City of Lockport
• DWI: Daniel W. Hennebohl, 52, 175 Oakhurst St., Apt. 2, was charged Wednesday morning with driving while intoxicated, third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, failure to keep right and equipment violations after a 1:19 a.m. traffic stop on East Avenue. Hennebohl allegedly admitted to officers he’d been drinking. He allegedly failed one field sobriety test and refused to take more, saying, “I’m drunk. I don’t need any more tests.” He was released on his own recognizance.
• DWAI: Jason R. Silvashy, 34, 349 Evans St., Apt. A3, was charged Wednesday morning with driving while ability impaired by drugs and equipment violations after a traffic stop on Willow Street. Silvashy allegedly told officers he’d taken six Norco pills before driving. He allegedly failed several field sobriety tests. He was released on his own recognizance.
• STOLEN: Thomas D. Yarger, 29, 6479 Hope Lane, was charged Tuesday night with fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property and making a false statement. Yarger allegedly tried to use a stolen gift certificate at a restaurant on West Avenue. The gift certificate had been stolen several days ago from a car. Yarger allegedly told police he’d been approached by an unknown man who had the gift certificate and asked him to help try to cash them out at the restaurant. Yarger at first told officers the man was a stranger, but later admitted he knew the man, the report said. He is being held in lieu of $250 bail.
Town of Lockport
• LARCENY: Jerry E. Nichols, 55, 13200 Hemlock Ridge Road, Albion, was charged Tuesday evening with fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property and petit larceny. Nichols allegedly stole a fishing reel, a car battery and a tire gauge from Wal-Mart on South Transit Road. Deputies found Nichols in the parking lot of McDonalds after employees reported seeing him flee the store. An employee told deputies she’d seen Nichols take six Playstation games and walk to the Garden Center, where he allegedly pushed the games under the fence and walked away. The stolen items are worth $229.24, the report said. Nichols was held is being lieu of $500 bail and is due July 24 in Lockport Town Court.
Pendleton
• ARSON: Corey Ingalls, 16, 437 East Ave., was charged Monday with fifth-degree arson, fourth-degree criminal mischief and petit larceny. Ingalls allegedly opened several mailboxes on Campbell Boulevard, stole some newspapers and set them on fire, the report said. He is being held in lieu of $500 bail.
Youngstown
• HARASSMENT: Christina M. Murnyack, 26, 855 Pearl St., Sanborn, was charged Tuesday with second-degree aggravated harassment. Murnyack allegedly sent several threatening text messages to a Lockport Road woman. She was released on her own recognizance and is due July 9 in Porter Town Court.
Porter
• TRESPASS: Robert J. Moore, 19, and Alexander J. Shelbayeh, 19, both of 2409 Youngstown-Wilson Road, Ransomville, were each charged Tuesday with trespass. Moore and Shelbayeh allegedly went to a Porter Center Road home to fight with a man after Shelbayeh argued with him over the phone. A woman at the house told deputies she asked the men to leave several times, and they refused. Both were issued appearance tickets and are due June 25 in Porter Town Court.
Wheatfield
• DISORDERLY: David D. Waller, 48, 2335 Niagara Falls Blvd., was charged Tuesday afternoon with disorderly conduct. Deputies were investigating an accident on Niagara Falls Boulevard when Waller allegedly pounded his fist on the side of a patrol car. He allegedly used an obscenity toward the deputy after being told to back away from the car. Waller was held in lieu of $100 and is due today in Wheatfield Town Court.
• HARASSMENT: Edwin J. Wilk, 83, 6888 Sy Road, was charged Wednesday morning with first-degree criminal contempt and second-degree harassment. Wilk allegedly threatened to kill his neighbor while the man went to get his mail. The man has an order of protection against Wilk, the report said. Wilk was released on his own recognizance and is due today in Wheatfield Town Court.
Police Reports
BLOTTER: Police reports published June 19
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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





