Coggins murder trial postponed
MAYVILLE – The first-degree murder trial of David Coggins scheduled to begin next week in Chautauqua County Court has been postponed until September, according to District Attorney David W. Foley....
View ArticleBuffalo man convicted of burglary after threatening girlfriend
A Buffalo man convicted last summer of attempted contempt for trying to violate a court order of protection directing him to stay away from his girlfriend was convicted this week of breaking into her...
View ArticleMen indicted in Falls home invasion
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man was arraigned Friday in Niagara County Court on charges that he and another man invaded the home of a Falls pawnshop owner Oct. 28 and robbed and injured him.Robert J....
View ArticleMan and woman charged with dealing drugs together
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man and woman were charged with making two crack cocaine sales in an indictment unsealed Friday in Niagara County Court.Christopher Means, 38, and Louanne M. Cyrus, 32, both...
View ArticleHouston rejects plea offer in Falls shooting
LOCKPORT – Cordarise M. Houston, charged with shooting another man seven times in Niagara Falls last year, rejected a plea bargain Friday, as the defense attorney said the victim has lost his memory...
View ArticleFalls cocaine dealers plead guilty in separate cases
LOCKPORT – Two Niagara Falls men pleaded guilty to fifth-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance in separate but nearly identical cases Friday.State Supreme Court Justice Richard C. Kloch Sr....
View ArticleFalls man pleads guilty to cocaine possession
LOCKPORT – Antonio M. Mozell, 28, of Willow Avenue, Niagara Falls, pleaded guilty in Niagara County Court Friday to having three-tenths of an ounce of cocaine when his probation officer visited his...
View ArticleFalls teen pleads guilty in home break-in case
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls High School senior is expected to be granted youthful offender status in the wake of her guilty plea Friday in connection with a Lewiston burglary.The 17-year-old Ferry...
View ArticleMachias man arrested for DWI following two-car crash
MACHIAS – A 39-year-old Machias man was arrested by state police for felony drunken driving after he allegedly caused a rear-end crash Thursday at the intersection of Lakeview Boulevard and State...
View ArticleLeroy man charged with DWI after nearly hitting trooper vehicle
BATAVIA – A 37-year-old Leroy man was charged with drunken driving after state troopers had to take quick evasive action about 2 a.m. Friday on Route 5 in the Town of Batavia as his eastbound car...
View ArticleTwo men attempt to abduct Frewsburg student
FREWSBURG – Two men wearing ski masks attempted to abduct a Frewsburg Central School student late Thursday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office reported.The student was walking north on Falconer...
View ArticleCrash in Buffalo follows search for theft suspect
The search for suspects in a larceny from BJ’s Wholesale Club in Amherst early Friday afternoon led to a multi-vehicle crash later on Buffalo’s East Side, before officers from both departments...
View ArticleAngola man charged with cocaine possession after Buffalo traffic stop
A 31-year-old Angola man was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance following a traffic stop at about 2 p.m. Friday in the 1000 block of Grant Street.Andrew Hessel, of Bennett...
View ArticleMcKinley Parkway man accused of punching neighbor
A 32-year-old McKinley Parkway man was arrested early Friday for allegedly assaulting a neighbor woman during an argument on their street. Kenneth Sokolowski was charged with third-degree assault and...
View ArticleEx-leader of Local 17 guilty of labor racketeering
Six years ago, Mark N. Kirsch was one of the faces of organized labor in Buffalo.Today, he’s a convicted felon, facing time in prison for his role in leading a 10-year criminal enterprise that...
View ArticleArrest made in S. Buffalo murder hidden by fire
Buffalo police have made an arrest in the murder of Brian Dombek, the 52-year-old South Buffalo man who was brutally beaten and then set on fire earlier this week in his home.David Meyers, 19, of...
View ArticleWoman shot while walking on East Eagle Street
A woman was shot while walking on the 200 block of East Eagle Street late Friday night, Buffalo police reported.The woman, believed to be in her 30s, and another person were walking down the street at...
View ArticleFalls police seek cabbie who signed onto shoplifting spree
NIAGARA FALLS – Niagara Falls Police said they are searching for the driver of a cab who participated in a shoplifting spree with one of her passengers early Saturday. Police said a man and the driver...
View ArticleLockport police investigating woman’s death
LOCKPORT – City of Lockport Police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was discovered Friday night on Niagara Street.Detectives said Saturday ther are interviewing people in the area....
View ArticlePolice say fast-food misdirection gives driver the slow burn
NIAGARA FALLS – A Sanborn woman was arrested shortly before 10 p.m. Friday following a disturbance in the drive-through line of the City Market McDonald’s restaurant, police said. Sara B. Brzusek, 23,...
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