Ejected from casino, Niagara Falls man suspected of burglarizing car in valet lot

Sunday 22nd December 2019

A man who was ejected Friday night from the Seneca Niagara Casino is accused of burglarizing an Orchard Park woman's car as he left the property, Niagara Falls police reported.

The suspect, a 43-year-old Niagara Falls resident well known to casino officials and police, was ejected from the casino a short time before the 7:48 p.m. theft, and was seen on surveillance video opening the back door of a white Lincoln parked in the casino's valet lot. He then removed several wrapped gifts from the back seat of the car before walking off with the haul, police said.

The victim, a 72-year-old woman, told police that the gifts held designer clothing and accessories, some UGG slippers, a blanket and a Buffalo Bills jersey, among other items. She estimated her loss at $1,120.