Daily Archives: February 22, 2010
Police Chase Leads to Fatal Crash
Officials say police were attempting to pull the vehicle over when the driver sped off, smashing into a pole near the corner of Niagara Street and West Delevan Avenue. The victim was taken to ECMC wh…
Byers Pleads Guilty to Assault
Byers was accused of assaulting a classmate at Williamsville South High School, and had rejected several previous plea offers. The jury trial was set to begin today when Byers pleaded guilty to the c…
Saleswoman pleads guilty to illegal collection of unemployment benefits
Cathy Van Curan, a traveling saleswoman, pleaded guilty today to illegally collecting over $16,000 in New York State unemployment benefits while fully employed by a series of local and out-of-state fi…
Break-dancer charged with ruining hardwood floors
A large diamond belt buckle worn by an 18-year-old Cheektowaga man while break-dancing at a party caused $3,000 worth of gouging damage on some hardwood floors — and left him charged with felony cr…
U.S. ties Brockport-area man to killings in Liberia
A Brockport-area man faces charges alleging that he was responsible for murders while serving as the leader of the Liberia Peace Council, one of several tribal groups involved in bloody warfare in t…
