Home : News : Local :

Photo

Top Stories

N. Falls unveils city parks master plan

Monday night, Niagara Falls residents got a first-hand look at …

Four caught burglarizing AT&T store

A deputy checking out a suspicious vehicle ended up arresting …

Bicyclist found in creek by kayaker

Amherst Police are working to identify the bicyclist who was …

Buffalo Police officer hits hair salon

For the second time in less than a week, a Buffalo Police …

Consumers get bogus bank text messages

Spam text messages are going out to consumers across the …

Lockport to address spike in crime

Updated: Thursday, 07 Feb 2013, 11:20 AM EST
Published : Thursday, 07 Feb 2013, 11:20 AM EST

Luke Smith
Posted by: Emily Lenihan

LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) - Officials in Lockport are cracking down on crime. Lockport Mayor Michael Tucker announced Project Impact in January, saying, “We are drawing a line in the sand, here.”

There is a town hall meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, and all concerned citizens are invited to attend. They mayor is breaking the city up into impact zones and will address each one at a time.

Over the past few months, there’s been a spike in crime, from shootings to heightened drug activity.

Comments

With WIVB.com's new commenting system you don't need to register. You can login with an existing Facebook, Yahoo!, Google, or Twitter account and more. If you have a WIVB.com login you can still use it in our Participate section.