Niagara Falls Crime Alerts

William Smith, 66, admitted to beating 79-year-old Valerie Maye to death in their shared Niagara Falls apartment in July 2025.

• Plea details: He...

A third-party caller reported her sister held hostage by an intoxicated man with a knife threatening to kill her if she tried to leave. Police responded, but arrests, victim safety, and any updates remain unknown.

An Amazon driver in Buffalo was arrested after allegedly rear-ending a bicycle with his work van while pursuing a woman accused of stealing a...

Rochelle D. Brinson, 56, was booked September 20, 2026 at 8:07 AM in Niagara County on trespass and third-degree burglary charges. This arrest record shows booking information only and does not imply guilt.

A large barn fire in Cambria destroyed six agricultural buildings Saturday evening.

• Scale: Fire at 4177 Lower Mountain Road engulfed the barn, which...

• Niagara Falls police raided a Walnut Avenue home Friday night using multiple specialized units.
• Damarion Riley, 19, faces one felony count of...

Independent investigators could not substantiate sexual harassment and retaliation allegations against Buffalo Board of Education member Louis Mookie...

A body was discovered at Three Sisters Island on Goat Island in Niagara Falls State Park after a 4:31pm call on September 18, triggering a large...

• Lockport outcome: Man sentenced in sex crime case
• Niagara Falls outcome: Man pleaded guilty
• No further details on either case provided in the report.

A Buffalo man faces up to 40 years in prison and a $5 million fine after being charged with possession with intent to distribute and distribution of...

A Niagara Falls man faces a stalking charge after police received reports he threatened to kill his neighbor, a registered sex offender.

Officers...

A man was shot in the arm Wednesday night on the first block of Donaldson Road in Buffalo's Hamlin Park.

• Victim suffered serious but...

A Niagara Falls family already dealing with suspected contamination near the former Love Canal faced a fresh scare when drilling for a monitoring well...

A researcher at Upstate Medical University was arrested by federal authorities after accidentally crossing the bridge toward Canada near Niagara Falls due to a wrong turn.

An assault call on Genesee Street escalated quickly into a death investigation on September 13.

• Dispatch received reports of a dead body around...

Demitrius R. Cole, 32, of Niagara Falls pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal sexual act, first-degree rape, and attempted first-degree criminal...

A reported domestic assault at Seneca Niagara Casino drew police response on September 14 around 11:25am.

• Caller from the casino said a male fought...

Buffalo's interim Niagara Square redesign is earning positive responses for simplifying traffic to a single lane, shortening crossings, and curbing...

James E. Clarke was sentenced to 3.5-7 years in prison after driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, striking and killing 45-year-old Wendy...

A 31-year-old Niagara Falls man died Saturday after his eastbound motorcycle struck a westbound vehicle turning left at Niagara Falls Boulevard and...