Niagara Falls
• DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Mohammed J. Parwani, 39, 1932 LaSalle Ave., was charged with disorderly conduct at 2:32 p.m. Wednesday. While on patrol, an officer noticed an argument with a crowd gathering in the 1000 block of 19th Street. Parwani was standing on the sidewalk, yelling and swinging his arms at a taxi driver. Despite numerous requests to calm down, Parwani continued to yell and throw his arms toward the driver.
• PETIT LARCENY: Between 10:30 a.m. Tuesday and 10:30 a.m. Wednesday a guest reported $120 in U.S. currency and $60 in Canadian currency was taken from her hotel room in the 300 block of Sixth Street. There were no signs of forced entry, according to police reports.
• GRAND LARCENY: A stereo amp, subwoofers and stereo cable set were taken from a vehicle that was parked in the 100 block of 74th Street between 8 a.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m. Wednesday. The value of the items is $1,870.
Town of Lockport
• LARCENY: An employee of Wal-Mart on South Transit Road reported Tuesday that on June 28, a man bought an HP Pavilion computer and then returned it three hours later. On Tuesday, it was discovered that several items were stolen from inside the computer before it was returned. The items, including six gigabytes of RAM, a hard drive and a processor, are worth about $700, the report said.
Newfane
• HARASSMENT: An Edwards Avenue woman told deputies Tuesday that she was at a gas station on Lockport-Olcott Road when an acquaintance approached the car she was in and spit on her head.
Town of Tonawanda
• PEDDLING: Dwayne C. Warren, 29, and George Clark Jr., 34, were charged with peddling without a permit at 3:16 p.m. Tuesday. Police said the two were selling steaks out of the back of a pickup. Both were released on appearance tickets.
Crime
BLOTTER: Police reports published July 9
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Korean student robbed at gunpoint in Falls
Detectives are investigating the robbery of a 25-year-old woman Wednesday night in front of a motel in the 400 block of Main Street.
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Bomb threat leads to arrest at NT school
A North Tonawanda teen was arrested Thursday morning for sending a one-sentence bomb threat to the computer of a fellow high school student, resulting in a brief lockdown of the school.
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BLOTTER: Police reports published May 25
Police are investigating a burglary in the 400 block of 24th Street.
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Fugitive in meth case caught
Moments after Falls police narcotics detectives and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents uncovered a clandestine meth lab in the city's Echota neightborhood, their prime suspect sent a cryptic text message to Detective Joe Palmero.
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BLOTTER: Police reports published May 24
A Youngstown woman was arrested after a domestic incident in the 200 block of 61st Street at 4:45 a.m. Tuesday.
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FIRE CALLS: Niagara Falls fire reports published May 24
For the period of May 7 to 13 the Niagara Falls Fire Department responded to 105 calls. The total number of service calls for 2012 to date is 2,084.
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Falls cops target crack dealers
As Eric Nelson sat on the front porch of 533 18th St. on Thursday night with a pocket full of crack cocaine, he was probably waiting for his best customers to roll on up.
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Falls man finds out there are no free meals
A Falls man was arrested after a waitress at a downtown restaurant told police she tracked him down after he skipped out on his bill.
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Overheated extension cord believed to be cause of blaze
Fire investigators believe an overheated extension cord sparked a blaze that drove six people out of a 23rd Street home late Monday.
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BLOTTER: Police reports published May 23
A Falls man called police after he said another man threatened his 17-year-old son with a semi-automatic pistol while his son was walking on the 6900 block of Edison Avenue.
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