Crime
Police reports published March 17
NIAGARA COUNTY — Town of Lockport
FRAUD: A Ruhlman Road woman told Niagara County sheriff’s deputies Monday night that someone used her First Niagara bank account information to open a National Platinum Online Shopping account in Nevada.
Royalton
MARIJUANA: Nathan D. Huntington, 26, of Telegraph Road, Gasport, was charged Tuesday with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of marijuana. Troopers said they stopped Huntington on Gasport Road for an equipment violation. A report said troopers smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from Huntington. When they searched the vehicle, officials reportedly found marijuana and several hydrocodone and Percocet pills that were not prescribed to the suspect.
FUGITIVE: Scott J. McQueen, 30, of Humphrey Road, Gasport, was charged Tuesday with first-degree criminal contempt, a Class E felony, and on an active warrant for aggravated stalking from the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office in Florida. McQueen was stopped on Rochester Road for an equipment violation when a trooper observed a rifle and ammunition in the suspect’s vehicle, according to the report. McQueen was also the subject of an order of protection issued by Lockport City Court, which prohibited him possessing a firearm, police said.
Newfane
LARCENY: Three teens were charged with petit larceny and resisting arrest Tuesday after they walked out of Bill’s Diner on Main Street without paying their $21.71 bill, according to police. Eric S. Kornacki, 18, 3440 Murphy Road; Ryan M. Melcher, 18, 2923 Shady Grover Loop, Connelly Springs, N.C.; and Dylan L. Roberts, 16, Parker Road, Ransomville, led deputies on a short foot chase on West Avenue, according to the report. The teens were captured and brought back to the diner, where they were identified by an employee, police said.
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Witness’ credibility questioned in Greco murder case
The defense attorney in the case against Anthony J. Allen — accused of murdering a group counselor on East Avenue last year — has until Aug. 23 to prove the prosecution’s expert witness is not a credible source.
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Five indicted in casino fraud case
A federal grand jury has indicted five people on bank fraud-related charges involving thefts from casino-based ATMs, including some at Seneca Nation operations in Niagara Falls and elsewhere.
Charged in the four-count indictment are Jia Ming Huang, Rungen Huang, Zhen Qiang Liang, Chang Keng Zheng aka Yu Zheng and Siu S. Cheng. All the defendants live in either New York or Florida. - Police blotter published July 27, 2010
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2 burglaries reported at Royalton Airport
Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a report of an alleged burglary and attempted burglary at the Royalton Airport on Mackey Road on Sunday and Monday.
- Police blotter published July 26
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