Death of Fort Erie businessman labeled suspicious
The founder of a Fort Erie marine business was found dead in his home on Bertie Street on Monday and local police are treating the death as suspicious.According to Niagara Regional Police, an...
View ArticleDeath of woman found in burned car ruled a homicide
Buffalo police have identified the body of a female found Monday morning in a burning car and ruled her death a homicide.The victim was identified as Desirae James, 30, of Buffalo, said Chief of...
View ArticleWoman charged with DWI after one-car crash
A 33-year-old woman was charged with drunken driving, after a one-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon on the Seneca Nation Reservation.Jessica J. Garrow, of Gordon Garrow Road, was arrested for DWI and...
View ArticleGraham sentenced to five years over failed attempt to kill girl, 17
A Buffalo teenager whose attempt to kill a 17-year-old girl failed when his revolver did not fire because he had loaded it with the wrong ammunition was sentenced today to five years in prison.State...
View ArticleCheektowaga woman admits embezzling $92,000 from employers
A Cheektowaga woman convicted 17 years ago of embezzling $120,00 from her Buffalo employer pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing nearly $92,000 from other city-based companies where she worked as a...
View ArticleElma man charged with DWI after driving his car into ditch
An Elma man was arrested for drunken driving and other charges after he drove his car into a ditch Monday night on Willardshire Road in the town of Aurora, the Erie County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleFalls man admits role in robbery
LOCKPORT – David Anthony, 21, of Ontario Avenue, Niagara Falls, accepted a plea deal Tuesday in connection with the June 20 robbery of a man in the 1600 block of Cleveland Avenue in the Falls.Anthony...
View Article3 burglaries, 2 assaults have Amherst police warning residents to take care
A thief broke into three homes near North French Road in the Town of Amherst early Tuesday morning – all through unlocked doors.Friday, two women became the targets of an assailant who came up from...
View ArticleCheektowaga woman admits embezzling $92,000 from employers
A Cheektowaga woman convicted 17 years ago of embezzling $120,000 from her Buffalo employer pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing nearly $92,000 from other city-based companies where she worked as a...
View ArticleCar stuck in Route 219 snow leads to felony DWI arrest
Weather may have played a role, but alcohol was behind the arrest of a Buffalo motorist whose car went off Route 219 in the Town of Concord early Wednesday morning, Erie County sheriff’s deputies...
View ArticleCorasanti juror pleads guilty in second DWI case
A juror from the Dr. James G. Corasanti fatal hit-and-run DWI trial, who has been arrested twice this year for suspected drunken driving, pleaded guilty Tuesday to driving while intoxicated Oct. 19 in...
View ArticleTwo Genesee County men charged with string of burglaries
Some late night shopping in advance of the Black Friday has landed two Genesee County men behind bars and provided an unexpected bargain for police in solving a series of robberies.Robert C. Grant,...
View ArticleCheektowaga man accused of firing gun at mother’s house
An 18-year-old Cheektowaga man was arrested after firing a handgun at his mother’s house following a long, heated argument, town police reported Wednesday.A neighbor on Ridge Park Avenue called police...
View ArticleBail set for man accused in Falls rape case
LOCKPORT – Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III set bail at $15,000 Wednesday for a Niagara Falls man charged with raping a 14-year-old girl in that city 16 months ago.Clarence Herbert, 33, of...
View ArticleMiddleport pastor accused of sex abuse of children
LOCKPORT – Rev. Roy D. Harriger Sr. may have left a trail of as many as 10 victims of sexual abuse across three states and four decades, a State Police investigator said Wednesday as he announced the...
View ArticleBuffalo SWAT team responds to apparent suicide in South Buffalo
Buffalo police late Wednesday afternoon were investigating an apparent suicide by gunshot in South Buffalo.At about 2:45 p.m., police were called to a home on Woodside Avenue near McKinley Parkway,...
View ArticleWell known member of LGBT community still missing
The 11-day search to find Frank Goldberg has turned into a dogged one for her family and friends, who struggled through Christmas without her. Now, they hope their exhaustive plea through social media...
View ArticleFive arrested in check forgery scam
State police have arrested five people following an investigation into a check forgery scam.The owner of convenience store in Hartland reported having received and cashed five suspicious checks, after...
View ArticlePolice identify driver killed in Orleans County crash
A driver was killed and his passenger was injured this morning in a one-vehicle crash in the Orleans County town of Shelby.David M. Russo, 43, of Stafford, appears to have lost control of his car at...
View ArticleMalfunctioning wood-burning boiler causes shed fire in Java.
TOWN OF JAVA— Five Wyoming County fire companies responded to an early morning fire Wednesday that started in a 10-foot by 15-foot shed on Java Road.The shed contained a malfunctioning wood boiler...
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