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Property manager admits stealing $29k

Posted by: Emily Lenihan — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:17:19 GMT

The property manager admitted to collecting $29,850 from tenants and using the money for her gambling habit.

Parolee allegedly flees traffic stop

Posted by: Emily Lenihan — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:41:53 GMT

State Police say David Carey, of North Street in Buffalo, was stopped for allegedly traveling at 79 mph in a 55 mph work zone.

Son faces murder charge in court

Felix Swierski — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:31:47 GMT

News 4 was there when 45-year-old Primitivo Cruz was arraigned before Supreme Court Justice Penny M. Wolfgang on an indictment, charging him with second-degree murder.

Police raid several homes in Riverside

Ed Drantch — Fri, 24 May 2013 02:30:05 GMT

Early Thursday evening, Buffalo Police stormed several homes in the city's Riverside district. Police cuffed suspected drug dealers, taking the neighborhood by surprise.

Public identifies alleged child abuser

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:07:21 GMT

State Police caught up to a man who they say slapped and then threw a small child to the floor after loudly yelling at him inside the Walmart in Batavia.

Teacher acquitted, faces more charges

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:06:05 GMT

A suspended northwestern Pennsylvania high school teacher has been acquitted on charges that he fondled a then-12-year-old boy during a Christmas visit which the teacher, and several defense witnesses, testified never occurred.

Man murdered in front of his Falls home

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:24:59 GMT

Four days after a man was gunned down in front of his home, Niagara Falls Police are giving details about the crime.

Teen learns fate for shooting boy

Mike Courtney — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:25:01 GMT

After being given youthful offender status, Amani Johnson received a sentence of one year in jail after pleading guilty to second-degree assault back in March.

Second arrest in taxi driver's murder

Emily Guggenmos — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:56:11 GMT

Buffalo Police say they have made a second arrest in the murder of taxi driver Mazen Abdallah, who was killed in March and found on the back floor of his cab.

Att: "HIV predator" doesn't have HIV

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:49:41 GMT

Is Nushawn Williams enough of a risk to Western New Yorkers to keep him from walking free after he serves his prison sentence?

Crooks trick victim, burglarize home

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:37:40 GMT

State Police say a pair of crooks tricked a woman into giving them an opportunity to burglarize her home.

Sex offender admits to child porn

Posted by: Emily Lenihan — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:12:01 GMT

An East Bethany man pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography on his computer through the Internet between December 2010 and December 2011.

Sentencing in crash that killed baby

Emily Guggenmos — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:44:56 GMT

In court on Wednesday, the family of 7-month-old Baylee Dion pleaded for the judge to give 24-year-old Danielle Kellogg the maximum sentence.

Buffalo man charged with felony DWI

Mike Courtney — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:25:39 GMT

Erie County Sheriff's deputies arrested 23-year old Justin Knight of Buffalo and charged him with felony DWI.

Man who assaulted sleeping woman caught

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:22:44 GMT

Authorities say they have arrested the suspect who sexually assaulted a woman in LeRoy as she slept in her bed.

Man in stolen car flees, steals another

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:44:08 GMT

Deputies say a 24-year-old man abandoned a stolen car while fleeing from authorities and then stole another car in an attempt to elude capture.

Man filed returns for 120+ dead people

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:33:50 GMT

A Dunkirk man admits he filed tax returns for over 120 dead people, bilking the IRS out of over $92,000.

Resitution may not mean paying full sum

Brittni Smallwood — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:31:37 GMT

Even though some people get caught steal thousands of dollars from others, many don't end up spending any time behind bars.

Thieves target gutters in Niagara Falls

Al Vaughters — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:27:28 GMT

Aluminum gutters have become popular targets for thieves in Niagara Falls, who hit several homes over the weekend.

Cops: car failed to yield to motorcycle

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:27:15 GMT

The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office says a motorcyclist was injured when a car pulled out in front of him.

Sticky fingered bandit steals candy

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:37:36 GMT

A man apparently seeking a sweet treat stole around $100 worth of candy from a pharmacy in Snyder.

3 Attica COs injured in inmate attack

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:39:38 GMT

Three corrections officers were injured after allegedly being attacked by an inmate at the Attica Correctional Facility.

Five admit cocaine trafficking

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:20:09 GMT

U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. says five members of the "Camp Street Boys" have pleaded guilty to cocaine trafficking.

Car travels off road, flips three times

Posted by: Emily Lenihan — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:28:40 GMT

New York State Police say 23-year-old Alanna M. Muniak was on ST-19 when her vehicle exited the highway into a field and overturned at least three times before coming to a rest.

Man accused of taking truck from bar

Posted by: Emily Lenihan — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:22:02 GMT

New York State Police say a Ford box truck has been recovered in the Town of Bennington, after being taken without the knowledge of the owner from a bar on Friday.

Cops arrest driver during traffic stop

Posted by: Emily Lenihan — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:08:25 GMT

A Fillmore man was arrested last week, after Wyoming County Sheriff's Deputies stopped his vehicle for erratic operation on Maplewood Road in the Town of Attica.

Pair who stole from locker room busted

Luke Smith — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:04:27 GMT

Police say two young men who were stealing from the locker rooms at the Amherst Northtowns Center have turned themselves in.

Woman hits mailbox, charged with DWI

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:55:37 GMT

A Depew woman is facing her second DWI after deputies say she crashed her vehicle into a mailbox and a ditch on Friday.

Thief steals alcoholic beverages

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:46:58 GMT

State Police arrested a woman on Sunday who they say admitted stealing a six-pack of Twisted Teas and two wine coolers from a gas station convenience store.

Woman throws items onto patrol vehicle

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:38:13 GMT

Deputies say a 20-year-old woman was not happy to see them arrive at her home on Water Street in the Village of Mayville.