BLOTTER: Police reports published Aug. 4

Local News

August 4, 2008

Staff Reports The Lockport Union-Sun %26 Journal Mon Aug 04, 2008, 12:34 AM EDT

City of Lockport

• CHARGED: Maureen A. Kane, 45, 54 Morrow Ave. was charged with passing a red light and driving while intoxicated. Police observed Kane disobey a traffic signal at 3 a.m. Sunday on South Transit. The police made a traffic stop on Nichols Street and could smell the odor of alcohol. Kane’s speech was slurred and she failed sobriety tests. She refused a breath screen.

• CHARGED: Martin Galvan-Rodriguez, 42, no known address, Newfane was charged with DWI and failure to keep right. Police responded to a report of a reckless driver leaving the Niagara Hotel. Galvan-Rodriguez was located on State Road. He had a strong odor of alcoholic beverage on his breath and failed field sobriety tests. He could not provide an address.

• CHARGED: Jason C. Mesler, 23, 2061 Tonawanda Creek Road, Amherst was charged with DWI, aggravated unlicensed operation, failure to signal and alcoholic beverage. Mesler was stopped for a traffic infraction Saturday. Police noted the odor of alcoholic beverage, glassy eyes, slurred speech and impaired motor skills. Mesler failed field sobriety tests.

• CHARGED: Two Lockport men were charged after a fight at 9 p.m. Saturday on LaGrange St. Phillip A. Ruiz, 18, 111 Cottage St., Apt. 21, was charged with disorderly conduct and second degree attempted assault. Daniel S. Solomon, 19, 42 Harvey St. was charged with disorderly conduct. Police investigated a fight and found Solomon and Ruiz standing on the street with their shirts off yelling and making threatening gestures at a victim. The victim stated that Ruiz threw a rock at him and struck him in the head.

• CHARGED: Mark F. Poole, 46, 5670 Bowmiller Road, was charged with fourth degree criminal mischief and two counts of second degree harassment. The victims reported they were driving on Davison Road Saturday when Poole drove by them and told them to get out of the road. According to the report, Poole punched one victim in the face and then hit a second victim who was attempting to call 911. The cell phone fell to the ground shattering the screen. The damage to the phone was about $200.

• CHARGED: Pernell L. Hobbs, 24, 53 Crosby Ave. was charged with petit larceny. The patrol responded to a Crosby Avenue address on Saturday for a larceny report. The victim reported Hobbs took an XBox 360 and one game from his residence, according to the report.

Town of Lockport

• GRAND LARCENY: A Lockport man reported that his 2001 Ford Ranger was stolen while in the parking lot of Tops Lockport on Wednesday. He states that the keys were not in the vehicle and does not know if it was locked. The Ranger had approximately 70,000 miles on it and an estimated value of $7,500.

North Tonawanda

• DRUGS: Patricia Myers, 41, 6950 Charlottville Road, Newfane, was arrested Saturday evening and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and open container violation. Myers is being held in lieu of $500 bail.

• DRUGS: James E. Taylor, 44, 2205 Fuller Road, Burt, was arrested Saturday evening and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and open container violation. Taylor is being held in lieu of $500 bail.

Text Only

Local News

Paying Respect
May 28, 2012 4 Photos
Sense of resignation escorts AES tax pact
May 24, 2012
Town considering WNYLC's request
May 23, 2012
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.

May 22, 2012
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.

May 22, 2012
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.

May 22, 2012 4 Stories
Fishing for 'Ultimate' perks
Olcott teaming up with Ontario town in running for Canadian equivalent.

May 22, 2012 2 Photos
Sprinkler work coming
Piping in high school fire sprinkler system will be addressed in July.

May 22, 2012
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.

May 22, 2012
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.

May 21, 2012 1 Photo
More Local News Headlines

Local News

Search Results

BLOTTER: Police reports published Aug. 4

Site Map

Contact Us