Falls man sentenced in child porn case.
A Niagara Falls man who was convicted of transporting child pornography was sentenced Monday to five years in prison by U.S. District Court Judge William M. Skretny.Zakary L. Siders, 25, was convicted...
View ArticleElma man arrested on child endangerment charges
A 45-year-old Elma man was arrested by the State Police today on felony assault and child endangerment charges for allegedly forcing a 15-year-old girl to keep her hands in a bowl of bleach for a long...
View ArticlePedestrian hit by car in critical condition
An unidentified pedestrian was in critical condition after being struck by a car during the Monday morning rush hour in downtown Buffalo, authorities said.The man, who had no identification on him,...
View ArticleSuspect arrested in fake bomb incident
A 36-year-old Kenmore man was taken into custody early this evening and charged with falsely reporting a bomb threat that forced traffic to be rerouted off Elmwood Avenue between Hertel and Great...
View ArticleTwo women die in North Tonawanda house fire
NORTH TONAWANDA – An elderly woman and her middle-aged daughter were killed late Monday night during a fire that ripped through their 1½-story frame home, city police and fire officials...
View ArticleLarge marijuana growing operation found in Cambria
CAMBRIA – A Ridge Road man was charged after the Niagara County Drug Task Force raided his home and found 48 marijuana plants in his unattached garage on Monday.Eric V. Wisor, 51, was charged with...
View ArticleLovejoy fire leaves family of 7 homeless
A family of seven was left homeless early this morning in a two-alarm blaze in Lovejoy.Firefighters responded at 4:15 a.m. to 141 Benzinger St. and found the 1½-story wood frame home fully engulfed in...
View ArticleAnother conviction for the often arrested ‘Hugging Bandit’
Myra Castleberry, 54, who has gained international attention over the years as Buffalo’s “Hugging Bandit,” added to her string of criminal convictions today.Castleberry pleaded guilty to fourth-degree...
View ArticleMan who crashed car into Amherst fire hall gets five years probation
A North Buffalo man who crashed his car into an Amherst fire hall in August 2011 was placed on probation today for five years.State Supreme Court Justice John L. Michalski also ordered Mark W. Detlef,...
View ArticleBuffalo’s gun buyback will be held May 4
The city will hold its annual gun buyback program earlier than usual in an effort to get guns off the street before crime increases as the weather gets warmer. Mayor Byron W. Brown and Police...
View ArticleFeds uncover meth lab in Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – A former Lockport man with a long criminal history is facing new charges after federal marshals found him cooking up a batch of methamphetamine in a Falls Street apartment.The...
View ArticleMore than $3,000 worth of prepaid credit cards stolen from van in the Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – A woman said her purse, which contained cash and a Walmart prepaid debit card valued at $2,500, was stolen from her minivan while she was working at the Olive Garden restaurant in the...
View ArticleFormer Seneca leader loses bid to regain benefits
When Bergal Mitchell III was indicted two years ago, the Seneca Nation of Indians took immediate steps to punish the former tribal leader.Mitchell went to court to reverse that punishment - the Nation...
View ArticleBurglar who left diversion program is imprisoned
LOCKPORT – William J. Kraft, a Niagara Falls burglar who was close to succeeding in a court-ordered drug treatment program before he left for Pennsylvania without telling his probation officer, was...
View ArticleFalls man, extradited from Vegas, denies drug charges
LOCKPORT – A man who had moved from Niagara Falls to Las Vegas for a job opportunity was ordered held in lieu of $20,000 bail Tuesday, after he pleaded not guilty in Niagara County Court to a...
View ArticleNun admits stealing $130,000 from two parishes
ALBION – A Catholic nun with a gambling addiction has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $130,000 from two rural Western New York parishes.Sister Mary Anne Rapp, 68, pleaded guilty Monday in Orleans...
View ArticleSex offender jailed for failing to report Internet info
LOCKPORT – Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas ordered a one-year sentence in Niagara County Jail on Tuesday for a Level 1 sex offender who did not report his Internet identifications to the...
View ArticleTwo sisters allegedly stole from family to support drug habit
LEWISTON – Two Lewiston sisters were accused of cashing in bank bonds and pawning family jewelry to support a prescription drug habit.Carly G. McEvoy, 22, and Hannah E. McEvoy, 17, both of Creek Road...
View ArticleDayton man, 45, pleads guilty to rape of girl, 12
LITTLE VALLEY – Dwight E. Johnston Jr., 45, of Dayton, pleaded guilty Monday before Cattaraugus County Judge Ronald D. Ploetz to a third-degree rape charge for having sex with a 12-year-old girl 14...
View ArticleMan sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex crimes against girl
A 50-year-old Buffalo man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday for committing sex crimes against a girl over a four-year period, starting when she was 12 years old.Everton Smith of Stockbridge...
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