Hamburg bookkeeper admits stealing nearly $800,000 from Buffalo employer
Already previously convicted for drunken driving, Mary Jane Hagler of Hamburg added a new crime to her record.The bookkeeper on Friday admitted stealing nearly $800,000 over 10 years from the Buffalo...
View ArticlePasserby pulls groggy man from Batavia creek
BATAVIA – A mystery man is being credited with helping rescue a conscious but groggy man who was spotted floating down Tonawanda Creek Saturday morning.A resident in the Walnut Street area heard...
View ArticleFight outside Broadway bar leads to box cutter attack
The victim, who was treated at Erie County Medical Center, told Ferry-Fillmore District police that an unknown woman cut him on the left side of the face outside the bar, at about 1:15 a.m. Police...
View ArticleMan attacked with hammer in Bailey-East Delavan area dispute
A Buffalo man was taken to Erie County Medical Center by a relative after he was struck in the head by his hammer-wielding girlfriend early Saturday morning in the city’s Bailey-East Delavan area,...
View ArticleVeterans court coming to Niagara County in July
LOCKPORT – For the past several years, New York State’s court system has recognized that military veterans sometimes have unique reasons for becoming involved in crime, especially offenses stemming...
View ArticleVictim of fatal shooting in Grider neighborhood identified
Buffalo police on Saturday released the name of the Cheektowaga man who was fatally shot in the city’s Grider neighborhood.Michael Payne, 29, was shot multiple times at about 3 p.m. Friday near...
View ArticleSlow-going Texan in pickup charged with DWI in Wyoming County
ORANGEVILLE – State Police at Boston arrested a Texas man for driving while intoxicated after he weas stopped for driving well below the speed limit and crossing into the oncoming lane of traffic in...
View ArticleFalls alley encounter ends with man being shot in the foot
NIAGARA FALLS – A confrontation in an alley between 12th and 13th streets early Saturday ended with a man being shot in the foot with a long gun, police said. The victim, identified as Micah Watson,...
View ArticleSnoozing cook wakes up to apartment filled with smoke
TOWN OF LOCKPORT – The kitchen of a Sweetwood Drive apartment was heavily damaged early Saturday when a woman fell asleep after putting a pot on the stove, authorities said The woman, Niagara County...
View ArticleMotorcyclist who plowed into cow is charged with DWI
NEWFANE – A Middleport motorcyclist was charged with driving while intoxicated after hitting a cow early Thursday while en route home from a concert at Artpark in Lewiston, Niagara County bsheriff’s...
View ArticleNiagara County crackdown on welfare cheats has another suspect
TOWN OF LOCKPORT – A Niagara Falls woman was charged with welfare fraud Friday as part of the continuing crackdown in Niagara County.Colby Edwards, 27, of Ontario Avenue, was charge with fourth-degree...
View ArticleSpringville man caught after chase is charged with drug dealing
A Springville man was charged with drug dealing early Saturday in the Village of Gowanda.James A. Wheat, 24, of East Main Street, was charged with third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance,...
View ArticleThe fight behind injured firefighter’s miracle
After almost a decade in a semiconscious state, Donald J. Herbert woke up lucid on a Saturday afternoon in April 2005 and was talking and catching up with family and friends – for nearly 16 hours that...
View ArticleGarage fire extends to home, shed and nearby garages
An early-morning fire today that may have been sparked inside a car in a rear garage at 98 Freund St. on Buffalo’s East Side is under investigation after causing $41,000 in total damages and...
View ArticleAkron motorcyclist faces felony DWI charge
A fight outside an Akron bar early Sunday led to a felony drunk driving charge, according to the Erie County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies were called to the scene outside The Filling Station after they...
View ArticleDriver charged with felony DWI in Silver Creek
SILVER CREEK – A driver faces a felony driving while intoxicated charge after he was pulled over on Howard Street in Silver Creek early Sunday.Shawn A. Winkelmann, no age or address given, was pulled...
View ArticleVictim shot in leg on Erb Street
A person was shot in the leg early Sunday morning near the Buffalo-Cheektowaga border, according to a Buffalo Police report.The victim told police he was on Erb Street just north of Lang Avenue...
View ArticleEast Ferry store employee robbed, shot
An employee of a store on East Ferry Street was shot and robbed Saturday night, according to a Buffalo Police report.The victim, who worked at Exclusive Gear, 958 E. Ferry, told police the shooter...
View ArticleBuffalo man arrested in gun incident
A 30-year-old Buffalo man faces several charges after police were called to a Niagara Street bar early Sunday for the report of a man with a gun.Jose R. Santos, of Hinman Avenue, was arrested at about...
View ArticleMan beaten near bar on Allen Street
A Lockport man was beaten by five men near Main and Allen streets early Sunday.The 37-year-old victim told Buffalo Police he was chased and then kicked and beaten by his attackers at about 3 a.m.The...
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