Amherst boy, 11, struck by car
An 11-year-old Amherst boy rode his bike into oncoming traffic Friday morning and was struck by a car on Burroughs Drive, Amherst police reported. The young bicyclist, whose name was not released, was...
View ArticlePostal carrier admits stealing $400,000 from elderly customer
The man lived in a cluttered, battered Buffalo home and was in need of help when Peter Saraceno first met him years ago while delivering the mail.So Saraceno befriended the man, a fellow veteran. He...
View ArticleOne arrest and 72 issued appearance tickets at Brad Paisley concert
One person was arrested and 72 were issued appearance tickets Friday night at the Brad Paisley concert at the Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office said.Sixty-six of...
View ArticleEast Amherst man and son charged with attempted home break-in
An East Amherst man and his son were charged with burglary overnight after an off-duty police officer saw them trying to break into a house on Transit Road, Amherst police said.Michael Codelia Sr,,...
View ArticleWoman, 60, dies after motorcycle crashes into Hamburg home
A 60-year-old woman died after her she lost control of her three-wheeled motorcycle, which suddenly accelerated and crashed into a home in the Village of Hamburg Friday afternoon, village police...
View ArticleHeavy-metal caper is not music to Falls electrical business
NIAGARA FALLS – A city man was arrested after being spotted pushing 200 pounds of “industrial-sized metal pieces” in a shopping cart Saturday morning, police said.William Dussett, 31, of Ninth Street...
View ArticleMan charged with DWI accused of violating Leandra’s Law
NIAGARA FALLS – A Wheatfield man is accused of violating Leandra’s Law after he was charged late Friday with driving drunk with three young children in his vehicle, police said. Sean M. Robertson, 42,...
View ArticleSheriff’s deputies arrest eight in spate of drunken driving stops
From Newstead to Springville, Erie County sheriff’s deputies arrested eight people overnight on drunken driving charges, bringing the department’s total to 188 this year, authorities said.The most...
View ArticleBuffalo shooting suspect, 14, reportedly brought gun to school
The 14-year-old boy accused of killing a 16-year-old in a fight last weekend had showed off a handgun on a school bus and brought it into the school during the spring, a Buffalo School Board member...
View ArticleFormer music teacher says police pressure led to false confession
LOCKPORT – A former Lutheran school music teacher, whose conviction for sex crimes was overturned by the State Court of Appeals, testified last week that he falsely confessed under police...
View ArticleFour men robbed at gunpoint
Four men were robbed at gunpoint Saturday night near Orleans Street and Shirley Avenue, police reported Sunday.The victims were in a car, authorities said, when a man yelled “Stop!” and approached the...
View ArticleThree hurt in Cheektowaga accident
Three people were taken to Women and Children’s Hospital after they were involved in a car accident Sunday on Walden Avenue near Harlem Road, Cheektowaga Police said.The accident occurred around 3:30...
View ArticleSalamanca woman arrested for DWI after hitting pole
Erie County sheriff’s deputies charged a Salamanca woman with driving while intoxicated and other charges early Sunday following a one-car accident on the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation.Deputy Ryan...
View ArticleSomerset motorcycle crash with deer hospitalizes two
Two people thrown from a motorcycle Sunday afternoon after striking a deer in the Town of Somerset were taken to a local hospital, Niagara County sheriff’s deputies said.Deputies did not identify the...
View ArticleFalls house fires damage two homes
Three adults required housing assistance from the American Red Cross Sunday after fire ripped through the Niagara Falls home they were living in at 1967 Falls St.Niagara Falls firefighters responded...
View ArticleTennessee man pleads guilty to identity theft
A Tennessee man who was found with numerous fraudulent credit cards has pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara, U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr....
View ArticleBuffalo firefighters called out twice to fight fires at same Amherst Street...
Buffalo firefighters returned Monday morning to the scene of a late Sunday night fire in the city’s Black Rock area, leading fire officials to request emergency demolition of the Amherst Street...
View ArticleLockport man takes plea deal in attack on 7-year-old girl
LOCKPORT – David L. Alfonso accepted a plea offer today in connection with a Dec. 31 attack on his girlfriend’s 7-year-old daughter, rather than go to trial in two weeks on an attempted murder...
View ArticleWoman killed as car, pickup collide in Depew
A woman died after her car crossed over the center line on Broadway in Depew and sideswiped a pickup truck on the other side of the street at about 8:30 a.m. today, Depew police said.Police identified...
View ArticleCoast Guard rescues 7 from Bird Island Reef
Seven people who struck the Niagara River’s Bird Island Reef in a boat were rescued by the Coast Guard Tuesday evening, officials said.Their boat had been taking on water very quickly, authorities...
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