Disabled vehicle investigation leads to felony arrest
ELLINGTON — A local teen was charged with felony third-degree criminal mischief and trespassing on Saturday after New York State Police found his vehicle stuck on a piece of property.…
Lockport man charged with drugged driving after pursuit, crash
TOWN OF LOCKPORT — A 20-year-old Lockport man was charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs following a pursuit by Niagara County Sheriff’s deputies and a crash with two…
Woman charged with DWI after driving into Newfane home
NEWFANE — A 41-year-old woman was charged with driving while intoxicated early this morning following a crash on East Lake Road. According to the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office, Jennifer Burch’s…
ALERT: Body pulled from Union Ship Canal
BUFFALO — Buffalo Police Underwater Recover has pulled the body of a deceased male from the Union Ship Canal early this afternoon. No further details were given by BPD. BREAKING:…
LRGP associate pleads guilty to drug charge
BUFFALO — Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Shirley Covington, 32, of Buffalo, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to…
Former UB student sentenced on drug, money laundering charges
BUFFALO — Zhe Wang a 20-year-old former UB student from Queens, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribution of, controlled substances and money laundering…
Bailey Boys Gang Members sentenced in connection with shootings
BUFFALO — Twenty-six-year-old Quintin Thompson and 28-year-old Montell Jones, both of Buffalo, were sentenced in connection with two shootings by Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny. According to Assistant…
Buffalo woman pleads to drug charge
BUFFALO — Fourty-year-old Johanna Sanchez Rodriquez of Buffalo pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute and obtain through fraud controlled substances, before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge…
Former BPD lieutenant pleads guilty to civil rights charge
BUFFALO — Fifty-two-year-old Gregory Kwiatkowski of Buffalo pleaded guilty today to deprivation of rights under color of law. The charge carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison and…
Rochester drug dealer sentenced for role in 3 murders
ROCHESTER — Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Pablo “Paul” Plaza, who was convicted by a federal jury of the murder of Francisco Santos, conspiracy to…