Hamburg woman pleads guilty to defrauding government
A Hamburg woman confessed her involvement in a tax scheme that earned her and a co-conspirator $60,961 in fraudulent tax returns.Sheri L. Becirovic, 47, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the...
View ArticleThree Buffalo men plead guilty to drug trafficking
Three Buffalo men could face up to 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine after pleading guilty to drug trafficking.Michael Smerka, 56, James Simmons, 38 and Timothy Borkowski, 46, entered pleas...
View ArticleLewiston man surrenders and faces charge in fatal hit-and-run
A 22-year-old Lewiston man surrendered to members of the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday after a fatal hit-and-run incident earlier in the day.Carmen Crapsi was charged with a felony count...
View ArticleFormer Lockport resident jailed on rape charge
State Police have arrested a former Lockport resident on rape charges.Andrew K. Peyatt, 55, of Bridgeport, W. Va., was charged with first-degree rape, first-degree criminal sexual act and third-degree...
View ArticleTwo rescued after falling into Niagara Gorge
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – A man and woman were taken to local hospitals after being rescued from the Niagara Gorge this morning.Niagara Parks Police received a 911 call at about 7:20 a.m. reporting a male...
View ArticlePolice release surveillance image of suspect in Toys R Us killing
Grainy surveillance photos of an intruder inside the Hamburg Toys R Us store were released by police Sunday in hopes that the public can help them catch a killer.The unidentified man – wearing a black...
View ArticleMan robbed at gunpoint in Buffalo
A man was held up at gunpoint on Buffalo’s East Side around 11:15 a.m., Sunday, according to police.The man told police he was on Jefferson Avenue between Glenwood Avenue and East Utica Street when an...
View ArticleLawsuit will continue in case tied to baby’s death
An appeals court ruled unanimously Friday that a malicious prosecution lawsuit filed by a former Niagara Falls man can proceed.The Appellate Division of State Supreme Court agreed with a lower court...
View ArticleOrchard Park police break up teens’ drinking party
About 30 youths aged 17-19 were drinking “a large quantity of alcohol” Friday night in a wooded area on Evergreen Trail, a new street in the Braunview development off Baker Road in Orchard Park,...
View ArticlePolice charge two with possessing loaded firearms
In separate incidents, an East Side man and a juvenile were arrested Saturday afternoon during the Gus Macker basketball tournament for possession of loaded firearms.Gus Macker security officials and...
View ArticleGunman sought in hold-up of Elmwood service station
A gunman robbed a service station on Elmwood Avenue, near Amherst Street, over the weekend, Buffalo police said.The man walked into Joe’s Service Center at 1602 Elmwood at 11:45 p.m. Saturday, pulled...
View ArticleMan, young accomplice accused in mugging
A 23-year-old Buffalo man and a juvenile have been charged in a mugging on South Park Avenue.Erick D. Threatt of Buffalo and a 15-year-old accomplice are accused of accosting a male while he was...
View ArticleMultiple-vehicle crash closes Skyway
The Skyway was closed in both directions for almost an hour during this morning’s rush hour, following an approximately five-vehicle chain-reaction accident that apparently resulted in only minor...
View ArticleSword-wielding burglars stab occupant in Buffalo home invasion
Two men armed with a large sword kicked in the front door of an East Side home early Monday morning, during a home invasion that left one of the occupants stabbed in the left leg, Ferry-Fillmore...
View ArticlePizza and cell phone stolen in Buffalo gunpoint robbery
Four people, one pulling out a semi-automatic handgun, stole a pizza and a cell phone during a street robbery on Purdy Street early Monday morning, Central District police reported.The victim and a...
View ArticleFormer mattress store worker admits thefts
LOCKPORT – A Depew woman who was charged with stealing customers’ credit card numbers while she was working at a Niagara Falls mattress store pleaded guilty Monday.Donna L. Liberatore, 40, of Seabert...
View ArticleLockport man pleads not guilty in meth lab case
LOCKPORT – One of two men arrested in a Jan. 11 raid on an alleged methamphetamine lab in Newfane was arraigned on a nine-count indictment Monday in Niagara County Court.James O. White, 21, of Olcott...
View Article‘Bottle bomb’ left at Lockport Police station
LOCKPORT – A State Police bomb squad was called to Lockport Police Headquarters Sunday after a man left a “bottle bomb” outside the complaint window, Police Chief Lawrence M. Eggert said.Two State...
View ArticleMexican man indicted in Home Depot “ticket switch” scam
A federal grand jury has indicted a man from Mexico and accused him of running a “ticket switch” scam at Home Depot stores here and across the country.The two-count indictment charges Luis Alcalar...
View ArticleFBI seeks help in identifying bank robber
The FBI is asking for help in finding a man suspected of robbing the M&T Bank branch at Parkside and Hertel avenues Monday.Richard M. Frankel, acting special agent in Charge of the FBI in Buffalo,...
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