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LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 6am on January 1st after reports of a check the welfare at McDonald's on Pine Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller reported that a male in a black pickup truck appeared to be unconscious in the drive-thru line past the menu board. It is unknown what the male ordered, but Niagara Action can confirm he did not receive his food. Police responded to the scene. The male was taken into custody. No further info

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 6:30pm on December 31st after repots of a home invasion in Packard Court involving two female suspects with injuries. The 911 caller said that the two females, identified as Pleasure Cox and Danasha Maxwell, broke into her home, "jumped her" causing serious injuries, and stole her daughter's black 2008 Nissan Pathfinder. The vehicle was last seen driving in the direction of Pine Avenue. Police responded to th

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 7:35pm on December 30th after reports of a mental health emergency at LaSalle Waterfront Park, 6611 Buffalo Avenue, in Niagara Falls, NY. Reports indicate that a male was in the area who left his jacket and phone by the gazebo at the park if he entered the water. Other than that, they had no other contact. There was no indication during the call that he was located. As previously reported, dozens of bodies tr

State police are searching for a pickup truck driver who ran from the scene after causing a head-on collision Sunday night on the Niagara Scenic Parkway. New York State Park Police said the crash happened at approximately 8:40pm on the parkway near the 53rd Street overpass. Emergency responders from Park Police, the Niagara Falls Fire Department, and AMR were dispatched to the scene shortly afterward. Investigators said the pickup truck was traveling westbound in the eastboun

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call round 6:50pm on December 26th after reports of an assault on the 1200 block of Main Street. The 911 caller said that someone broke into his room, injected him with something and stole his debit card. It is unknown what symptoms, if any, the victim showed as a result of being injected with the unknown substance. At the time of the call, the suspect had fled. Police responded to the scene to check the welfare. No furt

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 1:25pm on December 20th after reports of an unwanted party on Cleveland Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller said that a male named "Jimmy" came over to help her with an appliance and was refusing to leave. The caller then told police that she had "many swords and knives" and would "use them if she had to." At the time of the call, the male party was still at her home. Police responded to the scene. No fur

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around noon on December 21st after reports of a violent domestic altercation in Jordan Gardens in Niagara Falls near Highland Avenue. The 911 caller and victim stated that the suspect cut her arm and held a knife to her throat during a domestic incident. She then fled the apartment and walked to a nearby store where she called 911. At the time of the call, the suspect was still at the apartment. The suspect's name i

A scuffle at the Niagara Falls City Market on Saturday drew a law enforcement response after a bystander attempted to stop a shoplifting incident involving candy valued at less than $30. Niagara Falls Police officers said they were patrolling the market when they observed two men engaged in a physical altercation outside a business. At first, officers believed they were witnessing a robbery and immediately intervened, ordering both individuals to stop fighting. After separati

Niagara County District Attorney Brian D. Seaman announced on Monday, December 22nd, an indictment was in Niagara County Court charging Richard J. Fox with one count of Murder in the Second Degree. Fox is charged with Murdering 32 year old Crystal Curthoys, formerly of Lockport, in January 2023, in Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls Police opened an investigation into Fox after he was charged with two murders in Erie County. The investigation led to the discovery this past March of

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 8:45pm after reports of a domestic disturbance involving threats of physical injury to a child on the 400 block of 10th Street in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - a woman - called twice. During the first call, she told police that her boyfriend was not welcome in the home and refused to leave. When she told him to do so, he allegedly threatened to shoot her child. The suspect is a white male named Chris Eoyrk.

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received around 6:30pm on December 17th after reports of breaking and entering on 20th Street in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller said that a male (named in the audio) broke into his ex-girlfriend's home. Upon entering, he threatened to kill people inside, including his ex-girlfriend, with a knife. According to sources, the male was reportedly heartbroken over the breakup. Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if the male was a

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 11am on December 16th after reports of an assault on the 1500 block of Pine Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - a third party neighbor - stated that a neighbor is beating his elderly father. He could hear the noises made by the son as he hit his father in addition to the sounds made by the elderly male as he was being assaulted. At the time of the call, the beating was actively taking place. Police resp

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 6pm on December 16th of menacing with a weapon at the Fashion Outlet Mall in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller said that a male was making general threats to a Spencer's worker. The male was descrbed as a white male. He was highly agitated. Security had eyes on the male. He was last seen at Auntie Anne's. It is unknown if he had bought a pretzel. It was then reported that the male had brandished a firearm during

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 5:15pm on December 13th after reports of a possible medical emergency on Pierce Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller said that a male was lying face down in the snow. There was also a mention that the incident was the result of a possible overdose. No update was given of the update of the male's condition. However, it was noted that the male was not moving. Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if t

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 9:15pm on December 10th after reports of an assault with a weapon that occurred at Hotel Cambria in Downtown Niagara Falls. The 911 caller stated that the male suspect was inside of the hotel. He came at her with brass knuckles and dropped his newborn baby on the ground. The suspect also has a knife. Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if the male was arrested. Unknown severity of injuries to the new

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 9pm on December 10th after reports of a shooting near Pine Avenue in Niagara Falls with injuries. The 911 caller stated that her daughter was shot and named the suspect. Police and medical responded to the scene. responded to the scene. It is unknown if the suspect was arrested. No further information is available at this time. These are merely allegations and should not be taken as fact. LISTEN TO FULL AUDIO

A tense standoff on 10th Street ended on Wednesday night with Niagara Falls Police taking a 29-year-old man into custody after reports that gunfire had been directed toward another person inside a home. Officers were first called to a residence on the 400 block of 10th Street at about 8:45pm for a complaint involving an unwanted individual. The situation escalated when dispatchers were told that a man had fired a .22-caliber firearm through a door. According to police, the sh

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 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