Falls man with small stab wound arrested
NIAGARA FALLS – A St. John’s Parkway man was arrested and taken to the hospital with a small stab wound to the chest early Thursday morning after witnesses told city police the assailant chased a man...
View ArticleChautauqua County deputies arrest driver who abandoned vehicle after crash
MAYVILLE – A 31-year-old man who crashed a car in the Town of Hanover and fled the scene has been arrested on multiple charges, Chautauqua County sheriff’s deputies said today.Deputies were dispatched...
View ArticleMan, 19, hurt in fireworks explosion at Orleans campsite
ALBION – A Rochester teen was injured Thursday in a fireworks explosion at a camp site in the Orleans County Town of Murray, sheriff’s deputies reported.Brent A. Mead, 19, was setting off fireworks on...
View ArticleFatal motorcycle crash reported on Leroy Avenue
Buffalo police are still investigating a collision that killed a motorcyclist this evening. The motorcycle collided with an SUV at the intersection of Leroy Avenue and Holden Street at about 7:15...
View ArticleSuspect in store robberies nabbed in Orchard Park
A 40-year-old Buffalo man suspected in a number of recent store robberies in Erie County remained in the Erie County Holding Center on Friday after his arrest by Orchard Park police detectives.James...
View ArticleBuffalo woman accused of hitting parked cars faces DWI and other charges
A 48-year-old West Delavan Avenue woman was arrested on drunken driving and other charges when she allegedly struck five parked cars and drove over the curb in the 2100 block of Main Street near the...
View Article‘Rough crowd’ disrupts Riverside festival on July Fourth
The atmosphere created by some young people Thursday in Riverside Park during the Independence Day festivities turned as combustible as the fireworks.Groups from outside the neighborhood, according to...
View ArticleMother charged, too, after car thief steals vehicle with her child inside
A car thief drove off with more than he bargained for Friday morning when he jumped into an unattended car at a gas station at William Street and Fillmore Avenue.A 3-year-old was in the back seat.The...
View ArticleTwo arrested, nine ticketed during Kid Rock concert
DARIEN – Two people were arrested and nine others received appearance tickets Friday during the Kid Rock concert at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Genesee County Sheriff’s Office said.One man...
View ArticleMan grazed in the chest in shooting on Montana Avenue
Multiple shots fired early Friday on Montana Avenue ended up grazing one man in the chest, Buffalo police said.The victim, who sought treatment in Erie County Medical Center, was shot about 12:09 a.m....
View ArticleGunshots shatter window of East Side gas station/convenience store
Gunshots shattered a window of the Sunoco In-and-Out Mart at Fillmore and Kensington avenues while customers were inside about 2:30 a.m. Saturday, police said. No injuries were reported.
View ArticleVictim of fatal motorcycle crash on Leroy Avenue identified
The victim of Friday’s fatal motorcycle crash in the city’s Leroy neighborhood has been identified as Sonny Lee Hollingsworth, 40, of Buffalo.Hollingsworth was apparently traveling at a high rate of...
View ArticleNinja bandit robs Niagara Falls man of $600
NIAGARA FALLS – A bandit dressed in a Ninja costume robbed a Packard Court man of $600 cash early Friday, Niagara Falls police said. The victim was awakened in bed about 3:30 a.m. by a the bandit in a...
View ArticleResidents escape safely from fire at Gasport home
GASPORT – A 16-year-old boy awoke to see flames shooting from his bedroom closet Friday morning, then managed to get the rest of the occupants out of the home safely, Niagara County sheriff’s deputies...
View ArticleDunkirk police find robbery suspect, happen upon shooting
Dunkirk police tracking a robbery suspect over the weekend found their man and, in the process, happened upon a shooting.It began at about 9:45 p.m. on Friday when investigating the report of a man...
View ArticleHomicide called to scene of fatal shooting in Hamlin Park neighborhood
A teenager was fatally shot Saturday afternoon in the city’s Hamlin Park neighborhood.Police released few details Saturday, but said one male – believed to be 16 – was shot just before 4 p.m. in the...
View ArticleWoman hospitalized after crash involving police cruiser
A woman and a police officer were injured about 4 p.m. Saturday after a two-vehicle crash involving a Town of Tonawanda police cruiser at Sheridan Drive and Military Road.The officer was responding to...
View ArticleSearch under way for Amherst man, 22, who fell into rapids
NIAGARA FALLS – New York State Parks Police were searching the Niagara River late Saturday for two people who had reportedly fallen into the water during two separate incidents.The first happened at...
View ArticleTeen dies after being rescued from Lake Erie
WESTFIELD – A teenager died Saturday after rescuers pulled him from the waters of Lake Erie.The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Jan Carlos Delosantos-Nunez, 17, of...
View ArticlePoor driving leads to DWI, rifle charges
A Frewsburg man charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated Saturday was also found with a loaded rifle and marijuana residue in his vehicle, State Police said today.Steven Cline, 32, was...
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