Niagara Falls
• ARREST: A Falls man was arrested on a drug-related charge. William C. Blanco, 21, 2613 Ferry Ave., was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana. Police said they saw Blanco engage in what appeared to be a hand-to-hand drug transaction in the 400 block of 19th Street at 4:15 p.m. Thursday. After stopping Blanco, officers discovered he had two small baggies, containing marijuana, in his possession.
• ARREST: A Falls man was arrested on drug and loitering charges. John Alan Tice, 43, 1921 Falls St., upper, was charged with first-degree loitering and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Police said they saw Tice acting suspiciously in the 400 block of 10th Street at 5:40 p.m. Thursday. When they stopped Tice, officers found he had two outstanding arrest warrants and a small amount of crack cocaine in his possession.
• BURGLARY: Police are investigating a burglary in the 1800 block of Ontario Avenue. A 31-year-old woman told officers sometime between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Thursday, someone broke into her home by breaking a kitchen window. The victim said two Nintendo game systems, a quantity of jewelry, a digital camera and $500 was taken.
• BURGLARY: Officers are looking into a burglary in the 2200 block of Linwood Avenue. A 39-year-old woman told police she came home at 1:44 p.m. Thursday and found someone had broken into her home. The woman said a 47-inch TV and a Nintendo game system were taken.
• BURGLARY: Police are investigating a burglary in the 1300 block of North Avenue. A 76-year-old property owner told officers sometime between noon Tuesday and noon Thursday, someone broke into his property by kicking in the front door. The victim said $1,200 worth of copper was taken from the property.
• THEFT: Officers are looking into a car break-in the 2400 block of Grand Avenue. A 24-year-old man told police sometime between 3 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. Thursday, someone broke into his 2000 Chevy Malibu by smashing a rear driver’s side window. The victim said a stereo system was taken.
Crime Watch
January 15, 2010
BLOTTER: Police reports published Jan. 15
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NIAGARA FALLS: Police, tourism officials: Give me a break
At the height of tourism season in the Falls the numbers are not pretty. But it’s not how many visitors are flocking to town that those who try to bring tourists here and those who police the streets are talking about.
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CRIME WATCH: Data shows some crime increasing
The numbers don’t lie.
For Falls police, 2008 was a challenging year when it came to certain types of crimes.
CompStat analysis shows that overall crime in the Falls increased by 6 percent in 2008 when compared to 2007. Increases occurred in both violent and property crime.






