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LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 9:07pm on February 15th after reports of a subject with a gun on the 1700 block of Ferry Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - a third party - relayed to dispatch that his roommate said two people were in the backyard with handguns. The caller was communicating with his roommate via Facebook. The caller then stated the suspects left the backyard and were walking down the driveway. He was able to take pict

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 7:06pm on February 15th after reports of an assault at the Seneca Niagara Casino in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller stated that she was at the pool area with her son. While there, an unknown male grabbed her son while he was in the water, submerged him under the water and would not let him up for air. At the time of the call, the unknown male was still in the pool area. Police responded to the scene. It is unkn

For decades, the city of Niagara Falls has struggled with levels of violent and property crime that far outpace state and national norms, a grim reality backed by the city’s own reported statistics. According to the latest available Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), Niagara Falls recorded 237 violent crimes in 2024, translating to a violent crime rate of 501.1 incidents per 100,000 residents, roughly 40% higher than the national rate and significant

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 7:40pm on February 15th after reports of a violent domestic altercation on the 1000 block of 92nd Street in Niagara Falls. Unknown who the 911 caller was. The domestic incident was in progress during the call and police could hear it unfolding. A male was holding the female back from leaving. The female could be heard screaming, including, "you're a child beater." Additional information then came in that the

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 4:40pm on February 16th after reports of menacing with a weapon at Delta Sonic on Niagara Falls Boulevard in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller and complainant said that a white male with face tattoos was blocking the entrance to the car wash. When the caller beeped the horn at him, the suspect pulled a knife on him. The suspect then would not leave the side of the complainant's vehicle. The complainant was afraid

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 11:19pm on February 12th after reports of an assault with a weapon on the 1900 block of Pine Avenue. The 911 caller - a third party - said that he was asked by the victim to call police, stating that he was just hit in the head with an axe and that he was bleeding heavily. Niagara Falls Police and Fire (for medical) responded to the scene. The severity of the male's injuries are unknown. No further informatio

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 3:10am on February 8th after reports of an assault on the 400 block of 6th Street in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - a third party - said that her 20-year-old daughter called and said that she had just been jumped by six females at this air BnB and was currently locked in a bathroom. At the time of the call, the victim was still locked in the bathroom with the six females waiting on the other side of the door

Niagara Falls Police responded to the 2000 block of 18th Street around 9:30pm on February 10th to assist Niagara County Probation with a home check. Upon arrival, officers observed a black SUV in the driveway known to be operated by a female and a black male known to police who was wearing a face covering carrying a small child into a residence. Probation officers made contact with the female and male at the door and she indicated another person was inside, initially claiming

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 2:30am on February 7th after reports of a burglary at McDonald's on the 1700 block of Pine Avenue in Niagara Falls where the suspect sustained serious hand injuries. The 911 caller said that a white male had a serious laceration(s) to the hand and a knife in his pocket. Witnesses or other third parties told police that the white male attempted, or succeeded, in forcing his way into the building, which resulte

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 1:45am on February 7th after reports of a violent stabbing on the 2300 block of Orleans Avenue in Niagara Falls. Dispatch advised that the suspect(s) ran out of the door prior to police arrival. Police immediately requested that AMR be dispatched to the location after finding a victim at the location with visible stab wounds. Police then located a second individual at the location with visible stab wounds and

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 12:30pm on February 1st after reports of a burglary on the 1100 block of 15th Street in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller said that he watched two black female and a black male pry open the front door and pop open the front window with a snow shovel to enter the home. The suspects arrived in a silver sedan that was parked out front during the burglary. As the 911 caller, who appeared to be a third party, called p

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 1pm on February 1st after reports of an assault with a weapon at the Sam's Club gas station on Military Road in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller said that a "male swung on him" because he said he was blocking traffic for fuel. The caller also stated that he was kicked several times as well. After being "swung on" and kicked in the legs "multiple times," the male "pulled a knife" on him. The caller thought he was

A male juvenile was taken into custody Thursday afternoon following a shooting on 77th Street that left a woman hospitalized, according to the Niagara Falls Police Department.   Police responded around 5:15pm to the 300 block of 77th Street after reports of shots fired. When officers arrived, witnesses said the victim had already been placed in a private vehicle and was being transported to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.   Police then relocated to NFMMC where they wer

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 9:15pm on January 28th after reports of an armed robbery on the 500 block of 25th Street in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - a pizza delivery driver - said that he was robbed at gunpoint by two black males dressed in all black clothing. The black males fled toward Pine Avenue. Several police units responded and immediately began canvassing the area. Police then obtained a visual on the suspects, describing the

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 1:35am on January 29th after reports of disorderly conduct on the 9000 block of Zito Drive in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller said that the male who resides in apartment 14 - who he made sure to mention is bald - was in the hallway banging on the wall with the handle of an axe. Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if the white male suspect was taken into custody. There was no mention on the call of any

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 9:15pm on January 27th after reports of menacing with a weapon on the 400 block of 78th Street in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller and victim told police that her ex-boyfriend came and pointed the beam from a firearm/gun at her forehead. The male was identified as Dustin McCarthy. The victim told police that she had everything on video. After the incident, McCarthy fled the area in a dark grey vehicle with all t

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 5:40pm on January 27th after reports of a medical emergency on the 9300 block of Niagara Falls Blvd. in Niagara Falls - the Sands Motel. The 911 caller - who is the motel manager - said that the occupant of room 116 was unresponsive. He attempted to yell to wake him up, but it did not work. The manager told 911 that the occupant was not breathing, nor was he alert whatsoever despite his best efforts to wake h

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 11am on January 25th after reports of a rollover motor vehicle accident on the I-190 near Buffalo Avenue in Niagara Falls. Multiple 911 callers contacted police reporting what they described as an alarming scene involving a woman and multiple young children. The vehicle was said to have been flipped over in the median. Police, fire and medical arrived on scene. The extent of injuries was unknown at the time o

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 11:42pm on January 24th after reports of an assault with a deadly weapon on the 1100 block of 27th Street in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - who is also the shooter - called New York State Police and told them that he just shot his mother and sister. All units were called to the location in addition to medical. It was unknown at the time of the call the severity of injuries. The suspect told police he shot hi

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 6pm after reports of a serious motor vehicle accident on the 1000 block of 17th Street in Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls Police, fire and medical responded to the scene after reports of a motor vehicle accident. According to the audio, one individual was extricated from a vehicle and transported by ambulance to Mount St. Mary's for emergency medical treatment for a head injury. No further information is availab