Gates man charged with obstruction of breathing
GATES — New York State Police arraigned a 22-year-old Gates man with three charges Sunday following an investigation into a domestic incident. According to NYSP, Mark D. Caufield was charged…
Barker man charged with DWI
TOWN OF LOCKPORT — A 21-year-old Barker man was charged Saturday with DWI following a Keck Road traffic stop. According to New York State Police, Troopers had stopped to check…
Belfast man charged with harassment
BELFAST — A 32-year-old Belfast man was charged Tuesday with second-degree harassment and fourth-degree criminal mischief following domestic dispute. According to New York State Police, Duke L. Kemp was arrested…
Friendship man charged with mischief
FRIENDSHIP — A 28-year-old Friendship man was charged Thursday with fourth-degree criminal mischief. According to New York State Police, Holden P. Faulkner was arrested for damaging a safe. He was…
Amherst police ask for help in identifying ‘persons of interest’
AMHERST – The Amherst Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying two females the police have identified as “persons of interest regarding stolen property from a store…
Tea Party activist arraigned on voter fraud charges
BUFFALO — Tea Party activist Rus Thompson was arraigned Friday on multiple charges of election and voter laws stemming from his voting in Erie County while allegedly living in Niagara…
Youngstown woman charged with Leandra’s Law violation
LEWISTON — A 35-year-old Youngtown woman was charged Tuesday with drugged driving — with kids in the car. According to New York State Police, Jessica Own was stopped for a…
Police continue investigation into Canalside package
BUFFALO — The suspicious package found at Canalside Friday morning that caused the closure of the area and brought out the Erie County Bomb Squad is now in the possession…
11 charged with welfare fraud
TOWN OF LOCKPORT — Eleven Niagara County residents were arrested Wednesday and Thursday, charged with various crimes related to welfare fraud. Arrested from the City of Niagara Falls were: Lydia…
ALERT: BPD removing 'suspicious package' from Buffalo Canalside
BUFFALO — The Erie County Bomb Squad is on scene at Canalside where Buffalo Police report that they are removing a suspicious package found inside a portable john this morning.…