Belfast man charged with shoplifting
BELFAST — A 38-year-old Belfast man was charged with stealing an archery bow from a grocery store on Sunday. According to New York State Police, Joseph A. Leiseur was observed…
Lancaster man pleads guilty to child pornography charges
BUFFALO — Twenty-five-year-old Joseph Lombardo of Lancaster pleaded guilty Monday to possession of child pornography and receipt of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charges carry…
Buffalo woman pleads guilty to fentanyl charge
BUFFALO — Twenty-seven-year-old Brittaney Ridgeway of Buffalo pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, fentanyl before U.S. District Richard J. Arcara. The charge…
Jamaican man pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud
BUFFALO — A 25-year-old Brooklyn man pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum penalty…
Pakistani man sentenced for visa fraud
BUFFALO — A 46-year-old citizen of Pakistan and resident of Canada, who was convicted of visa fraud, was sentenced Monday to time served by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.…
Falls man arrested on cocaine and gun charges
BUFFALO — Thirty-one-year-old Julias Hall of Niagara Falls, NY, was arrested Monday and charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance…
New Hampshire man pleads guilty to gun charge
BUFFALO — Thirty-five-year-old Felix Wilson of Portsmouth, NH, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon on Monday, before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge…
St. Joe’s grad tops Billboard charts
A graduate of St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute in Kenmore finds himself on top of the world this week — or at least at the top of the Billboard Classical Album…
Collins introduces legislation to blow back wind turbines
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Chris Collins (NY-27) today introduced legislation that would curb the installation of wind turbines in close proximity to military installations, such as the Niagara Falls Air…
Lockport man charged with violation order of protection
TOWN OF LOCKPORT — A 22-year-old Lockport man was charged Sunday with second-degree criminal contempt and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle following a harassment investigation by New York…