Falls narcotics officers arrest two, seizing drugs, cash in two raids
NIAGARA FALLS – City narcotics officers announced Friday that they arrested two men in raids Wednesday night, seizing substantial amounts of drugs and cash.Christopher D. Carter, 22, of 20th Street,...
View ArticleWitnesses tell of black pools around Tonawanda Coke
Even now, years later, Ronald Snyder remembers the black water that flowed off the coal piles at Tonawanda Coke after a heavy rain.He also remembers seeing petroleum deposits and a “rainbow” like...
View ArticleAppellate court upholds Allen’s murder conviction in counselor killing
Anthony J. Allen, found guilty of beating a youth counselor to death in a Lockport group home in 2009, got what he had coming, an appeals court ruled Friday as it unanimously upheld Allen’s conviction...
View ArticlePair held for robbery in Boulevard Mall parking lot
Two men have been arrested on robbery and other charges after the robbery of a woman getting into her car in the Boulevard Mall parking lot on Niagara Falls Blvd. about 4:30 p.m. Friday, police...
View ArticleDeputies make two overnight felony DWI arrests
Two people with prior drunk driving convictions were arrested overnight on felony counts of driving while intoxicated.The first arrest came at about 8 p.m. when an Erie County Sheriff’s deputy was...
View ArticleSlain wife died of blunt-force trauma, police report says
An Andover Avenue woman allegedly killed by her abusive husband last Monday died of blunt-force trauma, Buffalo police spokesman Michael J. DeGeorge said.Nedra E. Thomas-Mattox, 38, a mother of three,...
View ArticleJudge reinstates – and warns – Hartland firefighter
LOCKPORT – A 30-year veteran of the Hartland Volunteer Fire Company, expelled for allegedly spreading a false rumor of sexual misconduct by another firefighter, was reinstated last week by court...
View ArticleVictims in North Tonawanda car-pedestrian crash sue driver, city
A Buffalo firefighter and his fiancee, both seriously hurt when a drunken driver ran them over on the North Tonawanda waterfront last year, are suing the driver – and the city.Ronaldo C. Parker and...
View ArticleTasered robber pleads guilty, is promised reduced sentence
NIAGARA FALLS — Ryan S, Smith, the Niagara Falls man whose conviction for two home invasions, a shooting and an armed robbery was overturned because police used a Taser to force him to give a DNA...
View ArticleWoman is victim of Kenfield sex attack
A woman was sexually assaulted early Saturday morning in the city’s Kenfield neighborhood, Buffalo police said.The woman told police she was walking on Eggert Road, near the Kensington overpass, at...
View ArticleSmash-and-grab thief targets two cars in LaSalle shopping area
NIAGARA FALLS – A car burglar victimized two shoppers in the city’s LaSalle section Friday morning.A woman told police she parked her car at the Dollar General in the 7200 block of Niagara Falls...
View ArticleBandit with knife tries to rob South Buffalo liquor store
A man brandishing a 12-inch knife tried to rob a South Buffalo liquor store, before an employee chased him away.The man on Friday walked into South Park Liquors, 1605 South Park Ave., displayed the...
View ArticleHome invasion yields morphine pills for intruder
A man carrying a knife and a gun forced his way into a home in the city’s Bailey-Dingens neighborhood early Saturday morning.The man confronted the two occupants in the home on Peru Place at about...
View ArticleState agency challenges John Justice’s 2015 release
John D. Justice, the Kenmore man now nearing the end of nearly 30 years in prison for killing his parents, brother and neighbor in 1985, may not be a free man when his sentence is completed. The state...
View ArticleDeputies charge Springville man with aggravated DWI
A 53-year-old Springville man was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated early today after he recorded a blood alcohol level of 0.20 percent, more than twice the legal limit, following a...
View ArticleTwo Chautauqua County bartenders cited for serving minors
JAMESTOWN – Employees at two bars were cited for serving alcohol to minors following a detail to ensure compliance with the state’s alcohol beverage control laws conducted Saturday in Chautauqua...
View ArticleAshville man faces list of charges after traffic stop
An Ashville man was arrested late Saturday on numerous charges after deputies say he fled following a traffic stop and was later tracked to his home, according to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s...
View Article2 held on drug charges
A Lackawanna man and a South Buffalo woman were arrested on drug charges early Sunday after police found the drugs during a traffic stop.James Botkins, 34, of South Drive, Lackawanna, and Meghann...
View ArticleBuffalo man arrested on assault charges
A Buffalo man faces assault charges after police said he head-butted another man before fighting with police officers early Sunday morning.Richard J. Cryan, 30, of Maurice Street, approached another...
View ArticleDowntown revelers keep police busy
Buffalo police were busy through Sunday night with rowdy revelers from the downtown St. Patrick’s Day parade.Ambulances were called to the streets around Delaware and Elmwood avenues as the parade...
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