Niagara Falls leaders talk about crime house

Niagara Falls leaders talk about crime house. Hannah Buehler reports.

THE CITY OF NIAGARAFALLS IS SEEING ASURGE IN GUNVIOLENCE THIS YEAR.THERE HAVE BEEN 12HOMICIDES IN THECITY THIS YEAR.THAT'S COMPARED TOTHE FOUR MURDERSIT SAW ALL OF LASTYEAR.AND IT APPEARS ALOT OF PROBLEMSARE STEMMING FROMJUST ONE HOUSE.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER HANNAHBUEHLER GOES IN-DEPTH... WITH ACLOSER LOOK ATWHAT'S BEING DONETO PUT A STOP TOTHE VIOLENCE.SOT: RECENTLY IT'SBECOME ANOTHERPROBLEM IT'S BEENCOMING UP AGAINNIAGARA FALLS CITYLEADERSON CAMERA TALKINGABOUT THIS HOUSECALLED THE REDHOUSE ON HIGHLANDAVENUE THAT HASBEEN BREEDINGCRIME IN THE FALLSTHIS SUMMERSOT: MAYORWE ARE AWARE ATTHE PROBLEMSGOING ON THEREAND ABOUT A WEEKAGO WE HAD AMEETING WITH OURCODE ENFORCEMENTOFFICER OUR POLICECHIEF AND OUR FIRECHIEF AND SAID WENEED TO DOSOMETHINGSUNDAY 24 YEAROLD CLYDE COLEMANWAS FOUND DEAD ONTHE RED HOUSEPROPERTY..WHICH IS A PRIVATELYOWNED HOMEPURCHASED IN 2014FOR 750 DOLLARS.THE OWNER OF THEHOUSEJAMESMALLORY JR. ISACCUSED OFHOSTING HUGEPUBLIC ALL-NIGHTPARTIESAND RUNNING A SOCALLED SPEAKEASYOUT OF THE HOMESOT: IT STANDS AS AHOUSE AND EXISTSAS A HOUSESOT:IN YOUR GUTYOU THINK OH THIS ISA BUSINESS THAT'SRUNNINGBUT ON ITS FACE IT ISA HOUSE AND SO THERESTRICTIONS ONLOCAL GOVERNMENTTO BE ABLE TO DOTHINGS PUTS IT INTHAT CATEGORYAFTER COLEMAN'SDEATHTHE CITYCONDEMNED THEPROPERTY FINDINGUNSAFE STAIRS, NOCO DETECTOR, NOSMOKE DETECTOR,NO HOT WATER,SEWAGE IN THEBASEMENT ANDOTHER VIOLATIONSSOT: WE NEED TO HITTHE PLACE WITHEVERYTHING THATWE HAVE IN ORDERTO GET A HANDLE ONSTANDUP: THE REDHOUSE IS STILLCONDEMNED BUT INTHE EVENT THAT THEOWNER FIXES ALLTHE VIOLATIONS ANDTHEN REOPENS FORPARTIES THE CITTYSAYS IT'S PREPAREDSOT: WE'RE LOOKINGAT SOME OTHERAVENUES OFCRIMINAL CHARGESOTHERINVESTIGATIONSTHAT WE'LL SEEWHERE THEY GOTHE CRIME AT THERED HOUSE HAPPENSJUST FEET AWAYFROM WHERENIAGARA FALLSBUSINESS TULIPOPERATESMAYOR RESTAINOSAYS TULIP AND ITSEMPLOYEES HAVEBEEN CONCERNEDABOUT THE VIOLENCESOT: WE ARE VERYVERY SENSITIVE TOTHE NEEDS OF THATCORPORATION ANDIT'S LONGEVITY INTHE CITY AND WE'RECERTAINLY GOING TODO EVERYTHING WECAN TO MAKE SURETHEY AND THEIREMPLOYEES ARESAFE ANDCOMFORTABLENIAGARA FALLSPOLICE SAY THEREHAVE BEEN 12HOMICIDES SO FARTHIS YEARCOMPARED TO JUSTFOUR LAST YEARTHEY SAY THE 67%INCREASE IS BEINGSEEN ACROSS THECOUNTRYAND SAY OFFICERSARE DOINGEVERYTHING THATCAN BE DONE TOSTOP IT BEFORE ITHAPPENS.SOT: THE CRIMESCENE UNIT THEDETECTIVE BUREAUTHEY'VE PUT IN MOREEFFORT THAN I CANEV