Niagara Falls Police were patrolling on known gun violence locations throughout the city around 12:00pm on August 10th when officers observed a black Chevy Tahoe with dark-tinted windows passed by them.
A traffic stop was initiated and the vehicle complied. As the officers exited the vehicle, the front seat passenger stopped out of the vehicle holding the front of his pants. Specifically, he had a large bulge in his pants. The male was ordered to stop and, before any other instructions could be given, the male began to flee on foot.
Officers retreated to the patrol vehicle and followed the male. As the male was running, officers tried ordering the male to stop, which he refused.
The patrol vehicle cut off the male’s running path and, as he abruptly stopped to run around the vehicle, officers began chasing him and yelled, “taser, taser, taser.” Still trying to flee, the male abruptly tripped over his own feet causing him to fall on his face. While on the ground, he was told not to move.
Both officers assisted in grabbing his wrists so that handcuffs could be applied. The bulge that was observed in his pants was removed, revealing a white plastic bag containing what appeared to be narcotics.
The male was taken into custody and the suspected narcotics were collected for testing. He was transported to police headquarters for booking and processing before being released with an appearance ticket. No further information is available at this time - Male with 'large bulge in his pants' Arrested After Foot Chase.