LEWISTON
Man injured in horse/car collision
A 68-year-old man was flown to Erie County Medical Center Tuesday morning after he struck a horse while driving on Ridge Road, according to Lewiston police.
The horse had somehow gotten away from a stable at 1776 Ridge Road, according to Lewiston Police Sgt. Frank Previte. It’s unclear how the horse got loose.
The man was traveling west on Ridge when he hit the horse. After hitting the animal, the man’s car swerved off the road and drove into the yard on Ridge going through a fence and hitting a tree before overturning.
Mercy Flight flew the man to ECMC in serious condition. An update on his condition was unavailable Thursday night.
A second car coming from the same direction on Ridge also hit the remains of the horse. Previte said the driver wasn’t seriously injured but the car was heavily damaged.
Niagara Falls
• ATTEMPTED ASSAULT: Police are investigating an attempted assault in the 2900 block of Ninth Street. A 17-year-old boy told officers a 30-year-old man began arguing with him at 5 p.m. Thursday and then pulled out a knife and threatened him.
• FRAUD: Officers are looking into an attempt to scam a 54-year-old man. The victim told police he received a call at 3:50 p.m. Thursday from a man who claimed to be representing a company called Global International.
He said the he was told that if gave $500 to Global International he would receive $3 million and a gold Mercedes. The victim also said the company representative told him if he needed to go to the bank to get the money, a car would be sent to pick him up and take him.
• CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: Police are investigating an incident in the 1900 block of Ferry Avenue. A 30-year-old woman told officers she went to the area at 4 p.m. Thursday to pick up a relative.
While she was there, a man ran up to her 1997 Ford Explorer with a baseball bat and smashed the windshield.
• DRUGS: Police and parole officers are searching for a suspect after an incident at 19th and Niagara streets just after noon Thursday.
A parole officer said he was watching a parolee when the man began running and throwing things from his pockets. The suspect escaped, but among the items that he threw that were recovered was a baggie containing crack cocaine.
• ROBBERY: A Falls man was arrested for assaulting and robbing two men. John Paul Corra, 31, 448 10th St., was charged with first- and second-degree robbery, third-degree assault and two counts of fourth-degree grand larceny.
One victim said Corra attacked him in the 400 block of 10th Street at 1:13 a.m. Thursday by punching him in the face. That victim said Corra took his cell phone. A second victim said Corra then got into his parked car with him, pulled out a knife and demanded money, before taking his car keys and running away.
• BURGLARY: Officers are looking into a burglary in the 1700 block of Walnut Avenue. A 20-year-old woman told police that sometime between 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. Wednesday someone broke into her home by forcing open a door. The victim said three bottles of baby formula were taken.
Crime
BLOTTER: Police reports published Oct. 30
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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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