BLOTTER: Police reports published Oct. 15

Crime

October 15, 2009

Anonymous The Lockport Union-Sun %26 Journal Thu Oct 15, 2009, 12:36 AM EDT

City of Lockport

• BURGLARY: Ronald K. Johnson, 39, of Rochester was charged Wednesday with third-degree grand larceny and second-degree burglary. Johnson reportedly came to the victim’s Lockport residence as she was heading to work in Buffalo. The victim was later notified that items were missing from her home. Upon arrival, she found her home ransacked, with a total of $6,000 worth of items missing, according to the report. Police said that upon further investigation, they learned that Johnson stole a car from Clinton Street in Lockport. The car was recovered in Rochester with the stolen items from his previous victim’s apartment, according to police reports. Johnson was taken to Monroe County Jail.

• WANTED: Two men are accused of stealing a fundraising jar from a city restaurant. Arrested on petit larceny charges Wednesday were Joshua D. Cooney, 21, 131 Gooding St., and Logan Gillon, no address provided. Police responded to a call at Molinaro’s Restaurant on Walnut Street. A witness saw three male suspects enter the store and ask for a menu. As the witness went to grab a menu for two of the suspects, Gillon reportedly stole the breast cancer donation jar and ran out of the store. The jar contained about $15, according to reports. As the police reviewed the security tape, they reportedly saw one of the other suspects take another $5. Two Lockport Police officers were able to locate the suspects on Washburn Street, but Cooney reportedly fled the scene on foot before his eventual arrest.

• ASSAULT: Emily G. Curtis, 16, 59 Gabriel Drive, Apt. B, was charged with third-degree assault. Patrol responded to the back of the police station for a family dispute. Upon arrival, the two family members were not actively fighting, but the victim said after she came home from Erie County Medical Center, Curtis hit and bit her, leaving marks.

• CHARGED: Amanda N. Bernardi, 18, 6735 Minnick Drive, Apt. 56, was charged with second-degree criminal mischief after allegedly admitting to scratching the word “Die” into the paint of a 2009 Chevy Cobalt, causing $2,391.13 in damage.

Town of Lockport

• HARASSMENT: Police received a walkup harassment complaint from a Lockport woman who said a man she had gone to school with started calling at least four times a day between Oct. 5 and 11, insisting that she be his girlfriend. According to an Amherst police report, the man showed up at the victim’s workplace attempting to talk to her in person and take her to lunch. The suspect was advised by police and the victim’s work security force to have no contact with the victim.

Newfane

• HARASSMENT: Patrol responded to a phone call from a Coomer Road, Burt, victim who believed she was receiving hang-up phone calls from a friend’s boyfriend. Police investigated and found that the suspect was calling from pay phones in Buffalo, but denied the allegations.

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Police blotter items published Feb. 10, 2012
CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION: Terry L. Wilson, 33, 15 Grove St., Buffalo, was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, criminal impersonation and operating a motor vehicle with obstructed vision Wednesday. The sheriff’s patrol observed a vehicle pull into the lot of the Niagara County Jail with the driver’s view obstructed at 1:39 p.m. According to the report, Wilson stated that he was there to visit his girlfriend. He said he did not have his license on him and identified himself as Terrell N. Wilson. The driver’s license check showed Terrell Wilson to be suspended. The suspect was searched and the driver identified as Terry L. Wilson. The driver stated that he was Terry and knew his license was suspended that’s why he gave his brother’s name. He did not know his brother Terrell was also suspended. Terry stated that he was going to have to call his other girlfriend to bail him out and that she would now know why he was at jail — visiting a different girlfriend. He was turned over to the Niagara County Jail on $500 bail.

February 9, 2012
Police seek trio of would-be ring thieves
Lockport Police are seeking three suspects allegedly involved in the attempted theft of a $2,650 ring from Mills Jewelers on Saturday.
According to the police report, two African American males and a female entered the store at about 2 p.m. and created distractions to separate the staff and to get valuable jewels on top of the counters from within the secured cases. After being in the store for about 25 minutes, one of the male suspects along with the female suspect cut a security cable holding a ring.

February 9, 2012
Police blotter items published Feb. 9, 2012
CHARGED: Heidi L. Marciszewski, 30, 8688 Lake Road, Barker was charged with acting in a manner injurious to a child less than 17 on Wednesday. The sheriff’s patrol responded to the parking lot of Dollar Tree on South Transit Road for an unattended vehicle with a young child in it at 11:23 a.m. According to the report, the patrol saw Marciszewski enter the vehicle. There was 2-year old boy in a car seat in the rear of the vehicle. Marciszewski was issued an appearance ticket and released.

February 8, 2012
Pair charged after disturbance
Two Lockport men were charged after a disturbance on South Street at 4:35 a.m. Tuesday.

February 8, 2012
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
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