BLOTTER: Police reports published Oct. 12

Crime

October 11, 2009

Staff Reports The Niagara Gazette Sun Oct 11, 2009, 11:11 PM EDT

ONTARIO

Injured man pulled from gorge

Niagara Parks Police were called to the lower Niagara Gorge near the Niagara Glen about 2 p.m. Sunday for a report of a man who had fallen while hiking in the gorge.

By 2:30, members of the Niagara Parks Police Service, Niagara Falls Fire Department and Niagara EMS were able to locate the injured man near the waters edge on the Niagara River. He had sustained a large cut to his forehead and separated his shoulder.

The man was immobilized with the aid of a rescue litter and carried from the gorge. The 52-year-old Toronto resident was transported to the Greater Niagara General Hospital for further medical treatment.

Niagara Falls

• ARREST: A Falls man was arrested after a violent encounter with police outside a Third Street nightclub. Michael Anthony McTyere, 36, 1316 Niagara Ave., was charged with second-degree assault, second-degree reckless endangerment, reckless driving, driving while intoxicated, unsafe backing, disorderly conduct and unlawful possession of marijuana. Police said McTyere tried to drive away from a fight outside a Third Street nightclub at 2:30 a.m. Sunday and almost ran over an officer. He was stopped a short distance away and taken into custody. Officers said McTyere failed several field sobriety tests and refused a Breathalyzer test. He also had a quantity of pot in his possession at the time of his arrest.

• ARREST: A Grand Island man was arrested after an incident in the 400 block of Third Street at 1:55 a.m. Sunday. Anthony B. Weber, 27, 2113 Bedell Road, was charged with third-degree criminal mischief, second-degree criminal impersonation and second-degree obstructing governmental administration. He was also charged on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear in court on a drunken driving charge. Police said they stopped Weber after he smashed a plate glass window at a Third Street business with his fists. Weber reportedly gave them a fake name and then was uncooperative with booking officers at the city jail.

• ARREST: A Falls man was arrested on a drug-related charge. Christopher M. Leftwich, 33, 3204 Hyde Park Blvd., was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana. Police said Leftwich was in a car behind a bar in the 1600 block of Pine Avenue at 1:35 a.m. Sunday, smoking a marijuana-laced cigar. He had more than 7 grams of pot in his possession.

• ARREST: A Falls man was arrested after a traffic stop in the area of 11th Street and North Avenue at 9 p.m. Saturday. Charles E. Matthews, 58, 2006 10th St., was charged with first-degree loitering, second-degree obstructing governmental administration and tampering with physical evidence. Police said Matthews was a passenger in a car stopped for a traffic violation. While officers were conducting an investigation, Matthews swallowed what appeared to be a small quantity of crack cocaine.

• BURGLARY: Police are investigating a burglary in the 500 block of 12th Street. A 39-year-old man told officers sometime between 5 p.m. Wednesday and 2 p.m. Sunday someone broke into his garage by damaging a door. The victim said a lawnmower, a snowblower and some power tools were taken.

• BURGLARY: Officers are looking into a burglary in the 2500 block of Pine Avenue. A business owner told police sometime between 6 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday someone broke into his hair salon through a side window on the building. The man said two pairs of hair clippers were taken.

• ASSAULT: Police are preparing to charge a suspect who assaulted three women outside a Third Street nightclub at 2:30 a.m. Sunday.

The victims told police the suspect punched two of them and pushed another of them to the ground, injuring all of them. Officers say a suspect in the case has been identified.

Text Only | Photo Reprints

Crime

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.

February 9, 2012 2 Photos
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.

February 9, 2012 1 Photo
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.

February 9, 2012 1 Photo
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.

February 9, 2012
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.

February 9, 2012 1 Photo
BLOTTER: Police reports published Feb. 9
Police are investigating a burglary in the 400 block of 24th Street.

February 9, 2012 1 Photo
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.

February 8, 2012 1 Photo
Crack dealer taken down on Orleans Avenue
Falls Narcotics Division detectives took down an Orleans Avenue crack dealer, literally, on Tuesday.

February 7, 2012 2 Photos
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.

February 7, 2012 1 Photo
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.

February 7, 2012 1 Photo
More Crime Headlines

Crime

Search Results

BLOTTER: Police reports published Oct. 12

Site Map

Contact Us