Shot fired in an armed robbery in Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – The rash of armed robberies in the city continued with another armed robbery reported Wednesday. City detectives have been called to investigate nearly half a dozen armed robberies in...
View ArticleDunkirk police chief and another driver hurt in two-car crash
POMFRET – Dunkirk Police Chief David Ortolano and another driver were taken to hospitals after a two-car crash at State Route 20 and State Route 60 late this morning in the Town of Pomfret.State...
View ArticleMistrial declared in Alden man’s sexual assault case
A trial on two charges of predatory sexual assault against an Alden man in a 2011 home invasion ended in a mistrial late Thursday afternoon when the jury informed Erie County Court Judge Kenneth F....
View ArticleMan charged with three Niagara Falls cocaine deals
LOCKPORT – A Town of Niagara man pleaded not guilty Thursday in Niagara County Court to an indictment charging him with three cocaine sales in November in Niagara Falls.Jonathan D. Bersani, 21, of...
View ArticleClarence man admits using forged pill prescription
LOCKPORT – A man who tried to fill a forged prescription for painkillers at a Lockport pharmacy pleaded guilty to a felony Thursday.Sameer K. Garg, 26, of Shimerville Road, Clarence, admitted to...
View ArticleTeen burglar pleads guilty, faces 15-year sentence
LOCKPORT – A 19-year-old man Niagara Falls man, linked to at least 10 house burglaries in Niagara Falls in December and January, pleaded guilty Thursday in Niagara County Court and will be sentenced...
View ArticleFive-day jail term wraps up burglary case
LOCKPORT – A man who was placed on probation five years ago for the theft of a safe from a Niagara Falls home was sentenced Thursday to five days in jail to settle a charge of violating his...
View ArticleBuffalo man arrested for burglarizing LaForce Place home
A 21-year-old Massachusetts Avenue man was charged with second-degree burglary and other charges after allegedly breaking into a LaForce Place home and threatening a woman occupant when confronted...
View ArticleMinton street couple charged after car stop
A Minton Street couple was charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle after Buffalo police stopped them in what turned out to be a speeding rental car on Bailey Avenue near Langfield Drive about...
View ArticleRoutine traffic stop leads to marijuana charges
A 21-year-old Herman Street man was charged with criminal possession of marijuana after Buffalo police pulled his car over in the 600 block of Hopkins Street shortly after midnight today to check on...
View ArticleTwo well-loved Wilson residents mourned following crash
WILSON – The town was mourning the loss of two longtime Wilson residents killed in a three-vehicle crash Wednesday in what authorities suspect may have been a speeding-related accident.“The Wilson...
View ArticleMan who raped 12-year-old girl gets 14-year sentence
Cotrell Jenkins got 14 years behind bars – close to the maximum sentence – for raping a 12-year-old girl. People on hand Thursday in Erie County Court who were hoping he would get a lighter sentence...
View ArticleAnimal cruelty charges dismissed against Lockport dog breeder
TOWN OF LOCKPORT – Animal cruelty charges were dismissed Thursday in Town Court against a Lockport dog breeder charged last month after the SPCA of Niagara removed more than 60 Pomeranians from her...
View ArticleCity gets a preliminary victory in commingling case
A challenge to the city’s ban on underage patrons at bars in the Chippewa entertainment district stumbled this week when a judge denied a request that the city lift the ban while the case plays out in...
View ArticleSomerset woman charged with welfare fraud
SOMERSET – a Somerset woman has been arrested on a charge of welfare fraud, Niagara County Sheriff James R. Voutour said Friday.Stephanie Wilson, 36, is charged with fourth-degree grand larceny,...
View ArticleLockport police continue hunt for tire-slashing vandals
LOCKPORT – Lockport police are on the lookout for culprits who slashed 17 tires and broke into two parked cars overnight Thursday. The crimes occurred on Erie, High, Willow and Haines streets; Beattie...
View ArticleWeapons charge lodged following nightclub fracas
A Buffalo man was arrested on a felony weapons charge after a loaded 25-caliber pistol was confiscated by a security guard following a fight outside La Boom nightclub in the 3000 block of Main Street...
View ArticleWoman, 37, accused of hitting neighbor’s daughter during dispute
A Grote Street woman was arrested after striking a neighbor’s 11-year-old daughter during a dispute in her home about 7 a.m. Friday, Buffalo police said.Schrelle Mallory, 37, was charged by Hertel...
View ArticleTwo well-loved Wilson residents mourned following crash
WILSON – The town was mourning the loss of two longtime Wilson residents killed in a three-vehicle crash Wednesday in what authorities suspect may have been a speeding-related accident.“The Wilson...
View ArticleRazor-sharp knife seized after police search car trunk
An Easton Avenue man was arrested early Friday after Buffalo police found a razor-sharp knife in the trunk of his car in the first block of Hayward Street.Calvin Lockhart, 31, was charged by South...
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