Six teenagers were arrested and a loaded gun was confiscated following Wednesday night's Manhattan Cup basketball final between Bishop Timon and Canisius High Schools. From what I've been told, at least one of the six arrested was a student at Timon...
Six teenaged boys were arrested on felony charges of possessing a loaded handgun and other charges following a fight in the parking lot of the Canisius College Koessler Center about 9 p.m. Wednesday after a high school basketball championship game there.
Buffalo police reported finding a loaded handgun in one of the suspect’s vehicles. All six, two aged 16, one 17-year-old two 18-year-olds and a 19-year old were all charged with felony possession of a loaded firearm, weapons possession and six counts of disorderly conduct for allegedly violent behavior during a fight, unreasonable noise, obscene language and gestures, unlawful assembly and refusing to move on.
This is an isolated incident, as the majority of kids from both of these schools are not involved in this type of behavior. A very sad ending to what I heard was a good game between the two rival schools.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Letter to the Editor: Rising fuel prices
I agree with this letter writer from Holland, NY. People need to open their eyes to the things going on around them. Congressmen hold press conferences about trivial things like steroids in baseball and NFL blackouts, yet do nothing about the rising costs of gasoline. For people living paycheck to paycheck, gas costs are a huge issue.
In NY state, much of the cost can be attributed to our ridiculously high state taxes, yet you won't hear a peep on this issue from our Assemblymen or State Senators. Why are we paying them $90,000 per year again? Useless...
Politicians must act to reduce fuel prices
Paying $4 a gallon for fuel is ridiculous! Wake up, New York. Wake up, America. Get informed and get involved. Are your wages going up as fast as the fuel prices or food prices? No. But your failing presidents and political minions are. When will people start to complain? When will they take five minutes and tell all the politicians to do their job or get out? I’m tying an American flag on my antenna to show them all I protest the job politicians are doing and to protest the way-too-high price of fuel.Frank Kolbmann
Holland
Monday, February 25, 2013
Bloomberg is out of control
As I've written before, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg thinks he has the right to control residents. Under his new law, pizza parlors are now forbidden from delivering two liter soda bottles along with pizzas in New York. What's next? No blue cheese? From the New York Post...
Typically, a pizzeria charges $3 for a 2-liter bottle of Coke. But under the ban, customers would have to buy six 12-ounce cans at a total cost of $7.50 to get an equivalent amount of soda.
“It’s ludicrous,” said Robert Bookman, a lawyer for the New York City Hospitality Alliance. “It’s a sealed bottle of soda you can buy in the supermarket. Why can’t they deliver what you can get in the supermarket?”
Even places like Chuck E. Cheese will no longer be able to sell pitchers of soda at children's birthday parties under Bloomberg's draconian rules. I try to advocate good health, but when did it become the government's job to tell it's citizens how to live? Bloomberg is a tyrant who cannot even plow the street's of his city after a minor snowfall. But he thinks it's governments' job to tell people how to live. The scary part?: He wants to be our next President.
Bloomberg’s large-soda ban also prohibits 2-liter bottles with pizza orders and some bottle-service mixers at nightclubs - NYPOST.com
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Hammer time
Whenever you see the words "aspiring rapper" or "former rapper" in a headline, you know the outcome of the article is not going to be pleasant. The suspect was charged with 3rd Degree Impersonation of Rick James, a felony...
Police in Dublin, east of Oakland, said Hammer was in a vehicle with expired registration and he was not the registered owner.
"After asking Hammer who the registered owner was he became very argumentative and refused to answer the officer's questions," police spokesman Herb Walters wrote Saturday evening in an e-mail to CNN.
Yo, let me bust those funky lyrics...
Trashers
You know IPads are gaining in popularity when the white trash element begin using them as projectiles...
A 31-year-old Roanoke Parkway man was arrested early Thursday for allegedly throwing a Kindle reader device at the head of a female neighbor during an argument.
James Macey, was taken into custody shortly after midnight when police found him at Seneca and Stevenson streets. He was charged with third-degree assault and second-degree harassment.
Seneca and Stevenson Street? No word yet on whether the suspect was on foot or on skateboard. Five years later and the Blogger is still making you laugh with ridonkulous stories like this.
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Friday, February 22, 2013
Nobody in charge
Way to be on top of things Mayor Brown and Streets Commissioner Stepniak. Two weeks after the Labatt's Pond Hockey Tournament that Wasn't, and the entire area on the waterfront is still littered with trash...
Fisherman Carl Shenk said, "I had to say something. Because it's plastic. It's going to be there forever."
From cardboard boxes, to banners, even to pieces of the party tents, trash litters the parking lot. But Shenk says what really got to him were the hundreds of plastic rings left over from six-packs, lying all over the pavement.
"That's not biodegradable, like the cardboard. You know, I fish the river all summer. I don't want to be pulling up plastic and dead fish that are caught in it, or ducks," Shenk said.
Two weeks! Wouldn't you think someone in the mayor's office would step up and take responsibility? I'm sorry I asked. Perhaps they were busy pulling off another One Sunset deal or bailing the mayor's delinquent son out of jail again. Keep up the great work guys. Detroit and Flint, Michigan: Here we come!
http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/buffalo/tournament-trash-still-litters-marina
What hurricane?
Funny video of a man with a horse head interupting a live weather report in the midst of Hurricane Sandy...
South Bflo Police Report (mid Feb.)
2/16/2013
565
Abbott
Larceny
UNK
UNK person did steal $ from compl purse from locker in Mercy Hospital
2/17/2013
89
Alsace
Obstructing Govt Admin
Brian Lee
Def did refuse to coop with officer invest under aged drinking
2/20/2013
50
Ashton
Larceny Vehicle
UNK
UNK person did enter compl UNLOCKED veh and removed wallet
2/19/2013
727
Bailey
Harassment
Charles Kane
Def was drunk and fell to floor. When compl helped def, def did then kick
and strike compl.
2/21/2013
42
Baitz
Burglary
KNOWN
Known susp (name under inv) did enter compl home, and did remove items
2/18/2013
132
Barnard
Burglary
UNK
UNK person did enter compl garage and did remove lawn mower
2/15/2013
139
Barnard
Criminal Mischief
Shawn Clark
Def did damage several items in compl apt, and did then drag compl off couch
2/21/2013
125
Bloomfield
Harassment
KNOWN
Known susp (boyfriend) did push compl.
2/21/2013
167
Cantwell
Larceny Vehicle
UNK
UNK person did enter compl UNLOCKED veh and did remove GPS (2300-0700hrs)
2/19/2013
38
Choate
Burglary
UNK
UNK person did enter compl garage (2300-0700hrs) and did remove snow blower
and bike
2/20/2013
1952
Clinton
Stolen Vehicle
UNK
UNK person did take comnpl vehicle (being inv)
2/18/2013
Clinton and Weaver
Harassment
KNOWN
Known susp (Al from 43 Weaver) did make threats
2/18/2013
326
Cumberland
Crim Poss of Weapon
Jason Pilarski
Def was wanted by Depew PD, Officers found def. Also in poss of Marij
2/21/2013
46
Dash
Criminal Mischief
UNK
UNK person did slash tire on veh
2/20/2013
103
Eden
Fraud
UNK
UNK person did attempt to open Walmart account
2/18/2013
1
Fulton
Trespass
Alviu Webber
Def did trespass at the casino
2/18/2013
109
Geary
Harassment
Paul Przybylski
Def keeps texting compl.
2/16/2013
339
Germania
Harassment
Tricia Bengert
Def did text compl unwanted
2/19/2013
56
Gorski
Larceny
KNOWN
Known susp (Daniel Schagoft) did remove $600 worth of baby clothes from
house
2/21/2013
34
Hayden
Harassment
KNOWN
Known susp (Matthew Perry) keeps texting compl unwanted
2/15/2013
196
Holly
Larceny
KNOWN
Known susp (Michael Kill) did remove hardware storage from compl home (after
service call).
2/19/2013
31
Houston
Harassment
KNOWN
Known susp (Ramon Rodriguez) did call compl numerous times
2/20/2013
56
Kamper
VOOP
KNOWN
Known susp (Matthew Burke) did VOOP
2/16/2013
43
Knorel
CPCS
Michael Kroll and Joel Brown
Def(s) were drinking alch in veh, had CS, and one ran from the officers
2/16/2013
22
Lester
Harassment
KNOWN
Known susp (Deparis Vives) did punch compl in face
2/16/2013
131
Lockwood
Stolen Vehicle
Latika Hawkins
Def Did steal compl veh (was running in driveway)
2/21/2013
72
Lorraine
Criminal Mischief
KNOWN
Known susp (juiv) did throw water bottle at window damaging same
2/15/2013
Louisiana and Perry
Crim Poss of Marij
Larsenio Mack
Def did disobey several V&T, and was found with Marij
2/21/2013
139
Louisiania
Warrant
Ahmed Umar
Def was arrested on warrant
2/17/2013
24
Navaho
Harassment
KNOWN
Known susp (Tiffany Carden) keeps calling compl
2/18/2013
220
Orlando
Harassment
KNOWN
Known susp (Jessica Rath) did make threats to compl
2/16/2013
11
Parkview
Assault
Jamela Lucas and Angel Clark
Def(s) did fight with others causing injury (domestic)
2/15/2013
84
Parkview
VOOP
Mario Johnson
Def keeps calling compl in VOOP
2/19/2013
73
Pawnee
Criminal Mischief
UNK
UNK person did throw rocks through window of school
2/16/2013
279
Perry
Trespass
Markelowe Perry
Def was trespassing on BMHA property and had CS
2/15/2013
303
Perry
Crim Poss of Marij
Wade Wampler
Def was in poss of marij
2/21/2013
665
Perry
Harassment
KNOWN
Known susp (Glen Wysocki) did make verbal threats to compl
2/15/2013
108
Pomona
Criminal Mischief
UNK
UNK person did damage window of door (compl heard glass)
2/21/2013
Pomona and Seneca
Harassment
KNOWN
Known susp (Nicholas Heath) did make threats to compl and did send unwanted
texts
2/15/2013
21
Pritchard
Harassment
KNOWN
Known susp (Brandon Deblasi) did make threats
2/21/2013
120
Roanoke
Assault
James Macey
Def did throw kindle at compl after argument
2/21/2013
1965
Seneca
Larceny
UNK
UNK person did remove compl push scooter in front of location
2/19/2013
1965
Seneca
Obstructing Govt Admin
Patrick Hayes
Def did give officer false ID, then was in poss of marij
2/18/2013
1989
Seneca
Trespass
Robert Deglasi
Def did trespass at Tops.
2/18/2013
2096
Seneca
Assault
KNOWN
Known susp (Not published) did force their way into compl home and did
assault.
2/21/2013
2233
Seneca
Larceny
POSS KNOWN
Poss known susp (were just leaving dr office) did remove items from compl
jacket.
2/15/2013
152
Seymour
Harassment
Thomas Caple
Def did harass and hold down compl
2/21/2013
89
Sheffield
Larceny
KNOWN
Known susp (Saleena Freeman) did take compl bank card and did remove $ from
account w/o permission
2/16/2013
439
South Legion
Criminal Mischief
UNK
UNK person did break window
2/15/2013
547
South Park
Harassment
KNOWN
Known susp- brother- (Frank Dibosky) did strike compl in face
2/15/2013
1460
South Park
Forgery
KNOWN
Known suspect (John Benbenek) did steal checks, forge and cash.
2/19/2013
1847
South Park
Harassment
Michael Labarara
Def did strike compl
2/19/2013
2133
South Park
Larceny
UNK
UNK w/m did steal beer from store
2/21/2013
150
Southside
Larceny
KNOWN
Known susp (Juiv) did go into compl locker and did remove phone
2/16/2013
303
Southside
Harassment
KNOWN
Known susp (Louis Melendez) -a family member- did get into fight with others
2/16/2013
920
Tifft
Harassment
KNOWN
Known susp (Thomas Smith) did harass compl (mother)
2/15/2013
107
Trowbridge
Larceny Vehicle
UNK
UNK person entered UNLOCKED veh and removed change
2/20/2013
25
Tuscarora
Burglary
UNK
UNK w/m or h/m did enter compl open garage and did remove snow blower
2/15/2013
45
Van Rensselaer
Trespass
Jeffrey Thomas
Def was trespassing, and harassing compl
2/18/2013
24
Ward Court
VOOP
KNOWN
Known susp (Bill Macvie) did kick compl in VOOP
2/15/2013
536
Weimar
Criminal Mischief
KNOWN
Known susp (Rodnay Golden) did slash compl veh tires
2/17/2013
35
Weyand
Assault
Gary Cunningham
Def did slam compl head in door, and then broke several items
2/19/2013
30
Whitehall
Criminal Mischief
UNK
UNK person did damage window on veh (at 0300hrs)
2/20/2013
156
Woodside
Larceny
Keiten Barnett
Def arrested on previous reported inc
2/17/2013
227
Woodside
VOOP
Robert Vanderwalker
Def arrested for VOOP
2/17/2013
132
Woodside West
Larceny Vehicle
UNK
UNK person did enter compl UNLOCKED veh and did remove change
2/17/2013
42
Yale
Harassment
KNOWN
Known susp (James Maund) did make threats, and post items on internet
2/17/2013
48
Zittle
Harassment
KNOWN
Known susp (Darlene Snyder)-roommate- did make threats
2/20/2013
84
Zittle
Robbery
UNK
UNK person did order cab, was dropped off at stated address and then robbed
cab driver of phone and (2215hrs)
Still mad as hell
Local developer Carl Paladino had some interesting (and truthful) quotes yesterday on WBEN...
"If residents knew how irresponsible Tim Kennedy and Mark Grisanti were, they wouldn't trust them to babysit their children."
"Sam Hoyt spent 20 years doing nothing in Albany. Then he gets rewarded by Andrew Cuomo and put in charge of WNY development. Sam Hoyt wouldn't even know how to spell the word development."
Monday, February 18, 2013
The County's cheap housing plan
What a difference a year makes. When then County Comptroller Mark Poloncarz issued a scathing audit in 2012 on the county political appointees living almost rent free in houses within the County parks (including one in Wendt Beach). This is what he had to say...
Erie County Comptroller Mark Poloncarz produced a scathing report, indicating some properties were being rented to political appointees and county parks employees without public awareness.
Fast forward to 2013: Under Poloncarz leadership, the same properties are being rented to the same political appointees and same county parks employees without public awareness. Meet the new boss. He's the same as the old boss...
Poloncarz was clearly critical. But now, more than two years later, Mark Poloncarz is the County Executive and a new Parks Commissioner has been appointed. So who is renting the houses now?
A house at Ellicott Creek is still occupied by the secretary of the former parks commissioner. Jared Jackson is paying $550 a month plus utilities. True market value for a rental home like this is somewhere between $850 to $1,200 a month, according to veteran real estate agent with whom we consulted.
Erie County Comptroller Stefan Mychajliw is re-raising the issue, which may not seem like a big deal to some. It is, however, a big deal when you remember Poloncarz recently tried raising property taxes, claiming the county was broke. We're broke, yet we can rent these beautiful homes out to political appointees for less than half the market value? Give us a break Marky Mark.
Earl of Bud action figure
Thank you to my nephew Don. In stores for $19.99. It comes complete with it's own portable random drug testing kit. Don't I get a last request?...