Former postmaster admits thefts
An Eden man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the U.S. Postal Service.Michael Kozina, the former postmaster at the Lawtons post office, pleaded...
View ArticleLockport police seek man who may need help
LOCKPORT – City police were looking for a man whom they believe is in need of medical or psychiatric help, after a second pool of blood and suicide note were found Thursday morning near the Erie...
View ArticleFlordia man arrested on weapons charge at Buffalo-Niagara International...
A Florida man carrying a loaded handgun at the Buffalo-Niagara International Airport was stopped by a TSA officer Thursday morning, marking the third firearms incident at the airport this year. The...
View ArticleFredonia truck driver dies in multi-vehicle accident
FREDONIA – A Fredonia man died after he lost control of the tractor-trailer he was driving on Thursday afternoon and struck several vehicles, police said. Leland Johnson was traveling eastbound on...
View ArticleTrayvon’s father spoke of his son in visit to Buffalo
Grown men had tears in their eyes after listening to Tracy Martin talk about his son and the outcome of George Zimmerman’s murder trial, according to those who heard him when Martin was in Buffalo...
View ArticleVictim shot on Northumberland Avenue
Buffalo police responded Thursday evening to a shooting on Northumberland Avenue that left a victim with a gunshot wound to the chest, authorities said.Much of Northumberland Avenue, which runs...
View Article17-year-old seriously wounded on Northumberland
A 17-year-old male was seriously wounded on Northumberland Avenue Thursday night. The teen, who was shot in the chest, is listed in serious condition at Erie County Medical Center Friday morning,...
View ArticleDriver injured in one-vehicle crash in Evans
A driver was injured Friday morning when the vehicle went off Southwestern Boulevard near Eden Evans Center Road and struck a guardrail, police said.The injured driver was taken by Mercy Flight to...
View ArticleBoat passengers ejected in Small Boat Harbor crash
A boat crashed into the breakwall at the Small Boat Harbor off of Fuhrmann Boulevard and some passengers were ejected into the water, one of them up against the breakwall with apparent injuries,...
View ArticleOswego woman charged with felony DWI in Wheatfield
An Oswego woman on probation for a prior driving while intoxicated conviction was caught driving drunk in the Town of Wheatfield Friday, State Police reported.Samanatha Wyman, 34, was charged with...
View ArticlePolice seek help in finding man who robbed blind man
Buffalo police are asking for the public’s help in catching a man who allegedly pushed a blind man from behind and stole items out of his pockets, authorities said Friday.The incident occurred June 26...
View ArticleMan sought in Garner Avenue arson
A Buffalo man who allegedly drove by a Garner Avenue residence and threatened to “shoot everyone” late Thursday night returned early Friday morning, poured gasoline along the sides of the house and...
View ArticleNiagara County park reports $15,000 damage in copper wire theft
WHEATFIELD – Someone cut four 75-foot copper electrical lines to the maintenance building at Oppenheim Park on Niagara Falls Boulevard about 3:05 a.m. Friday.Edward McDonald, a groundskeeper for the...
View ArticleWoman charged with disorderly conduct in jail parking lot
LOCKPORT – A Town of Lockport woman was charged with disorderly conduct in the parking lot of the Niagara County Jail Friday morning.Deputy Raymond F. Tracy Jr. said he saw a vehicle driven by Kelly...
View ArticlePendleton man catches juvenile burglar in Lockport
LOCKPORT – A juvenile was captured by a citizen Thursday night in the Town of Lockport after the boy allegedly stole his bicycle, along with a dirt bike from a Beattie Avenue woman’s garage.William J....
View ArticleSix injured when taxi smashes into Heritage Centers building in Buffalo
Six people – including three children – were injured Friday morning when a taxi driver apparently ran a red light, struck another car and then crashed into the Heritage Centers building on Oak Street,...
View ArticleObama speaks on race in light of Trayvon case
WASHINGTON – In a rare and public reflection on race, President Obama called on the nation Friday to do some soul searching over the death of Trayvon Martin and the acquittal of his shooter, saying...
View ArticleDepew woman beaten and robbed on Buffalo bike path
A Depew woman was beaten and robbed Saturday morning on a West Side bike path.The woman told police that about 7:30 a.m., a teenager dragged her onto the bike path at Forest and Niagara streets, then...
View ArticleDispute over downed limb escalates into attack with golf club
NIAGARA FALLS – Thunderstorms that caused outages overnight Friday also managed to fray nerves, leading to one arrest, Niagara Falls police said.Dennis C. Townsend, 50, of Ashland Avenue, was charged...
View Article$10,000 in damage left in wake of $5,000 copper theft
WHEATFIELD – A thief caused an estimated $10,000 in damage while stealing $5,000 worth of copper from Oppenheim Park on Niagara Falls Boulevard early Friday, Niagara County sheriff’ deputies said. A...
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