Hamburg man charged with running used textbook scam
BUFFALO — A 31-year-old Hamburg man is facing charges of mail and wire fraud, accused of running a used textbook scam. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years…
Bradford, Pa. man charged with pot possession
ALLEGANY — A 22-year-old Bradford, Pa. man was charged Tuesday with unlawful possession of marijuana following a traffic stop on I-86. According to New York State Police, Colton H Holzwarth…
Cheektowaga man sentenced on aggravated identity theft charge
BUFFALO — A 47-year-old Cheektowaga man was sentenced to two years in prison following a conviction of aggravated identity theft. Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott S. Allen, Jr., who handled the…
Canadian couple arrested for trying to import drugs
BUFFALO — A Kitchener, Ontario couple were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to import and export controlled substances and analogues and attempt to export controlled substances and…
Pair arrested in connection with shooting
BUFFALO — Buffalo police have arrested two individuals in connection with a late night shooting incident on Humboldt Parkway. Police responded to the call just before 11:45 p.m. Wednesday night…
Admitted rapist sentenced to prison
BUFFALO — A 29-year-old Buffalo man has been sentenced by State Supreme Court Justice Christopher J. Burns to 12 years in prison and 20 years post-release supervision following a guilty…
Buffalo man sentenced for shooting triggered by affair
BUFFALO — A 29-year-old Buffalo man was sentenced to 13 1/2 years in prison and five years post-release supervision by Erie County Court Judge Thomas P. Franczyk following an April…
Jury convicts Rochester man of murder
ROCHESTER — A 39-year-old Rochester man was convicted of murder, conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin and possessing firearms during, in relation to and in furtherance…
Corrections officer charged with forcible touching
ALBION — A 42-year-old Lockport man was charged Thursday with forcible touching and official misconduct, accused of having an inappropriate relationship with an inmate at the Albion Correctional Facility. According…
Gowanda Correctional Facility counselor charged with rape
GOWANDA — A 35-year-old Kennedy woman was charged Monday with third-degree rape and official misconduct, accused of inappropriate relations with an inmate a the Gowanda Correctional Facility. New York State…