Crime
BLOTTER: Police reports published Nov. 6
NIAGARA FALLS
Suspected pot puts end to ride-along
A 26-year-old Falls woman who showed up at police headquarters Thursday afternoon for a ride-along with a police officer was charged after security found suspected marijuana on her.
Shayla G. Hood, 26, 1827 Linwood Ave., was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana about 2:30 p.m.
While passing through security, the substance, which field-tested positive for marijuana, was found in a cigar holder in her backpack.
Woman caught taking Yankees gear
Shortly after the New York Yankees won the World Series late Wednesday night, Falls police were called to a store on the 1500 block of Military Road after security there caught a woman trying to leave without paying for a Yankees hooded sweatshirt and ball cap.
Falls police said they later charged Gail M. Hitzel, 58, 5549 Bridgeman Road, Sanborn, with petit larceny.
Niagara Falls
• CHARGED: Shaquille D. Ferguson, 16, 4600 Hyde Park Blvd., Apt. 107, was charged with two counts of disorderly conduct and trespass about 8:15 a.m. Thursday, according to Falls police. A report said Ferguson refused orders from a principal to leave Niagara Falls High School. When police said they got involved, they said Ferguson angrily swore at them and refused their orders as well. Eventually taken out of the school by a family member, Ferguson was charged when he tried to re-enter the building. Officers noted that they found a 7-inch steak knife in his backpack.
• CHARGED: Eduardo M. Ortiz, 40, 631 20th St., lower, was charged with petit larceny about 1 p.m. Thursday, according to Falls police. Ortiz was charged after he was caught by police concealing several items in his coat while in a store on the 1700 block of Pine Avenue. Police said he a container of Krazy Glue, deodorant, condoms, a razor and a pair of scissors which he used to cut the tag off of a cane he was carrying, the report said.
• THEFT: A property caretaker for a home on the 1600 block of Weston Avenue told police that sometime Wednesday someone took an unknown quantity of copper pipe from the basement. Police said a boarded-up basement window was kicked in to gain entry.
Wheatfield
• MARIJUANA: Matthew D. Rydzewski, 16, 345 Drake Drive, North Tonawanda, was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana after he was pulled over for reportedly failing to keep right and nearly colliding with a patrol car on Niagara Falls Boulevard. A police report said upon interviewing Rydzewski, a strong odor of marijuana was detected, and the suspect admitted to having “weed” in the vehicle. Rydzewski is due Tuesday in Wheatfield Town Court.
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BLOTTER: Police reports published March 20, 2010
Niagara Falls police reports
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FALLS COPS: Pine Avenue death is not a homicide
Homicide has been ruled out as a cause in the suspicious death of a 25-year-old Niagara Falls woman in her apartment in the 1900 block of Pine Avenue.
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CRIME: Federal charges for three Falls men
Two gang members picked up by Falls police among charged.
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POLICE REPORTS: March 18, 2010
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NIAGARA FALLS: Police, ATF pick up gang members
Two gang members being sought in connection with the recent rash of violence in the city were picked up Monday and Tuesday by Falls police.
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BLOTTER: Police reports published March 17
Police are investigating an assault in the 2700 block of Forest Avenue.
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STATE POLICE: Trio of troopers honored
Senior Investigator Joseph Commisso and Investigator Alan Harshany from the Seneca Niagara Casino and Trooper Joseph Raimondi from the State Police Niagara Barracks in the Town of Niagara were honored for their work with the U.S. Secret Service in helping break up a large scale identity theft ring.
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NIAGARA FALLS: Cops bag shooting suspect
Falls police have arrested a teenaged gang member accused of triggering a Pine Avenue gun battle on Saturday.
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BLOTTER: Police reports published March 16
After nearly a year and a half, City of Tonawanda police have found the man they believe stole two stone markers from the Historical Society of the Tonawandas just one day before a Veterans Day celebration.
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FIRE CALLS: Niagara Falls Fire Department calls for the week of March 13
For the period of March 5 to 11, the Niagara Falls Fire Department responded to 117 calls.
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