Rape defendant accused of trying to run over prosecutor
A man who was on trial for rape is accused of attempting to run over the prosecutor in his case Monday night, and Erie County Judge Kenneth Case revoked his $25,000 bail this morning.William Payne,...
View ArticleMan charged in robbery of 7-Eleven in Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – A Niagara Falls man was charged Monday for his role in the robbery of a 7-Eleven.Richard W. Walcott, 43, of Virginia Avenue, was charged with third-degree robbery in connection to a...
View ArticleFalls man charged in home invasion incident
NIAGARA FALLS – A Niagara Falls man was charged Monday with forcing his way into a house, punching a resident and then taking the man’s debit cards last week in the 400 block of 23rd Street.Edward E....
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View ArticleWayne County man arraigned on felony DWI indictment
LOCKPORT – A Wayne County man, currently facing a felony driving while intoxicated charge in Monroe County, was arraigned in Niagara County Court Tuesday on another felony DWI indictment.Thomas J....
View ArticleHamburg man charged with beating wife twice
LOCKPORT – A Hamburg man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to an 11-count indictment accusing him of beating his estranged wife twice in her City of Lockport home.Matthew J. Siuda III, 31, of Woodway Court,...
View ArticleBurglar who failed in diversion program is sent to prison
LOCKPORT – Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III imposed a prison term of 16 months to four years Tuesday for a burglar whose enrollment in a court-supervised drug treatment program ended with a...
View ArticleSomerset man charged with growing pot at home
LOCKPORT – A Somerset man was arraigned Tuesday in Niagara County Court on an indictment accusing him of having more than 10 pounds of marijuana when the county drug task force searched the residence...
View ArticleCity of Tonawanda man avoids jail on two sex crimes
LOCKPORT – A City of Tonawanda man avoided jail time Tuesday in Niagara County Court in connection with two sex crimes involving the same 16-year-old girl, which occurred in North Tonawanda in July...
View ArticleFalls gunman who violated probation gets seven years in prison
LOCKPORT – State Supreme Court Justice Richard C. Kloch Sr. imposed the maximum sentence of seven years in prison and three years’ post-release supervision Tuesday for a Niagara Falls man who sprayed...
View ArticleFalls car wash is burglarized
NIAGARA FALLS – The Rainbow Car Wash at 1102 Whitney Avenue reported an industrial vacuum, valued at $1,500, was knocked off a wall on Monday.Security photos showed an early 1990s model Oldsmobile...
View ArticleMan charged in assault for hitting a Falls man with a brick
NIAGARA FALLS – A 22-year-old man was charged after he allegedly threw a brick at a man at 5:20 p.m. Monday in the 1700 block of Ashland Avenue.William E. Scarbrough of 22nd Street was charged with...
View ArticleThree were arrested after heroin found following a traffic stop
WHEATFIELD – Niagara County sheriff’s deputies stopped a vehicle heading westbound on River Road in the Town of Wheatfield for driving with no insurance, no registration and no license plate lamp at...
View ArticleCause still undetermined in fire that killed 2
The Feb. 25 fire that killed two people in Cheektowaga remains under investigation, but police may have to close the case with the cause being listed as “undetermined.”“We’re still on it, but it looks...
View ArticleFalls salvage yard hit by thieves
NIAGARA FALLS – A trailer was found open Monday and four aluminum lights, valued at a total of $1,200 were stolen sometime over the weekend at S & W Salvage of Niagara at 2602 24th Street.The...
View ArticleFirefighters battling blaze in house on Laur road in Town of Niagara
TOWN OF NIAGARA – Fire crews were at the scene of what was described as a large house fire early this evening on Laur Road in the Town of Niagara. The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the...
View ArticleShooter’s wife admits trying to hide him from cops
LOCKPORT – The wife of Cordarise M. Houston, the Niagara Falls man who was convicted April 2 of shooting a friend seven times and leaving him a paraplegic, pleaded guilty Thursday to trying to keep...
View ArticleName of elderly Grand Island woman killed in fire released
The 81-year-old Grand Island woman who died when she was trapped Saturday evening in her basement apartment on Baseline Road was identified today as Delores Bajak, by the Erie County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleFalls man indicted in convenience store robbery
LOCKPORT – A man who already faced charges in connection with two home invasions was arraigned Thursday in Niagara County Court on a fresh indictment accusing him of robbing a Niagara Falls...
View ArticleArmy vet pleads guilty to assault weapon possession
LOCKPORT – An Army combat veteran was so eager to become involved in the substance abuse treatment program available through Niagara County Veterans Court, he’s risking a 15-year prison sentence to do...
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