Man admits burglarizing churches
A Buffalo man suspected in several church burglaries in the city and the suburbs admitted today to burglarizing two Baptist churches, one in West Seneca and the other in South Buffalo.John Bish, 45, of...
View ArticleBlasdell man pleads guilty to meth sales
A Blasdell man has pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siracuse to two methamphetamine trafficking charges, U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. reported Tuesday.Paul S. Griffin, 59,...
View ArticleWoman admits stealing $44,000 from grandfather
A 26-year-old Sloan woman admitted on Tuesday that she stole more than $44,125 from her grandfather’s bank account by forging checks to herself, according to the Erie County District Attorney’s...
View ArticleTeen pleads not guilty to setting puppy on fire
A teenager accused of dousing a Jack Russell terrier with lighter fluid and setting the puppy on fire pleaded not guilty today in Erie County Court.Adell Ziegler, 19, faces a felony animal-cruelty...
View ArticleSpecial delivery at Falls post office turns into felony pot bust
NIAGARA FALLS – If they were Christmas gifts, a city man picked the wrong place to have two packages delivered last week.City narcotics detectives were waiting for Michael Crumpton when he went to the...
View ArticleTwo slain on Minnesota Avenue are identified
Two people were shot and killed early today in the 400 block of Minnesota Avenue, police reported.The victims were identified by authorities as Joshua Eatmon, 23, and Shameka Harris, 28. They were both...
View ArticleFire at Orchard Park Mexican restaurant reroutes traffic
Traffic was rerouted around a fire in a North Buffalo Street restaurant in the Village of Orchard Park Tuesday afternoon.Firefighters responded to the fire call in the two-story building housing Don...
View ArticleHSBC to pay $1.92 billion to avoid money-laundering charges
WASHINGTON – HSBC Bank USA agreed Tuesday to pay a record-shattering $1.92 billion settlement to avoid federal and state money laundering charges stemming from its dealings with drug cartels and rogue...
View ArticleFalls man charged with sexually abusing 14-year-old
NIAGARA FALLS – An 87th Street man was charged Tuesday with sexual abuse and assault on a 14-year-old girl.Thomas R. Murray II, 38, was arrested at his home just after 11 p.m.City police activated the...
View ArticleFalls traffic stop leads to felony DWI charges
NIAGARA FALLS – A woman found to be driving drunk early today faces a felony charge after officers found she was previously convicted of driving while intoxicated, city police reported.Cheryl D....
View ArticleLewiston man stabbed in face during argument
LEWISTON – Lewiston Police continue to investigate a stabbing in the 2200 block of Mount Hope Road Sunday.The victim, John P. Hill, 37, Mount Hope Road, was found walking in front of the house bleeding...
View ArticleGoodyear Dunlop plant names new manager
Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America in the Town of Tonawanda has named a new plant manager.John Romero, a Goodyear company veteran, is completing his move to the area this month, according to an...
View ArticleMan ticked over Facebook postings charged with choking girlfriend
ALLEGANY – A village man upset about some postings on Facebook was arrested today after his anger spilled over into a domestic dispute, state police said.Troopers said they were called to the home of...
View ArticleLockport woman pleads guilty in check fraud case
LOCKPORT – Shana L. Wallace, 21, of Lock Street, one of four women charged in a check fraud scheme, pleaded guilty Wednesday in State Supreme Court, where Justice Richard C. Kloch Sr. set sentencing...
View ArticleGrand Island man takes plea during DWI trial
LOCKPORT – A Grand Island man cut short his jury trial on a felony drunken driving charge in Niagara County Court Tuesday by accepting a plea offer to misdemeanor driving while intoxicated.Timothy J....
View ArticleNorth Tonawanda man sentenced to three years on drug charge
LOCKPORT – A man who flunked out of court-supervised treatment programs for drug addiction and mental illness was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday by Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon...
View ArticlePlayers fear elimination of hockey’s ‘middle class’
It’s a basic tenet in negotiations, one Darcy Regier alludes to often. If the Buffalo Sabres’ general manager wants to sign a player at a lower salary, he’ll add another year or two to the contract....
View ArticleBuffalo school teacher injured by second-grader
A female teacher at Buffalo School 90 had to be treated in Erie County Medical Center for head injuries suffered Wednesday morning during an incident with a second-grade boy, Buffalo police...
View ArticleLockport teen struck by motorist on Transit Street
LOCKPORT – Mercy Flight was called when a 15-year-old city boy was injured this morning after he was hit by a car while crossing South Transit Street at Lincolnshire Drive.The boy, whose name was not...
View ArticleBuffalo pair plead guilty to cocaine sales
Two Buffalo men have pleaded guilty to federal cocaine trafficking charges before U.S. Magistrate Judge Leslie G. Foschio, U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced Wednesday.Christopher Carluccio,...
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