Niagara Falls Police responded to 300 3rd Street – the Sheraton Hotel – around 2pm on August 13th after reports of a trespass that would be later changed to a burglary.
Upon arrival, officers spoke to the security manager for the Sheraton who stated he was notified by a Rainforest Café Assistant Manager that there was a male stealing money out of the crocodile pond. The suspect was escorted out of the building.
The suspect then swung twice at the security manager who had escorted him outside. The security manager used his pepper spray to defend himself, striking the suspect in his face…