City of Lockport
• HARASSMENT: Clayton M. Herring, 26, 2149 Transit Road, Burt, was charged Monday with second-degree harassment and endangering the welfare of a child. Police who responded to the suspect’s apartment for a harassment complaint said Herring began yelling and screaming at the victim about the apartment not being clean. A witness reportedly told police that the suspect went into the kitchen, threw and broke a chair then punched the victim in the face and bit her in the right leg.
• DWI: Arthur L. Shellman, 49, 133 Washburn St., Apt. 3B, was charged Monday with seventh-degree possession of a controlled substance and driving while intoxicated. Officers stopped a vehicle for an alleged traffic violation. Police said Shellman appeared to be intoxicated and failed all sobriety tests. Upon searching the vehicle, police found two plastic bags containing a white powdery substance and pills, according to the report.
• MARIJUANA: Rahsaan Dyrell Ubiles, 19, 1914 16th St., Niagara Falls, was charged Sunday with second-degree criminal impersonation, third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and unlawful possession of marijuana. Police said they observed a vehicle with the suspect in it parked outside a residence on Michigan Street. Upon questioning, Ubiles reportedly gave police a false name, because he said he had a warrant against him. Marijuana was found in the vehicle, according to the report.
• MARIJUANA: Lawrence R. Carson, 17, 16 La Grange St., and Aaron M. Staubbs, 16, 84 Ransom St., were charged Sunday with unlawful possession of marijuana after a traffic stop. The police report said both Carson and Staubbs possessed marijuana.
• HARASSMENT: Carl M. Hosmer, 22, 211 High St., was charged Sunday with second-degree criminal mischief and harassment. Police were called to High Street for an alleged disturbance report. Upon arrival, police interviewed witnesses who reportedly said Hosmer pushed and broke the victim’s glasses, because the victim was blocking Hosmer’s view of the television in his apartment. The suspect was arrested and held in lieu of $750 bail.
Wheatfield
• MISSING PERSON: At 6:42 p.m. on Nov. 19, officers spoke with a Lakeside Drive, Wheatfield, resident about a missing person. The caller reportedly told deputies that the missing person flew from Buffalo to metropolitan Washington, D.C., for a job fair Nov. 14 and was supposed to be back in Western New York on Nov. 17. The Wheatfield man said he tried to reach the missing person after he failed to board the plane home. On Friday, the missing person was found to be OK. A police report said the man was in a car accident before heading to the airport in Washington, D.C., and was taken to the hospital, causing him to miss his flight.
Crime
BLOTTER: Police reports published Nov. 24
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Police blotter items published May 22,2012





