. The 911 caller said that a white male had a serious laceration(s) to the hand and a knife in his pocket. Witnesses or other third parties told police that the white male attempted, or succeeded, in forcing his way into the building, which resulte

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 1:45am on February 7th after reports of a violent stabbing on the 2300 block of Orleans Avenue in Niagara Falls. Dispatch advised that the suspect(s) ran out of the door prior to police arrival. Police immediately requested that AMR be dispatched to the location after finding a victim at the location with visible stab wounds. Police then located a second individual at the location with visible stab wounds and

Two parents from Buffalo, New York are facing disturbing felony charges after prosecutors say they repeatedly abused a 7-year-old child, including forcing the child underwater in a cold bath as punishment. Erie County District Attorney Michael Keane announced Tuesday that Jacklyn J. Balabis, 26, and Parris D. Woods, 24, were arraigned on a 15-count indictment. Balabis is the child’s mother and Woods is the child’s stepfather. Both defendants appeared before Justice Kelly Vacc

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 3:25am on February 1st after reports of a domestic disturbance on the 100 block of Tremont Street in North Tonawanda. The female 911 caller and victim said that the male locked her in the apartment and would not let her leave. She told police that he was unstable and on bath salts. The male took the caller's purse and was blocking her exit. After running his name, there were multiple hits for active orders of

A 15-year-old was arrested in North Tonawanda after police say he made threatening statements toward other juveniles and was later found to be in possession of a gun. The story was first reported on January 28th.   According to the North Tonawanda Police Department (NTPD), officers were alerted after staff at the North Tonawanda Youth and Recreation Center reported that a male teen had been making gun-related threats toward other youths with whom he was having ongoing conflic