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LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 9:30pm on December 11th after reports of menacing with a weapon on West Avenue in the City of Buffalo. The 911 caller and victim stated that a male in the bedroom is trying to kill her by looking at her, saying that there is a gun and knife. Dispatch noted that there are constant mental health calls from this address. Police responded to the scene. No further information is available at this time. These are m

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 3pm on December 8th after reports of an assault with a weapon on North Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - the girl's father - said that his 18-year-old daughter was threatening him with a knife. She had, in fact, cut him at least once. The severity of his cuts are unknown. Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if the daughter was arrested. No further information is available at this time. These

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 12:30am on December 9th after reports of menacing with a weapon on Crowley Avenue in the City of Buffalo. The 911 caller said that a sister's boyfriend just pulled a shotgun on her. Afterward, he was laying on the couch with the shotgun on his chest. Additional information continued to come in. The caller then stated that the male is highly intoxicated and had just dragged the female down the stairs by her ha

A man awaiting trial for killing his girlfriend and their newborn son was found dead Wednesday night inside the Erie County Correctional Facility, ending the criminal case before it could reach a jury. According to the Erie County Sheriff’s Office, 30-year-old Kidane Haile was discovered unresponsive in the shower area of the Alden facility shortly before 9pm. Officials said he was housed in a part of the jail where inmates could move about without constant supervision. One p

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 12:30am on December 10th after reports of a mental health emergency in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller said that her soon-to-be ex-husband was posting on social media that he wanted to harm himself and jump off a "tall bridge." The male's location was not disclosed on the call. No further information is available at this time. These are merely allegations and should not be taken as fact. LISTEN TO FULL AUDIO HE

Niagara County District Attorney Brian Seaman announced Friday that Darrion A. Cotton, 59, of Niagara Falls, pleaded guilty to assault in the 1st degree for attacking a gas station cashier with a hammer during a January robbery. Prosecutors said Cotton admitted in court to striking the cashier in the head - causing serious injuries - during the January 19th, 2024 incident in Niagara Falls. Cotton now faces a prison term ranging from 14 to 20 years when he appears for sentenci

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 6:10pm on December 9th after reports of a neighbor dispute on the 400 block of 22nd Street in Niagara Falls involving weapons. The 911 caller stated that neighbors were arguing on the front porch over an Amazon package. Both of the individuals pulled guns and acquired a target on the other person. Each of the men threatened to shoot the other over the package. Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if e

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 4:40pm on December 8th after reports of a domestic incident on Vermont Street in the City of Buffalo involving injuries. The 911 caller initially stated that a male was punching a female. The caller then told dispatch that the female was unconscious and he was dragging her lifeless body toward the street corner. The suspect was described as a black male with dreads. Police responded to the scene. It is unknow

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 12pm on December 8th after reports of a sexual assault that occurred at a public school in the City of Buffalo. The 911 caller stated that her autistic son has been repeatedly sexually assaulted at school, located in the City of Buffalo. The two closest elementary schools are   Grabiarz Campus School 79 (PFC. William J. Grabiarz School of Excellence) and West Hertel Elementary School (PS 94). It is unknown wh

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received multiple calls around 9:40pm on December 8th of shots fired in the area of 9th and Niagara Street in Downtown Niagara Falls. Multiple 911 callers reported hearing several shots (3 or more) in the area. Police then received reports from two separate individuals who said they were being shot at. Officers were given a description of at least one suspect who is believed to have fled on foot. It was not relayed over police audi

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 3:30pm on December 5th reporting a robbery on the 2700 block of Forest Avenue in Niagara Falls, NY. The 911 caller stated that a male came up to her and forced her to give him the keys to mailboxes, threatening her with bodily injury. He was described as a tall black male wearing a black hoodie and ski mask. He then fled. Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if the male was apprehended. No further inf

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 5pm on December 7th reporting a homicide on Kingston Avenue North Tonawanda. The 911 caller stated that someone broke into his home attempting to kill his mother and sister. Ultimately, they killed him (the caller) instead. The caller told dispatch that he had multiple guns in the home (two shotguns and a rifle), but they were taken by the suspect(s) before they killed him. Yes, the 27-year-old male caller re

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 10:15pm on December 6th after reports of a possible assault and/or attempted child abduction at the DoubleTree Hotel in Downtown Niagara Falls. The 911 caller stated that a man grabbed her son and pushed him into an elevator. However, his plan failed and the child was able to escape. The man then fled to his hotel room. The mother told police that she knew what his room number was. Police responded to the sce

Niagara Falls Police responded to the River Inn on the 5900 block of Buffalo Avenue around 12:30pm on December 4th after reports of criminal mischief. Upon arrival, officers were met by the owner of the motel and suspect, Randy Banks. Officers spoke with Mr. Banks who explained that he rented room 18 for one night (December 3rd) and at approx. 11am today he was involved in an argument with a female whom he described as a “friend.” The woman whom Randy Banks shared his motel r

Niagara Falls Police responded to the 2700 block of Falls Street around 3pm on December 3rd after reports of menacing with a weapon. Upon arrival, officers observed the complainant on the front porch who stated that “she” had a hammer and was being held down inside of the house. The female, later identified as Fatima Nevitt, was indeed being held down inside the home by multiple individuals with the house in disarray. Fatima was detained without incident and she was placed in

Jury selection is scheduled to start Monday in the case against a Niagara Falls man accused of shooting another man outside a neighborhood convenience store last spring. Prosecutors allege that Jalik George, 27-years-old, opened fire on Thomas Carter, 31, during a confrontation near 19th Street and Ashland Avenue on March 3rd, 2024. George was charged with 2nd-degree attempted murder, 1st-degree assault and 2nd-degree criminal possession of a weapon. If convicted on all count

Niagara Falls Police responded to 7-Eleven on the 2800 block of Pine Avenue around 11:40am on December 3rd after reports of a shoplifter. En route to the call, radio advised officers that the caller – who was the assistant manager – was following the suspect on Pine Avenue. Radio then updated officers that the suspect, who was a black male wearing a camo jacket, walked into Mario’s located at 2304 Pine. Officers arrived at Mario’s. As an officer approached the store, a black

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 5:10pm on December 5th after reports of possible child abuse on Prospect Street in Lockport, Niagara County. The 911 caller told dispatch that her 2-year-old niece broke her arm and believes that someone did so deliberately. She specifically said that the injury is believed to have been the result of a crime. Prior to arrival, dispatch alerted responding officers that the child suffered a fractured arm. Polic

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 11am on December 4th after reports of menacing with a weapon in Lockport, NY. The 911 caller said that a male was on the side of the road running after vehicles with a hatchet. Bystanders reported that he was pretending to chop up the cars as he ran. The male was described as white, wearing blue jeans and a white hat. It was then reported that the male focussed his attention on a woman and started chasing her

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 2:50pm on December 3rd after reports of an assault with a weapon on Falls Street in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller stated that there was a fight between two women, one of which was weilding a hammer. The caller further said that medical was possibly needed due to injuries sustained by one or two of the women. The cause of the altercation was not immediately clear. Police responded to the scene. It is unknown i