ATV taken from a barn in Barker
BARKER -- A Polaris all-terrain vehicle was among the items stolen from a Lake Road barn overnight Saturday, sheriff’s deputies said.A thief removed a lock from the barn door sometime between 10:30...
View ArticlePolice investigate a car burglary
TOWN OF LOCKPORT – Police are checking a gift card found at the scene of a Friday morning car break-in for clues to the identity of the suspect. Sheriff’s deputies said that sometime overnight,...
View ArticleWoman reports unauthorized withdrawal
TOWN OF LOCKPORT – A Chestnut Ridge Road woman told police Saturday that someone had made an unauthorized withdrawal from her bank account.It was unknown exactly how the perpetrator accessed the...
View ArticleWindshield shattered during street fight
NIAGARA FALLS – The windshield of a woman’s car was shattered Easter Sunday afternoon after she parked near the scene of an ongoing street fight, police said. The victim, a Birch Avenue resident, told...
View ArticlePolice identify 19-year-old motorcyclist killed in Town of Tonawanda crash
The motorcyclist killed in a crash Sunday afternoon on Parker Boulevard in the Town of Tonawanda has been identified as Dante Mancuso, 19, of the Town of Tonawanda.In releasing the name this morning,...
View ArticleJudge: Drug dealer's victim should 'bust' his nose
A judge Monday advised a young woman whose nose was broken last year by a Niagara Falls drug dealer, after she had been reported missing and traveling with him, to do the same to her attacker once he...
View Article93-year-old woman safely removed from burning house in North Tonawanda
NORTH TONAWANDA – A 93-year-old woman was removed this morning from a burning house on Lee Avenue. No injuries were reported. North Tonawanda Fire Chief John Lapham said the cause of the fire in the...
View ArticleUndercover police stop in Newfane was justified, sheriff says
NEWFANE – The Niagara County Sheriff Department had questioned the validity of a stop by an unknown undercover officer in Newfane two weeks ago, believing the man in the unmarked car was not an...
View ArticleState appeals court suspends Southtowns attorney for a year
A state appeals court has suspended a Southtowns attorney for a year for failing to comply with disciplinary rules regarding business transactions with clients and the maintenance of trust account...
View ArticlePennsylvania man arrested for DWI and high headlights
MAYVILLE – A 24-year-old Union City, Pa., man was arrested on a charge of aggravated drunken driving after he was stopped by Chautauqua County sheriff’s deputies on Conway Road in the Town of French...
View ArticleChautauqua drug take-back locations announced.
MAYVILLE – The four locations where Chautauqua County sheriff’s deputies and others will collect old, unused and unwanted prescriptions drugs with no charge to the donor, were announced Monday by...
View ArticleAttorney censured for longtime deception
A state appeals court has censured a longtime attorney from Cattaraugus County for telling a client he filed a lawsuit on his behalf in 1986 – when in fact he hadn’t – and deceiving him for more than...
View ArticleCheektowaga woman arrested for drugged driving
A 32-year-old Cheektowaga woman was arrested on charges of driving under the influence of drugs and two Leandra’s Law drunken driving charges for driving with her two children, aged 5 and 14, when...
View ArticleAmherst woman and Depew man arrested with drugs
Lindsay Shaffer, 25, of Amherst, and David Jarczewski, 33, of Depew, were arrested when state police assigned to the Buffalo Strike Force Detail stopped their car about 10:20 p.m. Saturday on Bailey...
View ArticleWarsaw man faces prison for aggravated vehicular assault
A 21-year-old man from Warsaw faces a prison term of up to 22 years when he is sentenced on his guilty plea to aggravated vehicular assault and second-degree assault for dragging a young woman along...
View ArticleUnion official praises Albion corrections officer
ALBION – A corrections officer at the Orleans Correctional Facility has been praised by a union official for saving the life of a mentally troubled New York City convicted robber serving a 20 year...
View ArticleA Mini Cooper, jewelry, electronics and silver service stolen in a Falls...
NIAGARA FALLS – A $15,000 car was among the items stolen from a garage on College Avenue while a family was on vacation.A 56-year-old man told Niagara Falls police Sunday that when they returned home...
View ArticleEden man arrested for DWI after Boston crash
A 20-year-old Eden man was arrested for drunken driving and other charges after Erie County sheriff’s deputies reported his car crashed into several mailboxes and then landed in a ditch on Mayer road...
View ArticleWoman and four teenagers arrested on drug charges in North Collins
A 39-year-old woman listed as the owner of a house at 2018 Brant Road in North Collins was arrested on drug charges along with four teenagers about 9 p.m. Sunday.Erie County Sheriff Timothy B. Howard...
View ArticleMan arrested for striking neighbors in front of children
A 36-year-old Mesmer Street man was arrested for allegedly striking a neighbor man and woman repeatedly in front of children during an argument about 12:30 a.m. Monday.Mario Williams was charged with...
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