NIAGARA FALLS
Passenger takes cash, flees
A Grand Island woman told police Thursday an 18-year-old acquaintance snatched $80 from her after she gave him a ride.
The woman told police the teen called her and told her he was in distress and needed a ride. The woman picked him up at an unidentified plaza in the city and drove him to Caravelle Drive.
Once there, the teen reached into her purse, grabbed $80 and left the car, walking into an apartment on the street.
Police could not locate the teen.
TOWN OF TONAWANDA
Brounshidle Post burglarized
The Brounshidle American Legion Post’s treasurer told police he locked up the group’s office at approximately 3 p.m. Saturday. At around 10 a.m. Tuesday, the treasurer saw wood splinters on the floor, several desk drawers out of order and found a roll of stamps missing.
At that point nothing was reported to police. The area was cleaned up before Legion members found the latch of the office door laying in the corner four hours later. A further check of the desk drawers revealed $600 in cash and $40 in rolled quarters to be missing.
The treasurer added that there have been numerous contractors in and out of the building doing work, so the doors have been open for several weeks.
Niagara Falls
• CHARGED: Robert E. Banks, 42, 443 26th St., front, was charged with false personation and possession of marijuana about 2:30 p.m. Thursday, according to Falls police. An officer assigned to the 19th Street substation said Banks’ behavior while walking to an area convenience store was suspicious. When he approached Banks, the officer said Banks became very nervous and gave him a name that was later determined to be false. He also had a baggie of a substance that field-tested positive for marijuana, the report said.
Crime
BLOTTER: Police reports published Nov. 20
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Man presumed drowned in Niagara River
Emergency crews called off a search in the lower Niagara River for a person who was swept away by the water Saturday afternoon.
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California tourists robbed at gunpoint in Falls
Falls police are investigating a report of armed robbery from a parking lot in the 100 block of Niagara Street Saturday.
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BLOTTER: Police reports published May 27
Police are investigating a reported theft in the 400 block of 20th Street.
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FIRE CALLS: Niagara Falls fire reports published May 26
For the period of May 14 to 20 the Niagara Falls Fire Department responded to 129 calls. The total number of service calls for 2012 to date is 2,213.
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BLOTTER: Police reports published May 26
Police are investigating a robbery in the 1100 block of Walnut Avenue.
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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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