BLOTTER: Police reports published August 12

August 14, 2008

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City of Lockport

• DWI: Raymond D. Pierce, 59, 92 Allen St., was charged with driving while intoxicated and failure to signal Sunday. Officers were told to be on the lookout for a gray station wagon after its driver was seen urinating outside a Main Street store. Officers found the car and executed a traffic stop on Pine Street. Pierce allegedly failed several field sobriety tests. He was released on his own recognizance.

• ASSAULT: Edwin S. Harris, 40, 67 Webb St., Apt. 2, was charged with third-degree assault Sunday. A Webb Street woman told police she and Harris were arguing when he allegedly grabbed her and punched her in the mouth, causing her to fall to the floor. The woman spoke with her husband, who called police. Personnel from Lockport Fire Department responded and treated the woman in her home. Harris was held without bail.

Town of Lockport

• LARCENY: A Leete Road woman reported Saturday morning that overnight, someone stole her 2002 Nissan X-Terra. The woman said she’d left the keys in the center console. The vehicle is worth about $10,000, and the woman said there were several CDs and a stethoscope worth about $200 inside. The woman said the vehicle’s low gas light had been on when she parked it. About two hours later, deputies found the vehicle unoccupied on the shoulder on Lockport-Olcott Road. Another Leete Road man reported Saturday morning that his 1998 Chevrolet Tahoe was stolen from his driveway. The man said he’d left the keys on the floor of the vehicle. The vehicle, worth about $10,000, was later found on Genesee Street in the City of Lockport, the report said.

• LARCENY: A Bear Ridge Road man reported Monday that overnight, someone stole a Hewlett Packard laptop computer from his bedroom. The computer is worth about $1,200.

Gasport

• BURGLARY: A Rochester Road man reported Sunday that sometime since Thursday, someone entered his garage and stole a 1979 Harley Davidson motorcycle and a helmet, together worth about $13,050.

• BURGLARY: An employee of Star Seal of NY reported Sunday that overnight, someone entered the warehouse and stole several items, including postage stamps, documents, computer software and cash, together worth about $1,070.

Newfane

• LARCENY: A Coomer Road man reported Saturday that sometime since July 8, someone stole a red, two-seat Ocean kayak from his detached garage. The kayak is worth about $700.

• VANDALISM: The owner of Cafora’s restaurant on Lockport-Olcott Road reported Saturday that overnight, someone removed and damaged a sign attached to a pole outside the business. The sign, worth about $1,000, was found on the north side of the building.

Cambria

• LARCENY: A Saunders Settlement Road man reported Sunday that overnight, someone stole a circular saw, a generator and a welder from his tool shed. The items are worth $2,800.

Ransomville

• ID THEFT: An 87-year-old New Road man reported Friday that someone used his HSBC credit card account in Indonesia to purchase an airline ticket online for $556.81. The man said he disputed the transaction with HSBC, but his dispute was denied and he was informed he’s responsible for the transaction.

Wilson

• LARCENY: A Sunset Island man reported Monday that sometime since Aug. 3, his wife’s diamond ring, worth about $4,000, was stolen from her dresser drawer.

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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.

May 22, 2012
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.

May 21, 2012
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.

May 21, 2012
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.

May 18, 2012
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.

May 17, 2012
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.

May 17, 2012
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.

May 7, 2012
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.

May 2, 2012
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.

May 1, 2012
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.

May 1, 2012
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