BLOTTER: Police reports published July 28

Crime

July 27, 2009

Anonymous The Lockport Union-Sun %26 Journal Mon Jul 27, 2009, 10:07 PM EDT

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.

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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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