Candle lit during outage triggers fire in LaSalle home
NIAGARA FALLS – A LaSalle woman accidentally set her home on fire Friday night during a power outage, police said.The woman had lit candles in her home in the 200-block of 61st Street about 8 p.m.,...
View ArticleLoss estimated at $1,200 in Falls garage break-in
NIAGARA FALLS – Tools and electronic items worth $1,200 were stolen from a Lindbergh Avenue garage – the second such break-in since October, police said Friday,Police said a door to the garage was...
View ArticleCheektowaga man plays name game, is busted anyway
A Cheektowaga man was charged early Saturday with criminal impersonation and then arrested on an outstanding warrant after he was pulled over for having a headlight out.Troopers spotted a headlight...
View ArticleBuffalo woman charged with felony DWI
A Buffalo woman was charged with felony DWI early Saturday, after a breath test showed her blood-alcohol level at .21 percent, more than twice the legal limit.Transit Police Officer John Yuhnke said...
View ArticleEast Side man charged with sexually abusing a child
A Buffalo man was charged Saturday with sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl.Demetrius Small, 43, of Monroe Street, was charged with aggravated sexual abuse and sexual abuse in connection with an...
View ArticleWarsaw police identify man accused of growing marijuana
Warsaw police on Saturday released the name of the man charged with growing 100 marijuana plants worth $50,000.Scott Moulton, 41, of Brooklyn Street was charged on Friday after firefighters responded...
View ArticleSix displaced as fire damages Highgate Avenue home
Two adults and four children were left homeless Saturday afternoon following a house fire on Highgate Avenue.Buffalo firefighters responded to a call at 468 Highgate shortly after 3:30 p.m., fire...
View ArticleFrom the blotter/Police calls and court cases, Jan. 29 to Feb. 6
An suspected crack cocaine dealer in the Niagara Falls was arrested on charges of third-degree and fourth-degree criminal possession of controlled substance after a traffic stop, city police...
View ArticleLawmaker faces stalking charges
Town of Tonawanda Councilman Daniel J. Crangle was charged with second-degree harassment and third-degree stalking on Saturday, following a complaint by his wife.Crangle told The Buffalo News that he...
View ArticleCollins man, claiming heroin use, leads trooper on 9-mile chase
CHERRY CREEK – A Collins man who led a state trooper on a nine-mile chase through this Chautauqua County town Saturday night said after his arrest that he had been seeking medical attention in the...
View ArticleDunkirk man passes out in drive-through, charged with DWI
IRVING – A Dunkirk man was charged with driving while intoxicated early Saturday after passing out at the wheel in the drive-through lane at a Tim Hortons at Routes 5 and 20.Eladio Merced, 24, of...
View ArticleThree women hurt in Elba crash
ELBA – Three women were injured, one seriously, after a two-car crash on Route 98 in the Genesee County town of Elba about 8:05 p.m. Saturday. Jessica A. Deskins, 16, was listed in stable condition in...
View ArticleFalls house fire leaves family homeless
NIAGARA FALLS – A fire heavily damaged a home at 1354 Ashland Avenue this morning, Niagara Falls fire officials said.The blaze in the two-and-a-half story, one-family dwelling was reported at 8:11...
View ArticleMan stabbed in chest in East Side incident
A man was stabbed in the upper right chest while trying to stop a woman from attacking another woman with a 12-inch kitchen knife, Ferry-Fillmore District police reported today.Gregory Mingo, whose...
View ArticleTwo UB wrestlers arrested in Main Street beating
A current University at Buffalo wrestler and a former teammate were arrested early today in connection with the beating of a man at Main and Heath streets, Northeast District police reported. Justin...
View ArticleThree arrested in East Side brawl
Northeast District police arrested three people after breaking up a fight on East Delavan Avenue about 2:50 a.m. today.Maurice A. Harris, 25, of Mallard Court, Amherst, was charged with a felony count...
View ArticleCollins man arrested after nine-mile chase
CHERRY CREEK – A Collins man who led a state trooper on a nine-mile chase through this Chautauqua County town said after his arrest that he had been seeking medical attention after injecting himself...
View ArticleFirefighters limit damage in Kenmore house fire
Volunteer firefighters responding to an apparent oven fire in Kenmore on Sunday night managed to confine the fire to one wall, fire officials reported.Firefighters from the Kenmore and Kenilworth...
View ArticleThree arrested, 300 marijuana plants seized in Medina
RIDGEWAY – Two Medina men and a Lyndonville man were arrested after a month-long investigation of an indoor marijuana-growing operation was conducted in the Town of Ridgeway.The Orleans County Major...
View ArticleNewfane church damaged in a break-in
NEWFANE – The doors and windows of the First Baptist Church on East Avenue were damaged over the weekend in an apparent break-in attempt, but the only thing missing appeared to be a can of fruit.The...
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