Elma scrap metal theft suspect arrested
A 22-year-old Elma man has been charged with larceny in the theft of a number of metal item stolen from a Schultz Road farm since late February and sold as scrap metal, Erie County Sheriff Timothy B....
View ArticleWilliamsville man listed as critical in vehicular assault
A Williamsville man who police believe was run down intentionally by a pickup truck driver at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday on Ellicott Street outside the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library’s main branch...
View ArticleThree Wyoming County suspects arrested by sheriff’s department
WARSAW – The arrest of a Warsaw man accused of stealing a snow blower from the Town of Wethersfield a month ago and the arrests of two women on unrelated probation violation cases, were reported...
View ArticleFalconer man charged with killing deer using artificial lights
A 60-year-old Falconer man was charged by state Department of Environmental Conservation police Tuesday with 54 misdemeanor charges for “deer jacking” – illegally using artificial lights to stun the...
View ArticleLockport man accused of attempting to strangle a woman
LOCKPORT – A man faces charges after he allegedly attempted to strangle his girlfriend when a fight turned violent in a South Street apartment just before 11 p.m. Tuesday.Steven T. Brown, 39, of South...
View ArticleRape charge dismissed against Falls man
LOCKPORT – Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas dismissed an indictment Wednesday that accused Roy Reynolds of Niagara Falls of rape and predatory sexual assault.Defense attorney E. Earl Key said...
View ArticleFalls woman takes plea deal in assaults
LOCKPORT – A woman accused of assaulting a Niagara Falls man three times last year, including one stabbing, accepted a plea offer Wednesday in Niagara County Court.Sicory Y. Walker, 38, of Woodlawn...
View ArticleJudge urges defendant to take DNA test to clear himself
LOCKPORT – State Supreme Court Justice Richard C. Kloch Sr. advised a Niagara Falls man charged with raping a woman last year to give a DNA sample, after the prosecutor said Wednesday there was a...
View ArticleInjured Niagara Falls man pleads guilty to selling morphine
LOCKPORT – John S. White of Niagara Falls, leaning on a cane and walking with difficulty, pleaded guilty Wednesday to selling the painkiller morphine to a police informant last year.White, 54, of 27th...
View ArticleWoman robs Lockport credit union
LOCKPORT – Niagara County Sheriff deputies are searching for a woman suspected in the robbery of the Cornerstone Credit Union at 6485 South Transit Road just before 3:30 p.m. today.The woman, who did...
View ArticleMore charges lodged against Elma man in punishment injuries to teen girl.
Additional criminal charges have been filed against Gary Mathews, 45, the Elma man arrested Monday by State Police for allegedly burning the hands of a 15-year-old girl by keeping them in a bowl of...
View ArticleFalls man is threatened by a man with a gun
NIAGARA FALLS – A man told police he was threatened by a man in the parking lot of the LaSalle Library on Buffalo Avenue at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.The victim said the man, who he has known for a few years...
View ArticleMarijuana found in car in Alden
An Alden man and woman were charged with unlawful possession of marijuana after they mistakenly parked on private property along railroad tracks adjacent to Peters Corners Road in Alden about 11:40...
View ArticleBuffalo suspect arrested in car theft
A 22-year-old Timon Street man was charged with car theft, possession of marijuana, giving a fake name and traffic charges after a state trooper stopped his vehicle on Broadway about 10:35 p.m....
View ArticlePolice probe false shooting report at Armor Elementary
Orchard Park Police said they have identified the person who called 911 Wednesday to report a shooting at an elementary school.The threat was a hoax.“The information was sketchy: A man either shooting...
View ArticleMan, 20, fatally shot in a corner deli
Buffalo police homicide detectives were tracking down leads tonight in the fatal shooting of a man believed to be in his 20’s in a corner deli in the 1000 block of East Ferry Street about 7...
View ArticleReport of school shooting was a hoax
Orchard Park Police said they have identified the person who called 911 Wednesday to report a shooting at an elementary school. The call resulted in a temporary “lockdown” at the school.The threat was...
View ArticleFour more arrests shut down another West Side drug gang
A long-standing West Side drug gang that filled the void after the 10th Street and 7th Street gangs were imprisoned was knocked out of commission Wednesday with the completion of a roundup that...
View ArticleTeen killed crossing Youngmann
An 18-year-old Town of Tonawanda man was killed early this morning as he darted across the Youngmann Memorial Highway and was hit by a tractor trailer, town police said.The victim was identified as...
View ArticleCorasanti looking forward to reuniting with family, seeks fresh start here
When he walks free Friday after 239 days in jail, Dr. James G. Corasanti wants to stay in Western New York.He looks forward to reuniting with his wife and young son, and he intends to resume working...
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