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BLOTTER: Police reports published Oct. 27
City of Lockport
• CHARGED: Jessie A. Ackroyd, 24, 29 Vanburen St., was charged with second-degree criminal contempt. According to the report, the offense was Oct. 19 on East Avenue and the arrest was Saturday. The victim said he had an active stay-away order against Ackroyd who approached him during an Narcotics Anonymous meeting.
Wheatfield
• CHARGED: Keith Dewayne Drake, 44, 2654 Ferchen St., was charged with driving while intoxicated and felony aggravated unlicensed operation. At 9 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to a civilian complaint of a possible intoxicated driver southeast on Niagara Falls Boulevard. The officers said they detected an odor of alcohol coming from Drake’s breath. He also reportedly had glassy eyes, slurred speech and impaired motor coordination. The police said Drake failed sobriety tests. Drake’s driver’s license privileges was revoked for three convictions in the last eight years. Bail was set at $750 and Drake has a court date Tuesday at the Town of Wheatfield Town Hall.
Porter
• PETIT LARCENY: At 11:35 a.m. Saturday, officers responded to Creek Road for a larceny report. The victim reported that sometime during the night an unknown suspect entered his unlocked vehicle and stole a $250 Nikon digital camera, and a $280 pair of Oakley sunglasses. A witness thought she saw a white male trying to get into the garage about 1 a.m. When the victim looked back outside, the suspect was gone.
Youngstown
• PETIT LARCENY: A Creek Road resident reported that sometime after 11:30 p.m., an unknown suspect entered her unlocked vehicle and stole a pair of $150 Versace glasses and $28 in Canadian money.
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Suspension of casino cash impacts Falls finances
A lengthy casino cash dispute between the Seneca Nation of Indians and New York state could pose some problems for the city’s finances.
City Comptroller Maria Brown said Tuesday the decision by Seneca tribal leaders to suspend casino cash payments to the state is not cause for immediate concern, but could present at least one serious challenge if the two sides remain at odds months from now.
Brown said the city’s 2010 budget relies on 2009 casino cash revenues to cover a debt service increase of roughly $4.5 million. Brown said the city was still awaiting payment for its share of the 2009 casino revenue when Seneca leaders agreed on Monday to withhold future allocations because they felt state-approved gambling operations threatened their Western New York casino operations. - More Local News Headlines
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