Staff Reports
BORDER
Customs officers arrest suspected child molester
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents arrested a man wanted in Illinois for aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a child.
CBP officers said they were notified on Wednesday by Canada Border Services Agency that Mohammed Shakeel, 48, a United States citizen from Niles, Ill., was being returned to U.S. because he was not eligible to enter their country.
Shakeel had attempted to enter Canada on Tuesday, arriving on a flight that landed at Pearson International Airport in Toronto. He was detained by Canadian authorities because of his active warrant in the states.
After being ordered deported, Shakeel was returned to the U. S. and taken into custody by agents at the Rainbow Bridge.
CBP officers conducted record checks which revealed that Shakeel was the subject of a no bond, nationwide felony warrant issued May 15, by the Glen Ellyn, Ill. Police Department. The warrant charges Shakeel with aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a child.
Niagara Falls
• ASSAULT: Police are looking for five suspects who attacked two women in the 1600 block of Cleveland Avenue Thursday afternoon. A 42-year-old woman told officers she and another woman had gone to a home to retrieve some belongings and as they were leaving three cars pulled up and five people jumped out. The victims said the suspects then began fighting with them.
• THEFT: Officers are looking into a car break-in in the 1100 block of North Avenue. A 35-year-old man told police sometime between 2 and 9 a.m. Thursday someone broke into his 1997 Taurus by smashing a passenger-side window. The victim said a backpack, three pairs of sneakers and two coats were taken.
• THEFT: Police are investigating a van break-in in the 1100 block of Elmwood Avenue. A Niagara County employee told officers sometime between 2;30 p.m. Wednesday and 6 a.m. Thursday someone broke into his work van by smashing the driver’s-side window. The employee said two tool sets were taken.
• BURGLARY: Officers are looking into a burglary in the 5600 block of Devlin Avenue. A 43-year-old woman told police sometime between 11 p.m. Wednesday and 4 a.m. Thursday someone broke into her home by prying open the side door. The victim said some rings, some other jewelry, a Wii game system and a box containing the ashes of her dead son were taken.
