Prosecutors drop lesser count in Marchant trial
LOCKPORT – A Niagara County Court jury of 10 men and two women will resume deliberations this morning in the trial of Jennifer R. Marchant, the North Tonawanda woman who stabbed her boyfriend to...
View ArticleSherman man arrested on gun and drug charges
JAMESTOWN – A 21-year-old Sherman man was arrested by state police on gun and weapons charges after he was stopped Sunday afternoon on State Route 304 in the Town of North Harmony because of a loud...
View ArticleFrewsburg man arrested for drug possession in Gerry
JAMESTOWN – A 20-year-old Frewsburg man was arrested by state police on drug charges after a routine traffic stop Friday on State Route 60 in the Town of Gerry, the police announced Tuesday. Riley S....
View ArticleWaterport man charged with leaving scene of a crash in Lyndonville
ALBION – A 25-year-old Waterport man was tracked down by Orleans County sheriff’s deputies and state troopers when he fled after crashing his pickup truck and severely damaging two businesses at Main...
View ArticleThousands of dollars worth of equipment stolen from a work truck at a Fall...
NIAGARA FALLS – A supervisor for Environmental and Geotechnical Drilling Services of Syracuse told Niagara Falls police that someone took miscellaneous field equipment from a flat bed truck sometime...
View ArticleFalls man is jumped by two men and stabbed in a confrontation
NIAGARA FALLS – A 19-year-old youth told police two men confronted him just before 3 p.m. Monday in the 600 block of Ferry Avenue, struck him from behind and then started punching him.The victim said...
View ArticleRecent bank heists show connection among suspects
Like the gangs that rode with Butch Cassidy, John Dillinger and Willie Sutton, this latest collection of bank robbers didn’t stop at one heist or even two, sources say.No, they stuck up more than 25...
View ArticleNiagara Falls police searching for gunman who shot out store window
NIAGARA FALLS – A gunman wearing a bandana over his face fired off four shots just before 3 p.m. Tuesday and shattered a store window at LOEG at 2908 Pine Avenue, Niagara Falls police said. He was...
View ArticleSUV crashes into house, family left homeless
NIAGARA FALLS – A 30-year Niagara Falls man will not be charged after he apparently fell asleep at the wheel and drove his Dodge Durango into the front of a house at 2008 Hyde Park Boulevard at 8:20...
View ArticleCheektowaga teen pleads guilty in gun incident
A Cheektowaga teen has pleaded guilty to second-degree criminal possession of a weapon for firing a gun at his mother’s house last year after an argument.Robert Kowalewski IV, 19, of Ridge Park...
View ArticlePolice looking for credit card thief in South Buffalo
A thief who stole a credit card from a woman’s purse at a NOCO store in the 2000 block of South Park Avenue about 5 p.m. Saturday is being sought by Buffalo detectives. Detectives suspect the culprit...
View ArticlePolice say man refused to return borrowed car
A 29-year-old Glor Street man was arrested at William Street and Jefferson Avenue about 9 a.m. today in an automobile that a neighbor had agreed to let him use late Monday and which he refused to give...
View ArticleFalls man is injured after being struck by a piece of wood
NIAGARA FALLS – A 55-year-old man was struck in the arm by a 2x4 piece of wood during an argument just before 6 p.m. Tuesday in the 600 block of 19th Street.The victim said he knew the suspect and...
View ArticleCopper downspouts stolen from the chapel of a Gasport cemetery
GASPORT – Thirty feet of copper downspouts were reported stolen Wednesday from Hartland Cemetery at 8541 Ridge Road.The caretaker told Niagara County sheriff’s deputies that sometime in the past month...
View ArticleTwo crashes into houses reported in Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – Minor injuries were reported after a vehicle involved in a rollover crash struck a house at 4 p.m today at 16th Street and Walnut Avenue.The vehicle struck a porch at 1548 Walnut...
View ArticleNewfane man’s identity stolen
NEWFANE – A 39-year-old Newfane man told Niagara County sheriff’s deputies that someone has been stealing his identity for the last four years, opening up a business and credit card in his name.The...
View ArticleWoman choked during argument
A 26-year-old Humber Avenue man was arrested early this morning for allegedly choking and punching a neighbor woman during an argument. Johnnie Woods was charged about 3:45 a.m. with third-degree...
View ArticleA Lockport man is charged for making a false report
LOCKPORT – A Lockport man said he and his buddy were drinking and thought it would be a good joke to make a report to Crisis Services, telling them a 15-year-old was threatening to harm himself with a...
View ArticleAlleged shoplifter arrested in store parking lot
A 37-year-old Hertel Avenue man was arrested in the parking lot of the Kohl’s store at 2232 Delaware Avenue about 8 p.m. Tuesday after he allegedly walked out of the store with a number of unpaid...
View ArticleFormer payroll coordinator admits thefts
A former payroll coordinator at Medina Memorial Hospital admitted stealing nearly $500,000 from the hospital as part of a plea deal Wednesday.Linda Rakonczay, 58, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and...
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