COURTS
Johnson murder trial goes to jury today
The jury in the murder trial of Robert Johnson is expected to begin deliberations later today.
Testimony in the case concluded on Friday and closing arguments from prosecutors and the defense are set for this morning.
Johnson faces charges of second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the slaying of his wife Ahkenya. She was found stabbed to death in the couple’s Jordan Gardens apartment on Jan. 17.
Prosecutors have called the murder one of the most brutal in recent memory. The victim was stabbed 41 times and her head was almost decapitated in the attack.
Niagara Falls
• ARREST: A Falls man was arrested on multiple outstanding warrants. Errol J. Vanduyne, 31, 3367 Ninth St., was charged with two counts of second-degree burglary and fourth-degree criminal mischief. He was also charged with false personation for lying to officers about his identity when he was stopped.
Crime
BLOTTER: Police reports published Oct. 5
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Man presumed drowned in Niagara River
Emergency crews called off a search in the lower Niagara River for a person who was swept away by the water Saturday afternoon.
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California tourists robbed at gunpoint in Falls
Falls police are investigating a report of armed robbery from a parking lot in the 100 block of Niagara Street Saturday.
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BLOTTER: Police reports published May 27
Police are investigating a reported theft in the 400 block of 20th Street.
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FIRE CALLS: Niagara Falls fire reports published May 26
For the period of May 14 to 20 the Niagara Falls Fire Department responded to 129 calls. The total number of service calls for 2012 to date is 2,213.
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BLOTTER: Police reports published May 26
Police are investigating a robbery in the 1100 block of Walnut Avenue.
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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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