Niagara Falls Police were on routine patrol around 10:30am on August 14th when they observed a vehicle pass by going northbound on 19th Street from Niagara Street. Officers checked the status of the vehicle which showed the vehicle’s registration to be suspected due to an insurance lapse (suspended as of 8/11/2025). Officers activated lights and sirens in an attempt to initiate a traffic stop.
The driver of the vehicle, identified as Clarence Johnson, immediately pulled over on the 600 block of 19th Street and got out of the vehicle. Johnson was attempting to walk away from the vehicle at which time officers gave him multiple commands that he was being detained for a traffic stop and requested he get back into the vehicle.
Johnson immediately became hostile towards officers as he started yelling and screaming, causing public annoyance and alarm…