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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Child run over be car on Niagara Avenue
Falls Traffic Division investigators said an 11-year-old boy was struck after he darted into the street, in front of a car as it pulled away from a stop sign.
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Autopsy unable to determine cause or time of Judith Burr’s death
An autopsy by an Erie County Medical Examiner has failed to determine either the time of death or the cause of death of Judith Burr.
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BLOTTER: Police reports published Feb. 10
The owner of a bar on the 9700 block of Porter Road called Niagara County Sheriff’s deputies Thursday afternoon to get a car towed that had been sitting in the business’ lot for a week.
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Search continues for Falls jumper
State Park Police were still searching Thursday for a Falls man who jumped from the rapids bridge at Goat Island on Wednesday morning.
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Police look for clues to explain death of Judith Burr
Niagara Falls Police say the body of a woman found in dense brush in a field off of 102nd Street is that of 67-year-old Judith Burr.
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BLOTTER: Police reports published Feb. 9
Police are investigating a burglary in the 400 block of 24th Street.
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Marijuana mystery on Michigan Avenue solved
The mystery surrounding a Michigan Avenue marijuana grow house has been solved.
And a Falls man has been charged with running the pot farm that was found there in July. -
Crack dealer taken down on Orleans Avenue
Falls Narcotics Division detectives took down an Orleans Avenue crack dealer, literally, on Tuesday.
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Niagara woman is fooled by ‘phisher’
Beverley Porter was taking a nap one day last week when her phone rang.
The scammer at the other end of the line had gotten lucky. After most likely making random calls to numbers in the 716 area code, he was able to catch the Town of Niagara woman when she was groggy, and slightly medicated from a minor surgical procedure earlier in the day. -
BLOTTER: Police reports published Feb. 8
A Falls man was arrested after a domestic incident in the 2200 block of LaSalle Avenue at 7:30 a.m. Monday.
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