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CRIME & SAFETY
4 people, including juvenile, taken into custody for alleged robbery in Hamburg motel
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Four people were taken into custody in connection with the robbery of a 25-year-old man Saturday, according to Hamburg police. According to officials, the man allegedly went to a Motel 6 on Camp Road at 2:30 a.m. to meet up with a woman he had met earlier at a Depew bar. Two men in ski masks allegedly pointed a firearm at him as he entered the hotel room and took his personal belongings. Police said the men repeatedly punched the man before fleeing the scene.
‘An eerie feeling’: Man skydived from plane 30 minutes before it crashed, killing pilot
NIAGARA COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man from Elma, New York, said he’s “blessed to still be around,” after he jumped from a plane only 30 minutes before it crashed Saturday morning, killing the pilot. Jeffrey Walker told Nexstar’s WIVB he woke up Saturday morning feeling...
Angola man pleads guilty in connection with crash that killed Hamburg woman
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An Angola man has pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge in connection with a fatal crash that took the life of a Hamburg woman in February, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said Monday. Anthony Rydzewski, 41, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree manslaughter. Around 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 28, […]
West Seneca Police Department looking for missing 22-year-old man
WEST SENECA, N.Y. — The West Seneca Police Detective Bureau announced on Facebook that they are seeking assistance in locating a missing 22-year-old man from West Seneca. The man, Samuel Stoddard, left his home on the 1300 block of Union Road at approximately 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 19, according to the police department.
'It's a wonderful symbol of unity': Buffalo Fire takes on Buffalo Police in softball classic
WEST SENECA N.Y. (WKBW) — Buffalo's Bravest and Buffalo's Finest went head to head on the baseball diamond Sunday afternoon in West Seneca. "We're playing a little softball and it's for a great cause," John Lyons, Associate Brand Manager, Genesee Brewery in Rochester. It's a fundraiser for Courage for...
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