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LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 9:15pm on November 21st after reports of a domestic incident and possible assault on 8th Avenue in North Tonawanda. Police audio referred to it as a "physical domestic." Dispatch stated that a female could be heard screaming on the 911 call. She then reported that the aggressor was chasing her on foot attempting to attack her. Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if the male party was arrested. No further i

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 11:50pm on November 23rd after reports of a hit-and-run incident on Lockport Olcott Road in Newfane, Niagara County. The 911 caller stated that a female and young child was struck / run over by a vehicle that fled the scene. The call was deemed ALS priority. EMS and rescue was requested. Mercy was also contacted to see if they could respond due to weather in the area. The current condition of both the woman and youn

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 6:45pm on November 23rd after reports of an emergency situation at the Niagara Falls State Park Welcome Center. The 911 caller stated that there was a man barricaded in the welcome center with a firearm. A massive police presence responded to the scene. The result of the call is unknown. No further information is available at this time. These are merely allegations based on police audio and should not be taken as fa

Niagara Falls Police were on routine patrol around 4:30pm on November 14th on the 2000 block of Walnut Avenue when they observed a maroon Chevrolet Malibu traveling westbound. Officers ran the vehicle through Ejustice and it showed an expired inspection as of 9/30/2024. Officers performed a traffic stop at 16th and Walnut Avenue. The driver informed officers his name was Dominic Primerano. However, this was a lie as he was later identified as Anthony Primerano. Primerano cont

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 10:10am on November 21st after reports of a check the welfare on 10th Street in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - an aunt of 9-year-old [name omitted] - stated that he is at the apartment with his father who is doing drugs. The child is being forced to be in a room. The father has been identified as Arriel Pettigrew. Police responded to the scene. The result of the call is unknown. No further information is available

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 12:05am on November 22nd after reports of an assault on Michigan Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller, who is also the victim, stated that her ex-boyfriend punched her in the face. She was in excruciating pain and believed her jaw was broken. The ex-boyfriend was identified as Darius Stephens. Police and medical responded to the scene. It is unknown if he was arrested. No further information is available at this

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 11:45am on November 21st after reports of an assault on the 2700 block Falls Street in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller stated that she was attacked by a male known as R. Williams whom she has a full stay away order of protection against. The attack happened at her home. She further told police that the Williams came to her home with a shotgun. At the time of the call, she was locked in her room and was able to take th

LISTEN TO AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 7:50pm on November 21st after reports of a medical emergency at the Seneca Niagara Casino in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller stated that near the event center there was an unresponsive party - likely an overdose who was unresponsive after being administered narcan twice. Police, medical and others responded to the scene. It is unknown if the individual survived. No further information is available at this time. These

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 12:30am on November 21st after reports of a check the welfare - a medical emergency - on Grant Street in North Tonawanda. The 911 caller stated that a 30-year-old female was unresponsive in an apartment after ingesting an unknown amount of marijuana gummies. It is unknown from the audio if she was breathing. The incident was deemed an overdose and an EMS priority response was requested. The result of the call is unk

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 10:30am on November 19th after reports of a medical emergency at Lockport High School in Niagara County. The 911 caller stated that a 14-year-old student arrived at school having ingested 63 aspirin pills at home. At the time of the call, she was without symptoms in the nurses office. Police and emergency medical personnel responded to the school. It is unknown if the student was hospitalized. No further information

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 8pm on November 18th after reports of a medical emergency on Tuscarora Street. The 911 caller stated that a 14-year-old male intentionally overdosed on pills. At the time medical was requested to the scene, the child was conscious. The incident was deemed ALS priority. Police, medical and fire personnel responded to the scene per audio. The child is believed to have been taken to a hospital for treatment. No further

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 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 12:15pm on November 16th after reports of a medical emergency in the area of 29th Street in Niagara Falls. The 911 - an Amazon driver - reported severe difficulty breathing while running her route. The driver further stated that she did not experience any relief after using her inhaler. Medical responded to the scene. No further information is available at this time. These are merely allegations based on police audi

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