Student renters, University Heights residents band together at UB block party
Neighbors Mark Whitcomb and Rodney Johnson were rousted from their Tyler Street homes Sunday by the sound of raucous University at Buffalo students in the street.It wasn’t a loud house party, though....
View ArticleFriendship man makes threatening call
A Friendship man made the acquaintance of New York State Police Thursday after allegedly threatening another man over the phone.Dana A. McAllister was arrested and charged with second-degree...
View ArticleWest Seneca man charged with DWI after almost hitting trooper
A West Seneca man was arrested for driving drunk early Saturday after he swerved out of his lane and almost struck a state police car, New York State Police officials reported Monday. 42-year-old...
View ArticleProperty missing after party at vacationing grandpa’s home
TOWN OF LOCKPORT – A vacationing Ernest Road resident returned home Sunday after a warning from police, only to discover nearly $2,300 worth of property missing from his home.Sheriff’s deputies said...
View ArticleFelony DWI suspect chased through backyards on Cattaraugus Reservation
A driver who led Erie County Sheriff’s deputies on a foot chase through several backyards on the Cattaraugus Reservation was charged with felony driving while intoxicated.Desmond A. Jimerson, 40, of...
View ArticleClose call in Machias lands Elma man with felony DWI charge
MACHIAS – An Elma man was charged with felony driving while intoxicated Sunday after state police responded to reports of hazardous driving.Charles W. Olday Jr., 54, of Elma, was stopped about 5:25...
View ArticleMan loses wallet, cellphone in Schiller Park robbery
Three assailants attacked and robbed a man early Sunday in the Schiller Park neighborhood. The victim was walking on Doat Street near Zelmer Street shortly after midnight when the attackers approached...
View ArticleArmed bandits rob woman of purse, cellphone on Paderewski Drive
A woman was robbed Sunday night as she was walking on Paderewski Drive near Wilson Street.The victim said two men wearing hoodies approached her as she was walking to work about 9:15 p.m. One of the...
View ArticleAllentown woman mugged, robbed in Irving Place attack
An Allentown woman was robbed early Monday by a man who followed her as she walked north on Irving Place.The victim told police she was confronted about 12:30 a.m., when the bandit grabbed her,...
View ArticleMan shot in the face and back listed in critical condition
A man was shot in the face and back Sunday night during an attack in the 100-block of Brunswick Boulevard on the East Side. Police identified the victim as Leonard Webb, who is in the late 50s. He was...
View ArticleTonawanda Street woman linked to two holdup attempts
A Tonawanda Street woman was arrested Monday after entering an Amherst Street liquor store and demanding money, police said. Ashley Steffens, 25, covered her face with a shirt as she entered Gambino...
View ArticleCar fire spreads to nearby home on Buffalo’s West Side
A car fire spread to a nearby occupied home on the city’s West Side early Tuesday morning, leaving a total estimated damage of $26,500 to the home, its contents and the vehicle, Buffalo fire officials...
View ArticleScajaquada Expressway crash sends two to hospital
A three-vehicle crash on the Scajaquada Expressway at Parkside Avenue caused a backup and sent two people to the hospital this morning. The crash, which was reported at 9:34 a.m., snarled weekday...
View ArticleNiagara Falls teen shot three times on Pine Avenue late Monday night
A 19-year-old Niagara Falls man was taken to Erie County Medical Center late Monday night after being shot three times near Pine Avenue and Seventh Street, city police said. He was listed in serious...
View ArticleFire set for Molotov cocktail that failed to explode extinguished in Cambria
A deputy who doused the fire with a patrol car fire extinguisher about 3:35 p.m. discovered a small liquor bottle atop a stack of newspapers, with metal mesh used as a wick.. Several patrol units...
View ArticleDisbarred lawyer gets prison for client thefts
They had been good buddies for decades. They’d gone fishing together in Buffalo and Florida. For about 20 years, Donald L. Miller had hosted Thomas J. Wojciechowski in his mobile home in Florida and...
View ArticleWebster man, 31, accused of failing to register as a sex offender
WARSAW – A Webster man was arrested Sunday for failing to register as a convicted sex offender, authorities said. Timothy J. Welch, 31, was remanded to Wyoming County Jail when ebster police arrested...
View ArticleBuffalo police officer bitten by pit bull on Sweeney Street
A Ferry-Fillmore District police officer was bitten in the groin by a pit bull Monday night as he attempted to apprehend a criminal-mischief suspect in the Fillmore-Best area, police said.Authorities...
View ArticleTSA flags Missouri man attempting to carry loaded gun onto plane
A Missouri man was arrested Thursday after trying to carry a loaded firearm onto a plane at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport.The man, whose name was not released, was arrested after...
View ArticleVandals create a mess inside School 77 on Normal Avenue
Vandals set off fire extinguishers and knocked over a bookshelf in School 77 on Buffalo’s West Side Monday, Central District police said.Police believe juveniles broke a window on a door to enter the...
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