Sex charges dismissed against North Tonawanda man
LOCKPORT – After a hung jury that leaned strongly toward acquittal, and the alleged victim’s desire not to testify again, Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas accepted a prosecution recommendation...
View ArticleFalls man indicted in unsuccessful burglary
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man pleaded not guilty Monday in Niagara County Court to an indictment accusing him of trying to break into an apartment on Lincoln Place in that city about 1 a.m. Oct....
View ArticleWoman given probation in burglary case
LOCKPORT – A woman who entered a Royalton home and tried on a man’s tuxedo was placed on five years’ probation Monday, after the homeowner said he wanted the woman to obtain mental health treatment...
View ArticleTonawanda woman takes plea in cocaine case
LOCKPORT – A City of Tonawanda woman, who admitted driving to North Tonawanda City Court with 60 small bags of crack cocaine in the glove compartment of her car, pleaded guilty to a drug felony Monday...
View ArticleFalls man sentenced to five years for home invasion
LOCKPORT – Eddie Robinson of Niagara Falls was sentenced Monday to five years in prison and five years of post-release supervision for a March 19 home invasion in the Falls.Two people were...
View ArticleYoungstown doctor charged with prescription fraud
LOCKPORT – A Youngstown doctor who last month surrendered his medical license and was sentenced to home confinement in a federal prescription fraud case pleaded not guilty Monday to three felony...
View ArticleBuffalo fire chief’s suv struck and its driver injured
The driver of a Buffalo Fire Department chief’s SUV was injured and taken to Erie County Medical Center for observation after a civilian’s SUV collided with the vehicle at Skillen Street near Miliary...
View ArticleBuffalo man arrested in argument over food
A 19-year-old Rano Street man was arrested Sunday evening after allegedly striking another man in the face was they argued over food in the suspect’s house. Romello Maclin was arrested on third-degree...
View ArticleOne dead and one other shot on Reed Street
The fatal shooting of one man and the wounding of a second man in the first block of Reed Street late this afternoon are under investigation by Buffalo homicide squad detectives and uniformed...
View ArticleAfro Dogs trial witness spared prison sentence
Ricky M. Allen’s unexpected journey from police watchdog to convicted drug dealer to threatened government witness ended just as unpredictably.A federal judge spared Allen prison time Monday.“I think...
View ArticlePlea deal in works for accomplice in Falls homicide
LOCKPORT – The attorney for a North Carolina woman charged as an accomplice in a Niagara Falls homicide said Monday in Niagara County Court that negotiations for a plea bargain are underway.County...
View ArticleParents of high school football player who died file claim on substandard...
The parents of a 16-year-old youth who died after a football game last fall say he was forced to take the field wearing a substandard helmet and should have been pulled from the contest because he was...
View ArticleKeys and money are stolen from neighbor’s home
A 49-year-old LaSalle Avenue man was arrested Sunday morning for allegedly stealing the keys to a neighbor man’s home and taking $327 from an upper bedroom.Michael Rhym was charged about 7:30 a.m....
View ArticleWoman punched and threatened
A 58-year-old Millicent Avenue man was arrested Sunday for allegedly punching a neighbor woman in the face and threatening to throw her out a second-story window in his house. Duane Smith was charged...
View ArticleMan is arrested after woman is thrown down stairs
A 21-year-old Thompson Street man was arrested late Sunday after allegedly throwing a neighbor woman down a flight of stairs after beating her and allegedly stabbing her in the hand with a pair of...
View ArticleFifth suspect in burglary ring charged in Southtowns break-ins
A fifth suspect has been charged as part of a burglary ring that targeted Southtowns homes last year. All of the suspects are from Buffalo’s Lovejoy neighborhood.Daniel Lauber, 22, of Gold Street,...
View ArticleMan arrested for marijuana and Ecstasy
A 30-year-old Barton Street man was found to have bags of marijuana and a supply of Ecstasy pills when stopped for questioning on Crowley Street about 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Armond Cleague was charged with...
View ArticleParents of high school football player who died file claim
The parents of a 16-year-old youth who died after a football game last fall say he was forced to take the field wearing a substandard helmet and should have been pulled from the contest because he was...
View ArticleTwo motorists accused of drunken driving in Buffalo crackdown
Two motorists were charged late last weekend with aggravated driving while intoxicated, as State Police and members of the Buffalo Police Department’s Strike Force Unit teamed up on the city’s West...
View ArticleTwo DWI arrests reported on Grand Island
Two Grand Island residents were charged with driving while intoxicated Monday night following unrelated incidents, according to the Erie County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies responding shortly after 7...
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