Three young men are facing charges after a
disturbance around 2:30 this morning on
Gooding Street in Lockport. Sixteen year
old Matthew Davis of 164 Church, twenty
year old Jason Spivey of 276 Hawley, and
21 year old Antoine Oliver of 30 Webb were
all charged with disorderly conduct. Oliver
also with obstructing governmental
administration. He allegedly tried to
interfere with the arrest of Davis. A
fourth man was not charged. Police
said the three were yelling threats and
obscenties and refused to stop.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
HANDGUN FOUND
An 88 year old Wheatfield man found a small
handgun last night while he was cutting his
lawn on Shawnee Road. He told deputies
it was lying on the front of his property. The
Sheriff's department said they checked the
weapon's serial number and it had no record.
handgun last night while he was cutting his
lawn on Shawnee Road. He told deputies
it was lying on the front of his property. The
Sheriff's department said they checked the
weapon's serial number and it had no record.
WAL MART
The Sheriff's Department says three people were
arrested following a purse snatching incident
around 10:30 Sunday night outside the Lockport
Wal Mart. Seventeen year old Paul Castleberry
of 371 East Union, and 18 year old Devon Klein and
20 year old Shane Klein..both of 111 East Avenue..
are all charged with second degree robbery. They
allegedly took the purse from a 61 year old woman
as she was leaving the store. She suffered abrasions
to her hands, knees, and leg. Her purse was
recovered in a nearby field. Twenty-nine year old
Joseph Rundio of Lockport was riding with his
girlfriend in the parking lot when the incident
occurred. He saw the victim crying in front of the
store with her packages on the ground and took
action. He chased one of the men as he was
running behind the store and tackled him and
held him until deputies arrived.
arrested following a purse snatching incident
around 10:30 Sunday night outside the Lockport
Wal Mart. Seventeen year old Paul Castleberry
of 371 East Union, and 18 year old Devon Klein and
20 year old Shane Klein..both of 111 East Avenue..
are all charged with second degree robbery. They
allegedly took the purse from a 61 year old woman
as she was leaving the store. She suffered abrasions
to her hands, knees, and leg. Her purse was
recovered in a nearby field. Twenty-nine year old
Joseph Rundio of Lockport was riding with his
girlfriend in the parking lot when the incident
occurred. He saw the victim crying in front of the
store with her packages on the ground and took
action. He chased one of the men as he was
running behind the store and tackled him and
held him until deputies arrived.
Monday, May 4, 2009
A-E-S
The Town of Somerset and the Barker School
District getting a big win Friday. The tax break
A-E-S Somerset received back in October 2006
was invalidated by the Appelate Division of State
Supreme Court. They ruled the 12 year payment
in lieu of taxes deal given to the company was
not supported by substantial evidence and said
the IDA could not explain why they had deviated
from their own policy. The ruling reversed an
ealier decision by State Supreme Court Judge
Richard Klock. It also allows the company to
reinstate it's challenges to their assessment.
The IDA can also challenge the ruling in the
State Court of Appeals. The decision to overturn
Klock's ruling was mainly based on a lack of
evidence supporting the need for the tax break.
The judges said AES never provided financial
statements to the IDA so they could determine
whether the tax break was needed.
District getting a big win Friday. The tax break
A-E-S Somerset received back in October 2006
was invalidated by the Appelate Division of State
Supreme Court. They ruled the 12 year payment
in lieu of taxes deal given to the company was
not supported by substantial evidence and said
the IDA could not explain why they had deviated
from their own policy. The ruling reversed an
ealier decision by State Supreme Court Judge
Richard Klock. It also allows the company to
reinstate it's challenges to their assessment.
The IDA can also challenge the ruling in the
State Court of Appeals. The decision to overturn
Klock's ruling was mainly based on a lack of
evidence supporting the need for the tax break.
The judges said AES never provided financial
statements to the IDA so they could determine
whether the tax break was needed.
LOCKPORT LOCKS AND CANAL CRUISES
Lockport Locks and Erie Canal Cruises begins
another season today. Owner Mike Murphy
says the Lockview V made it's way down the
Canal from North Tonawanda Friday and the
Lockview IV will do so tomorrow. The first
cruise is set for 12:30 today. The season runs
through October 25 and he estimates about
40,000 people will visit over the Summer.
Last year they came from 18 different countries.
He says tickets will be sold in Niagara Falls and
Buffalo this year. About 65 people work at the
attraction over the Summer. He also says you'll
notice they have rehabbed the facade of their
building on Market Street.
another season today. Owner Mike Murphy
says the Lockview V made it's way down the
Canal from North Tonawanda Friday and the
Lockview IV will do so tomorrow. The first
cruise is set for 12:30 today. The season runs
through October 25 and he estimates about
40,000 people will visit over the Summer.
Last year they came from 18 different countries.
He says tickets will be sold in Niagara Falls and
Buffalo this year. About 65 people work at the
attraction over the Summer. He also says you'll
notice they have rehabbed the facade of their
building on Market Street.
FOURNIER
It should be an interesting council session
in the Falls tonight. Lawmaker Steve Fournier
was arrested around 3am Saturday following a
run in with police at Bragg's Tavern. The 36
year old is charged with disorderly conduct and
resisting arrest. Police said he was intoxicated
and had to be subdued after lunging at Officer
Scott Warme and grabbing his throat. He also
allegedly made a racist comment. Fournier says
he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, that
he went into the bar to say goodnight to the owner
whose a good friend and got caught in the middle
of a fight. He says someone pushed him so he
pushed back and he didn't realize the person he
pushed was a police officer. Police said they went
into the bar looking for some people tied to a
disturbance outside the Ferry Avenue bar.
in the Falls tonight. Lawmaker Steve Fournier
was arrested around 3am Saturday following a
run in with police at Bragg's Tavern. The 36
year old is charged with disorderly conduct and
resisting arrest. Police said he was intoxicated
and had to be subdued after lunging at Officer
Scott Warme and grabbing his throat. He also
allegedly made a racist comment. Fournier says
he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, that
he went into the bar to say goodnight to the owner
whose a good friend and got caught in the middle
of a fight. He says someone pushed him so he
pushed back and he didn't realize the person he
pushed was a police officer. Police said they went
into the bar looking for some people tied to a
disturbance outside the Ferry Avenue bar.
WILSON STUDENT
The 16 year old student accused of bringing 52
morphine pills to Wilson High School has been
suspended for the remainder of the school
year and will likely be arrested. Sheriff Jim
Voutour said she could be charged with
misdemeanor possession of a controlled
substance or possibly criminal sale. The County
Drug Task Force has been assigned the case.
The girl said the pills belonged to her deceased
Mother and she brought them to school because
her classmates had been asking for them.
morphine pills to Wilson High School has been
suspended for the remainder of the school
year and will likely be arrested. Sheriff Jim
Voutour said she could be charged with
misdemeanor possession of a controlled
substance or possibly criminal sale. The County
Drug Task Force has been assigned the case.
The girl said the pills belonged to her deceased
Mother and she brought them to school because
her classmates had been asking for them.
NEWFANE FIRE/MARIJUANA
Investigators found at least 18 marijuana
plants after fire officials put out a grease
fire Saturday night at a home on Checkered
Tavern Road in Newfane. The plants were
between 4 & 8 inches tall and eqipped with
pots and lamps and were growing in the
basement and living room. The fire started
in the kitchen as two men were cookign and
spread to the second floor and roof. One
man was taken to ECMC with exttensive
burns on his hands and feet. The Sheriff's
Department said he had tried to put out the
fire himself and ran back into the burning
home when crews arrived. The County
Drug Task Force is trying to determine who
owned the plants and no arrests had been
made as of Sunday night.
plants after fire officials put out a grease
fire Saturday night at a home on Checkered
Tavern Road in Newfane. The plants were
between 4 & 8 inches tall and eqipped with
pots and lamps and were growing in the
basement and living room. The fire started
in the kitchen as two men were cookign and
spread to the second floor and roof. One
man was taken to ECMC with exttensive
burns on his hands and feet. The Sheriff's
Department said he had tried to put out the
fire himself and ran back into the burning
home when crews arrived. The County
Drug Task Force is trying to determine who
owned the plants and no arrests had been
made as of Sunday night.
FORMER LOCKPORT POLICE OFFICER PASSES
Former Lockport police officer Melvin Chausse
passed away last Friday at Buffalo General.
He was 71. Chausse was a policeman for
the City for 35 years and retired as a Captain
in 1995. He was a member of numerous
police organizations and also a cub scout
master for 17 years at Anna Merrit School
and a leader for the Police Explorer 10-4
group. Visitiation is from 4 till 9 tonight
at Prudden & Kandt. Services will be held
at 10am tomorrow at All Saints Parish at
76 Church Street. He'll be buried in Saint
Patricks Cemetery. Memorials should be
sent to DeSales or the American Diabetes
Association in Amherst.
passed away last Friday at Buffalo General.
He was 71. Chausse was a policeman for
the City for 35 years and retired as a Captain
in 1995. He was a member of numerous
police organizations and also a cub scout
master for 17 years at Anna Merrit School
and a leader for the Police Explorer 10-4
group. Visitiation is from 4 till 9 tonight
at Prudden & Kandt. Services will be held
at 10am tomorrow at All Saints Parish at
76 Church Street. He'll be buried in Saint
Patricks Cemetery. Memorials should be
sent to DeSales or the American Diabetes
Association in Amherst.
ROBBED WHILE IN CUSTODY
A 35 year old Town of Lockport woman told
Sheriff's deputies Saturday her mobile home
on Cardinal Drive was burglarzied while she
was in the custody of State Police. Charlene
Lowe had been arrested on a menacing
charge at 7 pm Friday and released at 1:30pm
Saturday. She arrived home to find that two
computers, a cell phone, and cigarettes had
been stolen. The Sheriff's department said
entry was made through an unsecure bedroom
window. Lowe told deputies she suspected
the man who had her arrested Friday...and his
brother were responsible...but they denied it
and deputies found nothing when they let
them inspect their home.
Sheriff's deputies Saturday her mobile home
on Cardinal Drive was burglarzied while she
was in the custody of State Police. Charlene
Lowe had been arrested on a menacing
charge at 7 pm Friday and released at 1:30pm
Saturday. She arrived home to find that two
computers, a cell phone, and cigarettes had
been stolen. The Sheriff's department said
entry was made through an unsecure bedroom
window. Lowe told deputies she suspected
the man who had her arrested Friday...and his
brother were responsible...but they denied it
and deputies found nothing when they let
them inspect their home.
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