http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial...18/2011334.asp
Looters seize chance at N. Buffalo Ice Rink
10/18/2006
The pro shop at the North Buffalo Ice Rink, closed because of the power outage, was looted Tuesday of hockey equipment when burglars broke a window to get inside, Buffalo police said.
Police said burglars managed to get into the ice rink, at 156 Tacoma St., then broke the shop's door window. Taken were six hockey sticks valued at $1,200, as well as hockey equipment bags, hockey helmets and shoulder pads.
http://www.wivb.com/Global/story.asp?S=5572467
Buffalo Police Busy Investigating Triple Shooting
(Buffalo, NY, October 22, 2006) - - Buffalo police are also busy investigating a triple shooting this morning. Gunshots rang out during the 3 am hour at Johnny's bar at Genesee and Kane streets.
Three people were rushed to ECMC.
The extent of their injuries are unknown.
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial...22/6066833.asp
Shooting victim says he was targeted by gunman
10/22/2006
A Washington Street man was listed in fair condition Saturday morning in Erie County Medical Center after he was shot in the back Friday morning on Jewett Avenue, Buffalo police reported.
Vance Whetstone, no age listed, told police that an East Utica Street man shot him in the back just before 11 a.m. in the 200 block of Jewett. Whetstone said he thinks he was targeted because he pressed robbery charges last week against the suspect in Friday's shooting. The suspect is reported to be on federal parole, according to police reports.
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial...22/4066833.asp
Shooting of man follows dispute on East Side
10/22/2006
A Timon Street man was being treated early Saturday in Buffalo General Hospital after being shot in the groin following a dispute with another man at Broadway and Woltz Avenue late Friday night, Buffalo police reported.
Antoine Williams, no age listed, told police that he was with friends on Broadway shortly before midnight when he was bumped from behind by another man as he tried to use a pay phone. Words were exchanged between the two men, and the man who bumped Williams then demanded money, police said.
Williams told police he "heard a pop" and then felt burning in his groin. Williams' friends drove him to Buffalo General and pushed him out of their car by the emergency room, police said.
Williams was found to have a gunshot wound on the right side of his groin. His condition was not released.
^^^OUCH!
http://www.wivb.com/Global/story.asp?S=5577002
Varner Killed in Shooting
(Buffalo, NY, October 23, 2006) - - We're learning more about a weekend triple shooting in Buffalo.
Investigators say 24 year old Jermaine Varner was killed in Sunday morning's shooting at Johnny's Bar at Genesee and Kane Streets. Two others were wounded.
The gunman is still on the loose.
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial...24/6011716.asp
Woman raped in van at W. Ferry, Niagara
10/24/2006
A Buffalo woman was raped by a man who grabbed her at about 2 p.m. Saturday on West Ferry Street near Niagara Street, police said.
Northwest District police said the man told the woman he had a knife and forced her into the back of a dark blue full-size van.
The assailant then drove her to Rich Products parking lot at West Ferry and Niagara and raped her, police said.
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial...24/1011403.asp
Three with gun rob bank and injure a customer
10/24/2006
A Bailey Avenue M&T Bank was robbed Monday of more than $20,000 by three men, and a customer was injured when one of the robbers jumped back over a counter and landed on the man's head, Buffalo police reported.
Bank officials at the branch at 644 Bailey told police the three entered the bank wearing black clothing and black ski masks. One was armed with a rifle. The men ordered everyone in the bank to "get on the floor."
The second man scaled a counter at the first window and snatched $310 cash from a nearby teller's hand. When he jumped back over the counter, he landed on the head of a male customer. The extent of his injuries was not known.
The robbers got away with the large sum of cash taken from the bank's safe. They fled after a teller pushed a panic alarm at the bank, police reported.
One of the robbers pointed the riffle at a customer in the parking lot and ordered him to the ground as the three fled the bank. They drove away in an older model gold four-door sedan.
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial...25/5028865.asp
Victim in fair condition with wound in chest
10/25/2006
A 22-year-old Buffalo man was listed in fair condition Tuesday in Erie County Medical Center after he was stabbed during an apparent robbery attempt Monday night Amherst Street and Delaware Avenue, police reported.
The man suffered a stab wound to his chest below his right rib cage.
Northwest District police said the man was standing on the corner at about 9:10 p.m. when a man ran toward him, tried to steal his wallet and attacked him. No arrest has been made.
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial...25/2028854.asp
Two hooded attackers injure man on street
10/25/2006
A 22-year-old Buffalo man was stabbed in his left arm Monday night after he was approached by two men who told him he was wearing a nice watch.
Ferry-Fillmore District police said the man was walking on Brownell Street toward Broadway at about 10:40 p.m. Two men, wearing black hooded shirts and jeans, complimented him on his watch and then began fighting with him, police said.
The victim went to Erie County Medical Center, where he was treated in the emergency room.
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial...25/1012868.asp
Sweep nets 11 in 'club drugs' scene
The drug-fueled club and house-party scene in Buffalo and Rochester took a significant hit Tuesday with the federal roundup of 11 people accused of smuggling "club drugs" from the Toronto area and distributing them in Western New York, authorities said.
Following a 20-month investigation led by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, U.S. Attorney Terrance P. Flynn announced the felony complaints accusing the 11 people of smuggling and selling Ecstasy, GHB, ketamine and crystal methamphetamine.
The ages of the suspects reflected the young crowd these drugs appeal to; all 11 people charged are in their 20s, with most in their early 20s.
During the roundup at 17 sites in Buffalo and Rochester, federal agents confiscated approximately 2,000 Ecstasy tablets, some other drugs and cash.
Agents also dismantled what they called a small, informal drug lab in a residence on Lexington Avenue, between Ashland and Norwood avenues.
The pipeline for the popular club drugs traveled from the Toronto area to Western New York through both the Peace Bridge and Rainbow Bridge.
These drugs are commonly used at local nightclubs and at after-hours parties held in private homes, warehouses or private lofts, Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary Clare Kane said.
"We arrested everybody from the person we believe was leading the organization to the distributors and smugglers," said Lev Kubiak, assistant special agent in charge of the local Immigration and Customs Enforcement office. "I think this will have a major impact on the distribution of these drugs in the Buffalo and Rochester areas."
While the seized drugs are associated with the late-night party scene, federal officials were quick to emphasize the dangers of these drugs.
"Make no mistake, drugs such as ketamine, Ecstasy and GHB are not recreational drugs," stated Peter J. Smith, special agent in charge of the Buffalo office for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. "They are dangerous substances, which destroy lives and lead to crime."
Charged in one criminal indictment was Michele Tucker, 26, of Buffalo, who faces felony drug-trafficking charges.
The other 10 defendants, also facing felony charges, were identified as Laura Mazzi, 23, of Buffalo; Wayne Rinker, 21, of Buffalo; Amanda Prus, 21, of Buffalo; Matthew Heim, 24, of Buffalo; Alan Hodgson, 22, of Buffalo; William McAndrew, 23, of Hamburg; Michael Herlong, 29, of Buffalo; Brandyn Kimmel, 21, of Depew; Serene Ellis, 21, of Jamestown; and Jeffery Parasida, 28, of Pittsford.
The investigation was led by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with help from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the FBI, Customs and Border Protection, state police, and police in Buffalo and Rochester.
http://www.wkbw.com/Story.aspx?type=ln&NStoryID=15758
Baby's Body Left at Buffalo Funeral Home
Oct 26, 2006 - BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) _ Police say the body of a dead baby was inside a package dropped off at a funeral home in Buffalo yearly yesterday.
Authorities say an autopsy is being conducted today to determine if the baby boy was delivered alive to the James E. Grace Funeral Home on Ontario Street, or if the infant was already dead or if he was stillborn before being left at the business.
Police say the funeral director didn't immediately open the package because he thought it might have been intended for his wife.
Homicide detectives are trying to locate the baby's mother.
Police say there was a note with the package but they aren't disclosing what was written.
Hopefully the only crime for that last one was not informing the police of a still born
Vote for freedom, not political parties.
Politicians need to cut spending
Actually thats what it turned out to be, it was a stillborn and she left it at the funeral homeOriginally Posted by sharky
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial...27/6052833.asp
Youth gets probation for having gun in school
10/27/2006
Bernard Brown, a former East High student, Thursday was placed on probation for five years and granted youthful offender status by State Supreme Court Justice Penny M. Wolfgang on his guilty plea to a felony weapons charge for bringing a .22-caliber handgun to the Northampton Street school in March.
Brown, 16, of Briscoe Avenue, was suspended from school after his arrest March 17 when school security officers found the handgun, loaded and defaced, in a coat in his locker. He pleaded guilty to the highest charge lodged against him, according to prosecutor Jeffrey P. DiPalma.
A teacher called for a check of the area by security officers after spotting a large group of students huddling around Brown's locker, the prosecutor said.
Brown, reportedly now being home-schooled, was granted youthful offender status, which will keep the criminal case off his personal records
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial...28/8074713.asp
Former gang member attacked by three men
10/28/2006
Members of a suburban gang attacked and severely injured a Buffalo man Thursday night at All High Stadium, Buffalo police reported.
The 27-year-old Stewart Avenue man told police that three members of his former gang, "Chosen Few," showed up at about 7:15 and beat him with a pipe or a bat. The victim suffered a deep head laceration and was treated in Sisters Hospital.
The victim said the three have assaulted him at least twice recently.
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