NIAGARA FALLS —
Niagara Falls
• ARREST: A Falls man was arrested on drunken driving and other charges after a traffic stop in the 400 block of Main Street at 5:20 a.m. Friday. Johnny Wynn, 29, 490 20th St., was charged with driving while intoxicated, consumption of alcohol in a motor vehicle, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, failure to keep right and no insurance.
• BURGLARY: Police are investigating a burglary in the 700 block of Seventh Street. A representative of a charity that occupies a building there told officers that sometime between 6:20 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday someone broke in by breaking a second-floor window. The victim said a number of doors and walls were damaged, a stained glass window was broken and a quantity of silver coins were taken.
• BURGLARY: Officers are looking into a burglary in the 2700 block of Independence Place. A 53-year-old woman told police that sometime between 6 p.m. Friday and 8:50 a.m. Saturday someone broke into her garage by prying open a door. The victim said a snowblower was taken.
• THEFT: Police are investigating a pair of vehicle break-ins in the 4800 block of Hyde Park Boulevard. The victims said between midnight and 9 a.m. Saturday someone broke into two SUVs and, in each case, stole sub-woofers.
• ARREST: A Falls man was arrested after a domestic incident in the 700 block of Division Avenue at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Christopher Allen Ripley, 29. 712 Division Ave., upper, was charged with second-degree menacing, second-degree harassment and endangering the welfare of a child.
• THEFT: Officers are looking into an SUV break-in in the 500 block of 27th Street. A 26-year-old man told police that sometime between 8:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 a.m. Sunday someone broke into his 2007 Mazda CX-7 by smashing the front passenger-side window. The victim said a DVD/CD player and an iPod were taken.
North Tonawanda
• DWI: Richard R. Doel, 65, 5780 Fisk Road, Pendleton, was charged at 12:30 a.m. Sunday on Miller Street with DWI and leaving the scene of property damage. He was held for court.
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BLOTTER: Police reports published Feb. 7
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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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