YOUNGSTOWN
Burning object on lake spotted
A Youngstown man reported seeing something burning in the waters of Lake Ontario on Saturday night but the Coast Guard and other agencies could not find anything in the water.
The man said he and some friends heard what sounded like fireworks going off about 9:17 p.m. He said they then saw what they described as a “ball of fire,” with flames about 15 feet high, about a quarter-mile off shore.
The unknown object burned for about 20 minutes, the report said.
Deputies responded to the scene and saw what appeared to be two small flames out in the water.
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Wilson and Olcott fire companies were notified.
After an extensive search by all agencies, patrols could not find anything in the water, the report said.
Niagara Falls
• ASSAULT: Police are investigating a fight with weapons that occurred at 7:29 p.m. Tuesday and sent two people to the hospital. Officers responded to the 600 block of 19th Street and found one of the men bleeding from minor cuts and holding a razor knife in his hand. He claimed three men got out of a car and began punching him and struck him in the back with a baseball bat. He admitted to officers he stabbed one of his attackers with the razor several times. The stab victim contacted police later and claimed a different version of the incident.
• ARREST: Bianca D. Brinson, 16, 2437 Ontario Ave., was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief and second-degree menacing at 3:21 p.m. Tuesday. She is accused of using a knife to cut up pillows inside her home and then threatening to slice her mother's throat when she fell sleep.
Wheatfield
• BURGLARY: An employee of Voss Manufacturing on Lockport Road reported Tuesday that over the weekend someone entered a storage building at the business and stole five 75-pound coils of nickel, worth $725 each, and 648 pounds of three-eighths diameter copper tubing, worth $2,268. The total loss is estimated at $5,893. There was no forced entry, but the a lock on the door to the building had been left unlocked, the report said.
Town of Lockport
• LARCENY: A Spalding Street woman reported Monday morning that she left her wallet in a shopping car outside Wal-Mart on South Transit Road about 11 a.m. When she returned, someone had taken the wallet, the report said. The wallet contained a Starcom mini cell phone, a credit card and $225 in cash.
Gasport
• BURGLARY: A Bradley Road man reported Monday that sometime since Aug. 26, someone entered a barn on his property and stole several tools, including saws, an impact wrench, a welder and an air compressor. The tools are worth about $1,850, the report said.
Newfane
• LARCENY: Matthew A. Meyer Jr., 16, 2133 Lockport-Olcott Road, Burt, was charged Monday with petit larceny. Meyer allegedly stole an air soft pistol, worth $40, from another resident in his home. He was held in lieu of $100 bail.
• BURGLARY: A Ransomville man reported Tuesday that over the weekend, someone broke into property he owns on Lockport-Olcott Road and stole several items. The property is under construction. An air gun and air compressor, together worth about $600, were stolen, and several items were broken, including a cash register, glasses, a speaker and toilets. Damage is estimated at $450, the report said.
Olcott
• STOLEN CAR: A Lockport-Olcott Road man reported Monday that overnight, someone stole a white 1994 Ford Taurus from his driveway. The car is unregistered, and the man said he was in the process of fixing it, so it does not run well. The car is worth about $700, the report said.
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BLOTTER: Police reports published Sept. 3
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