NEWFANE
School board member’s son caught with drugs
The son of Newfane School Board member Donna Pieszala was charged Thursday after Niagara County Sheriff’s deputies found marijuana in his vehicle.
Newfane Senior High School student Steven M. Sweet, 16, 6643 Heather Drive, Lockport, was charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of marijuana.
The Sheriff’s Department released the report Friday, which said deputies were informed by a Newfane Senior High School principal that Sweet had a large amount of drugs in his vehicle parked in the school parking lot.
The principal said he received the information from another individual, according to the report.
A plastic bag containing a large amount of green leafy substance and another plastic bag with a very small amount of a green seed-like substance, a brown marijuana pipe, and a black and silver knife were found in Sweet’s vehicle after a search, deputies said.
Sweet was issued an appearance ticket and will face his charge at the Town of Newfane Court Jan. 19.
Sweet received a five day out-of-school suspension from the high school as well, the report said.
Niagara Falls
• BURGLARY: Police are investigating a burglary in the 400 block of Elmwood Avenue. A 26-year-old man told officers sometime between noon and 6 p.m. Friday, someone broke into his home by a breaking a front window of the residence. The victim said 250 DVDs were taken.
• ASSAULT: A student at LaSalle Preparatory School was taken into custody after a fight that left three school staff members slightly injured. The incident, at the school in the 7400 block of Buffalo Avenue, happened at 2:20 p.m. Friday. The youth fought with a teacher’s aide and two teachers before being subdued by police.
• THEFT: Officers are looking into a car break-in in the 9400 block of Niagara Falls Boulevard. A 40-year-old man told police sometime between 2 p.m. Thursday and 1 p.m. Friday, someone broke into his 1994 Pontiac Grand Am by smashing the driver’s side window. The victim said a CD player was taken.
Wilson
• REPORT: Thursday night officers responded to Maple Road on an unwanted party report. Upon arrival, officers interviewed the complainant, who told police her daughter’s boyfriend was at the residence arguing with people. The boyfriend was asked to leave the home and the suspect allegedly became angry and threw a paint can and a snow shovel at the house. The victim said she did not want to press charges at the time of the complaint.
