Buffalo man injured in East Side shooting
A Buffalo man was wounded and a car was shot at early Sunday outside the One Eyed Kitty Cabaret at Clinton and Jones streets, east of Fillmore Avenue.Curtis Smith, 27, said he was standing outside the...
View ArticleLockport fire victims identified
LOCKPORT – The two victims of a fatal fire early Saturday in the Crosby Avenue home they shared were identified Sunday.Police said David Flagler, 58, and Deborah Lenz, 62, died in the blaze shortly...
View ArticleIrving man arrested for DWI
HANOVER – An Irving man was arrested late Saturday on driving while intoxicated and aggravated DWI charges after Chautauqua County sheriff’s deputies stopped his vehicle for making an unsafe lane...
View ArticleTown of Tonawanda man killed in crash in Newstead
A Town of Tonawanda man died early Sunday after his vehicle went off the road and struck a tree along Main Street in Newstead.Mark J. Sperrazza, 49, was killed in the crash on Main about a half mile...
View ArticleTwo Buffalo men in critcal condition after crash
A Buffalo man who had been arrested New Year’s Day on felony DWI and other charges after he drove 94 mph on the Kensington Expressway was hospitalized in critical condition Sunday along with his...
View ArticleBasom man arrested for DWI following property damage accident
A 20-year-old Town of Basom man was arrested on drunken driving and other charges by Erie County sheriff’s deputies shortly after he allegedly struck a parked car on Longhouse Road on the Seneca...
View ArticlePolice release name of Jamestown toddler who was beaten to death
The 16-month-old girl beaten to death in Jamestown this week has been identified as Nayla J. Hodnett.But besides releasing her name, police Friday revealed few new details about little Nayla’s death,...
View ArticlePolice identify man found dead in car
Police have identified the man found dead early Friday in a vehicle near the intersection of Metcalfe Street and Lyman Street on the city’s East Side as Antoine Holt, 38, of Buffalo. He died from a...
View ArticleBuffalo Police search for escapee
Buffalo Police are looking for a man who escaped from police custody just after 1 a.m. Saturday while at Erie County Medical Center. Antonio M. Giglia, 24, of Buffalo is described as a white male,...
View ArticleBuffalo woman charged with felony DWI after crashing into 2 houses
A Buffalo woman has been arrested for drunken driving, after she crashed her vehicle into two homes on Fillmore Avenue, Buffalo police said Saturday.Dorthea J. Aughtry, 49, was charged with felony DWI...
View ArticleGirlfriend wonders about crash victim's death
Orange plastic netting is attached to what’s left of a section of guardrail that separates Humboldt Parkway from the expressway below.Normally, the guardrail prevents cars from crashing through and...
View ArticleWoman attacked after befriending man during bus ride to Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – Police said a woman considered legally blind from Bowling Green, Ohio, was raped Friday morning by a man she had befriended on a bus ride to Niagara Falls. The 30-year-old victim told...
View ArticleGang launches egg attack on Jordan Gardens home and resident
NIAGARA FALLS – A Jordan Gardens man whose home was egged several times last week also was bombarded when he looked into the latest incident about 9 p.m. Friday, police said.Police said that the man...
View ArticleDriver charged with aggrvated DWI in Town of Lockport arrest
TOWN OF LOCKPORT – A Getzville woman was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated about 2 a.m. Friday after being pulled over for reckless driving near Ridge and Plank roads, Niagara County...
View ArticleThree injured when vehicle slams into parked car in Cambria
CAMBRIA – Three people were taken to the Erie County Medical Center Saturday after their vehicle struck a parked car at Shawnee and Old Shawnee roads, Niagara County sheriff’s deputies said. The crash...
View ArticleDWI suspect who eluded police nabbed after crash
Police armed with a warrant were hoping to find Anthony Watson a year ago after he was accused of felony DWI and driving 94 mph on the Kensington Expressway on New Year’s Day 2013. At the time, his...
View ArticleLackawanna man charged with felony DWI
A Lackawanna man with a drunk driving conviction from last year was charged with felony driving while intoxicated early Sunday in Orchard Park.Sameer Alwan, 35, was pulled over on Abbott Road at about...
View ArticlePolice seek information on shooting in Dunkirk
DUNKIRK - A man was shot on East Fourth Street early Sunday, according to city police.Police were called to Brooks Memorial Hospital after 3 a.m. when the victim sought treatment. He was transferred...
View ArticleFalls teenager arrested in gun attack
NIAGARA FALLS – A teen-ager faces felony assault charges after reportedly hitting a man in the face with the butt end of a rifle and threatening to shoot him early Sunday in the city’s LaSalle...
View ArticleSubaru stolen from Pendleton driveway
PENDLETON – A 2013 Subaru was stolen from the driveway of a Beach Ridge Road home early Easter Sunday morning, sheriff’s deputies reported.The owner had left the car unlocked, with the key inside. It...
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