INCIDENT
Falls police took a man wanted on multiple felony counts in Buffalo into custody on Tuesday night. Acting on a tip, Falls officers determined the suspect was on an NFTA bus heading to the Falls from Buffalo, where he works. NFTA police were able to provide video surveillance from inside the bus that confirmed the suspect was on board. Several officers took the man into custody when he got off the bus on Niagara Falls Boulevard. The suspect was taken to the north Grand Island Bridge where he was turned over to Buffalo police officers.
THEFT
A 57-year-old Falls man was taken into custody about 2:15 p.m. Tuesday after he tried to walk out of a department store on the 1500 block of Military Road with a shopping cart full of items he hadn’t paid for. Store security said they watched the man place 17 items worth $214.36 into the shopping cart and then try to walk out of the store. He was detained until police arrived. He was issued an appearance ticket for petit larceny.
THEFT
A resident on the 2400 block of Ontario Avenue reported to police on Wednesday that sometime in the previous week someone came onto their porch and took a computer chair and several power tools, valued at $1,100.
THEFT
Falls police were called to a discount store on the 800 block of Portage Road about 2 p.m. Wednesday where staff reported a man had walked out of the store with $100 worth of laundry detergent. The suspect concealed the items in a bag.