NC News Service

01/06/2025

2024 ended a very busy year for Lewiston Police. Here is a small look at the increase in call volumes, arrests, and traffic offenses we saw from 2023 to 2024.

01/06/2025

Assistance is requested with identifying the person pictured in reference to an active criminal investigation. Anyone with any information is asked to please contact Investigator Gary Willis of the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office at 716-438-3393 (24 hours) or 716-438-3407 during normal business hours.

01/05/2025

Community Safety Reminder - Niagara County is Text to 9-1-1 Capable

How to text 9-1-1 in an emergency:
- Enter the number "911" in the "To" field.
- The first text message to 9-1-1 should be brief and contain the location of the emergency and the type of help needed.
- Push the “Send” button.
- Be prepared to answer questions and follow instructions from the 9-1-1 call taker.
- Text in simple words – do not use abbreviations, “emoji’s,” or slang.
- Keep text messages brief and concise.

A VOICE 9-1-1 call is still THE BEST way for callers to exchange information with 9-1-1 dispatchers, and the National Emergency Number Association encourages the public to use the following guidelines when making a Text to 9-1-1 call: Place a voice call to 9-1-1, if possible. Text messaging calls should only be used in extreme situations where it is unsafe to make a voice call to 9-1-1 or when a caller cannot communicate via a voice call. These situations may include: domestic violence, home invasion, school campus violence, natural disaster, callers who are deaf, deaf-blind, late-deafened, hard of hearing, or have speech disabilities, and any other situation where speaking out loud could put the citizen in further danger.

It is important to remember that several factors may cause a text message to take longer to process than a voice call; these include: a text needs to be typed, the message needs to travel through the system, the 9-1-1 dispatcher must read the text, the 9-1-1 dispatcher must type a response, and texting is not always instantaneous. As with all text messages, 9-1-1 messages can take longer to receive, get out of order, or may not be received. Text messages may have length limitations (i.e., 160 characters) that may cause the message to be bifurcated or cut off part of the message.

In some instances, text messaging does not carry location information or is not equal to the current location technology with a voice 9-1-1 call; therefore, the caller should provide it in the first text message requesting help. Text to 9-1-1 service provided within the boundaries of Niagara County may not be available in other areas of the State or Country. If texting to 9-1-1 is unavailable in your location or temporarily unavailable, you will receive a message, indicating that texting 9-1-1 is unavailable and to contact 9-1-1 by other means. Text-to-9-1-1 is not available if you are roaming. A text or data plan is required to place a text-to-9-1-1; fees related to sending messages could apply based on the individual device owner's service plan. Photos and videos cannot be sent to 9-1-1 at this time. Text-to-9-1-1 cannot include more than one person. Do not send your emergency text to anyone other than 9-1-1.

And please, do not text and drive!

01/05/2025

SCANNER REPORT

Bergen

Vehicle fire reported

Bergen Fire is responding to 6703 Jerico Road for an Amazon truck on fire.

It is between Swamp Road and Townline Road.

Law enforcement is also responding.

(Submitted photo)

01/05/2025

01/05/2025

Niagara Falls mayor and city council at odds regarding who should run the city's dog control operations.

01/04/2025

01/04/2025

Governor Kathy Hochul says it's taking too long for charges to be filed in the December killing of Robert Brooks in Marcy Correctional Facility.The Governor re

01/04/2025

01/04/2025

01/04/2025

Congratulations on your Retirement

01/04/2025

01/04/2025

01/04/2025

Picking Up Where We Left Off: Another Round of Smokescreens. Last Thursday the Niagara Falls City Council voted in approval of Mayor Restaino’s $9 million+

01/03/2025

LEWISTON, N.Y. — A woman died and a juvenile was injured following a single-car crash that happened Friday morning in Niagara County. A report of a crash o

01/02/2025

Congratulations to Major Amie Feroleto on her appointment as the Troop A Commander.

On January 2, 2025, Major Amie P. Feroleto’s appointment as the first female Troop A Commander in the 107-year history of the New York State Police is a landmark achievement. She becomes the 28th Troop A Commander, bringing with her 22 years of dedicated service, extensive experience across multiple Troops and roles, and advanced educational credentials that underscore her exemplary leadership and commitment to public safety.

Read the full press release here: https://troopers.ny.gov/news/major-amie-p-feroletos-appointment-first-female-troop-commander

01/02/2025

01/01/2025

Happy New Year from the Niagara County Sheriff's Office!