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BLOTTER: Police reports published Jan. 30
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Sexual offender nabbed on return from Canada
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested an American citizen for multiple sex-related offenses after he was denied asylum in Canada.
Officers at the Rainbow Bridge were notified by the Canada Border Services Agency John Lee Gordon, 54, of Newark, New Jersey, was being removed from their country after a failed refugee claim. The Canadian authorities advised Customs officers that Gordon was wanted in New Jersey on various sexual assault charges.
Customs officers determined that Gordon was the subject of a nationwide warrant issued in May by the Essex County Sheriffs Department. The warrant charges Gordon with two counts of aggravated sexual assault, two counts of aggravated sexual contact, and child endangerment.
Gordon fled the United States shortly after the warrant was issued.
Niagara Falls
• ASSAULT: Police are looking for a suspect in an assault that occurred at 3:15 p.m. Sunday in the 2700 block of Highland Avenue. A 32-year-old woman told officers a man punched her in the face three times when she tried to stop him from beating another woman.
• THEFT: Officers are looking into a car break-in in the 500 block of Fifth Street. A 28-year-old woman told police that sometime between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday someone broke into her 2004 Volkswagen Beetle by smashing a rear driver’s side window. The victim said a DVD player was taken.
• BURGLARY: Police are investigating a burglary in the 700 block of Townsend Place. A 49-year-old woman told officers that sometime between 12:01 and 3 p.m. Tuesday someone broke into her apartment through a rear window. The victim said a radio and toaster were taken.
• BURGLARY: Officers are looking into a burglary in the 4600 block of Hyde Park Boulevard. A 28-year-old woman told police that sometime between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday someone broke into her apartment through a window. The victim said a computer, a gold bracelet and a Nintendo game system were taken.
Wheatfield
• ID THEFT: A Plaza Drive woman reported Monday that she received a notice in the mail that she was denied a Sears credit card request. The woman said she already has a card with Sears and did not request a new line of credit. Deputies told the woman to contact her financial institutions and obtain a credit report.
City of Lockport
• DRUGS: Michael J. Sutton, 39, and Jacqueline Sutton, 40, both of 272 Green St., were each charged Monday night with two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. The Niagara County Drug Task Force executed a warrant on the Sutton's home Nov. 21 and found several items, including residue and 15 green tablets. The items tested positive for cocaine.
Hartland
• BURGLARY: A Checkered Tavern Road man reported Monday that over the weekend, someone entered his property and forced entry into a trailer. The door and frame were damaged, but nothing was taken from inside. The trailer was unoccupied. Damage to the door is estimated at $100.
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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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