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Nearly thirty years after the killing of 17-year-old Mandy Steingasser, a state appellate court has affirmed the conviction of Joseph Belstadt, the North Tonawanda man found guilty in one of Niagara County’s longest-running homicide investigations. A five-judge panel of the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division, Fourth Department, issued a unanimous decision Friday rejecting Belstadt’s appeal and upholding his conviction for second-degree murder. The ruling was deli

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 11:55pm on November 19th after reports of a check the welfare for a male who made suicidal threats and was currently in the area of 20th and Pine Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller stated that the male left his home on Weston Avenue making threats to harm himself. He said he was going to "end it." The caller further stated a family member recently committed suicide. There is also an officer safety issue for thi

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 8:15pm on November 18th after reports of harassment on the 1000 block of 13th Street in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller stated that her upstairs neighbor threw bleach all over her. The extent of the caller's injuries, if any, are unknown. Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if the tenant in the upper apartment was arrested. No further information is available at this time. These are merely allegations based o

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 10pm on November 18th after reports of a hostage situation on Hyde Park Boulevard in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - a third party - stated that a mother and her young daughter are being held hostage at knifepoint a male. A heavy police presence responded to the scene. It is unknown if the male was apprehended. No further information is available at this time. These are merely allegations based on police audio and s

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 10:50pm on November 18th after reports of menacing with a weapon / check the welfare along 56th Street near Niagara Falls Boulevard in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller stated that there is a naked male running up and down the street with a large knife. Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if the man was arrested, or if he put clothes on. No further information is available at this time. These are merely allegat

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 6pm on November 17th after reports of a welfare check on Williams Street in North Tonawanda. The 911 caller - who had previously called regarding the same concern - stated that she believes there are three individuals trapped in the basement there. She further told police she could hear them yelling. Police responded to the scene. No further information is available at this time. These are merely allegations based o

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call round 11:30pm on November 17th reporting an abduction on Kenmore Avenue in Buffalo. The 911 caller stated that she witnessed a female being pulled into a black truck from behind. The truck had no visible license plate. Police responded to the scene. No further information is available at this time. These are merely allegations based on police audio and should not be taken as fact. LISTEN TO FULL AUDIO HERE: Promotional Con

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 10:40am on November 17th after reports of disorderly conduct and an assault at Crumble Cookie in the Wegmans Plaza in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller stated that a former female employee who was fired a month ago refused to leave the store. The female then attacked the 911 caller. Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if the former employee was arrested. No further information is available at this time. These a

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 8am on November 16th after reports of menacing with a weapon at Burger King on Niagara Falls Boulevard in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller stated a customer and employee are arguing over a breakfast sandwich. The complainant states that the customer is circling the parking lot in a BMW screaming repeatedly that she is going to stab the worker. Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if the woman was arrested. No f

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 6:20pm on November 15th after reports of a domestic disturbance on the 2400 block of Niagara Road in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - the subject Eric Weisman's sibling - stated that his brother threatened to kill call the caller. He also stated that there is an order of protection in favor of their parents. However, it was unclear from the call whether the parents were protected from Eric or the caller. There was a

The Erie County District Attorney's Office announced that a Buffalo man is facing a homicide charge tied to the death of his stepdaughter last summer. Prosecutors say 38-year-old Peter D. Brown was formally arraigned Friday morning on a single count of second-degree murder. Investigators say Brown strangled 20-year-old Kayshawnna Jordan on August 4th, 2024, at a residence on the 400 block of East Ferry Street. Brown fled New York after the killing and was taken into custody i

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 8:45pm on November 15th after reports of a domestic incident and assault on the 2400 block of Pierce Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - a young child - stated that his mother was repeatedly being hit by "Nigel Eison" (spelling may be incorrect). Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if the male was arrested. No further information is available at this time. These are merely allegations based on police

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 5:42pm on November 15th after reports of a welfare check on 23rd Street in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller stated that a woman was breaking things in the house, dancing around the house, and hitting herself. The caller also mentioned that there was a used needle in the sink. Police responded to the scene. No further information is available at this time. These are merely allegations based on police audio and should no

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 2:15pm on November 15th after reports of a domestic disturbance on Pierce Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller and victim stated that her boyfriend and child's father assaulted her. She further stated that he tried to hurt their 3-month-old child that is still in the house with him. The woman ran out of the house and was hiding after the boyfriend said that he was going to kill her. It is unknown what started the

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 10:45pm on November 14th after reports of menacing on Oliver Street in North Tonawanda. The 911 caller stated that their 17-year-old daughter is threatening to cut up her parents with a knife. At the time of the call, she had fled from the apartment and was running down an alleyway. Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if the daughter was arrested or taken for mental health treatment. No further information

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 2:30am on November 15th after reports of women possibly being held against their will on Whitney Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - a third party - stated that three females at an AirBnB were hanging out a window screaming for someone to call police because "boys were keeping them against their will." Police responded to the scene. The resolution of the call is unknown. No further information is available at

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Police audio captured a statement from a male on November 14th around 12:20pm discussing an explosion that happened the previous day. According to the caller, he said that there was an IED set off a block over from where he works and that the police department wanted to get into their cameras. No further information is available at this time. These are merely allegations based on police audio and should not be taken as fact. LISTEN TO FULL AUDIO HERE: Pr

Niagara Falls Police responded to the 1100 block of Cleveland Avenue around 1:20am on November 8th after reports of criminal mischief where a subject was reported to be armed with a knife. Dispatch advised officers that a black female was holding a black male by the neck with a large knife. Upon arrival, officers observed a black male and a black female standing outside the residence engaged in conversation. Both individuals were detained for officer safely. The female suspec

A Buffalo man who severely injured a small dog earlier this year is now awaiting sentencing after entering a guilty plea in Erie County Court. Deandre Rogers, 30, stood before State Supreme Court Justice Paul B. Wojtaszek on Thursday and admitted guilt to one count of attempted aggravated cruelty to animals, a Class A misdemeanor under New York State Law. The charge stems from a disturbing case that left a 9-year-old Chihuahua with life-threatening injuries. The attack occurr

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 10am on November 13th after reports of a welfare check at the Falls View Motel on Niagara Falls Boulevard in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - a care coordinator - stated that a male was sending her unusual messages, including about a missing 16-year-old female Arianna Miller. The male was also texting her about having weapons on him. She is aware from previous involvement with him that he has several boxes that have