Nunda woman briefly jailed after Leandra’s Law arrest
WARSAW – A 33-year-old Nunda woman was arrested on a charge of aggravated drunken driving for having two young children in her vehicle when she was stopped about 1:14 a.m. Friday on State Route 362 in...
View ArticleThird man charged in LeRoy copper thefts
LeROY – An 18-year-old LeRoy man already in jail on unrelated charges was arrested Thursday by Genesee County sheriff’s deputies as one of the three suspects linked to a series of thefts in recent...
View ArticleSex offender imprisoned after committing another sex crime
LOCKPORT – A North Tonawanda sex offender was sentenced Friday to four years in prison and 10 years’ post-release supervision for violating the terms of his probation by committing another sex...
View ArticleLockport man wins appeal of sentence in drug case
A Lockport man, convicted in 2011 of possession of crack cocaine, may get out of prison sooner than expected in the wake of a ruling from the Appellate Division of State Supreme Court Friday.The...
View ArticleAttacker jailed to await substance abuse treatment
LOCKPORT – A man who pleaded guilty to playing a role in a near-fatal beating outside a Niagara Falls bar last year was jailed Friday to await assignment to an inpatient substance abuse treatment...
View ArticleMulti-car crash reported at Main and Transit
Amherst police late Friday night were dealing with a multi-car accident at Main Street and Transit Road. Tow trucks were called to the scene, which was first reported to police about 9:30 p.m. Further...
View ArticleWoman charged with keeping malnourished dogs
A 34-year-old Herkimer Street woman was charged with aggravated cruelty to animals after Buffalo police found two malnourished pit bulls living in filthy kennels when they answered a complaint...
View ArticleTwo West Side women charged with beating neighbor
Two Seventh Street women, related through marriage, were charged with first-degree assault after attacking a neighbor Wednesday afternoon, causing head and neck injuries that sent her to Erie County...
View ArticleTeen pleads not guilty in fatal beating of toddler
Dylan Schumaker, the 16-year-old accused of beating to death his girlfriend’s toddler son, pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of second-degree murder and first-degree assault in Springville Village...
View ArticleProtester to sue NFTA, officers
Nate Buckley, the anti-war protester acquitted of charges stemming from a demonstration at Fountain Plaza two years ago, has filed notice that he intends to sue the Niagara Frontier Transportation...
View ArticleMentally ill veteran charged with possessing shotgun
An Army veteran who has repeatedly been hospitalized for treatment of a mental illness and has threatened to harm police and others at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Buffalo has been arrested...
View ArticleArrests for tobacco smuggling made in Niagara County Jail
TOWN OF LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls woman attempted to smuggle tobacco to a Niagara County Jail inmate by hiding it inside a balloon tucked into the pocket of her 4-year-old son, sheriff’s deputies...
View ArticleTwo convenience store clerks charged in alcohol sales sting
TOWN OF LOCKPORT – Two people were arrested as police and state Liquor Authority agents targeted 21 area convenience stores Thursday night, checking for underage sales of alcohol. State police,...
View ArticleFour-wheel ATV worth $6,300 stolen from Niagara Falls home
NIAGARA FALLS – A 2012 Polaris all-terrain vehicle worth $6,300 was stolen overnight Friday from a home in the 400 block of 21st Street, police said. The four-wheeler was parked in a lot next to the...
View ArticleBogus c-note passed at Seneca Niagara Casino poker table
NIAGARA FALLS – Employees of the Seneca Niagara Casino said someone passed a counterfeit $100 bill at the Fourth Street gaming place early Saturday. Police said the bogus bill was used at a poker...
View ArticleMan loses cell phone, vehicle in Kensington robbery
A man was robbed of his cell phone and his vehicle early Saturday in the city’s Kensington neighborhood.The victim told police he was at Orleans Street and Alice Avenue at about 3 a.m. Saturday, when...
View ArticleConvenience store clerks in Akron charged following sting
Two people were charged with selling alcohol to minors during stings over the weekend in Akron, state police said Saturday.State police, the Akron Police Department and the State Liquor Authority...
View ArticleKennedy man charged with felony DWI
KENNEDY – A Kennedy man has been charged with felony driving while intoxicated, state police said Saturday.David E. Workman, 58, was charged Friday with driving while intoxicated, first-degree felony...
View ArticleDWI suspect has a close call on his birthday
A birthday turned out not so happy for a Gowanda man on Saturday, police said.Charles Burgess, 22, of Route 39, was charged with driving while intoxicated while driving in the Town of Collins, after...
View ArticleFriend urged slain Buffalo woman to leave husband
Last December, when Nedra E. Thomas-Mattox arrived at Haven House, a shelter for domestic violence victims, “her face was a mess after she was beaten and abused by her husband,” said a friend...
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