Gang members accused of murder during drug deal
With a one-two punch of sorts, police moved against two of the city's most violent street gangs Wednesday.Two new indictments, one against the Bailey Boys and one against the LRGP Crew, up the ante in...
View ArticleThree masked men enter a home and pistol whip a Falls man and his wife
NIAGARA FALLS – An Eighth Street man said a gun was pointed at his head and three men forced their way into his home in the 1600 block of Eighth Street just after 5 a.m. Tuesday.The 35-year-old victim...
View ArticleFalls woman has her vehicle’s rear window shot out as she stops for gas
NIAGARA FALLS – A woman told police she was sitting at the pump as a gas station in the 600 block of 19th Street just after 11 p.m. Tuesday when her sedan’s rear window shattered.The 48-year-old woman...
View ArticleLockport woman found driving a stolen vehicle also a suspect in an attempted...
A Lockport woman wanted in connection with the attempted robbery of a Lockport 7-Eleven was stopped by Niagara County sheriff’s deputies driving a vehicle owned by her neighbor that had been reported...
View ArticleFalls man awoken and robbed
NIAGARA FALLS — A Ninth Street man said he was awoken at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday and forced into his closet while three men robbed his apartment.The 66-year-old victim told police that he woke up when he...
View ArticleTonawanda Coke trial turns to state inspections
Gary Foersch visited the byproducts area at Tonawanda Coke at least 15 times during his career as a state inspector.Despite those numerous visits, Foersch never noticed a bleeder valve that is...
View ArticleTrial scrubbed as defendant undergoes mental exams
LOCKPORT – The trial of a Niagara Falls man charged with burglary, which never progressed beyond jury selection, was called off Wednesday as a second doctor was being sought to assess his mental...
View ArticleFalls man denies sexual abuse charges
LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls man pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Niagara County Court to an eight-count indictment accusing him of sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl.Thomas R. Murray II, 38, of 87th...
View ArticleFalls murder defendant rejects plea offer
LOCKPORT – Darius M. Belton, of Niagara Falls, rejected a plea offer Wednesday in the shooting death of his uncle, and the case appears ready to go to trial April 17 in Niagara County Court.Belton,...
View Article5 pit bull terriers seized by SPCA in raid at animal shelter in Elma
An animal-rescue operation called Smilin’ Pit Bull Rescue on Bowen Road in Elma has been raided by officers from local law enforcement and the SPCA Serving Erie County, as five pit bull terriers were...
View ArticleVeteran pleads not guilty to 1st SAFE Act violation
Benjamin M. Wassell is more than just the state’s first defendant accused of illegal weapon sales under its tough new gun control law.He’s an Iraq War hero who, despite a traumatic brain injury from...
View ArticleIndictments target two East Side gangs
With a one-two punch of sorts, police moved against two of the city's most violent street gangs Wednesday.Two new federal indictments, one against the Bailey Boys and one against the LRGP Crew, up the...
View ArticleFirst of three suspects in rape of 12-year-old arrested
One of the suspects in the rape of a 12-year-old Buffalo girl two months ago has been arrested, Buffalo police reported Wednesday night.Derrick D. Young Jr., 19, of Adams Street, was taken into...
View ArticleRemnants from meth lab removed from Niagara Falls home
NIAGARA FALLS – Federal agents were called in to assist Niagara Falls police after officers found what appeared to be the remnants of a meth lab in a basement of a house in the 400 block of 18th...
View ArticleLawsuit filed against state's gun control law
ALBANY – In a case that backers vow to take all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, a major gun-rights group filed suit Thursday in federal court in Buffalo seeking to toss out the state’s new...
View ArticleWest Seneca man accused of stealing silver antiques and jewelry
WHEATFIELD – A West Seneca man has been charged by Niagara County sheriff’s deputies for his alleged role in the theft of more than $1,000 worth of silver antiques and jewelry from the Shawnee Country...
View ArticleCopper thefts reported in Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – Copper thieves hit two residences, one of them occupied and one vacant, stealing hundreds of dollars worth of copper pipe from the basements.A property manager told police Wednesday...
View ArticleA Falls man is beaten and slashed in a knifepoint robbery
NIAGARA FALLS – A 20-year-old man was the victim of a knifepoint robbery as he walked along the 1700 block of Walnut Avenue early Thursday.The victim said two men jumped him as he passed by. He said...
View ArticleTwo suspected drug houses were closed in unrelated raids by Falls police
NIAGARA FALLS – Two houses were raided Wednesday night, shutting down one supected marijuana dealer and condemining a second unrelated house, which appeared to have been used as a drug house for both...
View ArticleOver $2,000 worth of copper pipe stolen in Newfane
NEWFANE – More than 250 feet of copper pipe, valued at $2,500, was reported stolen in a vacant building, following an inspection for a property owner on Thursday.The copper pipes were removed from the...
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