City of Lockport
• DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Robert Wright, 16, 147 Ross St., Batavia, was charged Saturday with disorderly conduct. The police report said Wright was among a group of eight individuals yelling and creating a disturbance near Taboo Restaurant on Main Street. Police told the group to disperse, and Wright refused. Wright is due Monday in Lockport City Court.
Town of Lockport
• HARASSMENT: An Evergreen Drive woman told police that a man drove past her residence two times on Friday and honked the horn on his vehicle. According to the police report, police were at the residence on March 15 when the same man drove past the woman’s residence six times and continuously blew the horn on his vehicle. Police located the man in the city of Lockport on March 16 and advised the man to stop driving by the woman’s home and honking the horn. The report said police told him that if he drives by again and causes annoyance, he would be charged with harassment in the second degree. Police had the woman fill out and sign a supporting deposition about the facts of the first incident and advised her to take the supporting deposition and information to the Town of Lockport Court.
Cambria
• DRUGS: Leroy Stafford, Jr., 27, 6993 Meadville Road, Basom, was charged Friday with criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal use of drug parahiplina, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and speeding. Police stopped Stafford on Saunders Settlement for going 74 mph in a 55 mph zone. A department of motor vehicles search found that Stafford’s driver’s license was suspended for a DWI related incident. The report said before arresting Stafford, the police’s pat down search revealed a crack pipe in the front right pocket of his pants. A search of the vehicle found a digital scale and a small amount of an off white substance, which later tested positive for crack cocaine. The pipe, scale and amount of cocaine added up to $150, according to the police report. Police then transported the defendant to Cambria Town Court for arraignment. He was then transported to the Niagara County Jail in lieu of $500 bail. Defendant is due April 8 at Cambria Town Court.
Olcott
• PETIT LARCENY: A Washington Street man told police that sometime between 6 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. Saturday someone stole the tailgate off his 1994 Ford Ranger. The report said the tailgate was valued at $500, and the victim was unable to provide any suspect information to police.
Police Reports
BLOTTER: Police reports published March 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





