Five gang members plead to federal drug charges
Five members of an East Side gang pleaded guilty to drug charges, U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced Tuesday.Tramell McGee, 30; Kevin Battles, 46; Jerome Brown, 40; Terrell Moore, 33; and...
View ArticleFBI seeks other victims of alleged sex abuser
He was only 10 years old when the abuse started.He’s now in his 30s, and federal investigators believe they finally have the man who molested him.They also believe there may be more victims.“We’re...
View ArticleIn court, lawyer says Nushawn Williams ‘doesn’t have HIV’
Throughout Western New York, Nushawn Williams has been known for 16 years as a sexual predator who infected young women with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.But Williams, 36, appeared in State Supreme...
View ArticleResidents mobilizing to get input into use of Tonawanda Coke fines
Tonawanda Coke, after being found guilty in a landmark case in late March, could be fined as much to $200 million in federal court for illegally discharging coke-oven gas – notably cancer-causing...
View ArticleSheriff’s copter enlisted in hunt for Island car theft suspect
A 24-year-old Grand Island man already facing stolen-car charges in Buffalo City Court was taken into custody on Grand Island Boulevard near Bedell Road at about 11 a.m. Tuesday after he allegedly...
View ArticleHazmat crew called to suspicious bottle in Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – The Niagara Falls Fire Department called in hazardous material crews this morning when a taped-up bottle oozing a greenish-yellow liquid was found at 93rd Street and Read Avenue.Fire...
View ArticleWoman who caused crash killing baby gets 15 years
The mother of seven-month-old Baylee Marie Dion recalled her as a blue-eyed angel, “ripped from me” by a drunken driver guilty of “killing my perfect baby.”Denise Hine, Baylee’s mother, asked a judge...
View ArticleNushawn Williams’ civil trial will be closed to public
A civil trial to determine whether convicted sex offender Nushawn Williams remains imprisoned will be closed to the public, a State Supreme Court justice ruled Wednesday.The order followed a stunning...
View ArticleWoman convicted of burglarizing neighbor’s home
LOCKPORT – A Niagara County Court jury convicted a North Tonawanda woman Wednesday of breaking into her neighbor’s home last year and trying to steal his wallet from his nightstand.After three hours...
View ArticleLackawanna man pleads guilty to drug and weapon charges
A Lackawanna man has pleaded guilty in Erie County Court to selling crack cocaine and illegally possessing a weapon, the District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.Kenneth Morris, 35, of Franklin...
View ArticleEx-con pleads guilty to child porn charge
A Genesee County man with a record of sexual abuse of minors pleaded guilty Wednesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Leslie G. Foschio to receiving child pornography.Assistant U.S. Attorney Marie P....
View ArticleMan steals beer and demands cash at knife point in Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – A man took two cans of beer and tried to take $20 in cash Tuesday night from a Rite Aid store on Niagara Falls Boulevard after threatening a clerk with a knife.The clerk told police at...
View ArticleFour cars at Irving car dealer damaged by shotgun blasts
IRVING – Four cars were damaged by shotgun fire earlier this month at the Jim White’s Auto Sales business on Routes 5 & 20. Co-owner and manager Richard White confirmed the damage Wednesday.He...
View ArticleSuspected heroin dealer busted in Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – For the second time in a week, Niagara Falls narcotics detectives made an arrest of a suspected heroin dealer.On Wednesday morning, police seized 14 grams of heroin at 615 Ninth St....
View ArticleShoplifting suspect accused of pulling knife on clerk
NIAGARA FALLS – A Niagara Falls man faces more serious charges after a shoplifting incident turned into an alleged armed robbery.Ricky Q. Caldwell, 48, no permanent address, was charged Tuesday with...
View ArticleMotorcyclist injured after colliding with deer in Chautauqua County
A motorcyclist suffered minor injuries Thursday morning after colliding with a deer in Town of Charlotte, according to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s deputies.John F. Way, 68, of Dunkirk, told...
View ArticleWoman with long record arrested in credit card theft
A much-arrested 59-year-old Buffalo woman who has served time in state prison for credit card forgery was arrested Tuesday night for allegedly stealing a Hertel Avenue woman’s credit card and using it...
View ArticleThree accused of selling stolen goods in store
Three Riley Street men were being held on felony criminal stolen-property charges after being arrested in their store Tuesday night as they were reportedly trying to sell more than $100,000 in goods...
View ArticleLockport parking ramp demolition on hold as judge orders hearing
LOCKPORT – State Supreme Court Justice Richard C. Kloch Sr. today ordered a hearing on how the bidding for the demolition of Lockport’s downtown parking ramp was botched April 5.Kloch accused the...
View ArticleTeen gang members indicted in cabdriver slaying, rash of robberies
The loosely knit gang of teenagers began its robbery spree last December, pointing handguns at taxi drivers and fast-food delivery workers, taking their hard-earned money, authorities said.But on...
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