BLOTTER: Police reports published May 9

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May 9, 2009

Anonymous The Lockport Union-Sun %26 Journal Sat May 09, 2009, 12:20 AM EDT

City of Lockport

• PETIT LARCENY: Timothy R. Williams, 38, 163 Washington St., Apt. 8, was charged with petit larceny and making a false statement at 9:45 p.m. Thursday. Williams is accused of taking several unidentified items from Rite Aid, 282 Transit St. Police searched the area looking for a person matching Williams’ description after being shown security video of a man fleeing the store as a security alarm went off. The man reportedly ran across South Transit toward High Street and was nearly hit by a car. Police stopped Williams on Orchard Street, where a pat-down turned up several items in a sleeve of his jacket, according to the report. Williams allegedly said he obtained the items from an unknown man “around the corner.” He was held in lieu of $500 bail, pending a Monday appearance in City Court.

Town of Lockport

• HARASSMENT: Christopher Tagg, 22, 221 Green St., was charged Thursday with second-degree harassment. A Robinson Road man told police that starting about 11 p.m., the suspect sent text messages to him about 50 times in about an hour and a half. The victim sent a text message to Tagg telling him to stop, but the messages continued, according to the report. Police said Tagg told them he is upset because the victim is with his ex-girlfriend. Tagg is due at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Lockport Town Court.

• TRESPASS: John Platt, 21, 82 Cardinal Drive, was charged Thursday with second-degree criminal trespass. A Robin Drive woman told police she allowed a female and two males to enter her home so the female could retrieve some personal items. The report said while they were in the home, Platt, the boyfriend of the female, entered the home. The victim said she told him several times to leave, the report said. Platt eventually left the home, but police were called because the suspect and several other people were standing in front of the victim’s home, the report said. Platt is due May 28 in Lockport Town Court.

• DWI: Jeffrey Bobzien, 40, 7746 Wheeler Road, Gasport, was charged Friday with driving while intoxicated. Police said they stopped Bobzien’s vehicle in the parking lot of Oak Run Golf Course because it was traveling erratically on Lake Avenue. Police said Bobzien had an odor of alcohol, slurred speech and glassy eyes. Bobzien reportedly said he had been out drinking with friends and had pulled over in the parking lot of Oak Run Golf Course to call his wife at home. The report said the suspect registered a 0.18 BAC and failed several field sobriety tests. Bobzien is due Tuesday in Lockport Town 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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