NIAGARA FALLS —
LOCKPORT
Pair charged after benefit card sold
New York State Police arrested a man and a woman Friday after they say the woman sold the man her state benefit card.
Troopers stopped David Etherton, 30, on Friday on Beattie Avenue for a traffic violation and found he had a benefit card belonging to Stephanie Jones, 20, in his possession.
After investigating, troopers said Etherton had purchased the card, which had a balance of $84, off of Jones for $40.
Police arrested Etherton, of Rebecca Drive, Williamsville, and Jones, of Nichols Street, Lockport, charging them both with second-degree criminal use of a public benefit.
Niagara Falls
• ARREST: A Niagara Falls man was arrested after a domestic incident at 22nd Street and Pine Avenue at 10 p.m. Friday. Leonard John Nowak Jr., 43, 442 23rd St., Apt. B, was charged with first- and second-degree criminal contempt, second-degree harassment and fourth-degree criminal mischief.
• ARREST: A Niagara Falls woman was arrested on drunken driving charges after a traffic stop about 2:15 a.m. Saturday at Niagara Falls Boulevard and 74th Street. Brittany Lynn Doyle, 21, 469 78th St., lower, was charged with driving while intoxicated and an equipment violation.
• ARREST: Two Falls women were arrested after an incident in the 1700 block of Caravelle Drive at 5:45 a.m. Saturday. A 49-year-old man told police he was out drinking with one woman at the casino and they then picked up another woman and went back to his home. The victim said he and the women were “hanging out” drinking and listening to music, when one of them told him he owed her “money for their time.” The man said when he refused to give the woman money, she and the other woman “forcibly pulled down his pants and removed his wallet.” The women then fled with some cash. Officers located the suspects a short time later in the 400 block of 24th Street. Daneesha Shontrese Jones, 17, 468 24th St., Apt. 2, and Jenna Danielle Thomas, 25, 495 24th St., were each charged with second-degree robbery and fourth-degree grand larceny.
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