niagara falls
Tourist charged
with violating Leandra’s Law
A Pennsylvania man was charged under New York’s newly enacted Leandra’s Law, after State Park Police stopped him while he was driving drunk with a child in the back seat of his car.
Joshua Smith, 28, of Zellenople, was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child and endangering the welfare of a child.
Park police said they stopped Smith after they saw him driving erratically on Goat Island Drive on Thursday afternoon. Officers said Smith had a 3-year-old child in the back seat of his car and appeared to be intoxicated.
A Breathalyzer test later showed Smith with a blood alcohol level of 0.18 percent, more than double the legal limit in New York.
ROYALTON
Fire destroys barn
Niagara County sheriff’s investigators are still trying to determine the cause of a barn fire that broke out at 5:22 a.m. Friday at 4073 Root Road in Royalton.
A report said a resident living in a mobile home behind the barn heard a crackling noise and discovered the barn fully engulfed when the 911 call was made.
No injuries were reported., The fire left about $50,000 worth of property damage, deputies said.
Fire companies from Gasport, Middleport, Hartland and Terry’s Corners responded to the scene and extinguished the fire.
Niagara Falls
• BURGLARY: Police are investigating a burglary in the 1600 block of Pine Avenue. A 20-year-old woman told officers that between 12:30 and 2:15 p.m. Friday, someone entered her apartment and stole a 32-inch flat-screen TV and a sofa. The items were valued at $2,500, and there was no sign of forced entry.
• THEFT: Officers are looking into a theft in the 400 block of 26 street. A 67-year-old man reported that between 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Friday someone stole a wheelchair from inside the front gate of his home.
• THEFT: Officers are investigating a report of missing four-wheelers that were left at a local business. A 23-year-old male told police that on Jan. 26, he quit his job at a local repair shop and when he returned to retrieve four-wheelers they were missing.
• ASSAULT: Police are investigating an assault in the Applewalk development. A 75-year-old male told police between 11 and 11:10 a.m. Friday he was approached by two males who asked for a cigarette, when the victim said he didn’t have one they punched him in face. A struggle ensued until the victim grabbed a hammer and struck one of the his assailants several times. The suspects fled the scene.
Town of Tonawanda
• DWI: Cecilio A. Maldonado was charged at 10:17 p.m. Wednesday with DWI, reckless driving, refusing a breath test and aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle. Maldonado was questioned as he walked up to his house because another driver saw him weaving, according to reports. The officer detected the odor of alcohol on Maldonado’s breath, but he refused to submit to any field sobriety tests. He also refused a breath test. Maldonado is being held in lieu of $850 bail.
Police Reports
POLICE REPORTS: Feb. 6, 2010
- Police Reports
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BLOTTER: Police reports published Feb. 13
Police responded to a burglary on the 6800 of Plaza Drive about 8 p.m. Friday.
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BLOTTER: Police reports published Feb. 12
Police are searching for a man who attempted to identify himself as a law enforcement officer in hopes of getting a security job.
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BLOTTER: Suspects sought in rash of robberies
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BLOTTER: Police reports published Feb. 10
The owner of a bar on the 9700 block of Porter Road called Niagara County Sheriff’s deputies Thursday afternoon to get a car towed that had been sitting in the business’ lot for a week.
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BLOTTER: Police reports published Feb. 9
Police are investigating a burglary in the 400 block of 24th Street.
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BLOTTER: Police reports published Feb. 8
A Falls man was arrested after a domestic incident in the 2200 block of LaSalle Avenue at 7:30 a.m. Monday.
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BLOTTER: Police reports published Feb. 7
A Falls man was arrested on drunken driving and other charges after a traffic stop in the 400 block of Main Street at 5:20 a.m. Friday.
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BLOTTER: Police reports published Feb. 6
Falls police had nothing new to report Sunday in the case of a missing 67-year-old LaSalle woman.
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BLOTTER: Police reports published Feb. 5
Howard C. Irish, 55, 617 18th St., lower apartment, was charged with petit larceny and fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property.
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BLOTTER: Police reports published Feb. 4, 2012
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