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Shoplifter from Williamsville sentenced to prison
CLARENCE, N.Y. — A Williamsville man was sentenced to state prison Wednesday for stealing from two different retailers in the Town of Clarence four separate times, resulting in the loss of over $12,000 in products. Acting Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane said that David J. Miller, 60,...
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 […]
Air 1 assists in arrest of Buffalo man for alleged stolen vehicle
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Erie County Sheriff’s Air 1 helicopter assisted police Thursday in arresting a Buffalo man for an alleged stolen vehicle, according to the Buffalo Police Department. Police said detectives observed a stolen Kia Forte traveling westbound on Northland Avenue around 8 p.m. The vehicle was tracked to Rex Place with assistance […]
Two houses severely damaged, one destroyed after fire on Grace Street
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Two homes were severely damaged and another destroyed after a fire on Grace Street early Saturday morning in Buffalo's Black Rock neighborhood. The Buffalo Fire Department responded to the two-alarm fire at 119 Grace Street, about a block over from Hertel Avenue around 5:40 a.m. a department spokesperson said.
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 […]
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.
Upstate NY man pleads guilty in $3M pandemic loan fraud scheme
Buffalo, N.Y. — 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...
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