Three taken into custody in SWAT team incident
Three people were taken into custody Sunday night after an incident near Grant and Amherst streets in which the police SWAT team was called, Buffalo Police said.Officers had been pursuing a warrant...
View ArticleShots fired at East Side home
A home near East Delavan and Bailey avenues was riddled with bullet holes on Sunday afternoon, with the shots believed to have come from a neighboring home.An Ericson Avenue man told Buffalo Police...
View ArticleBuffalo man admits sale of illegal immigration IDs
A 37-year-old Buffalo man has pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to criminal possession with intent to use or transfer unlawfully identification documents allegedly destined...
View ArticleMan accused of selling counterfeit postage stamps
A man accused of selling counterfeit postage stamps has been arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah J. McCarthy.Alcides “Amigo” Marcelino is charged with possession and sale of counterfeit...
View ArticlePolice investigate cashing of Falls man’s stolen $13,500 check
NIAGARA FALLS – Police are trying to determine who forged and cashed a stolen check worth $13,500.A 73rd Street man told police on Friday that he has been waiting for the check from the county...
View ArticleUnauthorized withdrawals made from Falls woman’s account
NIAGARA FALLS – A 27th Street woman told police on Sunday that someone has been using her bank account information to make unauthorized withdrawals at area convenience stores. The victim learned that...
View ArticleBuffalo’s crackdown on improper use of deadly force has officers...
Police Lt. Brian Strobele drew his service weapon and fired at a “mentally deranged” motorist, who had started backing up toward the lieutenant, who had gotten out of his patrol vehicle after a...
View ArticleWyoming County accident forces closing of Route 63
An accident involving a truck pulling a cattle trailer forced authorities to close part of Route 63 in the Town of Covington in Wyoming County for about an hour and a half Monday morning, officials...
View ArticleJudge rules Hamburg blogger can remain anonymous
State Supreme Court Justice Diane Y. Devlin on Monday morning quashed a subpoena that sought the identity of an anonymous blogger in Hamburg.The decision, which was handed down from the bench, means...
View ArticleSupreme Court rejects Kopp’s bid to have murder conviction overturned
WASHINGTON – James C. Kopp, the anti-abortion zealot who fatally shot an Amherst physician nearly 15 years ago, lost his latest – and likely last – bid to have his convictions overturned at the U.S....
View ArticleNiagara Falls man charged following melee at Ferry Avenue bar
NIAGARA FALLS – A Niagara Falls man is accused of hitting the owner of a Ferry Avenue bar over the head with a beer bottle and breaking the glass entry door about 3 a.m. Sunday.Robert J. Ferguson, 30,...
View ArticlePolice arrest suspect who lived at site of Germain Street raid
A Germain Street man whose residence was the target of a Buffalo Police SWAT unit raid Sunday night is in custody and faces several charges, authorities said.Michael Cohen, 27, was charged with...
View ArticleFalls man gets jail for violating terms of probation in DWI case
LOCKPORT – A Jerauld Avenue man was sentenced to a year in Niagara County Jail Monday for violating terms of probation in a felony case of driving while intoxicated.Robert G. Minney, 36, who had...
View ArticleLockport woman pleads not guilty to April 10 credit union robbery
LOCKPORT – A Lockport woman accused of holding up the Cornerstore Credit Union on April 10 pleaded not guilty Monday to a charge of third-degree robbery in Niagara County Court.Dale L. Swain, 56, of...
View ArticleLeader of counterfeit sneakers ring gets 27 months behind bars
One of the leaders of a counterfeit sneaker ring that stretched from Buffalo to China was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to 27 months in prison.Malik Bazzi of Montreal had...
View ArticleSuspect arrested in parking lot mugging of woman
Buffalo police have arrested a suspect in the mugging of a woman returning to her car in a business parking lot at Bailey Avenue and Dingens Street about 4:30 p.m. Monday. Barrie Woods, 31, no address...
View ArticleMan accused of choking neighbor during argument
A Berkshire Avenue man arrested Sunday is charged with third-degree assault for attacking ans choking a neighbor during an argument, police said. Donald J. Frazier, 37, also is charged with criminal...
View ArticlePolice corral man accused of Delaware Avenue break-in
A Delaware Avenue man charged Monday with second-degree burglary is accused of breaking into a house in the 1500 block of Delaware and stealing a bat and loose change, then fighting with police who...
View ArticleSuspected cocaine trafficker arrested at Erie Basin Marina
A Cheektowaga man suspected of trafficking cocaine in Buffalo, Cheektowaga, Elma and Marilla was arrested at Erie Basin Marina about 6:20 p.m. Monday, Erie County Sheriff’s Narcotics Unit detectives....
View ArticleBaitz Avenue man linked to street mugging
A Baitz Avenue man charged with assault is accused of participating in the mugging of a neighbor on Baitz about 2 a.m. Monday. Pernell Hudson, 33, and an accomplice, who is still at-large, allegedly...
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