Suspect linked to police chase also accused of eluding justice
CHERRY CREEK – A Perrysburg man accused of leading a state trooper on a nine-mile chase in February failed to appear in court to answer a charge of felony driving while ability impaired by drugs and...
View ArticleAcquaintance attacks Falls woman, makes off with money, coat and cellphone
NIAGARA FALLS – An Ashland Avenue woman was attacked and robbed Friday night by a male acquaintance she let into her home to use the telephone, police said. The victim told police she answered a knock...
View ArticleCredit card stolen at gym used for shopping spree
TOWN OF NIAGARA – Town of Niagara and Niagara Falls police Saturday morning arrested a Buffalo man accused of stealing a credit card the suspect used on a shopping spree. The credit card was stolen...
View ArticleTown of Tonawanda police arrest suspect in teen’s stabbing
A 15-year-old boy stabbed multiple times early Saturday was in serious condition in Erie County Medical Center, and the Town of Tonawanda police have a suspect in custody.Moshe E. Rodriguez, 21, of...
View ArticleCasey Anthony’s attorney defends jury’s work
Jose Baez doesn’t mince words when talking about “the storm” that whirled around the Casey Anthony murder trial.He’s not shy about lambasting the media for its tabloid-like coverage or prosecutors for...
View ArticleBody of Niagara County hunter found as search gets under way
TOWN OF PORTER – A hunter who had been reported missing late Saturday afternoon was found dead by his hunting partner in a wooded area of Youngstown-Wilson Road and Ransomville Road.The Niagara County...
View ArticleRobber hits Key Bank branch in Lackawanna
Lackawanna police are looking for a man who robbed the Key Bank branch at 703 Ridge Road about 2:30 p.m. Friday.The man, who was not wearing a mask, reportedly handed a teller a threatening note and...
View ArticlePublishing firm drops suit against elections commissioner
The New York City publishing company suing Republican Elections Commissioner Ralph M. Mohr has dropped its civil suit.Without explanation, John Wiley & Sons informed Mohr by email that it is...
View ArticleBuffalo woman gets prison term on cocaine charges
A 41-year-old Buffalo woman was sentenced to a 30-month prison term Friday on her conviction for attempting to receive a package of cocaine shipped from the U.S. Virgin Islands.Tracy D. Anderson was...
View ArticlePerrysburg man arrested after wild chase in Chautauqua County
A Perrysburg man is behind bars Saturday after leading five police agencies in two counties on a wild chase that ended in his own driveway.It all began shortly after midnight Saturday morning when...
View ArticlePolice say suspect shaved his head between robbery and arrest
Lackawanna police late Friday night had to chase and fight a bank robbery suspect before finally subduing and arresting him.The KeyBank branch at 703 Ridge Road was held up at about 2:30 p.m. Friday,...
View ArticleTwo armed with handguns escape with $600 in Falls street robbery
NIAGARA FALLS – A 63-year-old Buffalo man told police he was robbed by two young men armed with handguns after leaving a Highland Avenue business early Saturday. The victim told police he was walking...
View ArticleFalls woman robbed, attacked in late-night encounter
NIAGARA FALLS – Two robbers made off with $300 in cash after attacking a woman at Tronolone Street and Walnut Avenue late Friday, police said. The 24-year-old victim told police two women asked her...
View ArticleCouple attacked by five men after leaving Falls convenience store
NIAGARA FALLS – Five men robbed a couple shortly after leaving a downtown convenience store early Saturday, according to police.A woman told police she and her boyfriend were enroute from the 7-Eleven...
View ArticleFalls police find alleged car thieves sleeping on the job
NIAGARA FALLS – Two suspects accused of stealing a car were arrested early Friday after they were discovered asleep in the vehicle, Niagara Falls police said.Police said they spotted the 2006...
View ArticleSurveillance photos lead police to suspect in Culinary Institute theft
NIAGARA FALLS – Surveillance video led police to the suspect who stole items worth more than $1,200 Wednesday night from an office of the Niagara County Community College Culinary Institute. Michael...
View ArticleOrchard Park man accused of driving drunk with 2-year-old daughter in vehicle
An Orchard Park man was charged Friday with driving drunk with his 2-year-old daughter as a passenger in his vehicle.Frank Piskorowski, 28, was stopped by Orchard Park police on Abbott Road for...
View ArticleBlood on jacket is key evidence in '79 murder case
Authorities say that after stabbing Patti Rodriguez 108 times, Michael Rodriguez fled from Lackawanna’s Holy Cross Cemetery in the early morning hours of Good Friday, April 13, 1979, his clothes...
View ArticleMarchant can be cross-examined on incidents with exes, judge rules
LOCKPORT – Jennifer Marchant, the North Tonawanda woman who claims she killed her boyfriend in self-defense, may be cross-examined regarding her physical confrontations with two other men, Niagara...
View ArticleCabbie robbed of $300 in Riverside attack
A cab driver told Buffalo police he was punched, choked and robbed by two males early Saturday in the city’s Riverside neighborhood.The cabbie picked up a fare about 1:18 a.m. on Roesch Avenue, where...
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