U.S. attorney in Buffalo collects over $71 million in civil litigation
Civil litigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York sweetened federal coffers by a little more than $71 million during the past 12 months, U.S. Attorney William J....
View ArticleBuffalo man accepts plea deal for helping killer of Cheektowaga girl
LOCKPORT – Tyler S. Best, the Buffalo man charged with helping a killer dispose of a 5-year-old girl’s body, said Friday he did it because he “felt threatened” by John R. Freeman Jr., who woke him up...
View ArticleCrash victim, defendant address each other during court sentencing
A heartfelt exchange between a convicted drunken driver and the woman he severely injured in a March crash created a dramatic scene in Erie County Court on Friday morning.“That’s pretty sobering,...
View ArticleElderly man pleads guilty to abusing young girls
An 81-year-old Blasdell man has pleaded guilty after being accused of sexually abusing two young girls under 13 years old, the Erie County Sheriff’s Department announced Friday.David Palmer pleaded...
View ArticleBurglars hit two e-cigarette shops in Niagara County
Two electronic cigarette shops have reported recent break-ins, one of them for the third time recently.The owner of NY Vapor in Niagara Falls told police that someone forced their way into his...
View ArticleWest Seneca man charged with felony DWI
WARSAW – A West Seneca man was jailed in Warsaw on Wednesday evening after a repeat arrest for driving while intoxicated, according to the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies observed Paul R....
View ArticleDeputy gets probation for pepper-spraying inmate
An Erie County Sheriff’s deputy who sprayed a handcuffed inmate in the face with pepper spray at the Erie County Correctional Facility was sentenced to one year of probation, including six months’...
View ArticleCops crash party, arrest nine for underage drinking
ATTICA – Nine people were arrested in Attica for underage drinking after Wyoming County Sheriff’s deputies crashed their party on Exchange Street Road early Friday morning, officials said.Deputies...
View ArticlePolice seek man who tried to grab woman in Eggertsville
A man who followed a woman from a tanning salon to her Eggertsville home Thursday evening attempted to grab her as she got out of her car, Amherst Police reported.The woman screamed and the man ran...
View ArticleFalls police make five arrests for selling drugs
Niagara Falls police arrested five people over the past week for selling drugs, Detective David LeGault said Friday.Edward H. Weston, 60, of Welch Avenue, was charged with illegal possession of a...
View Article‘Con man’ jailed for $10,000 business fraud
LOCKPORT – A man who swindled a victim out of $10,000 in what a prosecutor called “a moderately elaborate scheme” was sentenced to a year in jail Friday by Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon...
View ArticleNiagara Falls man who shot himself takes plea deal in another shooting, drug...
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man who spent most of his court appearance Friday staring down at the table and mumbling his answers pleaded guilty to shooting an alleged drug dealer, accidentally shooting...
View ArticleFormer Wheatfield supervisor arrested on contempt warrant
Former Wheatfield Supervisor Timothy E. Demler was picked up on a civil warrant at his home Thursday morning and taken to a Buffalo courtroom to answer court orders left over from his divorce,...
View ArticleNorth Tonawanda man faces six-count drug indictment
LOCKPORT – A North Tonawanda man pleaded not guilty in Niagara County Court Friday to an indictment accusing him of making three illegal pill sales in that city early last year.James Fontana, 23, of...
View ArticleWheatfield man jailed for animal cruelty
LOCKPORT – A man who violated the terms of his probation on a felony charge of aggravated animal cruelty was sentenced to a year behind bars Friday by State Supreme Court Justice Richard C. Kloch...
View ArticleProbation, fine, weekends in jail for drunken driver
LOCKPORT – A three-time drunken driver was sentenced Friday to five years’ probation, four weekends in jail and fines and fees total $1,555.Jason R. Mucha, 43, of Old Beattie Road, Lockport, had...
View Article10 years in prison is sentence for drug dealer who failed in treatment
LOCKPORT – A Town of Lockport man was sentenced Friday to 10 years in state prison and three years of post-release supervision after he flunked out of the judicial diversion program of...
View ArticleGunman robs juvenile on Hennepin Street
A juvenile was robbed at gunpoint Friday afternoon while walking on Hennepin Street near Bailey Avenue, Buffalo police said.The victim was approached by two men, one of whom pointed a black handgun at...
View ArticleCity of Tonawanda man, 24, convicted for 17th time
A City of Tonawanda man was convicted of a crime for the 17th time in his 24 years, this time for burglary, reckless endangerment and resisting arrest, Erie County District Attorney Frank A. Sedita...
View ArticleOne officer’s suggestion: ‘Have a little empathy’
Orchard Park Police Lt. Joseph Ray checks in with people and families whose mental or emotional issues have required a police response.Ray, recently promoted, sees problem-solving as an important...
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