Hamburg man convicted in three burglaries
A Hamburg man convicted of seven burglaries and six other felonies in the last 2½ years has been convicted in three more break-ins.Justin Middagh, 30, of Seaford Terrace, pleaded guilty last week to...
View ArticleState Police not sure when ammo background checks will be ready under SAFE Act
ALBANY– The head of the State Police said Wednesday he has no idea when ammunition background checks, a key component of the state’s SAFE Act, will begin across the state.State Police Superintendent...
View ArticleTwo women charged with possessing a stolen car
After police reportedly observed the driver of a car pull into a filling station on Niagara Street near Ontario Street about 9 p.m. Tuesday without signalling ,two Buffalo women were charged with car...
View ArticleThree arrested in car for having gravity knife and marijuana
Two men and a woman were arrested in a car parked on Breckenridge Street near West Avenue late Tuesday after police allegedly found a gravity knife and a number of samples of marijuana in the vehicle....
View ArticleDeputies: Man admits driving under influence of heroin
A Depew man was charged with violating Leandra’s Law after a deputy discovered him impaired by drugs while he was driving with two children in his car, the Erie County Sheriff’s reported.Deputy Simon...
View ArticleCase of accused Cheektowaga gas station robbers moved to grand jury
The case of two men charged with robbing a Cheektowaga gas station last week – and suspected of at least 20 similar robberies elsewhere – has been forwarded to an Erie County grand jury.Following a...
View ArticleWoman jumps from second floor of burning home
Two residents of an old, wood-frame multifamily home escaped from a fast-moving fire this morning in East Aurora, but responders were unable to rescue a number of pets trapped in the building.Lt. Jack...
View ArticleNorth Tonawanda man dies after fall in gorge at Letchworth
CASTILE – The hiker who died after falling into a gorge near Letchworth State Park’s Lower Falls has been identified as a North Tonawanda resident.The body of Stephen Bzibziak, 21, was recovered...
View ArticleEx-officer spared prison in Darien Lake assault
Kelly L. Alcorn, the off-duty Niagara Falls police officer who admitted to assaulting a woman at Darien Lake concert in the summer of 2012, Thursday was granted a one-year conditional discharge and...
View ArticleMan arrested at Kenmore West for trespassing
A 36-year-old man was arrested Tuesday afternoon at Kenmore West High School and later made disjointed references to Sandy Hook, the Connecticut elementary school where 26 children and teachers were...
View ArticleEx-Buffalo cop pleads guilty to selling marijuana
When James M. Hamilton was arrested in the fall, his colleagues on the Buffalo police force discovered a marijuana-growing operation in the basement of his Floss Avenue home.They also uncovered...
View ArticleA shoplifting mother tells child to hand her items from the shelves
NIAGARA FALLS – A Niagara Falls woman accused of shoplifting at a Walmart on Military Road, had her young daughter hand her things to conceal, according to store security.Nicole T. Shelton, 30, of...
View ArticleHeavy damage found in vehicle break-in
NIAGARA FALLS – Niagara Falls police found thousands of dollars in damage to a 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe that was burglarized sometime between 2 and 11 a.m. Wednesday in the 1100 block of Willow Avenue.All...
View ArticleConfrontation in Gowanda Correctional Facility injures 3 guards
Three guards were recovering Thursday from injuries following a confrontation with inmates inside the state’s Gowanda Correctional Facility.The Department of Corrections said Thursday that a sergeant...
View ArticleDunkirk man charged with DWI after Pomfret crash
FREDONIA – State police charged a 49-year-old Dunkirk man with drunk driving and speeding after he was treated Wednesday at Brooks Memorial Hospital for minor injuries suffered when his vehicle...
View ArticleAfter-school teacher with handgun taken into custody after Harvey Austin...
A man believed to be a teacher in an after-school program at PS 97 Harvey Austin Elementary School was taken in questioning by police this evening after he was found carrying a handgun in the school...
View ArticleLimestone man pleads not guilty in stabbing case
A Limestone man pleaded not guilty this week to attempted murder and other charges before Cattaraugus County Judge Ronald D. Ploetz in Little Valley.Justin R. Cramer, 32, was also indicted by a grand...
View ArticleBank recovers $275,000 of $367,000 in town funds stolen from Royalton
MIDDLEPORT – Town of Royalton officials learned Wednesday a whopping $367,000 had been stolen from town coffers in two illegal wire transfers filed through the town computer system and immediately...
View ArticleFormer Lancaster village trustee faces insurance fraud charge tied to his...
A former Lancaster village trustee has been accused of making up a burglary at his video game shop on Central Avenue and then filing a fraudulent insurance claim.But Edward M. Marki is adamant that he...
View ArticleEx-Buffalo cop pleads guilty to selling marijuana
When James M. Hamilton was arrested in the fall, his colleagues on the Buffalo police force discovered a marijuana-growing operation in the basement of his Floss Avenue home.They also uncovered...
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