Town of Niagara Police Blotter for Feb. 24, 2011

The following is a sampling of the calls the Town of Niagara Police responded to between Feb. 7 and 13. During that week, 98 incidents were investigated.

Monday, Feb. 7

•I-190, aid assist. Assist State Police with traffic control on the I-190.

•4700 block of Military Road, false alarm. Patrol responded to business to check on an alarm. State Police on the scene report that a shelf fell over in the business and apparently caused the alarm.

•Witmer Road, aid assist. Patrol dispatched to assist Niagara County Sheriff's Office jail transport vehicle with two female prisoners who were engaged in a fight inside the vehicle.

Tuesday, Feb. 8

•1900 block of Military Road, false alarm. Patrol investigated a holdup alarm at a business. After several minutes of trying to make contact, the store manager opened the door and reported everything was OK.

•Effie Drive and Tuscarora Road, traffic violation. Traffic ticket issued for stop sign violation.

•2500 block of Military Road, shoplifting. Patrol responded to a business on a complaint that an older man, possibly 65 to 70 years old, stole an eight-pack of razor blades. License given for suspect's vehicle.

Wednesday, Feb. 9

•6900 block of JoAnn Circle North, false alarm. Patrol responded to a residential alarm. Everything appeared secure.

•Effie Drive and Tuscarora Road, traffic violations. Patrol issued tickets to three drivers for stop sign violations.

Thursday, Feb. 10

•3200 block of Lockport Road and 8200 block of Packard Road, traffic violations. Speeding tickets issued.

•Effie Drive and Tuscarora Road, traffic violations. Tickets issued to two drivers for failure to observe a stop sign.

•2900 block of Nevada Avenue, animal problem. Barking dog complaint. Owner notified.

Friday, Feb. 11

•1800 block of Military Road, larceny. Patrol responded to a business where a manager reported that an employee was observed stealing $16 from the cash register. Employee charged with one count of petit larceny.

•1500 block of Military Road, arrest. Patrol observed a speeding vehicle almost strike another vehicle. After the vehicle was stopped, the driver refused to do field sobriety tests and became verbally abusive. She was arrested for driving while intoxicated.

Saturday, Feb. 12

•Military Road near Baney Drive, hit and run. Driver reported she was sideswiped by a tan mini van that left the scene.

•1800 block of Military Road, shoplifting.  A 17-year-old Hamburg man was charged with petit larceny for stealing a pair of sunglasses valued at $140.

•4200 block of Military Road, shoplifting. A 19-year-old Niagara Falls woman was charged with petit larceny after a store managers witnessed her fail to scan items valued at $49.67 and put them in a bag to be taken without being paid for.

Sunday, Feb. 13

•Steele Circle, Wildwood Acres, domestic call. Mother stated she slapped her daughter after she became belligerent for not getting her way. Daughter slapped her back. Daughter agreed to stay with friends for the night.

•7400 block of East Britton Road, juvenile problem. Complainant said his daughter was not listening to him and had left the residence. He asked that patrol bring her back. Girl located by sheriff's deputy.

•Niagara University, aid assist. Patrol assisted Lewiston Police Department and State Police with a report of a large fight at Clet Hall on campus.