Four charged with DWI over Thanksgiving weekend
BUFFALO – Erie County Sheriff Timothy B. Howard reports that Deputies made four DWI arrests over the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend. The added patrols were paid for with funding from Erie…
Man charged with delivering drugs on paper route
HOLLAND – A 58-year-old Sardinia man was arrested Saturday morning on drug-related charges, accused of selling drugs during his newspaper delivery route. According to Erie County Sheriff Tim Howard, deputies…
Buffalo man sentenced on cocaine charge
BUFFALO — Twenty-seven year old Michael Damian Rivera-Melendez of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of attempt to possess cocaine with intent to distribute cocaine, was sentenced today to 26 months…
Frewsburg man pleads guilty to health care fraud
BUFFALO — Sixty-six-year-old Leo A. Kronert, Jr. of Frewsburg pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years…
73-year-old Lockport man sentenced on gun charge
BUFFALO — A 73-year-old Lockport man was sentenced today to time served and three years supervised release after having been convicted of being a felon in possession of firearms. Assistant…
Houston man sentenced on drug charge involving LRGP gang
BUFFALO — Fifty-five-year-old Earl Brown, Sr. of Houston, Texas, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and money…
5 men convicted of illegal re-entry into U.S. sentenced to time served
BUFFALO — Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Michael Cruz Mejia, 21, and Sinai Aguilar-Rodriguez, 30, originally from Mexico but most recently of Buffalo, along with…
Rochester man sentenced for sex trafficking of a minor
ROCHESTER — Thirty-three year old Harris Hickman of Rochester, who was convicted of sex trafficking of a minor, was sentenced to 188 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth…
Jamestown PD introduces app for tips, alerts
JAMESTOWN — The Jamestown Police Department now offers an app for Android and iOS users to help fight crime and view alerts about local concerns. The Jamestown PD app is…
Women from Middleport, Lockport charged with underage alcohol sales
TOWN OF LOCKPORT — A 35-year-old Middleport woman and a 35-year-old Lockport woman were charged Sunday with unlawfully dealing with a child and prohibited (alcohol) sales during a joint underage…