Niagara Falls Police responded to Family Dollar on the 800 block of Portage Road around 6:00pm on May 17th after reports of shoplifting, which was later changed to disorderly conduct.
Upon arrival, police spoke to the store manager who explained that he observed a black female in a wheelchair stuffing bedsheets inside of her bookbag. He further stated that this female had shoplifted from the store on several prior occasions but has never been apprehended.
Officers had arrived while this was still happening and waited by the cash register for the female to pass all points of sale. The female must have caught on to what was transpiring because she tried throwing random items onto the counter demanding money in return for them. She also kept trying to have the cashier run the new items she wished to purchase as well. Officers believed she was trying to scam the cashier.
At this point officers intervened and asked the female if she had concealed any items in her bag, to which she responded “fuc*” several times. Two bedsheets, a bottle of maple syrup and beauty care products were removed.
Several of the customers were audibly shocked at the female’s behavior, including a male in dreads who laughed and stated, “this shi* is crazy.”
Lewis started to yell so loudly that a vein popped out of her neck and forehead. The cashier’s hands started to shake as she was alarmed by the yelling. “Get the fuc* off me,” “back the fuc* up off me, and “your dic* is in my face,” she yelled at the top of her lungs.
The female was placed under arrest and transported to police headquarters for booking. No further information is available.