Crime
BLOTTER: Police reports published Nov. 20
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.
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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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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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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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BLOTTER: Police reports published March 15
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