Niagara Falls Police open a substation inside a Tops supermarket [Video]

BUFFALO, N.Y. — When community members, business leaders, and others talked about safety, the end result was a Niagara Falls Police Department substation inside of Tops supermarket on Portage Road.

Niagara Falls mayor Robert Restaino said the substation gives officers “an opportunity to do their work in a remote way, but also in an efficient way. For them to get back out into the community. So when we offered that opportunity to Tops, we were happy when they suggested that they thought it would be a great addition to all of the things that they’ve done in this store.”

Officers can stay on patrol, within their zone and take care of tasks.

Shoppers like the idea of a police presence. 

Lifelong Falls resident Belinda Wilson said “a lot of stuff goes on at this Tops with people sitting outside, they drink and stuff …