Nine plead guilty in check cashing scheme
BUFFALO — Nine Western New Yorkers have pleaded guilty to charges of criminal possession of a forged instrument as part of a check cashing scheme that cost area banks $52,000.…
Police looking for unbuckled drivers
Police are urging everyone to buckle up — and taking action if they don’t. A campaign to enforce seat belt use began Monday and will continue through June 5 with…
Repeat DWI offender gets maximum sentence
BUFFALO — A 72-year-old Lackawanna man has been sentenced to 2 1/3 – 7 years in state prison following his fourth — and fifth — DWI conviction over the past…
Buffalo woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of daughter
BUFFALO — A 23-year-old Buffalo woman has pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter charges in the case of the death of her five-month-old daughter in September. According to Acting Erie County…
Jamestown woman charged with DWI
GERRY — A 26-year-old Jamestown woman was charged Sunday with driving while intoxicated after being found idling behind the wheel of her car in a parking long. According to New…
Man charged with DWI, heroin possession
FREEDOM — A 42-year-old Belmont man was charged Thursday with DWI and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance following a motor vehicle crash. According to New York State Police,…
Two charged with DWI in Clarence
CLARENCE — Troopers charged Michael J. Akright, 39, of Akron and Victor J. Viola, 54, of Clarence with DWI in separate incidents over the weekend. According to New York State…
Royalton man charged with DWI
TOWN OF LOCKPORT — New York State Police charged a Royalton man with DWI following a traffic stop on Wednesday. According to police, Gregory Johnston was pulled over on his…
Fleeing suspect indicted on rape charges
BUFFALO — A 33-year-old Buffalo man was indicted by a Grand Jury on Friday on charges of first-degree rape, first-degree criminal sexual act, and two counts of predatory sexual assault.…
Kennedy woman charged with aggravated DWI
FREWSBURG — A 22-year-old Kennedy woman was charged Saturday with aggravated driving while intoxicated following a traffic stop on Route 62. According to New York State Police, Kayla Johnson was…