and if Niagara County prosecutors felt it might have applied in the fatal North Tonawanda accident in September involving a woman struck by a motorist at a cross walk in a store parking lot.

Area schools were placed on lockdown as a precautionary measure after a suspicious person was reported walking through the parking lot of the First Church of God at 2627 Niles Ave. Tuesday morning.

Residents in Greater Heights are alarmed by chaotic parking lot takeovers, raising safety concerns and leaving debris.