CRIME & SAFETY

Another wrong turn at a border crossing has landed another driver in jail. Many drivers have made wrong turns at the confusing Peace Bridge roundabout entrance at Porter Avenue, but this incident happened at the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Rainbow Bridge...

A New York state trooper was charged with manslaughter Monday for shooting an unarmed motorist to death after he refused to get out of his car following a high-speed chase in an incident captured on bodycam video.Trooper Anthony Nigro pleaded not guilty to first- and second-degree manslaughter at an arraignment in Buffalo, where the killing took place last year, and was released without bail. The charges in the death of James Huber, 38, are a rare example of a criminal case being brought against an officer by New York's attorney general, who has the authority to investigate the lethal use...

BUFFALO, NY – On Monday, the Buffalo Police Department announced the arrest of a suspect in connection to a homicide that occurred on the 800 block of Bailey Avenue on April 2, 2023. Around 2:30 a.m., South District officers had responded to a shooting call at the mentioned location. A victim was found suffering from a gunshot wound to the head and later died at ECMC. 22-year-old Ryan Crawford of Buffalo has since been charged with Murder in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree. The post Suspect Wanted for April Murder in Buffalo Arrested appeared first on Shore News Network.

A post was shared hundreds of times around Western New York, warning about a scam that has already targeted dozens. The scam is credited to one dad and son, but it turns out that many parent-child duos have latched onto this idea to see how many people they can trick in their community.

"This is a disturbing case of a man who killed his own pets."

The teen had been reported as a runaway out of Sweetwater on June 1.

Buffalo police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing teenager. They say 16-year-old Lashay Shaw was last seen on Bailey Avenue.

TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. — The man accused of dragging a Town of Tonawanda Police Officer during a traffic stop appeared in court Monday. Dareious Akbar,19, has been arrested and charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, and criminal possession of stolen property in connection with hitting a Town of Tonawanda police officer, according to the Town of Tonawanda.

The Buffalo Police Department announced an arrest has been made in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred on the 800 block of Bailey Avenue in April.

According to Crime Stoppers, Antonio Broadus was killed on May 10 on Hirschbeck Street. A reward of up to $7,500 is being offered for information.

Investigation immediately following police-involved shooting determined officers’ use of force was appropriate. Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announced 33-year-old William A. Fugate of Buffalo pleaded guilty this afternoon before Erie County Court Judge Sheila A. DiTullio to one count of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (class “D” felony).

On Saturday, June 3, the Niagara County Sheriff's Office communications center received a 911 call reporting a single motor-vehicle accident into a barn in the area of Braley Road and Dickersonville Road in the Town of Porter. Before deputies arrived on scene, the single male occupant was able to extricate himself from the vehicle and walk out of the semi-demolished barn.

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — Three people, including a 13-year-old, are now facing charges for their alleged involvement in an attack at the Pine Avenue Tim Hortons in Niagara Falls on Sunday evening. There is cell phone video of the attack that's been circulating on social media. Niagara Falls Police...

—ARREST: A Falls man was arrested after a reported menacing incident in the 700 block of 15th Street at 9:46 a.m. Wednesday. The 69-year-old man was charged with second-degree menacing and second-degree harassment. A male victim told officers that the suspect threatened him with a knife while he was taking pictures of an illegally parked car.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Crime Stoppers WNY is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest or indictment of a suspect who allegedly attacked a woman in the Town of Tonawanda. The incident happened Friday, June 1 around 12:45 a.m. on Kenmore Avenue near Hawthorne...

Welcome to the "no-fly" list. A woman has been sentenced by a federal judge for assaulting 2 passengers and opening an emergency exit on a Buffalo flight. The Rochester woman caused quite a bit of commotion on a flight leaving out of the Buffalo Niagara International Airport last year. Is...

BRONX, N.Y. — Students in the Bronx are using lessons from a national project called "Soul Boxes" to teach about the power of art to inspire, move and make things happen. The high school students are using art to tackle gun violence. The art project at the school uses...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — It's been one week since three firefighters were hurt battling a massive 3-alarm blaze on Hagen Street in the City of Buffalo. More than a dozen people were impacted by the devastating fire that started in a car, then spread to two nearby houses. A number...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A Rochester man was sentenced for bringing an illegal loaded gun to a protest in Buffalo in the summer of 2022. Amauri Smith, 20, was sentenced to five years of probation for attempted criminal possession of a weapon. Buffalo police spotted Smith walking in the city...

Erie County Sheriff’s Deputies are searching for a missing Holland girl. 13-year-old Haleigh Roberts was last seen in Holland Thursday and may be in the Hamburg area.