Investigators look into possible theft of handguns from Wheatfield home
WHEATFIELD – Police are investigating the possible theft of five handguns from a Nash Road home. The homeowner told Niagara County sheriff’s deputies that the five guns – two .380s, a .22- and...
View ArticleFriday night was crunch time for parked cars in pair of DWI episodes
NIAGARA FALLS – Two women were arrested for drunken driving Friday night following crashes into parked cars, police said.A car struck near Mr. Ventry’s pizzeria on Pierce Avenue about 7:55 p.m. led to...
View ArticleGirl beaten in Riverside attack by four men offering to sell marijuana
Four men are wanted on felony gang assault charges in Riverside after a girl turned down an offer to buy marijuana at Tonawanda Street and Riverside Avenue Saturday morning, police said.A woman who...
View ArticleArray of vehicles targeted in theft at Adam’s Mark Hotel
Several vehicles parked at the Adam’s Mark Hotel in Buffalo were broken into overnight Friday, with items ranging from coats to iPads being stolen.Buffalo Police said the windows of several vehicles –...
View ArticleAuto repair shop manager pleads guilty in embezzlement
LOCKPORT – The former office manager of Heritage Automotive in Youngstown, who looted the business of more than $14,000 between June and December 2012, accepted a plea deal Tuesday in Niagara County...
View ArticleDunkirk man arrested on stolen property charges
DUNKIRK – A 19-year-old Dunkirk man was arrested Tuesday by state troopers for allegedly trying to sell stolen items at the Pawn Starz shop in Sheridan. Devon L. Wilson was charged with criminal...
View ArticleMan and woman separately arrested in South Dayton for drug sales
MAYVILLE – A three-month-long investigation into trafficking in prescription narcotics across the Southern Tier lead to the separate arrests Tuesday of a South Dayton man and a South Dayton woman by...
View ArticleAnimal abuse case of city cellblock attendant headed to grand jury
An animal abuse case involving a Buffalo Police Department cellblock attendant arrested last year after four malnourished dogs and equipment for training them to fight were found at his home will be...
View ArticleBurglar who stole money to buy Mercedes enters guilty plea
A Buffalo man Tuesday admitted breaking into a home last March and stealing $23,000, which he used to buy a Mercedez-Benz.He also admitted firing two shots at the victim three months later in an...
View ArticleEast Aurora student arrested in attempting stabbing incident
A 17-year-old East Aurora High School junior was waiting for a mental health assessment at the Erie County Holding Center Tuesday, a day after being arrested for threatening to stab another...
View ArticleBuffalo police dispatcher arrested on second prostitution charge
A civilian dispatcher for Buffalo police who was placed on paid suspension after a prostitution arrest last year was arrested again on a prostitution charge late Monday night.And though 12 months has...
View ArticleHealth care aide held in victimization of elderly woman
A 35-year-old Cheektowaga woman woking as a paid home health care aide was arrested Tuesday after a week-long investigation by Cheektowaga detectives into the victimization of a 98-year-old Frederick...
View ArticleJamestown man held in drunken driving case
MAYVILLE – A 42-year-old Jamestown man was jailed following his latest drunken driving arrest after he stopped on Spooner Road in the Town of Harmony about 9:45 p.m. Tuesday. Ronald C. Bartlett was...
View ArticlePolice report most Niagara County roads are passable
Most Niagara County roads were open and passable late this afternoon, police said, though there were reports of a few minor accidents and cars sliding off the road, especially in open stretches of...
View ArticlePharmacy in Wilson reports a bottle of narcotic pills stolen prior to delivery
WILSON – The owner of the Wilson Community Pharmacy told Niagara County sheriff’s deputies on Tuesday that someone took a bottle containing 1,000 pills of the narcotic painkiller hydrocodone from a...
View ArticleMain suspect pleads guilty in series of Southtowns burglaries
The main suspect in a burglary ring that was responsible for a series of daytime break-ins last year in the Southtowns was sentenced Monday to six years in prison after the victims told the judge they...
View ArticleDeputies seek help in burglary case
SILVER CREEK – Chautauqua County Sheriffs’ Deputies are looking for assistance with a burglary incident at the Barone Liquor Store in Silver Creek. The front window was smashed at the store at 4:30...
View ArticleDunkirk woman held for drug possession
JAMESTOWN – A Dunkirk woman was arrested for felony drug possession after her SUV allegedly ran a stop sign Tuesday afternoon in front of a police patrol car on Lakeview Avenue, city police reported...
View Article2 women arrested in drug investigation
JAMESTOWN – A several-week investigation into drug sales led to a raid Tuesday evening at an upper apartment on Lafayette Street and the arrest of two young women who live there, city police reported...
View Article2 suspects arrested in purse snatch
JAMESTOWN – Two women are held in City Jail pending arraignment on charges stemming from a purse snatching about 7 p.m. Tuesday in the parking lot of the Big Lots store, 39 S. Main St., city police...
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