Niagara Falls
• BURGLARIES: Police are investigating burglaries at a pair of homes in the 400 block of Seventh Street. Officers said they discovered at 3:30 p.m. Thursday that National Grid electric meters had been removed from both homes, disabling security systems on the houses. Both homes had been broken into. A vacant home did not appear to have anything taken from it. An occupied home had been completely ransacked. The homeowner was preparing a list of missing items for investigators.
• ROBBERY: Officers are looking for a suspect in a robbery in the 1300 block alley between Pierce and Whitney avenues at 3:30 p.m. Friday. A 15-year-old boy told police he was walking in the alley when another teen punched him in the face and took his wallet.
• ARREST: A convicted sex offender from Connecticut was arrested in the Falls on Friday. Police said they spotted Carl A. Lemeke Jr., 29, 1 Parkway Road, Danbury, behaving suspiciously in the 8700 block of Lindbergh Avenue at 11:40 a.m. and discovered he was wanted in a parole violation. He was taken into custody without trouble.
• THEFT: Police are looking for a suspect in connection with a shoplifting incident at a store in the 1800 block of Pine Avenue. A store manager told officers that a man took over $100 worth of air fresheners around 1:30 p.m. Friday.
• ARREST: A Falls man was arrested Friday for allowing two toddlers to play outside without anyone watching them. Joseph M. Felvus, 19, 1333 Niagara Ave., was charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Police said they found a 2-year-old and a 3-year-old in the driveway of Felvus’ home, at 1:30 p.m. Friday, in 34 degree weather, playing with a garden hose and wearing just t-shirts and diapers. Officers said they found Felvus inside the home asleep and apparently under the influence of drugs.
• BURGLARY: Officers are looking into a burglary in the 1700 block of Cudaback Avenue. A 33-year-old man told police sometime between noon Wednesday and 8 p.m. Thursday, someone broke into his home through a rear window. The victim said a PlayStation2 game system, some video games, a DVD player, some DVDs and some prescription medication was taken.
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Child run over be car on Niagara Avenue
Falls Traffic Division investigators said an 11-year-old boy was struck after he darted into the street, in front of a car as it pulled away from a stop sign.
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Militello paid $50K to leave Niagara-Wheatfield
Former Niagara-Wheatfield Superintendent Carl Militello is receiving a $50,000 from the district, according to a separation settlement agreed to on Feb. 1.
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Autopsy unable to determine cause or time of Judith Burr’s death
An autopsy by an Erie County Medical Examiner has failed to determine either the time of death or the cause of death of Judith Burr.
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Gerber resigns from SPCA board; calls for adding veterinarian to staff
A Town of Niagara veterinarian and long-time member of the SPCA of Niagara Board of Directors has stepped down.
Dr. William Gerber submitted his resignation on Tuesday. It was effective immediately. -
Has NYPA relicensing agreement led to a revival?
A state senator is calling for an audit of the low-cost power and cash used in the last seven years by Niagara County entities that have shared in the benefits of the 50-year relicensing agreement with the New York Power Authority.
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Joseph Davis State Park gets some green
Officials in the Town of Lewiston received approval Thursday to spend a significant portion of the community’s incoming greenway funds on the redevelopment of Joseph Davis State Park.
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Search continues for Falls jumper
State Park Police were still searching Thursday for a Falls man who jumped from the rapids bridge at Goat Island on Wednesday morning.
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NU gets helping hand for campus projects
A new county entity formed to help organizations secure bond financing agreed on Wednesday to assist Niagara University in the development of its new science center, a proposed refurbishment at Meade Hall and other campus improvements totaling $48 million.
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One Niagara tax break denied
It’s a no-go for a proposed tax break at One Niagara.
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County IDA adds local hiring clause
From now on, applicants seeking assistance through the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency will be expected to demonstrate their “best efforts” in hiring local workers for subsidized projects.
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