Buffalo police arrest man suspected of two fatal shootings
Two people are dead and a Buffalo man is charged with their murders, which occurred just hours apart.Michael Moore, 31, of Crestwood Avenue, was arrested Saturday and accused of fatally shooting his...
View ArticleSweep leads to four arrests for selling alcohol to minors
Three store clerks and a bartender were arrested for selling alcohol to a minor in Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties after New York State Police made compliance checks at area bars and convenience...
View ArticleFire causes $75,000 damage to vacant house near Medical Campus
A fire Saturday night at a vacant home near the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus night caused $75,000 in damage, Buffalo Fire Department officials said.Firefighters were called to 246 Carlton St. at...
View ArticleSecond fatal crash at Hamburg roundabout in two years
A Hamburg man died early this morning after he was ejected from his motorcycle at the intersection of Big Tree Road and South Park Avenue, according to Hamburg police.The man, 42, was found in the...
View ArticleInjured man taken from Niagara Gorge
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – The Niagara Falls Fire Department used its newly-acquired davit arm Sunday afternoon to lift an injured man out of the Niagara Gorge after a mishap on the Niagara Glen...
View ArticleHamburg man hurt in Stockton accident
STOCKTON – A 32-year-old Hamburg man was flown by Starflight to Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, with injuries suffered about 2 p.m. Sunday when a pickup truck towing a camper trailer went out...
View ArticleWoman killed, man critically hurt in Cattaraugus County motorcycle accident
A motorcycle accident in Cattaraugus County on Sunday night has claimed the life of a 43-year-old woman and critically injured a 49-year-old man, state police at Machias reported.Both the driver and...
View ArticleFalls man accused of four drug deals in a month
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man was arraigned in Niagara County Court Friday on an indictment that accused her of making four cocaine sales to a police informant in less than a month.Sydney Jackson,...
View ArticleWrongful death suit filed in Niagara Falls pedestrian fatality
LOCKPORT – The brother of a man killed while walking on Hyde Park Boulevard in Niagara Falls two years ago filed a wrongful death suit against the driver this week in State Supreme Court.The plaintiff...
View ArticleRaids on 3 delis net Buffalo police guns, ammunition, cigarettes
Guns, untaxed cigarettes and ammunition were among the items seized this week by Buffalo police following a sting of three corner delicatessens that originated with information obtained by the...
View ArticleThief may be angling for entire stretch of school’s chain-link fence
Officials of Hillery Park School 27 on Pawnee Parkway believe the person who removed and damaged 45 metal ties that keep 360 feet of chain-link fence connected may be trying to steal the entire fence,...
View ArticlePolice say man found dead in repair shop was victim of a homicide
Buffalo police confirmed Friday that a man found dead late Thursday morning in the basement of a Tonawanda Street auto repair shop was the victim of a homicide.Bradley Kneightinger, 43, who had...
View ArticleWoman seriously injured in crash of motorcycle on Scajaquada
A woman was taken to Erie County Medical Center after she lost control of her motorcycle about 8:30 Friday on the eastbound Scajaquada Expressway and struck a guardrail, Buffalo police spokesman...
View ArticleWoman sues Lancaster, police in boyfriend’s Taser death
The girlfriend of a man killed in 2011 after being hit by Taser fire from Lancaster police is suing the town and several officers who were on the scene at the time of the incident.Sarah Faltisco filed...
View ArticleChautauqua County sheriff’s deputies arrest accused burglar
WESTFIELD - A man wanted on burglary and grand larceny charges was picked up Friday night by Chautauqua County Sheriff’s deputies.Jonathon N. Paddock II, 29, was found during a warrant check at about...
View ArticleMotorcyclist badly injured in Niagara Falls crash
NIAGARA FALLS – A 36-year-old motorcyclist suffered head and chest injuries early Saturday in a collision with a car, police said. The crash occurred just after midnight at 27th and Niagara streets...
View ArticleSpate of Niagara County break-ins targets vehicles that are unlocked
WHEATFIELD – Niagara County sheriff’s deputies said several recent car break-ins – ncluding two in the Town of Wheatfield – had one element in common: unlocked vehicles parked in driveways. A Slusaric...
View ArticleThief returns vehicle to Newfane owner– but not in the same condition
NEWFANE – A thief was kind enough to return an Elmwood Lane man’s vehicle after apparently stealing it overnight, Niagara County sheriff’s deputies said, but wasn’t as thoughtful with the victim’s...
View ArticleDriver snoozing in Jeep charged with DWI, drug possession
NORTH TONAWANDA – A North Tonawanda man driving on a conditional license because of four previous alcohol-related offenses was arrested for drunken driving and drug possession early Friday, Niagara...
View ArticleNiagara Falls police officer exchanges gunfire with shootout suspect
NIAGARA FALLS – In a scene that could have been out of a Hollywood action movie, a Niagara Falls police officer investigating an exchange of gunfire between the occupants of two vehicles at about 3...
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