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Angola man sentenced for causing crash that killed Hamburg woman
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An Angola man received an indeterminate sentence of 3 to 9 years for causing a crash that killed a Hamburg woman in February, according to the Erie County District Attorney’s Office. He was also ordered to pay the maximum fine of $5,000. Prosecutors alleged 41-year-old Anthony Rydzewski caused a crash in […]
Silver Creek Man Charged After Threatening People with Knife
A Silver Creek man was arrested after he had threatened other people with a knife. On Saturday around 12:45am, officers with the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a disorderly subject in the road. Officers located 33-year-old Joshua Adams upon arrival, and it was later determined that Adams had allegedly engaged in a physical altercation with others, which resulted in him leaving the area and arming himself with a knife. He had also allegedly raised the knife and threatened the lives of the other people at the location. Adams was taken into custody without incident and is charged with endangering the welfare of a child, 2nd degree menacing, 2nd degree aggravated harassment, and 2nd degree harassment. He will appear in the Town of Hanover court at a later date.
Two Charged in South Dayton Drug Raid
A recent drug raid in the Village of South Dayton resulted in the arrest of two Erie County men. The Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office reports that the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at 15 2nd Avenue last Thursday, August 22nd at about 3:00 PM. Investigators took 40-year-old Jeffrey Nesbitt of Buffalo and 48-year-old Phillip Duval of Collins into custody after they discovered quantities of crack cocaine, fentanyl and cash. Nesbitt was charged with two counts of 3rd-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and one count of 2nd-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia, while Duval faces one count of 7th-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Nesbitt was remanded to the Cattaraugus County Jail on $5,000 bail, and Duval was released with an appearance ticket.
Buffalo man arrested for stealing Kia Forte, police say
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A stolen car was secured on Thursday with the help of Air 1, the Erie County Sheriff's helicopter, according to the Buffalo Police. Around 8 p.m. Thursday, a Kia Forte was driving westbound on Northland Avenue when detectives saw it. Using the Air 1, they said they were able to trace the car back to Rex Place.
Driver attempts to ‘mow down’ Slow Roll bikers in North Buffalo, in an alarming video
BUFFALO, N.Y. — An alarming video shared on Facebook/Instagram shows the moments a driver nearly plowed into a flow of bikers at Monday’s Slow Roll. Simon Husted, a volunteer at the event who posted the video online, said he was blocking traffic like he does every week at the community bicycle ride at the intersection of Amherst St. and Starin Ave. in North Buffalo when a Dodge Durango pulled up.
Man sentenced for attempting to steal from Buffalo construction site
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man was sentenced Friday morning for attempting to steal from a construction site on Best Street in February 2023, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced. According to officials, around 3:45 a.m. on Feb. 16 of that year, Sergio Brooks knowingly and unlawfully entered a construction site on Best […]
3 houses damaged in fire on Grace Street
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Three houses were damaged in a fire on Grace Street early Saturday morning, according to fire officials. Officials responded to 119 Grace St. just before 5:40 a.m. Saturday. The structure was vacant at the time of the blaze. Damages to the structure were estimated at $150,000. Two more homes, 117 and […]
NY man pleads guilty in pandemic loan fraud
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A politically active western New York businessman has admitted to a multimillion-dollar pandemic loan fraud that, prosecutors have said, went partly to his campaign coffers for an unsuccessful bid for county office. Court records show Hormoz Mansouri, who sought the Democratic nomination for Erie County comptroller in 2021, pleaded guilty Friday to federal bank fraud and fraud conspiracy charges. “I acted with willful intent to violate the law,” Mansouri told the court, according to The Buffalo News. The 70-year-old remains free on $250,000 bond until his sentencing, set for February. Sentencing guidelines in his case indicate a prison term between 33 and 41 months, according to the newspaper. Mansouri had been set to go to trial next month.
Die-Hard Buffalo Bills fan Juan Torres is no longer missing | HE has returned home!
One of our followers on Twitter is missing and his family is asking for our help. Juan Torres is a 65-year-old die-hard Buffalo Bills fan from Lackawanna, New York. Juan has been missing for over 24 hours and was last seen leaving Lackawanna driving to W Seneca near 90 on-ramp by Home Depot on Ridge Road.
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