Buffalo man gets 86-month federal prison term
Hector Rodriguez, 25, a member of Buffalo’s notorious 10th Street Gang of drug mobsters, today was ordered by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to serve an 86-month federal prison term on his...
View ArticleBuffalo man given lengthy sentence
A Buffalo man who has been arrested 64 times has been sentenced to 20 years to life in state prison as a persistent violent felony offender, Erie County District Attorney Frank A. Sedita III reported...
View ArticleRuling clears way for collection of taxes on Internet cigarette sales
A three-year legal battle over the sale of tax-free cigarettes on the Internet is over.U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara ended the fight when he dismissed the last remaining lawsuit filed by a...
View ArticleMan gets life term for killing N. Tonawanda woman
LOCKPORT – Frank Rylowicz didn’t hold back Thursday in State Supreme Court when he confronted the man who murdered his daughter.“You’re nothing more than an egotistical, barbaric terrorist who should...
View ArticleBuffalo police officer injured in collision
A Buffalo police officer was taken by ambulance to Erie County Medical Center for treatment of injuries she suffered in a collision between her patrol car and a civilian car shortly after 10:30 p.m....
View ArticleHeadlight problem leads to drug charges for driver
A 40-year-old Zelmer Street man was arrested on drug and marijuana charges after police stopped his car for a front headlight problem in the 300 block of West Delavan Avenue about 12:40 a.m....
View ArticleWoman pleads guilty to DWI after West Seneca crash
A Buffalo woman faces a maximum of four years in prison following her third conviction for drunken driving, Erie County District Attorney Frank A. Sedita III reported Wednesday.Tammy Karek, 32, of...
View ArticleSolar-powered signs sending message to speeders on Parkside
Solar-powered traffic control signs are now blinking brightly at speeders along Parkside Avenue by the Buffalo Zoo informing them of exactly how fast they are going above the 30 mph speed limit.Mayor...
View ArticleSentencing postponed in dog-burning case
A Buffalo man involved in setting a Jack Russell terrier on fire last fall will be sentenced at 11 a.m. on June 27 by State Supreme Court Justice Russell P. Buscaglia.The sentencing of Adell Ziegler...
View ArticleOrchard Park man admits stealing $25,789 from anxiety-ridden friend
An Orchard Park man has admitted stealing $25,789 from a friend who entrusted him to handle his finances, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday.Geary H. Murray, 55, of Michael...
View ArticleJury convicts Buffalo man of heroin dealing
A federal court jury found a Buffalo man guilty Friday of selling heroin.The verdict means Alejandro Navarro-Gonzalez, 31, will face a mandatory minimum penalty of 20 years in prison when he is...
View ArticleSuspect in two bank robberies is arrested
A Buffalo man was charged Friday with robbing two banks earlier this year.Jason Berg, 23, is accused of robbing the M&T Bank at 788 Tonawanda St. on May 16 and the M&T Bank at 1580 Hertel Ave....
View ArticleContractor’s suit against Seneca golf course will proceed
A West Seneca contractor can sue the company that owns the Seneca Nation’s Hickory Stick Golf Course in Lewiston for unpaid bills, an appellate court ruled Friday.The Appellate Division of State...
View ArticleTwo agencies join in probe of pharmacy break-ins, burglary attempts
The Sheriff offices of Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties have enlisted the aid of a non-profit anti-crime organization and are seeking public help in the investigation of recent break-ins or...
View ArticleBuffalo police probe fatal shooting of Cheektowaga man at Northland and...
A 29-year-old Cheektowaga man was the victim of a fatal shooting about 3 p.m. Friday near Northland and Rocker avenues on the East Side, Buffalo homicide officials said.The victim was shot multiple...
View ArticleMissing Alden man found safe in Tennessee
An Alden man missing since Wednesday was found safe late Thursday night in Tennessee, State Police reported.An alert issued Thursday described 75-year-old John W. Millard as a vulnerable adult with...
View ArticleFour from Buffalo connected to home burglaries in the Southtowns
Two men and two teenage boys from Buffalo are being held on felony burglary charges linked to recent home burglaries and attempted burglaries in Marilla, Wales, Holland, concord and North Collins,...
View ArticleBusti Avenue man charged with assault that triggered police chase
A Busti Avenue man was captured on Royal Avenue Thursday evening following a chase that began on Grand Island about 3 p.m., authorities said. Pascual Munoz-Ortiz, 32, was charged with second-degree...
View ArticleVictim of Wednesday crash on QEW dies in ECMC
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – A Niagara Falls man injured in a four-vehicle chain-reaction crash on Queen Elizabeth Way just north of Lyons Creek Road Wednesday died Thursday in Erie County Medical Center,...
View ArticleFalls man’s guilty plea in wife’s murder is thrown out
Kelvin W. Robinson of Niagara Falls, who admitted stabbing his wife to death in 2004, won his appeal Friday, on his third try.A four-judge panel in the Appellate Division of State Supreme Court ruled...
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