City of Lockport
• DWI: Robert M. Spencer, 29, 61 Gabriel Drive, Apt. A, was charged early Saturday with driving while intoxicated and failure to signal after a 2:44 a.m. traffic stop on Niagara Street. Spencer allegedly failed several field sobriety tests.
Town of Lockport
• SUSPICIOUS: Deputies responded to the area of Slayton Settlement Road about 5:45 p.m. for a report of a suspicious man. They said they found a 21-year-old Newfane man walking on Lockport-Olcott Road. He reportedly said he needed a ride home because he was afraid the woman he was with was going to kidnap him. The man told deputies he and the woman had been walking in the nature park on Slayton Settlement Road, smoking marijuana, when he suddenly became afraid she was going to kidnap him and took off running. He said she did not attempt to kidnap him and did not talk about kidnapping him, but he said he “had a feeling” she might because of a dream he had. The man reportedly said the situation felt like deja vu to him. Deputies transported the man home, where two residents said the man would be OK and they would watch over him, the report said.
Wilson
• HARASSMENT: Deputies responded to Lake and Young streets Saturday evening for a report of a fight. A Maple Road man said he was having a discussion with another man about his son driving a car without insurance, when the son came out of the house and began to punch him several times in the head and face. The son reportedly admitted attacking the Maple Road man and said he was defending his father. The man refused treatment for injuries and did not want to press charges, the report said.
• ASSAULT: A19-year-old Laffler Street, Burt, man reported Sunday that he was standing outside a barn on Fitch Road about 3:30 a.m. when a man punched him in the head and broke his nose. The man said he continued to “hang out” for about 15 minutes, and then another man came up to him and punched him in the right eye, causing him to fall onto a piece of equipment, resulting in a cut above his eye. He was treated at Eastern Niagara Hospital-Newfane. The man told deputies he wished to press charges, and warrants were issued, the report said.
Lewiston
• DAMAGE: The owner of Wendt’s Propane on Ward Road reported Sunday that he arrived for work to find that one of the trucks had been driven into the garage door over the weekend. Damage to the garage door, worth about $2,000, was considerable, but the truck was not damaged, the report said. The man said there was no damage to the steering column of the truck to indicate someone was trying to steal it. There also was no evidence that anyone gained entry to the garage, the report said.
Clarence
• BURGLARY: Ronald J. Behm, 18, of Lockport, was charged Sunday morning with third-degree burglary in connection with an incident reported July 21 in Clarence. Behm was arrested on Tonawanda Creek Road and released on his own recognizance.
Crime
BLOTTER: Police reports published July 28
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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. -
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.
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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.
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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. -
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.
- BLOTTER: Police reports published Jan. 29, 2012
- BLOTTER: Police reports published Jan. 28, 2012
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Police blotter items published Jan. 24, 2012
Petit larceny: Alicia T. Calderone, 31, 5452 Carlton Lake Drive, was charged with petit larceny and second-degree criminal contempt Monday. Calderone’s vehicle was stopped on Chestnut Street for an alleged equipment violation and the patrol officer determined she was the subject of active arrest warrants from City Court. Calderone is accused of petit larceny for allegedly passing a counterfeit $100 bill on Dec. 7, according to the police report. Calderone was arraigned in City Court.
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Police blotter items published Jan. 23, 2012
BURGLARY: A Youngstown-Lockport Road woman told sheriff’s deputies that 24 to 30 pieces of crystal were missing from the china cabinet in the dining room. Nothing else appeared to be missing or out of place and there were no signs of forced entry.
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Police blotter items published Jan. 22, 2012
MENACING: Marcus L. Webster, 27, 101 Vine St. was charged with third-degree menacing Friday. The police responded to Chestnut Street on Jan. 8. According to the report, Webster threatened to shoot up the house. Webster turned himself in at the Lockport Police Department on Friday.
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Police blotter item published Feb. 3, 2012










