BLOTTER: Police reports published July 8

Crime

July 8, 2008

Anonymous The Lockport Union-Sun %26 Journal Tue Jul 08, 2008, 01:02 AM EDT

City of Lockport

• DISORDERLY: Paul F. Owens, 49, 198 Pine St., Apt. 3C, and George L. Dash, 42, 198 Pine St., upper, were each charged Sunday afternoon with disorderly conduct. Owens and Dash allegedly had an argument at their apartment building and were loudly swearing. Several people reported hearing the men.

• HARASSMENT: Mark J. Brinson, 33, 8025 Ridge Road, Gasport, was charged Sunday afternoon with second-degree harassment, second-degree menacing and fourth-degree criminal mischief. Officers responded to a Pine Street home in response to an unwanted person report and found Brinson getting into a car. Brinson reportedly had cuts on his hands and said the woman in the home owed him $250. When officers asked where he got the cuts, he allegedly said, “She owes me money, man!” The woman told police Brinson came to the door and they argued. He allegedly told her, “I’m going to kill you,” and swung a frying pan at her. Brinson allegedly grabbed a butcher’s knife and swung it at her. The woman said she ran to the bedroom, and Brinson began throwing items around the room, breaking her DVD/VCR player in the process. He allegedly struck the woman in the chest with his fist. He was arrested and held in lieu of $500 bail.

• LARCENY: A Lincoln Avenue man reported Monday that someone stole some of his construction equipment from Bristol Avenue. The man said three fiberglass ladders, together worth $600, had been stolen, along with three pieces of aluminum scaffolding, together worth $1,200.

• IMPERSONATION: David M. Klotzbach, 28, 6067 Fisher Road, Oakfield, was charged Monday with second-degree criminal impersonation and third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Klotzbach allegedly gave officers his brother’s name during a traffic stop Jan. 18 on Roosevelt Drive. His brother later contested tickets and told police his brother may have been impersonating him. Klotzbach was released on his own recognizance.

Town of Lockport

• VANDALISM: An Akron Road man reported Friday that someone entered his apartment and opened four packages of syringes that were kept on a cart in his kitchen. The man, who is diabetic, said he recently purchased the syringes, worth $20. One of the syringes had a white milky substance inside, the report said. They were sent to the county lab for testing.

• DOG FIGHT: Deputies responded to Niagara Street Extension on Friday evening for a report of two dogs involved in a vicious fight. One dog was bleeding and being held down on the ground by the neck by the other dog. Deputies tried to separate the dogs using water and voice commands, but were unsuccessful, the report said. The dogs were maced, which caused them to separate. The dogs were secured. None of the injuries was serious, the report said.

• ANIMAL: A Tonawanda Creek Road man reported Sunday that he found a bag lodged up against a concrete barrier in the creek behind his home. Inside the bag, the man found a box, inside which was another bag containing a dead Jack Russell terrier. The dog was wearing a pink collar with a red leash, the report said. There were no injuries on the dog, but it did not appear the dog died of natural causes. The SPCA was notified and took possession of the dog, the report said.

Pendleton

• LARCENY: A Pennsylvania man reported Saturday that while his car was parked on Feigle Road, someone entered it and stole two knives, valued at $30, and damaged his plastic gun case, worth $50.

• LARCENY: A Campbell Boulevard man reported Saturday that someone entered his car and stole his portable GPS, $10 in rolled coins and assorted bird books, together worth about $620. About the same time, another Campbell Boulevard man reported his car was broken into, and his GPS unit, worth about $400, was also stolen.

Wheatfield

• CAR FIRE: A Graydon Drive man reported Sunday afternoon that his daughter noticed his 2000 Ford Expedition was on fire in their driveway. The man said he put the fire out with a fire extinguisher. The origin of fire appeared to be electrical, and there was extensive damage to the engine compartment, the report said. Damage was estimated at $5,000, the report said.

Niagara Falls

• DWI: James Aviles III, 20, 16 Sidway St., Buffalo, was charged Sunday with driving while intoxicated, drinking alcohol in a motor vehicle on the highway, moving from a lane unsafely and driving with unsafe tires after a traffic stop on Niagara Falls Boulevard. Deputies reportedly observed Aviles cross the lane lines near Military Road. The car was making an unusual noise, and deputies soon realized the noise was caused by a flat tire, which was smoking and shredding as Aviles drove, the report said. Deputies pulled Aviles over near 76th Street, and he reportedly said he was unaware of the tire damage. Aviles allegedly had a partially consumed bottle of Bud Ice in the cup holder and appeared intoxicated. He reportedly said he’d had two beers at the casino and was driving to drop someone off in Kenmore. Aviles allegedly failed several field sobriety tests and registered a 0.21 percent blood alcohol content on a breath test. He was held in lieu of $250 bail and is due today in Niagara Falls City Court.

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Police blotter items published May 22,2012
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: The sheriffs patrol responded to Mapleton Road for a criminal mischief report Monday. According to the manager of Philpac Lumber, electric service wires and steel fencing were damaged with an estimated loss of $500. Sometime between 5 p.m on Sunday and 7 a.m. on Monday, someone cut through the wire fence around the property. The covers were taken off of the plastic conduit that houses the 800-amp service that comes into the building. The person started to cut the wires but stopped halfway through once he discovered the wire was not copper. The person propped up a large wood pallet against a large stack of lumber to gain access to the roof and took the plastic cover off of a large unity light and began to cut the wires. Again the person stopped cutting once he discovered the wire was not copper. Another section of fence was also found to be cut along the south west end of the building.

May 22, 2012
Police blotter items published May 21, 2012
HARASSMENT: Curtis E Hunter, 26, 36 South Transit Street, Apt. 2, was arrested by Lockport police at 12:37 a.m. Sunday and charged with harassment in the second degree and menacing in the third degree. According to the report, patrol was dispatched to a Main Street business on May 12 to investigate an assault. Upon arrival, police were told that Hunter came up behind a female victim while she was sitting at a bar stool, pulling her hair and kicking the bar stool out from under her. Hunter also pushed the victim to the ground, police were told, then fled the bar. Hunter was found and arrested Sunday morning. He is slated to be arraigned today. The victim was granted an order of protection.

May 21, 2012
Police blotter items published May 20, 2012
HARASSMENT: Roderico R. Madore, 18, 13 South St. Apt. 2, was arrested at 3 a.m. Saturday by Lockport police and charged with harassment, criminal obstruction of breathing and false personation. According to the report, patrol responded to a South Street address for a domestic incident and were told that a guy named “Rico” had choked a woman at the South Street address but left and went to Roderico’s address. When police arrived, Madore and the woman were at the apartment. She told patrol that he had choked her. While being questioned, Madore told patrol his name was Roderico Vasquez, leading to the false personation charge. LPD states that Madore has active warrants from Erie County. The victim was granted an order of protection and Madore is scheduled to appear in City Court at 9 a.m. Wednesday.

May 21, 2012
Police blotter items published May 18, 2012
ASSAULT: Nicholas J. Reed, 21, 249 Genesee St., Apt. 1 was charged with resisting arrest, obstruction of governmental administration and third-degree attempted assault Wednesday. The police responded to Lewis Street for the report of an assault. According to the report, the victim was walking on Evans Street when he was confronted by two males who struck and kicked the victim. Reed grabbed a bottle of wine and smashed in on the roadway. The victim fled and was able to identify Reed at a gas station. Reed fled from the police and was arrested on Washburn Street.

May 18, 2012
Police blotter items published May 17, 2012
WARRANT: Richard E. Cavagnaro, 43, of Chestnut Ridge Road, Lockport, surrendered Wednesday on a warrant for second-degree grand larceny. Police say Cavagnaro stole as much as $60,000 in copper and scrap metal from his employer over a two year period. He was held for court.

May 17, 2012
Police blotter items published May 16, 2012
MARIJUANA: Deon M. Gill, 16, 289 North Transit St. Apt. 2 was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana and criminal possession of stolen property Monday. While being booked on a separate case involving a burglary in the Town of Lockport, the Lockport police found Gill in possession of marijuana. Gill had a backpack with several items reported stolen, including a $200 iPod and $80 in cash. Gill is currently on probation and scheduled to appear in Niagara County Family Court on May 22.

May 17, 2012
Police blotter items published May 7, 2012
DWI: Stefan E. Belliveau, 38, 7947 Chestnut Ridge Road, Gasport, was charged Sunday with driving while intoxicated following a traffic stop. According to the report, Lockport Police observed Belliveau commit several vehicle and traffic violations on Summit Street. When stopped, they oberserved a strong odor of alcohol from Belliveau’s breath. He was administered some field sobriety tests but refused to do others. Belliveau, who was uncooperative in booking and therefore unable to be fingerprinted or photographed, is scheduled to appear Monday in City Court.

May 7, 2012
Police blotter items published May 2, 2012
Lockport

HARASSMENT: Daniel R. Potter, 53, 192 Genesee St., rear was charged with second-degree aggravated harassment Monday. According to the report, Potter repeatedly called the victim after being advised to cease. The calls were causing annoyance and alarm.

May 2, 2012
Police blotter items published May 1, 2012
Lockport

TRESPASS: Nicholas E. Joseph, 22, no address, was charged with trespass Monday. Police responded to a complaint at 4:30 a.m. and found Joseph sitted in a wooded area with a blanket wrapped around him near the caller’s property on Elmwood Avenue. He said he had no home and was trying to keep warm.

May 1, 2012
Police blotter items published April 30, 2012
City of Lockport

CONTEMPT: Tricia E. Cassenti, 6493 Dysinger Road, Apartment No. 6, was charged Sunday with aggravated unlicensed operating of a motor vehicle and second-degree criminal contempt following a traffic stop. According to the report, a Lockport Police patrol observed the vehicle driven by Cassenti and a check of the NYSPIN database showed that she had a suspended license. Cassenti told police that “I forgot my court time in Town Court, I missed my court date. I thought it was at 9 a.m. and it wasn’t and it had to be rescheduled.” No paperwork indicated that this was correct, and police arrested Cassenti, who is scheduled to appear today in City Court.

May 1, 2012
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