Law enforcement received a call around 11:42pm on July 13th after reports of a domestic assault with injuries at the gas station at Tops on Portage Road in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller told police that there is a mother “beating her son” who looks to be about 6-years-old. The caller witnessed the mother punching the child in the face. The child was hysterically crying, screaming for someone to help. The Niagara County Health Department says it has received confirmation of two positive rabies cases involving bats in the towns of Hartland and Lewiston. The health department says samples were submitted to the New York State Department of Health Wadsworth Center on July 22, and positive results were confirmed July 23, 2026.Law enforcement received a call around 12:09pm on July 17th after reports of an assault with injuries at the Econo Lodge on the 5900 block of Niagara Falls Boulevard in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller – an employee – told police that there is a white male who was beating an older woman with a walker. At the time of the call, one of the parties was lying on the ground.