Deputies say motorist who hit Alden house had BAC of .25
A 21-year-old motorist who drove into a house in Alden early today had a blood-alcohol content that was more than three times the legal limit, Erie County sheriff’s deputies reported.Zachary E....
View ArticleFredonia man pleads guilty in fatal shooting
MAYVILLE – The man who police say fatally shot a Fredonia man in September 2012 has entered a guilty plea to a charge of second-degree manslaughter, Chautauqua County District Attorney David Foley...
View ArticleOne of the biggest bank robbery rings ever
To hear prosecutors talk, it’s one of the biggest bank robbery rings ever.Not even John Dillinger did any as many robberies.Twenty-five holdups, 12 different bank robbers and a ring leader who...
View ArticleJamestown robbery suspect arrested
JAMESTOWN – A 27-year-old Jamestown woman was arrested late this morning in connection with an unsuccessful attempt to rob the US News Store at 1377 E. Second Street on Jan. 5, Jamestown Police...
View ArticleFalls man held on armed robbery charges
NIAGARA FALLS – City Police detectives charged a Falls man Wednesday for his alleged role in a 2013 armed robbery of a convenience store at 2027 Main St.Jaerode A. Seright, 19, of Michigan Avenue, was...
View ArticleNiagara Falls man is shot on Whitney Avenue
NIAGARA FALLS – Detectives are investigating a shooting that happened around 10 p.m. Wednesday in the 1500 block of Whitney Avenue.The victim, Matthew Gulley, 22, was found by police with a single...
View ArticleSuspect arrested for pot in front of McKinley High School
A 19-year-old non-student from 15th Street was arrested about 9 a.m. today in front of McKinley High School on Elmwood Avenue and charged with having 11 vials of marijuana.After being stopped by a...
View ArticleMan found with marijuana on Genesee Street
A 53-year-old Curtiss Street man was arrested on marijuana and disorderly conduct charges when police officers said they found him loitering on Genesee Street at Goodyear Avenue just after 12 midnight...
View ArticleA duplicate key is blamed in theft at Seneca Niagara Casino
NIAGARA FALLS – A Seneca Niagara Casino manager said two people mistakenly received keys to the same hotel room, which led to a reported theft from a room at 9 p.m. Wednesday.Raymond J. Jimenez, 29,...
View ArticleFound with pot while sitting in parked car
A 28-year-old Fillmore Avenue man and a 32-year-old Moselle Street man were arrested for alleged possession of marijuana, including an allegedly lighted smoke, while sitting in a parked car a few...
View ArticleTwo arrested in East Side street robbery
A 19-year-old Cornwall Avenue man and a male juvenile were arrested in the 1900 block of Genesee Street shortly after a woman told police they robbed her of her purse after threatening her and...
View ArticleWoman arrested with hypodermic needle
A 23-year-old Angola woman was arrested on Hampshire Street about 9 p.m. Wednesday when police officers reported finding that she was carrying a hypodermic needle. Melanie M. Mogavero was charged with...
View ArticleMan held on felony drug charges
A 24-year-old Hoffman Place man was arrested on felony drug charges as Erie County probation officers were making a home visit to check on someone else about 4:15 p.m. Wednesday. William Johnson was...
View ArticleNewfane burglar placed on probation after drug treatment
LOCKPORT – A Newfane woman who joined her boyfriend in burglarizing a neighbor’s home was placed on five years’ probation Thursday by State Supreme Court Justice Richard C. Kloch Sr.Sasha N. Botting,...
View ArticleTwo-time DWI felon likely to go to prison, judge says
LOCKPORT – A Royalton man pleaded guilty to felony driving while intoxicated Thursday in Niagara County Court, and Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas told him his likely sentence, to be imposed April 4, is one...
View ArticleTwo injured in street confrontation
A 21-year-old Grant Street man and a 20-year-old Danforth Street man were charged with harassment counts Wednesday at Erie County Medical Center.Brian Ramos of Grant and Michael Hill of Danforth were...
View ArticleJail, followed by probation, ordered for Falls drug dealer
LOCKPORT – State Supreme Court Justice Richard C. Kloch Sr. ordered a Niagara Falls man Thursday to serve five years on probation, beginning with 18 months in jail, for two drug felonies.Vintaun D....
View ArticleSecond teen pleads guilty in Lockport High assault
LOCKPORT – A second defendant pleaded guilty Thursday in the Dec. 3 assault on the Lockport High School athletic director and a monitor, which occurred as they were trying to eject two unruly...
View ArticleFour-year sentence on drug charges for Falls man
LOCKPORT – Cariorl D. Mayfield, 20, of Eighth Street, Niagara Falls was sentenced Thursday to four years in state prison for cocaine and hydrocodone possession.A Niagara County Court jury convicted...
View ArticleChimpanzee’s case headed for appeals court
LOCKPORT – A Florida-based animal rights groups filed a notice of appeal this week, seeking review of a court ruling that Kiko, a chimpanzee owned by Carmen Presti of Niagara Falls, is not subject to...
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