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Restaino Responds to Rumors Circulating Regarding Violent Protest; Says “None Have Been Confirmed”

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· June 4, 2020
Restaino Responds to Rumors Circulating Regarding Violent Protest; Says “None Have Been Confirmed”
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Niagara Falls Mayor Robert Restaino.

 

By: Staff Reporter

Niagara Falls Mayor Robert M. Restaino made a statement on Thursday, June 4th, 2020, after rumors circulated on social media regarding potential violence planned for a demonstration to protest police brutality on Friday, June 5th, 2020. The statement read as follows:

From the Niagara Falls Police Department:
“There are numerous rumors circulating on Social Media that are alarming. At this time none of which have been confirmed. The Niagara Falls Police Department, along with our local, state and federal partners are working to verify or debunk these rumors. Should any confirmed information come to light that the public needs to know about we will use our Twitter, Facebook and media outlets to relay the facts to the citizens we serve.
If anyone has information related to any suspicious activity that we should know about please call the Niagara Falls Police Department at 716-286-4711. If it is an emergency call 9-1-1.”

 

 

The Niagara Reporter will keep you updated as the situation evolves.

 

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