Town of Niagara man sent to prison for DWI injury crash
LOCKPORT – Cody Miller, who pleaded guilty to driving drunk when his vehicle collided with a pickup truck, injuring the other driver and his daughter, was sentenced Friday to 16 months to four years...
View ArticleProbation violators sent behind bars by Niagara judges
LOCKPORT – Two men who violated probation in separate assault cases were incarcerated Friday.In State Supreme Court, Justice Richard C. Kloch Sr. sentenced Johnny Q. Russell, 19, of John Street,...
View ArticleSalamanca man convicted of stealing SUV
LITTLE VALLEY – A 23-year-old Salamanca man was convicted by a Cattaraugus County Court jury Friday of grand larceny, criminal mischief and criminal possession of stolen property following a three-day...
View ArticleString of armed robberies under investigation in Niagara County
LOCKPORT – The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office believes the same two men are responsible for a string of armed robberies, the first on Dec. 24 and the most recent on Thursday.Niagara County Sheriff...
View ArticleStabbing victim’s last words to killer: “Stab me”
LOCKPORT – Jennifer R. Marchant told North Tonawanda detectives the night she killed her boyfriend that the two had been drinking for hours and were wrestling over a cellphone when he started chasing...
View ArticleEast Side man faces drug counts after fighting with officers
A 33-year-old Hazelwood Avenue man had to be forcibly subdued and handcuffed early Friday morning when he was found to be carrying a sandwich bag containing alleged crack cocaine after officers...
View ArticleYoung woman beaten by more than a dozen Facebook acquaintances
A young woman told Northeast District police that she was beaten up Friday evening by as many as 15 females she knows through Facebook.The victim, who was punched and kicked repeatedly, suffered pain...
View ArticleInjured driver charged with DWI in Collins crash
A resident of the Cattaraugus Reservation injured this morning was charged with driving while intoxicated after losing control of his car on Route 39 in Collins and veering into a field.Matthew...
View ArticleBuffalo thief breaks window, steal bowling ball
An East Aurora man reported an unusual theft from his vehicle on Lower Terrace Street downtown shortly before the Buffalo Bandits game Friday night.The man told police that a thief broke the rear...
View ArticleAuthorities seek help in solving wave of armed holdups
TOWN OF LOCKPORT – The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in solving a string of armed robberies dating back to Dec. 24. Authorities described the bandits only as two...
View ArticleBag of mail may lead police to Falls shoplifter
NIAGARA FALLS – A woman who used a bag of mail as part of a shoplifting ruse may have signed her own arrest warrant Friday when she left much of the mail at the scene of the crime.Police said the...
View ArticleFilmmaker close to plea deal in child porn case
Buoyed by an arts community here and across the world that views his case as a fight over freedom of expression, Lawrence Brose has maintained his innocence for more than four years.The local...
View ArticleProbe underway in theft of copper plumbing from Falls home
NIAGARA FALLS – A 77th Street home was wiped out of all iits copper plumbing, police said.The theft occurred between 2 p.m. Thursday and 2 p.m. Friday. Police said they questioned a tenant and a...
View ArticleSpike strips, utility pole stop woman fleeing police
Chautauqua County sheriff’s deputies put down spike strips Saturday night in a bid to stop a Pennsylvania woman who was fleeing state police there in a high-speed chase. They weren’t enough.Even after...
View ArticleRestaurant manager robbed at gunpoint
The manager of a Main Street McDonald’s restaurant was robbed at gunpoint Sunday morning attempting to make a deposit at a nearby M&T Bank branch, according to a report he made to Buffalo...
View ArticleDelivery man robbed at gunpoint
A delivery man was robbed at gunpoint late Saturday night on Northland Avenue by three men, according to Buffalo Police reports.The victim told Northwest Police at sometime between 10 and 10:30 p.m....
View ArticleWoman robbed on Lisbon Avenue
The apparent gunpoint robbery of a woman on Lisbon Avenue late Saturday night has Northeast District detectives searching for clues.The victim told police she was walking up to 134 Lisbon Ave. about...
View ArticlePolice investigate drugging and possible rape
Buffalo Police sex offense detectives were probing an apparent drugging and rape of an 18-year-old woman on Heath Street Friday night, according to police reports.The victim told police she and her...
View ArticleRobbers invade a home on Herkimer Street
A home invasion robbery at a Herkimer Street home has Northwest District Police seeking to track down three suspects, according to Buffalo Police reports.The males, who were brandishing a rifle and...
View ArticleWould-be robbers flee empty-handed
NEWFANE - A McClew Road couple was confronted in their home Saturday night by a pair of masked assailants, one of whom displayed a gun.The would-be robbers entered the home through an unlocked kitchen...
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