BLOTTER: Police reports published April 24, 2009

May 24, 2009

Staff Reports The Lockport Union-Sun %26 Journal Sun May 24, 2009, 12:28 AM EDT

City of Lockport

• DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Dishan J. Barnes, 29, 45 Ontario St., Apt. 412, was charged with disorderly conduct. Police saw several people arguing Friday on Washburn Street. They separated the parties but Barnes yelled obscenities and several vulgar words in public, police reports said.

• DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Paige E. Henley, 7345 W. Somerset Road, Appleton, was charged with disorderly conduct, and Stanley Presha, 18, 655 Lincoln Parkway, was charged with an underage alcohol violation. The police responded for the report of underage alcohol and marijuana at a party Friday night on Grant Street in Lockport. Individuals were seen fleeing on foot in various directions when police arrived. Henley was located sitting in the driveway. She became argumentative and belligerent, according to the report. Several others were seen in the residence but refused to open the door. It was not determined if the resident was present at the time.

• CHARGED: Brittani N. Berfield, 21, 9 Bright St., Apt. 4, was charged with second-degree obstruction of government administration. Officers were dispatched the area of Genesee and Washburn Street at 8 p.m. Friday for a group of people fighting. Berfield returned to the scene after being told to leave more than three previous times. According to the report, she interfered with the officer and was yelling and screaming.

• HARASSMENT: Vernon L. Henry, 44, 368 Walnut St., was charged with second-degree harassment. The police responded to Elm Court for a harassment report on May 8. The victim reported she was walking on Genesee Street with her five children when she was threatened by Henry. The victim was alarmed and requested an order of protection. It was forwarded to the department’s warrants division and Henry was arrested on Genesee Street on Friday.

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• BURGLARY: The manager of the Chinese Food King reported that an unknown person entered the restaurant through an open rear sliding window, by removing the screen and entering the open window. The person stole the cash register from the counter and used a cooking fork to pry open the cash register. Approximately $100 in cash was taken. A police bloodhound ran a track from the restaurant to a rear apartment door on Main Street. The sheriff’s department interviewed people inside the rear apartment and an investigation is continuing. There was $50 damage to the screen window.

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• CHARGED: Jeramy A. Weeden, 20, 1827 Pierce Ave., Niagara Falls, was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana. At 2:55 a.m. Saturday, deputies conducted a traffic stop on Niagara Falls Boulevard for failure to keep right. A small plastic baggy containing suspected marijuana was found. Weeden was issued an appearance ticket and a verbal warning for failure to keep right.

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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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