City of Lockport
• CHARGED: Corey F. McDonald, 22, 341 Park Lane Circle, Apt. 4, was charged with DWI and failure to keep right. McDonald was stopped for a traffic violation and police noticed the smell of alcohol on the driver’s breath. McDonald failed field sobriety tests.
• CHARGED: Heriberto Molina Jr., 22, 119 High St. was charged with DWI and third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation. Molina was stopped at 3:20 a.m. Sunday after swerving on Washburn Street. Molina only had a learner’s permit and the police could smell the odor of alcohol. He failed field sobriety tests and had a positive ALCO sensor reading.
• CHARGED: Bradley J. Criswell, 22, 19 Works Place, Apt. B, was charged with second-degree harassment, fourth-degree criminal mischief, third-degree menacing and second-degree coercion. After a verbal argument, the victim stated that Criswell pushed her, grabbed her by the throat and began shaking her. When the victim tried to call police, Criswell kicked the phone out of her hand, put his hand over her mouth, pushed her and spit in her face, according to the report .
• CHARGED: John R. Platt, 20, 122 Cottage St., and Addy J. Hill, 20, 122 Cottage St., were charged with seventh-degree possession of a controlled substance. Police executed a traffic stop on Cottage Street and Hill was the driver. Platt had white residue on his nose, a straw which contained white residue and a marijuana cigarette, the report said. Platt was also charged with possession of marijuana. Further charges are pending laboratory testing.
• CHARGED: Allan T. Birkmeyer, 16, 14 Rochester St., was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief and disorderly conduct. The patrol reported to Walnut Street for the report of a person swinging at trees with what appeared to be a lawnmower blade. There was damage to trees on Walnut Street and photographs were taken.
North Tonawanda
• CHARGED: Richard J. Silversmith, 19, 2668 Van Horn Ave., Newfane, was arrested Saturday on a warrant for an original offense of disorderly conduct on July 25, 2007. Silversmith was being held in lieu of $400 bail.
Wheatfield
• PETIT LARCENY: A Rochester woman reported that sometime Saturday an unknown person smashed out the front passenger-side window of her vehicle while it was parked on Trailsend Lane and removed a Tom Tom GPS that was connected to the windshield. The value of the window and GPS were $200 each.
• PETIT LARCENY: An Alder Creek resident reported that an unknown suspect entered her vehicle which was parked in the driveway and removed the face plate from the radio and a pay check. The victim said she had the checked canceled. The estimated loss was $200.
Newfane
• BURGLARY: A Lockport-Olcott Road woman reported a burglary sometime between Oct. 18, 2007 and March 29, 2008. An unknown person entered the residence and removed three rings, three watches and four necklaces valued at $1,374. The three rings were estimated at $500, $125 and $289. The three watches were estimated at $100 each. The four necklaces were estimated at $50, $25, $25 and $60.
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BLOTTER: Police reports published March 31
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Paying Respect
- Sense of resignation escorts AES tax pact
- Town considering WNYLC's request
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Palace, Hartland get Greenway funding
The Historic Palace Theatre and the Town of Hartland both were cleared Tuesday to receive Niagara River Greenway funding for improvement projects.
The eight-member Host Communities Standing Committee voted unanimously to approve funding requests of $151,000 for the Palace and $244,000 for Hartland, which is planning a multi-phase town park enhancement project.
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Erie Canal photo contest underway
The seventh annual Erie Canalway photo contest is under way.
Entries are being accepted now through Sept. 7. Winning photos will be published in the 2013 Erie Canalway calendar.
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Jobless totals drop slightly
Unemployment in the Lockport area decreased slightly last month, but it wasn't because more people are going back to work.
The New York State Department of Labor reported Tuesday about 1,000 city residents were without a job in April, the fifth straight month with over 1,000 unemployed. That was down from the 1,100 it reported in March, however, the number of employed stayed the same at about 9,700 people.
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Fishing for 'Ultimate' perks
Olcott teaming up with Ontario town in running for Canadian equivalent.
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Sprinkler work coming
Piping in high school fire sprinkler system will be addressed in July.
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Willow Street victim identified
The victim of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Willow Street on Saturday was identified by Lockport Police as Richard Boye, 46.
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Cutting the travel time
For the most part, there is a lot of planning that goes into traveling. Some like to handle the details on their own, making arrangements on the phone or using travel websites to book hotels, planes, vehicles and so on.
But lately, working with a travel agent is becoming more popular.
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