Niagara Falls
• THEFT: Police are investigating a theft from a car in the 2600 block of Niagara Avenue. A 35-year-old man told officers sometime between 11 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday someone entered his unlocked car and took a gold bracelet, a nail gun and $7 in change.
• DRUGS: Officers are looking into the discovery of drugs in a room at the Seneca Niagara Casino hotel. A maid at the hotel found two zip-locked baggies containing marijuana in a room at 1:15 p.m. Sunday. The persons who had been staying in the room had already checked out.
• ASSAULT: Police are investigating an assault in the 1900 block of Falls Street. A 20-year-old woman told officers she was walking in the area at 8:30 p.m. Saturday when she was approached and attacked by two other women. The victim said the two women pushed and punched her and knocked her to the ground.
• BURGLARY: Officers are looking into a burglary in Jordan Gardens. A 24-year-old woman told police sometime between 1 a.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday someone broke into her home by breaking a kitchen window. The victim said a 57-inch TV, a Wii game system and games were taken.
• ARREST: A Falls teenager was arrested after being found with burglar’s tools. Arriel James Pettigrew, 16, 1613 Weston Ave., was charged with driving with a permit only, parking in an intersection, open alcoholic beverage in a motor vehicle and possession of burglar tools. Police said the they found Pettigrew asleep at the wheel of an SUV in the intersection of Ontario Avenue and Main Street at 4 a.m. Sunday. Officers said he had a number of tools commonly used to commit burglaries in his possession.
• BURGLARY: Police are investigating a burglary in the 1300 block of Ontario Avenue. A 31-year-old man told officers sometime between 11 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 a.m. Sunday someone broke into his home through a rear window. The victim said three flat-screen TVs, a computer and a PlayStation game system were taken.
• ARRESTS: Three woman were arrested on drug charges. Charita McDougald, 32, 631 13th St., Erica Holloway, 28, 39 Clay St., Buffalo, and Sharon Cadin, no age available, 7083 Town Line Road, Derby, were each charged with unlawful possession of marijuana. Roving Anti-Crime Unit officers stopped the trio after spotting a car, being driven by Holloway, going the wrong way on North Avenue at 10:39 p.m. Saturday. The woman were smoking a marijuana-laced cigar inside the car.
• BURGLARY: Officers are looking into a burglary in the 2500 block of Falls Street. A 31-year-old man told police sometime between 7:05 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday someone took his snowblower from a hallway in his apartment building.
Crime
BLOTTER: Police reports published Jan. 25
- Crime
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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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BLOTTER: Police reports published Feb. 7
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.
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BLOTTER: Police reports published Feb. 6
Falls police had nothing new to report Sunday in the case of a missing 67-year-old LaSalle woman.
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Nightclub stabbing investigated in Lockport
Lockport Police are investigating the stabbing of a man at a nightclub early Sunday morning.
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Horse in ’bad shape’ seized from Somerset property
Niagara County Sheriff’s deputies were called to Carmen Road Saturday afternoon after a horse was found laying in a ditch without any restraints or supervision.
The person that found the horse tied it up, brought it some apple carrots and water and called police. They said it appeared the animal was malnourished and emaciated. -
Falls police looking for missing woman
Police are searching for a 67-year-old LaSalle woman who went missing Friday.
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BLOTTER: Police reports published Feb. 5
Howard C. Irish, 55, 617 18th St., lower apartment, was charged with petit larceny and fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property.
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