Man surrenders to Niagara police 5 hours after uttering threats

It took a 35-year-old suspect approximately five hours to surrender to police after he said threatening things while leaving an establishment in Niagara Falls.

A man was asked to leave a building in the area of Buchanan Ave. and Kitchener St. around 3 p.m. on Saturday when he uttered threats.

Due to the nature of the threats, Niagara police negotiators as well as officers with the Emergency Task Unit responded to the scene.

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Police say the man surrendered himself after approximately five hours.

Kidus Dawit, 35, of Niagara Falls is charged with uttering threats and failure to comply with probation.

A man of the same name was previously arrested in October 2022 for a robbery at a gas station on Queenston St. near Page St. in St. Catharines.

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The suspect reportedly entered the store and selected almost $50 worth of merchandise before threatening the clerk. He then fled the scene but police were able to arrest him a short time later.

Witnesses or anyone with more information about the uttering threats incident is asked to contact detectives at 905-688-4111, dial option 3, ext. 1009994.