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LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 11:25am on November 11th after reports of a domestic violence incident and possible hostage situation on 19th Street in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller stated that she was physically and violently pushed out of her home half naked. She then told police that her boyfriend was holding her children inside of the house "hostage." Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if the boyfriend was arrested. No further inform

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 2am on November 12th after reports of a domestic violence incident on Niagara Street in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - a third party - stated that she is on the phone with daughter and the boyfriend attempted to throw the child during a violent domestic altercation. 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 b

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 9:20am on November 10th reporting a body found with no signs of life on the 1100 block of Michigan Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller stated that a person was found not breathing and with no other signs of life. Niagara Falls Fire and AMR responded to the scene and confirmed that the individual was not breathing. It is unknown if the individual was revived. No further information is available at this time. Thes

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call slightly before midnight on November 10th reporting a mental health crisis and assault on 3rd Avenue in North Tonawanda. The 911 caller stated that he is "going crazy" and that he is trying to seriously hurt her. It was then reported that the mother had him restrained in the living room, but did not elaborate to how. The 911 caller also said that the male had punched both her and his mother. It is unknown the extent of inj

A Niagara Falls resident will serve more than two decades in state prison for killing another man during a dispute in 2022. Al Villane, 32, was sentenced in Niagara County Court to 22 years to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon. The sentence was imposed by Judge John Ottaviano who had the option to go as high as 25 years to life. The case stemmed from a violent confrontation on September 19th, 2022, inside

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 7:50am on November 10th after reports of a robbery and assault at 7-Eleven on the 2800 block of Pine Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller stated that a black male stole several items before punching the employee in the face. The suspect then fled towards Hyde Park Boulevard. Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if the suspect was apprehended. No further information is available at this time. These are mer

Niagara County Sheriff Michael Filicetti has announced the arrest of 22-year-old Manuel Gerson Castro-Cabrera following an investigation into a domestic disturbance. According to the Sheriff’s Office, deputies from the Criminal Investigation Bureau responded to the incident which led to Castro-Cabrera being taken into custody. Following the investigation, he was charged with: -Assault in the Second Degree -Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree -Resisting Arrest

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 4:30pm on November 9th after reports of a domestic incident where a woman sustained burns on Easton Avenue in Buffalo. The 911 caller stated that a female sustained burns after having oil thrown on her during a domestic violence incident. Police, fire and emergency medical responded to the scene. It is unknown if the male suspect was arrested. No further information is available at this time. These are merely allega

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 6pm on November 8th after reports of two overdoses on the 500 block of 22nd Street in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller stated that two males had overdosed. One of the two was given Narcan. However, at the time of the call it was unknown if either was breathing. Emergency medical including Mercy was requested to respond for advanced life support. The condition of both individuals is unknown. No further information is av

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 11:30am on November 8th after reports of a domestic dispute and possible assault on the 2400 block of Welch Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller said that he can hear his neighbors arguing. He heard the male tell the female that he would "kill her" if police were called. A lot of banging and yelling in the background made it sound like there was an active struggle, per the 911 call. Police responded to the scene.

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

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

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 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