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Niagara Falls
• THEFT: A patron at the Earl Brydges Library told police Tuesday afternoon that he got up to use the men’s room and someone stole the laptop computer he was using. The victim reported that the laptop was on loan from a local rental business and had a value of $1,439.
• FIGHT: The driver of a city school bus called police to investigate a fight involving two juvenile riders. According to reports, the altercation occurred Tuesday afternoon and involved a pair of juveniles who were punching and slapping each other. Reports indicated both juveniles were checked by personnel from Rural Metro ambulance service before being returned to their respective residences by police.
• THEFT: A woman living in the 1700 block of Welch Avenue told police that between 11:30 p.m. Monday and 12:45 p.m. Tuesday someone stole a 32-inch LCD television from her bedroom. No value was listed.
n BREAK-IN: A security manager at the National Grid substation on New Road told police that between 10 p.m. Monday and 8:31 a.m. Tuesday someone cut the exterior lock on the entrance to the perimeter fence and entered the substation. The manager also told police that someone cut locks off of four storage containers located on the property, but it appeared that no property was missing.
City of Lockport
• HARASSMENT: Jason C. Messler, 24, 96 E. Somerset Court, Amherst, was charged Tuesday with second-degree harassment. A Niagara Falls woman told police she was on Prospect Street when the suspect grabbed her and threw her to the ground and kicked her in the chest and back. The report said the victim requested a full stay-away order of protection against the suspect.
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Charges follow accident that shut down Niagara Falls Boulevard for hours
An accident on Niagara Falls Boulevard in Wheatfield Thursday shut down traffic while crews worked to clear a utility pole laying across all four lanes of the road.
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Prison for former Falls mayor Vince Anello
Former Falls Mayor Vince Anello stood in U.S. District Court in Buffalo on Thursday and answered Chief District Court Judge William Skretny’s question in a clear and firm voice.
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Audit blasts Wheatfield officials
The state Comptroller’s Office has concluded that officials in the Town of Wheatfield failed to provide adequate oversight of town operations, leading to a deficit situation and resulting in taxpayers subsidizing cellular phone services for non-employees, including family members and friends of elected officials and workers.
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Man drowns off of Olcott Harbor
A 37-year-old Rochester man drowned Thursday afternoon in Lake Ontario, just off Olcott Harbor.
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Carl Paladino speaks at chamber breakfast, shows little concern for opponents
Gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino played to the home crowd on Wednesday, telling a group of Niagara County business leaders about his plan to reform New York’s expensive government and bring down the state’s “ruling class.”
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Motorcyclist leads cops on dangerous South End chase
A 12th Street man faces numerous charges, including three counts of second-degree attempted assault for nearly driving into two cops and ramming a police vehicle, after a chase through the city’s South End late Wednesday afternoon.
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Two elderly drivers ram buildings
Two men in their 80s were involved in a pair of one-car accidents early Tuesday evening that caused significant damage to two different buildings.
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Tracking texting and driving — there's an app for that
In 2007, Kelly Cline lost her 20-year-old son A.J. in a texting while driving accident.
On Wednesday, she joined local officials and representatives from a Western New York company in launching a new smartphone application they hope will prevent similar accidents from happening in the future. -
Lewiston racing down path with bike trail
The Town of Lewiston will use a combination of Niagara River Greenway funding and a congressional appropriation from U.S Representative Louise Slaughter to construct a walking and bicycle trail from Mohawk Street in the Village of Lewiston to Devil’s Hole State Park.
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Sanborn dad makes a special home delivery
At 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, Stacey McKie told her husband, Jason, the baby was on the way. Due the day before, mom had her bags packed and ready for a trip to Eastern Niagara Hospital-Lockport.
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