Missing Wolcottsville man found and taken to hospital
OLEAN – A Wolcottsville man missing since early Thursday morning was found walking on State Route 243 in the Town of Rushford early this afternoon, authorities said.Thomas Sampson, an Olean General...
View ArticleFalls man pleads guilty to sexual abuse of teen
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man pleaded guilty in Niagara County Court Friday to sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl in that city Dec. 11.Thomas R. Murray II, 38, of 87th Street, was accused of forcing...
View ArticleSuspect throws cash from patrol car after arrest
A 22-year-old Wohlers Avenue man was accused of throwing $1,500 in cash out the rear of a patrol car window after he was arrested for obstructing governmental administration Thursday night on Bird...
View ArticleTwo buffalo teens arrested for amherst house burglary
Two Buffalo boys, ages 16 and 14, were arrested by Amherst police on burglary charges early this afternoon.After police received calls about a burglary in progress at Lamarck Drive address, officers...
View ArticleSex offender draws 10 years in prison for four felonies
LOCKPORT – Downcast sex offender Derrick J. Houser was sentenced to 10 years in state prison Friday for four felonies, including sexual relations with two adolescent girls.“I’m deeply ashamed of this...
View ArticleOne killed, one hurt in accident near Evangola State Park
One person was killed and another was being treated at Erie County Medical Center Friday night after a Jeep rolled over on Route 5 near the entrance to Evangola State Park.The accident happened...
View ArticleThree injury accidents hit Silver Creek area
SILVER CREEK – Emergency responders were busy with three serious accidents Friday afternoon in the Silver Creek area. The first occurred at noon when a vehicle was struck as it pulled out of a gas...
View ArticleTonawanda passenger killed in one car DWI crash
A Tonawanda man was killed Friday night in a one-car crash in the Town of Brant, Erie County deputies reported.Joseph F. Cavalleri, 20, was a passenger in a vehicle that was traveling east on...
View ArticleVictim of crash Wednesday on Grider Street dies in ECMC
A motorcyclist involved in a crash last week has died from his injuries while at Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo police said Saturday.Police are continuing to investigate the crash that killed...
View ArticleFamily of drowned, possibly drunken Bills fan, weighs lawsuit
David Gerken Jr. made plans to meet his brother and some friends after the Bills-Dolphins game last November.Ejected by stadium security for being disruptive and possibly drunk, Gerken said he would...
View ArticleTwo arrested in armed theft of mountain bike
Two Buffalo residents were arrested early Saturday for threatening a man with a revolver, firing a shot and stealing the man’s mountain bike, police said. Christopher D. Steele, 20, of Gatchell...
View ArticleFive displaced in fire at Black Rock home
Damage was estimated at $10,000 to a two-story house on Dearborn Street in Black Rock after a fire started on pn the first floor Saturday morning.Buffalo firefighters said two adults and three...
View ArticleMan shot four times in Fillmore Avenue attack early Saturday
A man was shot four times on Fillmore Avenue near East Ferry Street early Saturday morning, police said. He was taken to Erie County Medical Center by a private vehicle, and his condition is...
View ArticleDriver faces impaired charge in Marilla crash injuring 3
A three-vehicle crash that sent two people to the hospital Saturday was caused by a driver impaired by drugs, Erie County sheriff’s officials said.The crash happened at about 10:30 a.m. Saturday at...
View ArticleDog with healthy appetite blamed for Newfane kitchen fire
NEWFANE – A determined and hungry dog is suspected of triggering a fire that damaged the kitchen of a Ridge Road home Friday evening, Niagara County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies said a resident...
View ArticleMarijuana worth $6,000 found growing in remote area of Sportsmen’s Club
PENDLETON – Authorities Saturday seized six marijuana plants worth $6,000 that were discovered growing in a wooded area of the Tonawanda Sportsmen’s Club. The plants were growing near an abandoned...
View ArticleArmed robber takes cash at Wrights Corners gas station
A man displayed a handgun Saturday night during an armed robbery at a Wrights Corners gas station, Niagara County sheriff’s deputies reported.The suspect – a man between 6 feet to 6 feet, two inches...
View ArticleMachias pedestrian struck and killed on Route 16
YORKSHIRE — A Machias man was struck and killed by a vehicle early Sunday while walking on Route 16 in the Cattaraugus County Town of Yorkshire, State Police reported.Edward Speaker, 28, was walking...
View ArticleArmed robbery reported in University Heights area
A man robbed two victims at gunpoint early Sunday in the University Heights neighborhood, Buffalo police reported.A man and woman told police a man approached them at 12:45 a.m. at the intersection of...
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