State police arrest couple for drugs in Batavia
BATAVIA – A Tennesee couple allegedly making methamphetamine here for street sales was arrested Thursday by State Police. Ricky A. Leach Jr., 33, and Jessica M. Ring, 28, both of Goodletsville, Tenn.,...
View ArticleOne man exonerated and another convicted in burglaries
One man was exonerated and another convicted in connection with a pair of burglaries in North Buffalo last November, according to Erie County District Attorney Frank A. Sedita III.Donald Clark, 49, a...
View ArticlePolice officer’s tactics in arrest of Rochester woman under scrutiny
ROCHESTER – An officer struggling to subdue a woman at the scene of a family dispute acted properly when he hit her in the head and wrestled her to the ground, despite her repeatedly telling officers...
View ArticleTwo arrested for marijuana during drug search of area
Two men were arrested for marijuana possession late Thursday afternoon as police were making a search of the Lisbon Avenue area because of complaints of drugs in the area.Eugene Holiday, 22, of...
View ArticleEx-Buffalo man who distributed cocaine from Texas gets 10 years
A 32-year-old former Buffalo man who now lives in League City, Texas, was ordered by Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny to serve a 10-year prison term and then have five years of supervised...
View ArticleMaid of the Mist wins ruling for new boat site on U.S. side as judge...
A judge Thursday dismissed a lawsuit that threatened the iconic Maid of the Mist’s continued operation of boat tours on the American side of Niagara Falls.State Supreme Court Justice Catherine...
View ArticleNiagara Falls police make one arrest, confiscate drugs and weapon
Niagara Falls police, aided by officers from four other agencies, teamed up to make one arrest and confiscate drugs and an assault weapon during a pre-dawn raid Friday of three suspected drug houses...
View ArticleFire leaves $30,000 damage to two houses in Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood
A suspicious fire in a vacant house in the city’s Broadway-Fillmore area early Friday caused a total of $30,000 damage to two houses, Buffalo fire officials said.Firefighters responding shortly after...
View ArticleInmate mistakenly released from Alden surrenders to authorities
An Erie County Correctional Facility inmate incarcerated on a harassment conviction was mistakenly released Thursday, but back in custody this morning, authorities said.Cleveland Childs, 51, of...
View ArticleBills linebacker hires former Lynch attorney in marijuana case
Buffalo Bills linebacker Nigel Bradham will appear in Town of Tonawanda Court on Sept. 11 to answer charges of unlawful possession of marijuana and driving a vehicle with illegally tinted...
View ArticleLineman badly injured in 2010 fall in West Seneca awarded $5.6 million
A utility lineman was awarded about $5.6 million in damages for injuries suffered after falling about 30 feet from a utility pole.John Jourdan’s fall occurred during a NYSEG utility project in West...
View ArticleTwo bar employees accused of serving underage drinkers in Niagara County
LOCKPORT – Two bar employees were arrested during an undercover probe of underage drinking by the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office, state police and the State Liquor Authority.Undercover agents targted...
View ArticleTown of Tonawanda man indicted in China-to-WNY drug case
On May 31 Viera was parked in a car near the LaSalle Post Office in Niagara Falls, where a co-conspirator was supposed to pick up a package that had been sent from China, Hochul said. The package,...
View ArticleFalls man to serve four years for molesting girl
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man was sentenced Friday to four years in prison and 10 years of post-release supervision for sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl last year.Thomas R. Murray II, 38, of 87th...
View ArticleMan who torched Falls house assigned to mental health facility
LOCKPORT – A stint in a state mental health facility was ordered Friday for a Niagara Falls man who set fire Aug. 12, 2012, to a house on 20th Street in the Falls, from which he had just been...
View ArticleCounseling ordered for man who injured 4-year-old son
LOCKPORT – Counseling and parenting classes were prescribed Friday for a North Tonawanda man who dislocated his 4-year-old son’s elbow Sept. 4.Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas placed Daniel J....
View ArticleLawsuit vs. Cheektowaga police officers settled; terms not disclosed
A lawsuit claiming that Cheektowaga police forced their way into a Depew apartment and used excessive force against two women inside has been settled out of court.The lawsuit, filed by Kathryn and...
View ArticlePolice put the boot on suspect accused of bootleg DVD sales
A Normal Avenue man who cursed police officers sent to Rhode Island Street and Normal late Thursday was taken into custody for trying to sell bootleg DVD movies, authorities said. Julio Rodriguez, 33,...
View ArticleBoston woman charged with breaking into car in Buffalo
A Town of Boston woman arrested on stolen property charges is accused of breaking into a parked car on Chandler Street near Military Road in Buffalo about 2:30 a.m. Friday and stealing a computer and...
View ArticleWoman accused of unfriendly jab during dispute over money
A Royal Avenue man charged with criminal mischief and harassment is accused of punching a woman in the face as they argued over money at Delaware and Hertel avenues about 11:30 p.m. Thursday. Daniel...
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