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July 9, 2009

Anonymous The Lockport Union-Sun %26 Journal Thu Jul 09, 2009, 11:43 PM EDT

City of Lockport

• BURGLARY: Joel A. Nagel, 17, 247 Hawley St., lower apartment, was charged with second-degree burglary Thursday morning. An Adam Street man complained to police on Tuesday that his apartment had been broken into. Investigation turned up Nagel as a suspect, according to the police report. The apartment owner said it appeared a quantity of candy was taken from his home. Nagel was held without bail pending a Monday appearance in Lockport City Court.

• VANDALISM: A resident of 168 Cottage St. reported a tire on his vehicle was slashed sometime early Thursday. City police estimated the loss at $100.

• CONTEMPT: John M. Peace, 40, 20 Robinson Place, was charged with second-degree criminal contempt Wednesday. Peace is accused of threatening City Judge William Watson on June 19. Details about the alleged threat were listed in a “confidential Judicial Threat Summary report,” according to the police report; the judicial report was not made available to the US&J; upon verbal request Thursday.

• CONTEMPT: Martin R. Stephen, 40, 325 Michigan St., Apt. B, was charged with second-degree criminal contempt July 7. On July 4, a woman complained to police that Stephen approached the vehicle she was in and poured beer on her; the incident took place on Gabriel Drive. Stephen is to appear in City Court on Monday.

• HARASSMENT: Joshua A. Taylor, 17, 112 Cottage St., upper, was charged with second-degree harassment July 7. He’s accused of punching a woman about the head and face, causing her a bloody lip and swelling.

• HARASSMENT: Jason S. Lathrop, 29, 6523 Jeffrey Drive, was charged with second-degree aggravated harassment July 6 at his home. He’s accused of making verbal threats against a woman by phone.

• DWI: Amy L. New, 42, 123 Nichols St., Apt. 3, was charged with driving while intoxicated and felony DWI on July 6 at 444 West Ave. New was charged after telling police she’d just driven to West Avenue from her home to retrieve her cell phone; the officer who spoke with her said she exhibited signs of intoxication. New later refused a breath test, the report said.

• CONTEMPT: Christy W. Wood, 43, 255 Genesee St., Apt. 2, was charged with second-degree criminal contempt July 6. Wood allegedly violated an order of protection between her and a Main Street resident, the report said.

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• MISCHIEF: A resident in the 3800 block of West Lake Road reported a vehicle was vandalized on the property early Wednesday. The windshield of a 1995 Ford Taurus was broken; a shovel was found on the ground near the car, the sheriff’s report said. The resident indicated the window on the front passenger door of the same car was broken two days earlier but he did not report it . Total damage to both windows is pegged at $650.

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Police blotter items published Feb. 7, 2012
MENACING: Joel S. Zsebehazy, 28. 92 Gabriel Dr. Apt. A was charged with third-degree menacing and fourth-degree criminal mischief Monday. The police responded to Gabriel Drive at 1:46 a.m. for the report of a domestic incident. According to the report, the victim said Zsebehazy threw a chair at her during a verbal dispute.

February 6, 2012
Police blotter items published Feb. 6, 2012
Lockport Police are investigating the stabbing of a man at a Lockport nightclub that occurred early Sunday morning.
According to the report, Police patrolling in the Heath Street area heard three or four gunshots come from inside of the Casa Montego Nightclub, 37 Heath St., at around 3:11 a.m. Sunday. They called for back-up and observed screaming patrons fleeing the club.
After Niagara County Sheriff’s Officers and DSP arrived, police were able to secure the scene. Officers entered the club and discovered that a male had been stabbed. There was a large amount of blood observed on the floor and a bullet hole in the ceiling.
The victim was treated at Eastern Niagara Hospital for a laceration to his left cheek and transferred to ECMC with non-life threatening injuries. He told police in a verbal statement that an unknown person came up from behind him and cut him with an unknown object. However, he refused to sign a written statement.
The investigation has revealed that a fight broke out inside of the bar and at least one gunshot was fired inside. Statements were taken from two security guards, whose handguns were secured and placed into evidence.
At this time, it is unknown who fired the weapon or if there are any gunshot victims. Notifications were made to several local hospitals to be on the look out for gunshot victims.

February 6, 2012
Police blotter items published Feb. 5, 2012
POSSESSION: Lacey L. Benben, 32, 1363 Church St., Basom, was arrested at 1:30 a.m. Friday for criminal possession of a hypodermic needle and several traffic violations following a traffic stop. According to the report, patrol observed a car driven by Benben traveling southbound on South Transit Street and a NYSPIN check showed the vehicle had not been insured since Feb. 2011. The vehicle was found to be unregistered, uninsured, had improper license plates and a red piece of paper with white paint was in place of the inspection sticker. Benben, who is scheduled to appear Wednesday in City Court, was taken into custody. While the vehicle was being inventoried, police discovered a hypodermic needle in the driver’s wallet. The license plates were removed from the vehicle, which was towed.

February 6, 2012
Police blotter item published Feb. 3, 2012
City of Lockport
VANDALISM: Lockport City Police reported Thursday a stop sign had the word "bloodz" painted on it sometime between Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The sign is located at Hawley Street and Park Avenue on the south side. No suspicious individuals were found in the area, the report said.

February 3, 2012
Police blotter items published Feb. 2, 2012
ASSAULT: Julio C. Pimental, 27, 514 Prospect St. was charged with third-degree assault Wednesday. The police responded to the corner of Green and Hawley Streets at about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday for the report of a fight. According to the report, Pimental approached the victim and hit the victim several times in the jaw and with a closed fist. The victim covered his head and Pimental allegedly struck the victim with his knee until people began yelling. Pimental ran on Hawley Street. The victim named his attacker as “Julio” and described him to police. Pimental responded to the Lockport Police Department and was arrested without incident at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday.

February 2, 2012
Police blotter items published Feb. 1, 2012
HARASSMENT: Christina M. Vendetta, 18, 2323 Lockport-Olcott Road, Newfane was charged with second-degree harassment Monday. According to the report, a woman stated she received a threatening Facebook message from Vendetta last Thursday. A copy of the message was given to the police who began an investigation. Vendetta turned herself in Monday and was booked.

February 1, 2012
Police blotter items published Jan. 31, 2012
City of Lockport
CONTEMPT: Christopher Stokes, 25, 442 West Ave. was charged with second-degree harassment, third-degree criminal mischief, endangering the welfare of a child and first-degree criminal contempt Monday. According to the report, Stokes was involved in an argument Sunday with a woman. Stokes, who was allegedly intoxicated, threw a martini glass at the victim and picked up the child and began walking down West Avenue. The child was not wearing a coat and was in his pajamas. Stokes returned the child to the caller and fled the scene before the police arrived. Stokes was arrested Monday.

January 31, 2012
Police blotter items published Jan. 30, 2012
DWI: Kenneth Paul, 60, 1764 Hess Rd., Appleton was arrested Sunday and charged with driving while intoxicated and aggravated driving while intoxicated, as well as equipment violations. According to the report, police had received notice from the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office that a vehicle had gone into a ditch and the driver was possibly intoxicated. The vehicle being driven by Paul had heavy front end damage and matched the NCSO description. During a traffic stop, the responding officer spoke with the driver and observed an odor of alcoholic beverage on his breath, as well as observing a can of beer spilled on the floor of the vehicle. The vehicle’s front air bags had been deployed, but Paul appeared uninjured. He failed several field sobriety tests. He was arrested and is scheduled to appear in City Court at 9 a.m. Monday. Paul has an active arrest warrant from Wisconsin, however the state would not extradite him.

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