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By: CrossCheck Media Used cooking oil (UCO) once read as an operational nuisance for restaurants: pour it into a drum, call a collector and pay a fee. In less than a decade it morphed into a traded commodity worth real money — feedstock for biodiesel, renewable diesel and renewable natural gas — and with value came criminal opportunity. The result: a growing, sometimes violent shadow industry that steals raw material from businesses, infects legitimate biofuel value chains, a

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 8:15am on November 8th after reports of menacing with a weapon. The 911 caller/victim stated that Sean Green came through her window and threatened her with a machete. Of note, the same victim called 911 the prior day and reported that Green had broke into her apartment and threatened to hurt her. She told police that Green would be hiding in the downstairs apartment. Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 9pm on November 8th after reports of a medical emergency on 24th Street in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller stated that a woman had just given birth to a child in the home. Niagara Falls Fire and medical responded to the home. The 911 caller further stated that the baby was breathing but required immediate medical assistance. No further information is available at this time. These are merely allegations based on police

Niagara Falls Police responded to the 2800 block of Mckoon Avenue around 1pm on November 6th after reports of an assault. Upon arrival, officers interviewed the victim who stated at approx. 1pm she was sitting inside of her vehicle outside of Righteous Auto at 1720 Pine Avenue when a female she knows as Devin Palmer approached her vehicle and engaged her in a verbal altercation. Of note, the victim told police she had no idea what the reason was for the argument. During the a

New York Attorney General Letitia James has formally asked a federal judge to throw out the mortgage fraud case brought against her, arguing the prosecution is rooted in political retaliation driven by President Donald Trump. In a filing submitted Friday, James’ legal team portrayed the charges as a personal vendetta. The motion recounts years of hostile public remarks made by Trump following James’ civil lawsuit against him and the Trump Organization. According to the motion

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 10pm on November 7th after reports of a group of at least 50 juveniles armed with knives fighting in Buffalo. The 911 caller stated that the 50+ juveniles were actively fighting, most armed with knives. It is unknown if there were any injuries. Police responded to the scene. There was no information on if any of the juveniles were arrested. No further information is available at this time. These are merely allegatio

Niagara Falls Police responded to the 400 block of 3rd Street around 4pm on November 5th after reports of indecent exposure. Upon arrival, officers observed a female pleasuring a male – later identified as Eddie Figueroa – with her hand. Officers informed both individuals to stop what they were doing. The female was visibly intoxicated, slurring her words, and unable to stand up by herself. AMR was requested for a 22.09 (emergency services for intoxicated person). Officers we

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 2:45pm on November 7th after reports of a home invasion and assault on the 1900 block of Niagara Street. The 911 caller (victim) stated that Shawn Green came in through her window and assaulted her before fleeing. Dispatch advised responding officers that Green has DV paperwork. Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if Green was arrested. No further information is available at this time. These are merely all

Forbes March When former daytime TV actor Forbes March was arrested in Ulster County for grand larceny, headlines exploded. Police said he and another man were caught siphoning used cooking oil from a storage tank behind Michael’s Diner, located at 1071 Ulster Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401. The container was owned by Buffalo Biodiesel, Inc., a Buffalo-based business servicing over 28,000 restaurants across the Northeast. March was arrested with burglary tools, accused of cutting

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 3pm on November 7th after reports of a male with injuries who was possibly kidnapped at 7-Eleven on Pine Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - an employee at 7-Eleven - asked for an ambulance for a male that was complaining of knee and ankle pain. She also stated that the male told her he had just escaped after being kidnapped. Police responded to the scene. The outcome of the call is unknown. No further informa

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 6pm on November 7th after multiple reports of 8-10 shots fired in the area of Linewood Avenue, Michigan Avenue, and Cleveland Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 callers reported hearing 8-10 shots fired in the area. Police responded to the scene. The outcome of the call is unknown, including whether there were any injuries or property damage. No further information is available at this time. These are merely allegatio

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 7:45pm on November 7th after reports of an overdose on the 2200 block of South Avenue. While still on the phone with police, the 911 caller - who was at the scene with the male overdose victim - told police that he believed the male stopped breathing. Niagara Falls Fire and EMS responded to the scene. The male's status is unknown. No further information is available at this time. These are merely allegations based o

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call in the evening hours of November 7th around 11:30pm after reports of a possible hostage situation at Wegmans on Military Road in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - a third party at Wegmans - stated that a female was being held hostage. The male who was allegedly holding the woman hostage was driving a blue Subaru. Another call came in afterward stating that the suspect was in the area of 10th and Ferry avenue. Police responde

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call after 8pm on November 7th after reports that multiple individuals climbed the barrier and were hanging over the railing at Prospect Point at Niagara Falls State Park. The 911 caller - a third party in the area - stated that a group of three people had climbed over the railing and were hanging off of it. Below the railing drops off toward the base of Niagara Falls. Of note, multiple individuals have committed suicide in the

New York Attorney General Letitia James suffered a legal setback on October 31st when a federal judge denied her attempt to force prosecutors to keep a detailed record of their media contacts in her federal mortgage fraud prosecution. James’ legal team filed the motion last week, citing reports that U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan exchanged encrypted Signal messages with a journalist about the case. Defense attorney Abbe Lowell sought a court order requiring prosecutors to log

Governor Kathy Hochul continues to plead financial hardship for New York even as newly released state fiscal reports show another massive surge in tax collections — nearly $3 billion above what her own budget office projected for the first half of the fiscal year. The unexpected boost pushes expected revenue to about $259 billion, which means NYS will take in $2.6 billion more than Hochul initially claimed she had to work with. Despite the influx, Hochul’s administration insi

WATCH VIDEOS BELOW Niagara Action was sent the following two videos of Noah Munoz, a failed candidate for Niagara Falls City Council, and Sean Mapp, a failed candidate for Niagara County Legislature, engaging in a violent altercation. The exact time this occurred is unknown, but it is believed to have been on Tuesday, November 4th (Election Day). It is unknown if police were called or if any arrests were made. No further information is available at this time. VIDEOS: Promotio

Niagara Falls Police say a stolen vehicle carrying two 14-year-olds crashed Wednesday night after the driver refused to pull over, leaving a teenage passenger injured and a police vehicle damaged. Around 9pm on November 6th, officers attempted to stop a 2020 Kia Sportage after observing several vehicle and traffic violations. The driver did not comply and continued eastbound on Niagara Street. As the vehicle approached Portage Road it struck a telephone pole at Osborne Court,

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call in the late hours of November 6th after reports of an ongoing physical domestic incident on Akron Road in Lockport. The victim called 911 and was able to have the dispatch on the phone while the incident was occurring. While still listening, police reported hearing the woman screaming "get off me." Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if the male aggressor was arrested. No further information is available at this t

A Niagara Falls resident has been indicted on manslaughter charges in the death of his father following what police say was a suspicious turn in the case. The death was initially believed to be due to natural causes. William Wilson III, 37, is accused of killing his father, William Wilson Sr., and now faces one count of 1st degree and 2nd degree manslaughter. He pleaded not guilty during his arraignment in Niagara County Court on Thursday afternoon and was ordered held withou

A subway confrontation in New York City went viral after a woman launched into an Islamophobic tirade against an Iranian-Palestinian couple riding the train, repeatedly calling them terrorists and mocking traditional clothing. The incident was recorded by Iranian content creator Ariana Jasmine, who said she and her companion Youssef, who is Palestinian, were simply sitting together in mid-October when a stranger approached them and began shouting. According to Jasmine, the wo

Public filings reveal that one of the largest financial boosters to Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign comes from a political action committee tied to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which is a group that some federal lawmakers have publicly accused of having significant connections to terrorist organizations. Campaign finance reports show that the Unity and Justice Fund PAC contributed $120,000 to Mamdani. The PAC shares addresses, staff, and infrastructure

Just days into November, New York is facing what public health experts had been warning about for months, a surge of the so-called “tripledemic.” State data shows that cases of influenza, COVID-19, and RSV are rapidly climbing across New York. The New York State Department of Health reports that flu infections spiked 30 percent in just one week while RSV rose 24 percent during the same period. Emergency departments are already feeling the pressure. The New York City Departmen

Niagara Falls Police responded to the 1000 block of Cleveland Avenue around 6:30pm on October 31st after reports of an assault with a weapon. Upon arrival, officers observed what appeared to be two black males actively fighting with multiple bystanders watching. Both individuals were detained. Officers spoke with Mark Cunningham, one of the two men involved, who stated that he had a firearm in a small black backpack and handed it over to them. Officers checked the bag and con