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June 8, 2008

BLOTTER: Police reports published June 9

City of Lockport

• CHARGED: Daniel K. DeCarlo, 49, 198 Pine St., was charged Sunday with failure to keep right, failure to signal, driving while intoxicated and third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation. DeCarlo was observed failing to keep right at 12:15 a.m. Sunday on Church Street. He also failed to signal and stopped at a driveway on North Transit. DeCarlo had glassy eyes, slurred speech and the odor of alcoholic beverage. He failed field sobriety tests.

• CHARGED: Jason McDermott, 33, 38 Evans St., was charged with third-degree criminal mischief. A neighbor complained she was being harassed by McDermott who said that the woman speeds in their common driveway endangering his children. According to the report, McDermott admitted throwing a beer bottle at her car Saturday night and broke the rear passenger window. The victim requested an order of protection.

• CHARGED: Joseph R. Kress, 23, 48 Waterman St. Upper, was charged with two counts of third-degree possession of a controlled substance. Patrol responded to Waterman Street on Saturday for the report of breaking glass. According to the report, Kress said he accidentally broke the door window with a golf club. During the investigation, the police found suspected cocaine on the coffee table and in a prescription bottle hidden in the cushion of a chair. Also found was more than $400 in cash and a smoking pipe under the sofa.

Town of Lockport

• CHARGED: Bradley J. Kunkle, 23, 7367 Transit Road, East Amherst, was charged Sunday with aggravated driving while intoxicated; first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, drinking alcohol in a motor vehicle on highway and moving from lane unsafely. At 5 a.m. Sunday, patrol executed a traffic stop on South Transit Road in the Town of Lockport. The patrol could detect a strong odor of alcoholic beverage and observed bloodshot eyes and impaired speech. An ice cold Labatt Blue beer bottle was in the cup holder of the vehicle. Kunkle failed all tests given by patrol and was then taken into custody at Niagara County Jail. Kunkle registered 0.23 percent blood alcohol content. Bail was set at $750 and the defendant was ordered to appear Tuesday in the Town of Lockport.

Wheatfield

• CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: An Alder Creek Drive South resident reported an unknown person cut the cables on her Direct TV dish sometime overnight between Saturday and Sunday. The damage was $50.

• RECOVERED PROPERTY: A Walmore Road resident found a front bumper of a truck in the front lawn with the license plate still attached Saturday afternoon. The resident heard a truck and looked outside and saw the occupant looking at the bumper. The license plate revealed that the vehicle the was involved in an accident at 4:45 a.m. Saturday on the railroad tracks off Liberty Drive.

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  • Police blotter items published Feb. 10, 2012

    CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION: Terry L. Wilson, 33, 15 Grove St., Buffalo, was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, criminal impersonation and operating a motor vehicle with obstructed vision Wednesday. The sheriff’s patrol observed a vehicle pull into the lot of the Niagara County Jail with the driver’s view obstructed at 1:39 p.m. According to the report, Wilson stated that he was there to visit his girlfriend. He said he did not have his license on him and identified himself as Terrell N. Wilson. The driver’s license check showed Terrell Wilson to be suspended. The suspect was searched and the driver identified as Terry L. Wilson. The driver stated that he was Terry and knew his license was suspended that’s why he gave his brother’s name. He did not know his brother Terrell was also suspended. Terry stated that he was going to have to call his other girlfriend to bail him out and that she would now know why he was at jail — visiting a different girlfriend. He was turned over to the Niagara County Jail on $500 bail.

    February 9, 2012

  • Police seek trio of would-be ring thieves

    Lockport Police are seeking three suspects allegedly involved in the attempted theft of a $2,650 ring from Mills Jewelers on Saturday.
    According to the police report, two African American males and a female entered the store at about 2 p.m. and created distractions to separate the staff and to get valuable jewels on top of the counters from within the secured cases.  After being in the store for about 25 minutes, one of the male suspects along with the female suspect cut a security cable holding a ring.

    February 9, 2012

  • Police blotter items published Feb. 9, 2012

    CHARGED: Heidi L. Marciszewski, 30, 8688 Lake Road, Barker was charged with acting in a manner injurious to a child less than 17 on Wednesday. The sheriff’s patrol responded to the parking lot of Dollar Tree on South Transit Road for an unattended vehicle with a young child in it at 11:23 a.m. According to the report, the patrol saw Marciszewski enter the vehicle. There was 2-year old boy in a car seat in the rear of the vehicle. Marciszewski  was issued an appearance ticket and released.

    February 8, 2012

  • Pair charged after disturbance

    Two Lockport men were charged after a disturbance on South Street at 4:35 a.m. Tuesday.

    February 8, 2012

  • Police blotter items published Feb. 7, 2012

    MENACING: Joel S. Zsebehazy, 28. 92 Gabriel Dr. Apt. A was charged with third-degree menacing and fourth-degree criminal mischief Monday. The police responded to Gabriel Drive at 1:46 a.m. for the report of a domestic incident. According to the report, the victim said Zsebehazy threw a chair at her during a verbal dispute.

    February 6, 2012

  • Police blotter items published Feb. 6, 2012

    Lockport Police are investigating the stabbing of a man at a Lockport nightclub that occurred early Sunday morning.
    According to the report, Police patrolling in the Heath Street area heard three or four gunshots come from inside of the Casa Montego Nightclub, 37 Heath St., at around 3:11 a.m. Sunday. They called for back-up and observed screaming patrons fleeing the club.
    After Niagara County Sheriff’s Officers and DSP arrived, police were able to secure the scene. Officers entered the club and discovered that a male had been stabbed. There was a large amount of blood observed on the floor and a bullet hole in the ceiling.
    The victim was treated at Eastern Niagara Hospital for a laceration to his left cheek and transferred to ECMC with non-life threatening injuries. He told police in a verbal statement that an unknown person came up from behind him and cut him with an unknown object. However, he refused to sign a written statement.
    The investigation has revealed that a fight broke out inside of the bar and at least one gunshot was fired inside. Statements were taken from two security guards, whose handguns were secured and placed into evidence.
    At this time, it is unknown who fired the weapon or if there are any gunshot victims. Notifications were made to several local hospitals to be on the look out for gunshot victims.

    February 6, 2012

  • Police blotter items published Feb. 5, 2012

    POSSESSION: Lacey L. Benben, 32, 1363 Church St., Basom, was arrested at 1:30 a.m. Friday for criminal possession of a hypodermic needle and several traffic violations following a traffic stop. According to the report, patrol observed a car driven by Benben traveling southbound on South Transit Street and a NYSPIN check showed the vehicle had not been insured since Feb. 2011. The vehicle was found to be unregistered, uninsured, had improper license plates and a red piece of paper with white paint was in place of the inspection sticker. Benben, who is scheduled to appear Wednesday in City Court, was taken into custody. While the vehicle was being inventoried, police discovered a hypodermic needle in the driver’s wallet. The license plates were removed from the vehicle, which was towed.

    February 6, 2012

  • Police blotter item published Feb. 3, 2012

    City of Lockport
    VANDALISM: Lockport City Police reported Thursday a stop sign had the word "bloodz" painted on it sometime between Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The sign is located at Hawley Street and Park Avenue on the south side. No suspicious individuals were found in the area, the report said.

    February 3, 2012

  • Police blotter items published Feb. 2, 2012

    ASSAULT: Julio C. Pimental, 27, 514 Prospect St. was charged with third-degree assault Wednesday. The police responded to the corner of Green and Hawley Streets at about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday for the report of a fight. According to the report, Pimental approached the victim and hit the victim several times in the jaw and with a closed fist. The victim covered his head and Pimental allegedly struck the victim with his knee until people began yelling. Pimental ran on Hawley Street. The victim named his attacker as “Julio” and described him to police. Pimental responded to the Lockport Police Department and was arrested without incident at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday.

    February 2, 2012

  • Police blotter items published Feb. 1, 2012

    HARASSMENT: Christina M. Vendetta, 18, 2323 Lockport-Olcott Road, Newfane was charged with second-degree harassment Monday. According to the report, a woman stated she received a threatening Facebook message from Vendetta last Thursday. A copy of the message was given to the police who began an investigation. Vendetta turned herself in Monday and was booked.

    February 1, 2012

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