Niagara Falls
• THEFT: Police are investigating a theft from an apartment in the 1300 block of South Avenue. The tenant told officers sometime between 7 a.m. Nov. 10 and midnight Friday his landlord let an unknown man into his apartment. The landlord told police the suspect told him he needed to enter the victim’s apartment because he had to retrieve some tools and building materials he had left there. The victim said a number of power tools, 10 DVDs, some prescription medications and “$5,500 that was hidden in a mattress” was taken.
• ARREST: A Falls woman was arrested after a shoplifting incident. Tanya N. Jenkins, 34, 1015 Fairfield Ave. Apt. 3, was charged with petit larceny. She is accused of taking over $80 worth of merchandise from a drug store at 1:25 p.m. Tuesday in the 1000 block of Portage Road.
• ARREST: A Falls teen was charged after a disturbance in the 1800 block of Michigan Avenue. Malique Laganne Page-Rogers, 17, 2425 Falls St., was charged with disorderly conduct. Police said they responded to a fight involving more than 50 people at 3:50 p.m. Tuesday and as they were dispersing the crowd, Page-Rogers began swearing at officers and refused to leave the area.
• ARREST: A Falls man was arrested on a drug charge. Anthony Hill, Jr., 20, 2224 Michigan Ave., was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Police said Hill had a quantity of crack cocaine in his possession at 2 p.m. Tuesday when the car he was riding in was stopped for a traffic violation in the 1600 block of South Avenue.
• ARREST: A Falls man was arrested on traffic violations, an outstanding warrant and a drug charge. Tyrell C. Riley, 22, 521 Memorial Parkway, was charged on a warrant for failure to pay a fine, no inspection, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and unlawful possession of marijuana. After stopping Riley for the warrant and traffic charges, officers noticed “a gold string tied to (Riley’s) belt, sticking out of his waistband.” After taking Riley into custody, officers “pulled the string out from underneath (Riley’s) jeans and (discovered) it was a purple Crown Royal bag, containing 12 bags of green plant material.” The material field-tested positive for 12 grams of pot.
Wheatfield
• CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: The Niagara County Sheriff’s Department was called to Pit Stop Puppies on Niagara Falls Boulevard Tuesday for a report of criminal mischief. Three locks were broken off dog kennels causing about $30 in damage.
Ransomville
• BURGLARY: An estimated $75 worth of damage was done during a break-in at a Randall Road man’s residence on Tuesday. The caller told deputies than an unknown person entered his residence, but nothing was taken.
Crime
BLOTTER: Police reports published Nov. 18
- Crime
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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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FIRE CALLS: Niagara Falls fire reports published May 24
For the period of May 7 to 13 the Niagara Falls Fire Department responded to 105 calls. The total number of service calls for 2012 to date is 2,084.
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Falls cops target crack dealers
As Eric Nelson sat on the front porch of 533 18th St. on Thursday night with a pocket full of crack cocaine, he was probably waiting for his best customers to roll on up.
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Falls man finds out there are no free meals
A Falls man was arrested after a waitress at a downtown restaurant told police she tracked him down after he skipped out on his bill.
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Overheated extension cord believed to be cause of blaze
Fire investigators believe an overheated extension cord sparked a blaze that drove six people out of a 23rd Street home late Monday.
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BLOTTER: Police reports published May 23
A Falls man called police after he said another man threatened his 17-year-old son with a semi-automatic pistol while his son was walking on the 6900 block of Edison Avenue.
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