NIAGARA FALLS – Police are investigating after a group of male suspects violently robbed several people in the Niagara Falls tourist district Friday night.

Three sets of victims were attacked on Fallsview Boulevard within a 10-minute period. Police are also investigating another incident that occurred nearby a few hours later when a man was assaulted by a lone male suspect.

At 9:35 p.m. a couple was walking on Portage Road near Fallsview Boulevard when they were approached by a group of male suspects. One of the suspects attempted to rob the male victim and assaulted him with a weapon. He received non-life threatening injuries and was transported to hospital for treatment.

At 9:40 p.m. another couple was standing on a terrace located at the rear of the Embassy Suites Hotel at 6700 Fallsview Blvd. The same group of suspects approached this couple and violently assaulted the male victim in an unprovoked attack. He received non-life threatening injuries and was transported to hospital for treatment.

Police say that at 9:45 p.m. the same group of suspects approached a lone male standing in the area of Dixon Street at Fallsview. The victim was assaulted with a weapon in an unprovoked attack. He received non-life threatening injuries and was transported to hospital for treatment.

The suspects in all three incidents are described as being 18 to 25 years of age, and were wearing hoodies and baggy pants.

At approximately 2:30 a.m. a male victim was walking on Stanley Avenue near Main Street when he was approached by a lone male suspect. The suspect assaulted the victim and stole personal property from him. The suspect is described as black, in his early 20s, with a medium build. No injuries were reported.

All four incidents are under investigation by the Niagara Falls detective office.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact them at 905-688-4111, ext. 2200.

Information can also be submitted anonymously using Crime Stoppers of Niagara. To leave a tip, contact Crime Stoppers via telephone at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS); online at www.niagaratips.com or by text message. Tipsters can text 274637 (CRIMES) with the keyword ‘Niagara’ followed by the tip. Crime Stoppers guarantees anonymity and tips which lead to an arrest may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.