Mugger sentenced to seven years in prison for beating with cast
LOCKPORT – A man who used a cast on his arm to beat his victim during an Aug. 28 robbery was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison by Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III.Kenneth L. Graham...
View ArticleBuffalo man pleads guilty in theft of designer jeans
LOCKPORT – A Buffalo man faces mandatory state prison time after admitting in Niagara County Court Thursday that he stole more than $1,000 worth of designer jeans from the Saks Off 5th store in the...
View ArticleFalls man admits lawn mower theft
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man pleaded guilty Monday to a reduced charge in connection with the June 9 theft of a lawn mower from a residential garage on Buffalo Avenue, near his home.William J. Dietz...
View ArticleFalls man pleads guilty in gun case
LOCKPORT – A man who was caught with a loaded .22-caliber handgun and an assortment of prescription pills when Niagara Falls police raided his home May 15 pleaded guilty to a reduced charge Thursday...
View ArticleLockport police nab 3 in robbery probe
LOCKPORT – Lockport Police announced Thursday that three men were arrested Wednesday night while investigating the robbery of a Niagara Falls man near the Subway restaurant on Main Street. Two were...
View ArticleChasing a man in Front Park with pickup leads to arrest
A 57-year-old Downing Street man was arrested and his pickup truck was impounded about 6:30 a.m. Thursday for allegedly trying to run down a Porter Avenue man and digging up grass in Front Park...
View ArticleMan arrested for assaulting woman and an 11-year-old girl
A 33-year-old Maryner Towers man was arrested on assault and other charges after he was tracked down and arrested in the 3000 block of Bailey Avenue about 9 p.m. Wednesday, shortly after he allegedly...
View Article160 pounds of pot – not okra – in truck at Peace Bridge
FORT ERIE, Ont. – More than 160 pounds of marijuana was snagged March 20 by agents on the Canadian side of the Peace Bridge, Canada Border Services Agency reported this morning.The agency reported...
View ArticlePolice seek man who followed two children
Two schoolchildren were followed and approached by a stranger Friday morning in North Buffalo, the fourth time an incident like this has been reported in recent weeks.A suspicious male followed the...
View ArticlePolice searching for missing North Tonawanda man
Police are continuing their search for a North Tonawanda man who took his dog for a walk on Tuesday night and never returned.Frances “Matt” Christman, 35, was reported missing by his girlfriend...
View ArticleAccused child molester from Mississippi tracked to Jamestown
A Buffalo task force headed by the U.S. Marshals Service arrested a Mississippi man earlier this week and charged him with molesting a 6-year old girl.Shawn Jones, 33, is accused of molesting the...
View ArticleFugitive tied to West Side gang surrenders
A fugitive and accused gang member surrendered to the FBI in Buffalo Friday, just four days after billboards with his name and photo went up across the region.Oscar Romero, a suspected member of the...
View ArticleSecond man sought for questioning in Jamestown drugstore holdup
JAMESTOWN – With one suspect already in custody, Jamestown police said Friday they are seeking a person of interest in the March 26 armed holdup of the CVS Drug Store at 19 S. Main St. Detectives...
View ArticleDamage estimated at $100,000 in Morris Avenue fire
A fire caused $100,000 in damage to a 2½-story frame house at 99 Morris Ave. Friday afternoon.The cause of the fire, which broke out about 3 p.m., remains under investigation. No one was injured,...
View ArticleFormer pot trafficker admits to selling cocaine
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man who is on federal post-release supervision for marijuana trafficking pleaded guilty Friday to having sold cocaine last summer in the Falls.Joseph J. Mauldin, 46, of...
View ArticleDryer lint sparks house fire
FALCONER – Excess dryer lint that ignited caused a house fire on South Work Street on Saturday night, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office said.The dryer lint in the vent pipe of a second-floor...
View ArticleShooting victim, bystanders refuse to talk to police
A 21-year-old man was shot twice Saturday afternoon on the corner of East Ferry Street and Goodyear Avenue.The shooting happened at about 2:09 p.m., according to a Buffalo police report.The victim,...
View ArticleIcy overpasses, ramps cause morning mayhem
Firefighters and tow truck drivers were kept busy early today as icy conditions on area overpasses and bridges caused at least four accidents.Shortly after 6:30 a.m., a five-car pile-up occurred on...
View ArticleTwo hit by buckshot in Bailey-Genesee area
Two people were injured when they were struck with buckshot late this morning in the Bailey-Genesee neighborhood.The incident happened at Texas Street and Kerns Avenue just before 11:30 a.m.The two...
View ArticleFirefighters probe smoke at Lancaster Lanes
Firefighters have been called to Lancaster Lanes bowling alley, 4913 Transit Road, for a report of smoke in the building.The alarm was called in just after 9 a.m., according to Lancaster police.No...
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