Town of Niagara Police Blotter for Dec. 9
by jmaloni
Thu, Dec 9th 2010 02:00 pm
The following is a
sampling of the calls the Town of Niagara Police responded to between Nov. 15
and 25. During that time period, 156 calls were received.
Monday, Nov. 15
- Porter Road, property
accident. A driver was traveling west on Porter Road at approximately 40 mph
when a deer ran out in front of her. The vehicle was towed.
- 6700 block of Elsa Place,
larceny. Patrol responded to a residence on a reported larceny complaint. The
victim reported to patrol that sometime overnight, an unknown person entered
her unlocked shed and stole her son's bike. The bike was described as silver
and black.
Tuesday, Nov. 16
- 2400 block of Military
Road, marijuana. Patrol was dispatched to a business for a report of possible
recovered marijuana from a locker in the locker room. An employee stated that
he was looking into lockers for the property of a victim of an earlier EMS call
and came across a green duffle bag. Inside the duffle bag was a small bag of
suspected marijuana. Patrol looked found a pay stub with the suspect's name on
it in the bag.
- 7800 block of East
Britton, burglary. The victim stated she was in Las Vegas and when she returned
she noticed jewelry missing from her home. There was no sign of forced entry.
- Route 31, reckless
vehicle. Patrol dispatched to locate a possible reckless driver westbound on
Route 31 from Walmore Road. Patrol initiated a traffic stop on Route 31 at
Military Road. Patrol determined the driver was elderly and was having trouble
seeing the roadway due to heavy rain. Patrol advised the driver to drive slowly
until she reached her destination.
Wednesday, Nov. 17
- 5700 block of Lewiston
Road, aid assist. Patrol assisted Lewiston Police with suicidal female. No
problems were reported.
- 10000 block of Porter
Road, false alarm. Patrol spoke with the employee of a business who said the
panic alarm was set off accidentally.
- 700 block of Sunnydale
Drive, check situation. Patrol checked a residence for a possible stolen dog
from Lewiston. Patrol heard a dog barking inside. Dispatch attempted
telephoning residence. Complainant was advised to contact Lewiston Police for
follow-up.
Thursday, Nov. 18
- Colomba Drive, EMS call.
Patrol responded to a call of an elderly female not breathing. Medical
personnel believe the victim suffered a heart attack while at the doctor's
office.
- 4200 block of Military
Road, hit and run accident. Complainant states she parked her vehicle in a
business' parking lot and when she returned outside she noticed someone had
struck her vehicle and did not stop to report it. The vehicle had minor damage
to the front driver side corner and from bumper. No witnesses were available.
- Lockport Road and Haseley
Drive, DMV suspension. Patrol stopped a vehicle after a citizen's complaint of
a vehicle having numerous unsecured items falling off the back of the truck.
Patrol also observed these items. During the interview process, it was
determined that the driver's license was suspended and there was as an active
warrant out of Niagara Falls.
Friday, Nov. 19
- 2900 block of Nevada
Avenue, check situation. A carbon monoxide detector alarm went off. Niagara
Active responded and checked air quality. Patrol cleared.
- 4900 block of Saunders
Settlement Road, harassment. An intoxicated male stated that his brother-in-law
was going to come over and "kick his. ..." Patrol, who was familiar with the male
and his alcoholic issues, advised the subject to go to bed. Patrol cleared.
- 1700 block of Military
Road, vandalism. An employee of a mall stated that a large fight between
juveniles broke out in front of her store. During the incident, one of the
juveniles was thrown into the front entry door, and upon crashing into the
door, the glass shattered. Damage to the glass door is estimated at
approximately $2,000.
Saturday Nov. 20
- 7500 block of Packard
Road, fraud. A business owner reported two counterfeit $20 bill received from a
customer who purchased $40 of gas. The man said he did not want bills back if
they were counterfeit, paid for the gas with other bills and left. Registered
owner of the vehicle is a Laur Road resident.
- 4300 block of Jackson
Drive, possible illegal hunting. A man dressed in camouflage, carrying a long
gun was observed in woods near a residence. Patrol unable to locate.
- 1900 block of Military
Road, fraud. A woman reported being approached by two men in the mall parking
lot and offered an iPod and laptop computer for $500.
- Porter Road, accident. A
driver reported striking a deer.
Sunday, Nov. 21
- 6900 block of Joanne
Circle South, prowler. A resident reported seeing an unknown male hop over the
fence in his back yard. When confronted, the man ran towards Laur Road.
- 8500 block of East Britton
Drive, neighbor complaint. A resident complained that a neighbor was putting
dirt on his property while leveling a dirt pile and that the neighbor had an
illegal open burn going.
Monday, Nov. 22
- Grauer Road, suspicious
person. A vehicle parked at park entrance turned out to be a private
investigator working in the area.
- 3300 block of Rhode Island
Avenue, assault. Patrol found a victim unconscious on the floor of an
apartment. A witness stated that two males were involved in argument over a
marijuana sale. Suspect transported to Niagara County Jail on $250 bail.
- 3000 block of Savannah
Street, EMS aid. Six-month-old having trouble breathing. Rural Metro on
location.
Tuesday, Nov. 23
- 1700 block of Military
Road, harassment. Complainant reported a terminated employee acted in a manner
than caused concern that he could harm other employees or himself.
- Lockport and Military
roads, road rage. Complainant reported a man in a gold Oldsmobile pointed what
appeared to be a black handgun at him. Patrol located suspect at a nearby
restaurant. No weapon was found. Suspect stated he did wave his hand as he
passed the complainant who was driving at 20 mph on Lockport Road, but had
nothing in his hand.
Wednesday, Nov. 24
- 3200 block of Military
Road, fire. Patrol observed a large amount of dark smoke coming from rear of
building and billowing across the road. A man doing construction stated he was
burning wood. Patrol advised to put fire out.
- Kline Road, aid assist.
Patrol assisted Lewiston Police with a possible hunter behind the church.
Negative results.
- 1900 Military Road,
larceny. Niagara Falls man reported someone stole his unsecured bicycle from a
bike rack at the mall.
Thursday, Nov. 25
- 8400 block of Niagara
Falls Boulevard. Patrol assisted Niagara Falls Police with a large fight inside
a fast food restaurant.
- 1600 block of Tuscarora
Road, fire. A resident was able to put out a stove fire and save the turkey,
before patrol's arrival.
- 1900 block of Military
Road. Patrol assisted with crowd control for those entering mall for Black
Friday sale.
- 1900 block of Military
Road. A woman reported she discovered her wallet missing while she was shopping
at the mall for Black Friday sales.