A local man was mugged in North Buffalo early Sunday morning, Buffalo police said.The man was approached by three unidentified men just after midnight at Parkridge and Berkshire avenues, police said,...
View ArticleArrest in cigarette theft
A would-be burglar was caught late Saturday leaving an East Side home with 84 packs of cigarettes, Buffalo police said.Officers responding to a 10 p.m. tip of a man climbing through an Alwin Place...
View ArticleFire causes $45,000 damage
Two families were forced out of their homes Sunday after a kitchen fire spread through two East Side public housing apartments.Buffalo fire officials said the fire at 288-290 Edison Avenue fire began...
View ArticleOne-year-old girl critically hurt in crash
A one-year-old girl remained in critical condition Sunday after a two-vehicle collision Saturday night on the East Side, Buffalo police said.The crash occurred at East Ferry and Leslie streets around...
View ArticleTeenager recovering from gunshot wound
A Buffalo teenager was recovering Sunday from a gunshot wound to his foot, Buffalo police said.The 15-year-old boy was shot around 6 p.m. Saturday in the 100 block of Keystone Street on the city’s...
View ArticleUB police officer in two-car crash
A University at Buffalo campus police officer suffered minor injuries when his patrol car and an SUV collided about 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Sheridan Drive and Millersport Highway in Amherst. The officer...
View ArticleIncendiary device found in Village of Perry
PERRY – Officers found what was described as “an active incendiary device” in a Covington Street apartment early Sunday after they were called for an apparent domestic dispute, Perry village police...
View ArticleSequester hamstrings area federal courts
Buffalo’s federal court system, already burdened by a backlog of cases, is facing a new hurdle – across-the-board budget cuts that will hit at the core of its criminal justice mission.The cuts, part...
View ArticleMan carrying dagger faces weapons charge
A man was arrested early Sunday in South Buffalo for weapons possession, but he wasn’t carrying a gun or any other common weapon.Daniel Batherson, no residence given, was carrying a dagger, according...
View ArticleArcade man charged with DWI in Sardinia
An Arcade man was charged with driving while intoxicated and other traffic violations after the Erie County Sheriff’s Office said he had a blood-alcohol content that was twice the legal limit. Brennan...
View ArticleClarence man with frog phobia wins $1.6 million verdict
Water runoff has turned most of Paul Marinaccio’s 40 acres in Clarence into a wetland.How it happened angers him.What came along with all that water terrifies him – frogs.“I’m petrified of the little...
View ArticlePolice investigate theft from woman’s bank account
RANSOMVILLE – Investigators are trying to figure out how an elderly Randall Road woman’s bank card information may have been stolen recently, resulting in more than $800 being emptied from her...
View ArticleDriver charged with aggravated DWI after being found slumped over at the wheel
A 24-year-old Sherman man found slumped over in the driver’s seat of a vehicle that was stopped in the travel lane, with its motor running, was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated over...
View ArticleFake bomb prompts traffic diversion in North Buffalo
What appeared to be three sticks of dynamite left on the steps of a business on the 1800 block of Elmwood Avenue this morning turned out to be a fake bomb, authorities said.But for more than an hour,...
View ArticleReckless driving charged after vehicle clocked at 108 mph
A Pennsylvania man’s vehicle was stopped after being clocked at 108 mph on Route 86 in Chautauqua County on Sunday afternoon, State Police at Jamestown reported.The vehicle driven by Nathan T. Koman,...
View ArticleVacant house damaged by fire in Newfane
NEWFANE –Investigators are attempting to determine what sparked a fire Sunday afternoon in a vacant house on McKee Road.Emergency personnel were called out just after 2 p.m. Sunday at 6051 McKee...
View ArticleState troopers at Clarence looking for suspect
A 30-year-old Evans man is being sought by State Police on a court warrant linked to a recent incident in the Clarence area. Adam P. Puleo, whose latest home address was not released by state police,...
View ArticleChautauqua county car larceny warning by sheriff
MAYVILLE – A rash of car larcenies in the Village of Forestville area in recent days prompted the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s office today to ask other possible victims of such crimes to contact the...
View ArticlePropane tank leak in Lockport
TOWN OF LOCKPORT – Wendleville Volunteer Fire Department crews responded to a leaking propane tank in a garage just after 10 a.m. Sunday on Bear Ridge Road.The homeowner Brian L Basior told Niagara...
View ArticleBoston man arrested on drug charges
A 31-year-old Town of Boston man was arrested on drug charges and driving with a suspended license after State Trooper Paul Reilly recognized him driving south on Boston State Road about 6 p.m. Friday...
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