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Police Reports

October 9, 2009

POLICE REPORTS: Oct. 10, 2009

CUSTOMS

Two fugitives nabbed at Niagara bridges

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers picked up a pair of fugitives at the international bridges in the Falls and Lewiston.

Both were arrested Thursday as they attempted to enter the U.S. at the Rainbow and Lewiston-Queenston bridges.

CPB agents stopped Terrel Goodley, 29, a United States citizen from Port St. Lucie, Fla., at the Rainbow Bridge. Record checks showed Goodley was wanted on an active warrant out of Stuart, Fla.

The warrant charges Goodley with three counts of uttering forged bills and four counts of grand theft. Goodley was turned over to Falls police pending his extradition to Florida.

Officers arrested Dale Thorne, 33, a citizen of Guyana, who is a permanent resident of the United States living in Richmond Hill, at the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge. A records check on Thorne showed an active warrant for him in the state of Virginia for charges of failure to appear in court on a charge of possession of a controlled substance.

Thorne was turned over to the custody of New York State Police pending extradition to Virginia.

Both men were returning to the U.S. after being refused entry into Canada as a result of their criminal records and outstanding warrants.

Niagara Falls

• ARREST: A Falls man was arrested on assault and vandalism charges. Randolph B. Melendez, 36, 1807 Main St., Apt. 3B, was charged with second-degree assault and third-degree criminal mischief. He is accused of attacking a man and trashing the victim’s office in the 1800 block of Main Street on Friday morning. The victim suffered a head wound after Melendez hit him in the back of his head with a chair.

Town of Lockport

• GRAND LARCENY: A Keck Road man reported to police Thursday sometime between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., an unknown person broke into his apartment and took about $4,110 in property and cash. The report said the door had been kicked in and the apartment was a mess. The victim also found a set of pliers on the bed, which he believes were used to pry the door open. The stolen items included $900 in cash, a Sony Playstation 3, five video games, a carton of cigarettes, football jerseys, hats, a basketball and clothing. The case was referred to the Criminal Investigation Bureau.

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