Niagara Falls Police were patrolling in the area of Walnut Avenue around 3:00am on June 20th when officers saw a vehicle with no front license plate or registration sticker. The rear license plate was also assigned to another make/model/color vehicle.
The vehicle was parked. From down the block, police watched as a male exited the driver door and went into a building. The male then returns and pulls away from the curb. Officers immediately initiated a traffic stop.
When officers arrived at the vehicle, they learned a female was also inside. The driver stated he recently purchased the vehicle but did not have any documentation to that effect with him.
He stated the title was at home and that he had just picked up the vehicle from Hyde Park. He also admitted that his driver’s license was suspected.
During a check of the IMPACT system, it was discovered that the male had an active order of protection against him. Officers learned the identity of the female in the car and confirmed that she was the protected party on that order of protection.
At this point the driver was detained and placed in the rear of a patrol car. Upon returning to his vehicle, officers clearly observed several items of drug paraphernalia and narcotics, all of which were recovered.
Dispatch advised officers that the order of protection was a full stay away and active. The female passenger of the vehicle, and protected party in the order of protection, refused to sign a supporting deposition and told police that she had contacted her advocate to drop the order altogether. Officers were not persuaded.
The male was transported to police headquarters for processing. He was found to have a revoked driver’s license and an interlock restriction. The vehicle was impounded.
A Wild 3:00am Traffic Stop: License Plates, Drugs and Violating an Order of Protection. No further information is available.