ARREST: Kenneth E. Drake, 47, 2172 Seneca Ave., Niagara Falls, was arrested for petit larceny after shoplifting $88.60 worth of merchandise from Kmart on Nov. 8.
ARREST: David Clingersmith, 54, 724 16th St., was charged with driving while intoxicated after being observed accelerating quickly while pulling out of a parking lot on Military Road on Nov. 8. Clingersmith reportedly did not signal and moved abruptly to the passing lane. Police said he failed several sobriety tests and refused a Breathalyzer test.
ARREST: Sharmistha Gupta, 29, of Mississauga, Ont., was arrested for petit larceny after shoplifting $135.82 worth of merchandise from Kmart on Nov. 11.
ARREST: Kevin Betts, 23, 5029 Tuscarora Road, was arrested for driving while intoxicated after officers observed his vehicle swerving from lane to lane while driving southbound of Military Road on Sunday. Betts failed field sobriety tests and registered a blood alcohol level of 0.13 percent on a Breathalyzer test.
ARREST: William Wyatt, 50, 3154 Upper Mountain Road, Sanborn, was arrested for possession of marijuana, after a traffic stop on Tuscarora Road on Sunday.
ARREST: Patricia Harper, 39, 115 Rose St., Buffalo, was arrested for shoplifting $28.47 worth of merchandise from Kmart on Sunday.
Crime
TOWN OF NIAGARA BLOTTER: Police reports published Nov. 20
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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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