Niagara Falls gas station clerk robbed at gunpoint

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Police were searching Wednesday for two men, one of them armed with a semiautomatic pistol, who robbed a Valero Gas Mart in the 4700 block of Hyde Park Boulevard.

A clerk said one of the men pointed a gun at him shortly before midnight Monday and demanded cash while the other man went behind the counter. The victim said the man with the gun leaned over and took about $600 from the cash register, then the two forced him to hold a bag for them while they filled it with cigarette lighters, cigarettes, cigars and cigar wrappers. The total loss was listed at $1,020.

The suspects fled toward Lafayette Avenue.

Police viewing security video said the suspect with the gun was a white man, 5-feet, 11-inches tall, with a thin build, wearing a gray zip up jacket, a hooded sweatshirt pulled over his head, black trousers, black gloves and a blue and white wrap covering his face. The second man was described only as 5-feet, 10-inches tall, with a thin build, wearing a black hoodie, black trousers, a black face wrap and black gloves.

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From the blotter/Police calls and court cases, Jan. 29 to Feb. 6

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Jan. 29

Two vehicles were vandalized in Niagara Falls, including a Range Rover which sustained more than $1,700 in damage.

The owner of the 2003 Range Rover told police that sometime between 1 and 3 a.m. Tuesday, while parked in the 1700 block of Tennessee Avenue, someone spray painted orange and red all around the base of her vehicle, pried off both fenders and both taillights, removed the gas cap door, and smashed the driver

From the blotter/Police calls and court cases, Jan. 23 to 29

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Jan. 23

William A. Robinson, 51, of Phelps Street, Lockport, admitted in Niagara County Court that he stole copper pipes from a house on Grand Street in Lockport and sold the metal to get money to buy drugs.

Robinson admitted to third-degree burglary and was assigned by Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III to the judicial diversion program of court-supervised drug treatment.

If Robinson succeeds in the program, he will receive a misdemeanor and a probation sentence, but if not, he could spent as long as seven years in state prison.

The burglary occurred Nov. 26. Thirty pounds of copper was sold at Lock City Metals on West Avenue, Assistant District Attorney Claudette S. Caldwell said. Robinson was ordered to pay $1,100 in restitution to the homeowner.

Armed robbery at Main Street business

[From Niagara-Gazette.com]

Two men robbed the Bridgeway Mart at gunpoint Thursday night.

An employee of the Main Street business said he was working about 8:15 p.m. Thursday when two men entered the store

From the Blotter – Police calls and court cases

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Jan. 10

A Niagara Falls man was arraigned in Niagara County Court on charges that he nearly struck a police car and did crash into another vehicle about 5:30 a.m. Sept. 1 on 10th Street in that city.

Lysander C. Scott, 27, of LaSalle Avenue, pleaded not guilty to felony driving while intoxicated, first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, failure to keep right, running a stop sign and leaving the scene of a personal injury accident.

Jan. 12

A woman had just finished moving into her new apartment when someone broke in and stole more than $2,300 worth of property, Niagara Falls police said.

The victim told police she finished moving all her belongings into the 20th Street building just before 7 p.m., then locked up and left for about three hours. Upon returning, she found that someone had entered the residence. Items stolen included a 42-inch television, a pair of portable TV

Man arrested after paddling across river with a shovel

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A Canadian man was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol in Youngstown this morning, after he illegally entered the country by canoe.

The man

Area Police Blotter and Court Cases Jan 2 – 9

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Jan. 2

A Lewiston-Porter school bus aide said she was threatened by a female student from Niagara Academy.

Niagara County sheriff

Two Falls men admit to gun possession charges

[From the Niagara-Gazette.com]

Once a Niagara County Court judge ruled that Falls police had legally seized handguns from Michael Loverdi and Michael Ramos, a plea deal for the pair was inevitable.

Attorneys for both men said they recommended their clients agree to offers from prosecutors on weapons possession charges because the evidence against them at a trial would have been insurmountable.

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Suspect takes leap

[From Niagara-Gazette.com]

Falls police believe a man responsible for an attempted robbery of a convenience store in the 9100 block of Niagara Falls Boulevard Friday afternoon attempted to evade arrest by jumping from the third floor of an apartment complex moments later.

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Driver released from 37-day stint at county jail hours before hit-and-run

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