Mother of victim rejects ties to child rapist
The mother of a girl raped when the child was 12 says she has always supported her daughter and wants nothing to do with the man responsible for the sexual attack.Upset over a prosecutor’s remarks...
View ArticleDriver in traffic arrest charged with cocaine possession
A Tacoma Avenue woman was charged with drug and unsafe driving counts after running a stop sign at Esser Avenue and Ullman Street about 3:31 a.m. Thursday, Buffalo police said.Michelle L....
View ArticleTwo facing drug charges after traffic stop
Two people were arrested on drug and other charges after their car was stopped in the second block of Tonawanda Street about 9:40 p.m. Thursday. Jeremiah Carmody, 31, of Niagara Street and Allessandra...
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...
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View ArticleBuffalo Police honor meritorious acts, service
Buffalo Police Officer Joseph Doxbeck risked his life when he dove into the icy Buffalo River to save a robbery suspect who got tangled in reeds and debris while trying to escape Feb. 21, 2012.For his...
View ArticleGun-waving convenience store robber betrays preference for cigarette brand
NIAGARA FALLS – A bandit wearing surgical gloves and waving a handgun made off with $40 in cash and seven packs of cigarettes after holding up the Niagara Street 7-Eleven store early Saturday, police...
View ArticleAggravated DWI charge lodged against snoozing driver
HARTLAND – A Barker man slumped over the wheel of his idling car – its emergency flashers activated – in the middle of Hosmer Road about 3:30 a.m. Saturday was charged with aggravated driving while...
View ArticleJudges advise Amherst on how to collect millions from state agency
You know you’re not in a good place when high-level judges start giving your opponents explicit advice on how to defeat you in court. So it is with the State Insurance Fund.For years, the Town of...
View ArticleTwo injured in motorcycle crash on Maple Road in Amherst
Two people were taken to the hospital when a motorcycle collided with a vehicle on Maple Road in Amherst Saturday afternoon.The motorcyclist, Ryan J. Hudson, 25, of Amherst, was transported by Twin...
View ArticleBemus Point man charged with DWI in rollover crash
ELLERY – A Bemus Point man was charged with driving while intoxicated after crashing his vehicle on Salisbury Road about 3:42 a.m. Saturday.Charles T. Glenn, 21, also was charged with refusing a...
View ArticleDamage placed at $55,000 in Niagara Falls house fire
NIAGARA FALLS – A kitchen fire caused $55,000 damage to a home on Sherwood Avenue Saturday night.Firefighters were called just after 6:30 p.m. Saturday to extinguish the blaze at 3525 Sherwood, fire...
View ArticleJudges advise Amherst on how to collect millions from state agency
You know you’re not in a good place when high-level judges start giving your opponents explicit advice on how to defeat you in court. So it is with the State Insurance Fund.For years, the Town of...
View ArticleFire engulfs vacant house on Metcalfe
An early morning fire at a vacant house on Metcalfe Street lighted up the sky as firefighters responding to the call found the structure fully involved in flames, according to the Buffalo Fire...
View ArticleChase ends with SAFE Act arrest
An 18-year-old man was arrested early today and charged with violating the state’s new gun control law after a foot chase through an East Side neighborhood ended with the recovery of a 9mm handgun,...
View ArticleMotorcyclist in critical condition
The driver of a motorcycle that collided with a vehicle on Maple Road in Amherst was in critical condition Sunday in Erie County Medical Center.Ryan J. Hudson, 25, of Amherst was traveling east on...
View ArticleTwo-car crash results in DWI charge
A two-car crash on East Delavan Street on Saturday resulted in the arrest of one of the drivers for driving while intoxicated.Buffalo police said Raymond Walker, 54, of Cornwall Street, rear ended...
View ArticleMan arrested at Peace Bridge on child porn charge
A New York State man was arrested at the Peace Bridge Saturday on charges of importing and possessing child pornography.Niagara Regional Police said Clinton Jensen, 30, was entering Canada from the...
View ArticleWest Side stabbing sends man to ECMC
A stabbing on Buffalo’s West Side resulted in the arrest late Saturday night of a Niagara Falls man.Steven L. Fowler, 35, was charged with assault in connection with the stabbing of Leroy L. Twitty in...
View ArticleAnti-crime task force back for good
Strike Force, the police task force that pounced on criminals during two 100-day periods last year, is back – and this time for good.Composed of Buffalo police officers, state troopers and Erie County...
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