Friday, November 30, 2012

Say no to property tax increase

 


Residents should not be fooled by Mark Poloncarz' deception. The easy thing for him to do is raise our property taxes, thus enabling him to play Santa Claus to every Arts and Cultural group in Erie County.

When he campaigned for County Executive, he promised to take care of these groups. The only thing he didn't tell us was that it would be us who would be footing the bill. There is money there to keep the basic groups afloat. What he wants is more of our money to fund all the fringe groups. Don't be fooled by this scammer. Half these groups should not be receiving public money. 

Keep the libraries and the museums open and do not rob the rest of us. We are well aware of this scam. People need to watch carefully as to how their legislators vote on this issue. Don't be fooled by Marky Mark's fancy graphs and made up statistics, telling us we are under taxed. Erie County residents know better!

WGRZ-TV: Lawmakers Divided Over Erie County Budget

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Has the blog gone X-rated?


Hahahaha. Before you get too excited Ninja, they're only her elbows. This woman posted this picture to Facebook to see if it would be deleted. FB censors thought the same thing you did and it was.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Leotis McKelvin


 
Who is you to tell me, I can't talk on my damn phone? I  Leodis McKelvin and I play for da Buffalo Bills. 

Well, Leotis. The plane is about to take off and there was that announcement asking people to turn off their cell phones. By the way, Troy University called. They say you still have some term papers due from 2007.

I'd like to meet the person on the other end of the phone who could actually understand a word he was saying. Not exactly the most articulate player on the team. This guy makes Shannon Sharpe sound like William Shakespeare.
 
Buffalo Bills member identified as unruly plane passenger

Wait til Leotis sees us. He loves us...

Three choir boys still at large



When they do catch the three suspects who beat up 96 year old East Buffalo resident Levi Clayton,I don't want to hear from their grandmothers about what nice young men they are. What I'd like to know is how many times each of them have previously been arrested? Who are the judges they've gone before and how long have their sentences been? Something tells me all three are very familiar with the criminal justice system.

If they continue to reoffend, why are they continuously allowed back on the streets? I wonder how many of the judges live in neighborhoods where lowlifes like these three are allowed to prey on innocent victims. If I lived in such a neighborhood, I might encourage my law abiding neighbors to take up arms. These scumbags obviously aren't worried about the judges and they need to be given something to worry about.
http://www.buffalonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121127/CITYANDREGION/121129353/1109

Reed breaks no tax pledge



Corning Republican Congressman Tom Reed was apparently just kidding when he signed a pledge to oppose any new taxes. The George Costanza lookalike now says he is open to the idea if it will help raise "revenue".

Remember, as we've said before, the word revenue is political speak for "we're going to reach deep into your wallets." Don't be fooled by Reed saying the tax hike is only going to be for the wealthy, either. Career politicians like Reed are like meth addicts when it comes to stealing our money. If clowns like this are serious about solving the national debt, how about coming after all the government waste taking place as we speak?Don't blame me. I voted for William Hung.








Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Holy crap


 
Sometimes, we fail to think about the affect our actions have on our environment. Sometime during the early 1980's a churchgoer in Sweden forgot to shut the hatch of the churches' tower. Who would have predicted the result?...

STOCKHOLM — A hatch on a Swedish church tower inadvertently left open for some three decades resulted in 2 tons of pigeon droppings amassing in the tower.

Lennart Helzenius said on Thursday that church staff had been shocked by the sheer number of bags of excrement cleaners were removing from the tower. He says the droppings filled 80 bags in the first round of cleaning, and then just as many in the second round.

Helzenius says the hatch had probably been left open since the 1980s.


Accused and tried and told to hang
I was nowhere in sight when the
Church bells rang
Never was the kind to do as I
was told
Gonna ride like the wind before I
get old


Monday, November 26, 2012

Operation money grab





 

Under the guise of public safety, the New York State Ticket Writers harassed motorists all weekend in an effort to grab more tax money from already cash starved residents....

State police in Erie and Wyoming counties issued 367 tickets, including 170 citations for speeding, during a five-day traffic safety initiative that wrapped up today.

Troopers issue 367 tickets during safety blitz

Meanwhile, in parts of the area where crime actually occurs, residents were left to fend for themselves with limited protection from law enforcement...

96-year-old seriously injured in home invasion


Don't be fooled by these slick press releases. Outside of Buffalo's Parking Enforcement, under the talentless direction of scumbag Kevin Helfer, the New York State Police' main job is to fleece motorists attempting to use the Thruways. I'm all for ticketing people talking on cell phones and truly aggressive drivers, but the rest of these tickets are nothing more than a quick money grab. The money is then used to further corruption at all levels of New York state government. Do you think that money will makes it's way into your children's schools? Scammers.

Fireman Ed calls it quits in NY


 

You thought the Bills were having a tough season. Fireman Ed, the New York Jets superfan whose been leading cheers at Jets' games for decades, has reportedly called it quits after finding himself the target of angry hecklers...

"This is an indication of how society has lost and is continuing to lose respect for one another," Anzalone wrote. "… The fact that I chose to wear a Sanchez jersey this year and that fans think I am on the payroll – which is an outright lie – have made these confrontations more frequent. Whether it's in the stands, the bathroom or the parking lot, these confrontations are happening on a consistent basis.
"Although I can 'hold my own,' I do not want to lose my temper and make a stupid mistake," he continued.

Several people have already lined up to take his place, including former members of the Village People and the Earl of Bud. 
 


Sanchez attempted to call Anzalone to thank him for his years of support and loyalty, but the call was intercepted.

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Suburban police Blotter

I hope you enjoy these. I picked out several of the more interesting ones and made them larger...
  •  
  • • A Springfield Drive female reported her children were
    playing in the house with improvised
    flamethrowers.


    • A group of children were “performing death-defying acts
    in front of motorists” at Hanley Park.

    • A Halstead Avenue resident reported an intoxicated
    neighbor across the street walked over, took
    the children’s toys away, swore at the children and left.


    • An 85-year-old woman left her son’s home in Buffalo and
    drove in a reckless manner through
    West Seneca and Cheektowaga. She was found and stopped
    eventually by the Cheektowaga police
    and was returned safely to her home.

    • A Countryside Lane man reported that sometime overnight
    someone entered his unlocked vehicle
    and stole several bags of recently purchased school supplies
    totaling $198.77.

    • Two women got into a public fight and were throwing
    water bottles at each other in Orchard Park.


    • A Winterhall Road man reported finding his car covered in
    ketchup, toilet paper and an “unknown,
    light substance.”


    • Patrol responded to Main Street near Davidson Road at 2
    a.m. for a report of three teens lying in
    the middle of the road. The teens were advised.

    • Police responded to a Niagara Falls Boulevard pet business
    where an employee reported a $25 bill
    for dog grooming services was not paid.

    • An employee of a Main Street grocery store a man opened
    dozens of toothpaste boxes, put the
    tubes into a duffel bag and fled the store.

    • A Panama Lane resident reported garbage had been stolen
    from in front of the house for the
    fourth time in eight months.

    • Two sisters, ages 22 and 23, were having a loud argument
    over bacon in a Marne Road residence.


    • A road rage incident on Walden Avenue led to one
    motorist throwing a bag of ice at another’s
    vehicle.

    • A Boston woman reported that she stopped to fill her tire
    at Stadium Mobil and, as she did, put
    her change purse on the top of her car. She then drove
    away, not realizing until hours later that she
    never retrieved the purse from the top of the car. In it were
    her wedding ring, necklace, earrings
    and cash totaling $4,160.


    • A Lakeview Avenue woman reported that she’s being
    repeatedly harassed by a tenant at her
    home. When she arrived home that day, the tenant was
    screaming at her and telling her that she
    was going to kill her. The tenant, a man, told her that her
    primary offense is that she walks too
    loudly.

    • Patrol responded to Oak Lane for a neighbor dispute. A
    female accused a male
    neighbor of damaging her lawn mower.

    • Patrol responded to the Clarence Inn Motel for a report of
    an intoxicated male who was sitting in
    the road in a recliner. The subject and his chair were
    removed from the roadway.

    • A McKinley Avenue resident reported that her 100-pound
    white goose lawn ornament was stolen
    from her property.

    • A naked female was seen being chased by a male with a
    flashlight on Pine Ridge Road.


    • An Edmund Street female requested a checkpoint on her
    house, because her husband would be
    out of town, and “strange things happen when he is gone.”

    • A child called 911 from a Kevin Court address reporting
    that the battery on his toy Jeep was going
    dead.


    • Deputies responded to Kalayne Lane for a report of a
    larceny. An intoxicated male claimed that
    someone stole his pants and beat him up.

    • Patrol confiscated a rock as possible evidence in relation
    to a broken greenhouse window at a
    French Road business.

    • More than 300 prescription pills were reported stolen from
    a Harlem Road apartment after it was
    ransacked. Approximately $400 hidden in a Bible was also
    missing.

    • A woman was arrested for driving while intoxicated after
    allegedly hitting another vehicle in the
    Mighty Taco drive-thru on Ridge Road. When she pulled
    over to exchange information with the
    victim, she apparently also drove onto and over the curb.
    She admitted to patrol that she previously
    drank three glasses of wine while taking Xanax.

    • A 5-foot-long python bit a dog on Toelsin Road.

    • A female patient of a Harlem Road doctor kept coming
    into the office and telling the doctor that
    Jesus told her that “she is to have sex with him.” Police
    warned the woman not to return to the
    doctor’s office.


    • A Linda Drive female was not happy with the way her
    daughter was doing the laundry.

    • A Ellicott Drive female reported a female in another
    apartment was threatening to beat her up
    because she “took too many meatballs and way too much
    sauce.”

    • A female in the produce section of a Transit Road grocery
    store reported a female slapped her in
    the face and said she “shouldn’t leave her kids in the car.”

    • Police advised a small group on Clinton Street to “wrap it
    up for the night” after a complaint of
    loud music was received.

    • A Jamison Road caller reported an intoxicated male was
    urinating outside, then reentered his
    vehicle and continued to drink. He was charged with
    exposure and released on appearance tickets
    to a third party.

    • A David Drive resident reported that her neighbor was
    trying to disrupt her party by mowing his
    lawn and using a grass trimmer near her guests. The man
    was also allegedly letting his dog run
    around her lawn.

    • Deputies responded to Cedar Road for a male that showed
    up at a residence demanding that the
    complainant’s son stole money from him. The male had
    gone to the wrong house.

    • An employee of a Sheridan Drive fast food restaurant
    reported that a group of three male
    teenagers were being rowdy and threw a rock at a vehicle
    parked in the lot.

    • A resident of Tonawanda Creek Road reported two men
    were in his yard with a baseball bat and a
    12-pack of beer. The resident told police he told the men to
    leave his property after he spotted
    them urinating near a bedroom window.

    • A confused male wearing a clown outfit on Cleveland Drive
    was advised.


    • An employee of a Cleveland Drive funeral home
    complained that youths were skateboarding in
    the parking lot and making too much noise.

    • Patrol responded to a motel on Main Street, Clarence, for
    the report of a snake in the
    complainant's room.

    • A Stolle Road caller reported an ongoing issue with a
    barking dog. The dog’s owner was notified
    and agreed to find someone to take care of it when he is not
    home.

    • Five cats were reported missing from a Clinton Street
    business. One owner reports that a couple
    was in the business near closing time the night before and
    inquired about the cats.

    • A small pop-up camping tent, which the owner had just
    assembled the night before, was
    removed from a backyard on Mill Road.

    • Patrol arrested a man accused of being intoxicated and
    stealing nearly $200 worth of groceries
    from Tops on Harlem Road. The man was observed walking
    in the southbound lane of traffic on
    Harlem, despite there being a sidewalk, about a half-mile
    away from the store.

    • A woman reported that seven Sunoco gas station bumper
    stickers were applied to her vehicle on
    Lyndale Court.

  • Police Blotter #82

    • A Cleveland Drive female said she "lost her husband"
    inside the house.


    • A Buffalo man was arrested for driving while intoxicated
    after striking a
    fire hydrant, an above-ground pool, two fences and
    shrubbery on Center Road.

    • Colonial Wine & Spirits reported that a man walked into
    the store and put a
    bottle of Knob Creek Whiskey into his jacket before walking
    out of the
    store.

    • Kohl's department store on Amelia Drive reported that a
    man tried to leave
    the store with two packages of Jockey underwear worth $54.

    • An Arthur Mussara Parkway male reported his wife left him
    for two months to
    go work for the carnival
    , leaving him to take care of two
    children. The male
    wanted police to file abandonment charges.

    • A guest in a Walden Avenue hotel reported people in a
    nearby room might be
    setting up a meth lab.

    • A male called from Corrine Lane stating that an unknown
    male had followed
    his wife from Amherst and that he and some friends had the
    vehicle blocked
    in on a dead-end street. The man was a private investigator
    who was
    investigating an insurance disability case. The investigator
    had mistakenly
    been following the wrong person.

    • A large battery weighing 130 pounds was taken from a
    pay loader that was
    parked behind Reserve Fire Hall on Berg Road. The battery
    was said to be
    worth $300.

    • A man was observed loading approximately 2 tons of
    scrap metal from Ebenezer
    Railcar on Indian Church Road into his red pickup. When the
    complainant
    questioned his actions, the man asked, "Is this steel?"

    • A woman on Naples Avenue reported receiving a call from
    Saks Fifth Avenue in
    New York City to confirm the purchase of a near-$550 pair
    of sneakers. The
    woman called the store's fraud department to stop the
    unauthorized purchase.

    • Patrol followed an alleged drunk driver who was swerving
    on Seneca Street
    and who did not activate his vehicle's headlights. Upon
    initiating a traffic
    stop, the vehicle struck the curb and went up onto the
    sidewalk, also
    striking a road marker. The driver had bloodshot eyes and
    garbled speech. In
    an attempt to recite the alphabet, the man repeated "AB3"
    several times.

    • A 32-year-old man from Glenwood reported that his car
    caught fire while
    driving on Milestrip Road.

    • A Tamark Court male called police because he didn't want
    his brother-in-law
    to live there. However, the complainant's wife did want the
    brother to live
    there, so he stayed.

    • Traffic was disrupted on French Road by a dog relieving
    itself in the middle
    of the road.


    • Police responded to a North Seine Drive residence where a
    male and female
    were having an argument about how the pizza had been
    sliced.

    • A Currier Street female reported a male has been writing
    messages in the
    snow on her car while she is at work and leaving presents
    from her at her
    home.

    • An East Cherbourg Drive male reported his girlfriend used
    his Social
    Security number to get a job at the Walmart on Transit Road.

    • Police received reports that a woman was standing outside
    by the cars at the
    Cheektowaga Records Center on Maryvale Drive, saying she
    needed someone to
    guard the cars because a congresswoman had taken hers.

    • A Washington Avenue resident was arrested for
    harassment after he threw a
    coffee table down a flight of stairs.

    • Police responded to Olmstead Avenue after a man
    reported his girlfriend's
    son broke the cover of the thermostat and damaged the
    wall.

    • Employees of a Broadway retailer called police to report a
    larceny. While en
    route to the store, the manager flagged down an officer. He
    had cornered the
    suspect between a truck and a fence.

    • A Euclid Avenue resident reported that his son was
    intoxicated and
    threatening to kick in the door. An officer reported that the
    son had
    locked himself out of the house and that both men were
    intoxicated.

    • A Buffalo man reported parking his car on Southwestern
    Boulevard and leaving
    his keys in his car. When he returned to it five minutes later,
    the vehicle
    was gone. The vehicle was a Chevrolet Lumina with "lots of
    rust and a loud
    muffler."

    • A woman called from Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church to
    report that her vehicle
    had been stolen. She was confused about where she had
    parked her car. She
    was assisted by patrol.

    • A male called from Oakway Lane with questions about a
    check he received from
    a country in Africa. The man was advised that it was a scam.

    • An employee of a Maple Road dental office reported that a
    22-year-old male
    was causing a disturbance at the business. The employee
    said the man, who
    cancelled several previous appointments, was in the office
    for dental work
    but was unhappy because he had to wait his turn.

    • A Jerome Drive female reported her soon-to-be ex-
    husband was calling her
    business customers claiming to be an FBI agent and telling
    them that the
    business was under investigation for fraud.

    • A Losson Road resident reported finding an intoxicated
    male lying on top of
    the complainant's car, vomiting on it. The complainant
    believed there was an
    underage drinking party going on nearby.

    • An Orchard Park man reported that someone went into the
    detached garage,
    jacked the car up, and stole the tire and rim. The son of the
    victim said
    his friend got mad at him and proceeded to steal the tire as
    retribution.

    • Patrol responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle
    parked on Lein Road. It
    was learned that the female passenger had an outstanding
    warrant out of the
    Town of Tonawanda for prostitution. She told patrol she was
    waiting for a
    friend named "Mike." However, both her clothing and
    possessions were
    indicative of prostitution.

    • An unknown male wearing a Mario Brothers T-shirt
    reportedly struck another
    man in the face at a Union Road bar
    .

    • Patrol responded to Cambridge Avenue where four people
    were attempting to
    free a vehicle that was stuck in the mud. The driver was
    observed to have
    slurred speech, poor coordination and a strong odor of
    alcohol on his
    breath. He said they were coming from Niagara Falls where
    they watched the
    guitar drop, during which time he "drank a lot of whiskey."
    The man refused
    to recite the alphabet, stating that he did not know it.

    • A resident of West Overlook Drive reported that a window
    on his motor home
    had been broken. He believed that it may have been related
    to a
    tree-trimming crew working in the area.

    • A Cleveland Drive male wanted his wife removed from the
    house because she
    was swearing in front of the children.

    • A male who was riding his bike around Town Hall and the
    Police and Court
    Building told police he was bored because the power was
    out.

    • Police responded to a fast food restaurant on Niagara Falls
    Boulevard where
    a group of females reportedly were unhappy with the ice
    cream cones they
    ordered. An employee of the restaurant told police that after
    the women
    became agitated, they threw the ice cream cones through
    the drive-through
    windows. Several employees were reportedly struck by the
    ice cream.

    • A resident of Fairgreen Drive reported an intoxicated
    neighbor was yelling
    at him about garbage in the yard.

    • A West Seneca resident found the words "DEAD MAN"
    written in shaving cream
    on his driveway.

    • A man stole nearly $200 worth of crab legs and shrimp
    from Wegmans on
    Orchard Park Road.

    • A woman was caught attempting to steal several items,
    including a metallic
    Santa-style bra worth $10.99, from Kmart on Orchard Park
    Road.

    • A 49-year-old man from Ohio was caught soliciting
    tickets to the Buffalo
    Bills game on the Route 219 ramp at Milestrip Road and was
    subsequently
    charged with disorderly conduct, obstructing traffic, being a
    pedestrian on
    a prohibited part of the state highway and soliciting on a
    highway.

  • Police Blotter #81
    • Police received a call of a suspicious person standing
    outside a Walden Avenue shopping mall with a live snake
    hanging around his neck.


    • A Redleaf Lane resident reported three teenage males
    were carrying a baseball bat and a golf club. The
    complainant told police the youths were not “using them
    for the appropriate sports.”


    • A resident of Brantwood Road reported her daughter had
    left clothing at her friend’s house a couple weeks earlier.
    She told police the clothes were thrown into a bag and left
    on the front porch of her home.

    • Police responded to a Niagara Falls Boulevard business
    where approximately six people were reportedly pushing
    each other in front of the main entrance.

    • Police responded to Bernhardt Drive where a resident was
    reported her upstairs neighbor was sounding a high-
    pitched device to annoy her as retribution for complaining
    to the landlord.

    • At the Foot Locker on Amelia Drive, three females
    entered the store and one stole a pair of Nike Air Max
    sneakers worth $144. While two of the women distracted
    the store clerks, she slipped the sneakers into her purse. 
    Earlier, one of the women tried to return a white T-shirt
    and black shorts to the store, but the store wouldn’t let
    her because it sells only sneakers.

    • An Abbott Road woman who owns property on Baker
    Road said she noticed her furniture had been turned
    upside down, a wooden bench smashed and her garden
    torn up by a vehicle that drove through it.

    • Following a physical altercation between a male and
    female in a Slate Creek Drive residence, the grandmother
    wanted police to advise the mother “not to argue in front
    of the baby.”

    • Police received a report that a woman stole a 25-foot
    hay elevator from a barn on Jewett Holmwood Road. The
    owner of the barn said that he wanted the property
    returned and the woman was advised not to enter the
    property again.

    • Police responded to Florence Avenue on the report of a
    larceny and disorderly conduct of several male youths. The
    youths allegedly stole two street signs, one “No Parking”
    sign and one “Truck Route” sign worth a combined total of
    $700. Officers discovered two males in a driveway who
    denied the claim, yet the signs were clearly visible inside.

    • A man found a silver heart and other markings had been
    spray painted onto his vehicle, which was parked in his
    driveway on Woodward Drive.

    • On Buckeye Road, a resident reported an unknown
    person was tampering with Halloween decorations on his
    property overnight.

    • The clerk at a gas station on Main Street reported a
    suspicious white Chevy in the parking lot. A male kept
    getting out of the vehicle and coming into the store to
    attempt to sell the clerk drugs. The passenger had been
    grinding up aspirin on the floor mat and attempting to sell
    it as cocaine.

    • A man called from Roseville Drive. He was upset because
    people were using him as a reference without asking his
    permission.

    • Patrol responded to Kmart on Orchard Park Road to
    investigate a road rage and reckless operation incident
    between the drivers of two vehicles. According to the
    report, the female driver was approached by the male
    driver of the second vehicle, who asked why she was
    driving recklessly on Ridge Road. The female reportedly
    became vulgar and bit the arm of the male driver’s son —
    he had identified himself as an officer with the
    Lackawanna Police Department.

    • A woman suspected of shoplifting was said to have
    passed all points of purchase at Kmart on Orchard Park
    Road with more than $900 worth of merchandise. Items
    included a vacuum cleaner, air mattress, “Dora the
    Explorer” chair and doll, a password journal, pool float
    and two Yankee Candles.

    • A driver was stopped on Cindy Lane for speeding and
    following another vehicle too closely. The driver told
    patrol he was just down the road from his house and
    asked for a break because he had a “bad day.” Patrol
    observed that the driver had slurred speech and glassy
    eyes. The suspect said his eyes were red due to having
    “pink eye.” He then failed several sobriety tests.

    • A landscape worker reported that his backpack blower
    was stolen while he was mowing the back yard of a Union
    Road residence. The blower was valued at roughly $800.

    • A Roycroft Boulevard resident reported a male neighbor
    was standing on his lawn, digging and yelling “grow,
    grow, grow.”

    • Two males were walking with beer on Park Edge Drive.
    When questioned, the males told police “the beer fairy
    disposed of it.”

    • A Westcliff Drive man reported that a “larger than
    average size” pyrotechnic device or explosive was
    detonated in his pool. It caused roughly $5,000 worth of
    damage.

    • A woman’s Texas Long Horns doormat was removed
    from outside her Center Road home. She told police that
    her neighbor had a party the night before and she believes
    someone from the party took the mat.

    • The manager of an area Tim Hortons reported having
    been short money since early October. Video surveillance
    reportedly captured a female employee taking a $10 bill
    from a register and placing it in her blouse.

    • Patrol responded to a home on Wildwood Place on the
    report of a possible domestic incident. Upon arrival, patrol
    knocked on the door of the home but realized the caller
    was outside on the sidewalk. The woman who came to the
    door was argumentative and screamed obscenities at
    patrol before slamming the door. Patrol knocked on the
    door again to advise the woman that she was under arrest
    for disorderly conduct.

    • Patrol responded to Tampa Drive where a man was
    found slumped over in the driver’s seat with “drool
    dripping down his chin.” Officers failed to wake the driver
    after several attempts. They broke the window to extricate
    him, after thinking that he might have stopped breathing.
    The man finally awoke and had impaired speech and
    bloodshot eyes. He could not remember where he was
    coming from but admitted to “having some beers.”

    • An Orchard Park man made three appointments for
    someone to come and look at the wood-burning stove he
    was selling, and each time, the man didn’t show up. The
    victim claims the man didn’t show up just to be annoying.
    • The security alarm went off at a local carwash. A man
    was reportedly trying to buy an air freshener from the
    vending machine when it came ajar and set off the alarm.

    • A 13-year-old female and an 11-year-old male offered
    to rake a Pine Ridge Terrace resident’s leaves for $25.
    When the homeowner declined, the youths began
    scattering the leaves all over.

    • A Canadian woman reported that her purse was stolen
    from a friend’s vehicle while it was parked at the Ralph
    Wilson Stadium for a Buffalo Bills game. When they
    returned from the game, they saw the car was damaged,
    but they didn’t call police because they had poor
    cellphone reception.

    • Employees of a store inside the Walden Galleria reported
    a female who appeared to be intoxicated and smelled like
    alcohol offered $100 to be able to leave her three children
    in the store. The female told police she was joking.

    • A resident of Siegfried Drive reported finding an eight-
    inch bone on his front porch. He told police we was
    worried because he was unsure if it was a human bone or
    from the remains of an animal.

    • An Orchard Park woman brought 26 guns to the police
    station for safekeeping while they are being transferred
    from her father’s gun license to her own.

    • A male asked police to escort him when picking up his
    child, because he was “afraid the child’s mother would
    beat him up.”


    • A Linda Drive female reported a male wearing a white
    shirt that “looked like a drug addict” was pounding on her
    door.

    • A woman reported that her 16-year-old son had been
    missing for 24 hours. While patrol was interviewing the
    complainant, her son sent her a text message to pick him
    up at his friend’s house.

    • A Shepard Avenue resident complained that there was
    yelling and screaming coming from an upstairs tenant. An
    officer reported that a pair of individuals were discussing
    school supplies and were advised to lower their voices.

    • Three bowling balls and a pair of bowling shoes were
    removed from the open bed of a man’s pickup while it was
    parked on Orchard Park Road.

    • A Ransom Road resident stated that there was a
    suspicious man driving a lawnmower in her backyard. The
    woman’s husband had apparently hired a lawn service but
    had neglected to tell his wife.

    • A suspicious vehicle reported on Goodrich Road involved
    a male and female looking in a drainpipe. They were on a
    worldwide geocache scavenger hunt, and an item had
    been hidden in the pipe.

    • The driver-side mirror of a woman’s vehicle was broken
    off after it was struck by a water balloon while traveling on
    Seneca Street in the area of a banquet facility.


  • • An Arrowood Lane woman reported finding a bicycle at the bottom of her
    in-ground pool.

    Duff's on Orchard Park Road reported that one of its electronic game
    machines was broken into, and $114 worth of game tokens were stolen.

    Several lawn ornaments were taken from a Cathedral Drive property, including
    one gnome that held a sign stating, "Gnome, Sweet Gnome."

    Two individuals were arrested after patrol found them on Seneca Street
    inside a vehicle that had been reported stolen. The driver spoke Spanish
    only, but the passenger, who spoke some English, called her sister to
    respond to the scene and act as a translator. Patrol learned that the
    vehicle, which was unregistered, uninsured and displayed a stolen vehicle's
    license plate on its front end, had reportedly been given to the subjects as
    a "marriage present."
  • Police Blotter #80

    • An Arrowood Lane woman reported finding a bicycle at
    the bottom of her
    in-ground pool.

    • Duff's on Orchard Park Road reported that one of its
    electronic game
    machines was broken into, and $114 worth of game
    tokens were stolen.

    • Several lawn ornaments were taken from a Cathedral
    Drive property, including
    one gnome that held a sign stating, "Gnome, Sweet
    Gnome."

    • Two individuals were arrested after patrol found them
    on Seneca Street
    inside a vehicle that had been reported stolen. The driver
    spoke Spanish
    only, but the passenger, who spoke some English, called
    her sister to
    respond to the scene and act as a translator. Patrol
    learned that the
    vehicle, which was unregistered, uninsured and displayed
    a stolen vehicle's
    license plate on its front end, had reportedly been given to
    the subjects as
    a "marriage present."

    • A Woodell Avenue resident reported neighbor children
    were jumping from the
    roof onto the complainant's trampoline.

    • A customer at a Union Road electronics store
    complained that a security
    officer wouldn't wash his hands before checking the
    complainant's receipt.

    • A Linden Street resident reported a neighbor was
    hanging laundry on the
    complainant's fence and refusing to take it down.

    • A Knox Avenue woman had a loud party that continued
    into the morning as well
    as a large, uncovered fire pit.

    • Police found an amorous couple in a car parked in the
    ramp at the Walden
    Galleria. Police reported the couple was "heavily engaged
    and making
    progress."

    • A naked elderly male was found by a shelter in
    Cheektowaga Town Park. Police
    reported the male "took cooling off a little too far."

    • An elderly man at a Thruway Plaza business was advised
    not to eat the chips
    before paying for them.

    • A woman called from St. Stanislaus Cemetery, stating
    that she had dropped
    her keys into a grave. She had actually dropped them into
    a sewer grate, and
    police assisted.

    • Jim Ball Cadillac Buick GMC on Southwestern Boulevard
    reported that someone
    stole four tires and rims from a Cadillac Escalade parked
    in the lot. The
    estimated loss was $67,000.

    • A Benning Road resident reported three street signs
    lying in the road. Two
    were speed limit signs and the other, a stop sign.

    • A male allegedly tried to leave Tops on Orchard Park
    Road without paying for
    paper goods that were observed tucked under his arm.
    Also, a mug and glass
    jar candle were seen bulging out of his pants pockets.

    • Twelve pairs of sunglasses worth $1,625 were stolen
    from a locked display
    case at Council Opticians on Seneca Street. The key was
    said to have been
    left on top of the case.

    • At Kmart on Orchard Park Road, a man allegedly stole
    two televisions and two
    speakers on two consecutive days. Both times he left
    through the garden
    exits.

    An Ellis Road woman reported that her dog got into a
    fight with a raccoon.


    • A wedding reception on Graystone Lane went awry when
    the portable unit used
    for cooking by a caterer in the driveway malfunctioned,
    bursting into
    flames.

    • The landlord of a Juniper Lane residence reported a
    tenant being evicted
    hung a dummy from a tree with the landlord's name on it.

    • An upturned turtle was reportedly causing traffic
    problems and blocking the
    entrance to a driveway on Dodge Road. The turtle
    eventually escaped.

    • A Fairglen Drive resident reported that two boys put an
    empty stroller in
    the middle of the road, and after she told them to stop,
    they followed her
    around the neighborhood, swearing at her.

    • Police responded to a report that a motorist opened her
    gas tank to fill it
    and found an M-80 fire cracker was inside.


    • Police responded to a report on Millersport Highway that
    two youths were
    throwing rocks at passing cars.

    • A Longmeadow Road resident wanted police to advise a
    neighbor about throwing
    trash over the fence for the last two weeks.

    • A customer of a Niagara Falls Boulevard department
    store reported that a man
    parked in a burgundy minivan was behaving
    inappropriately.

    • Police responded to a Maple Road business where an
    intoxicated female was
    refusing to leave.

    • Police were called from a bike path phone on Tonawanda
    Creek Road. When
    police answered, the person who called said, "Oh wow,
    this really works,"
    and hung up.

    • An employee at a home improvement store on Niagara
    Falls Boulevard reported
    that a pressure washer from outside the store was stolen
    by a man in a black
    Ford Explorer.

    • Police arrested a male for criminal trespassing in a Broad
    Street residence.
    The male reportedly left a cell phone and vomit in the
    residence.

    • A Breezewood Drive man reported that someone entered
    his property and threw
    all his patio furniture into the pool.

    • A Silent Meadow Lane man reported that someone used
    his MasterCard to
    purchase $3,200 worth of plus-sized women's' clothing.

    • An Aurora Avenue man unknowingly lent his car to an
    acquaintance that
    reportedly used it to steal tools from a construction site.
    While doing so,
    the man received a call from his friend, who was heading
    to a nearby pawn
    shop.

    • A physical altercation between a 16-year-old female and
    her mother stemmed
    from the mother buying school supplies for a younger
    sibling.

    • Two 10-year-old boys tried to steal a game from a
    Thruway Plaza Drive
    business, but the manager sent them on their way. The
    boys were then seen on
    the curb outside crying, because one of their bicycles had
    been stolen.

    • A Meadowbrook Parkway female reported a neighbor
    took a bath, brushed her
    teeth and did her laundry in the complainant's pool.

    • A motorist pulled over on the Kensington Expressway
    because he dropped a
    cigarette and set his pants on fire.


    • Patrol arrested an Edson Street man who was belligerent
    and charged with
    disorderly conduct. The man was reportedly intoxicated
    and had slammed his
    front door several times, agitating neighbors. He told the
    patrol he was
    looking for his pet.

    • A man on Marlow Drive reported that 50 bottles of beer
    and a bottle of vodka
    were stolen from his garage.

    • An employee of the Buffalo Postal Community Federal
    Credit Union on Orchard
    Park Road reported coming to work and smelling an odor
    of bleach throughout
    the building.

    • Two drunken males were vomiting and arguing on the
    porch of a Winkler Road
    house over which one was more sober to drive.

    • A Cheektowaga woman reported her ex-boyfriend
    posted on Facebook that she is
    a "fat slob."


    • A West Grand resident reported his neighbor on Central
    Boulevard was
    pounding stakes into the ground at 1 a.m. The male was
    assembling a swing
    set and was advised to do it during the day.

    • A Viola Drive female reported her neighbor cut up her
    clothes.

    • Two teenage males were going door to door on
    Greenleaf Lane, asking people
    if they knew how to dance and wanted residents to come
    out and show them.

    • Two young males were knocking on doors on Garden
    Village Drive, asking
    people to donate money to charity. When asked, they
    could not identify the
    charity they represented.

    • Patrol removed a chair in the roadway on Route 400 near
    the Maple Street
    exit.

    • An Elma woman reported that a woman was giving out
    her phone number and
    information so people could harass her.

    • A dancer from a Genesee Street night club reported
    another dancer threw hot
    coffee on her.

    • A resident called to report an incident that happened
    with their new nanny,
    of only 10 days, who is from Poland and on a school study
    abroad program.
    The nanny said she was going to the library with the 4-
    year-old twins in her
    charge. Later, the resident got a call from the nanny, who
    said that she was
    lost in Cleveland, Ohio.

    • Deputies responded to a business on Transit Road to
    investigate a couple
    selling puppies out of a vehicle. The driver was cited for
    an unregistered
    and uninspected vehicle and advised not to sell items
    without the proper
    permits.

    • A vehicle was reported to be driving erratically on
    Goodrich Road. The
    driver admitted that she had been distracted by her child
    and almost went
    through the red light at County Road.

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Buddy the Book calls for the Irish' luck to run out



Buddy the Book dialed in this week, still reeling from Bishop Timon's close loss to Canisius. Among the Book's other targets were the PA announcer, the Ninja, and the South Buffalo Irish citizenry. 

He also touched on the big USC-Notre Dame game this Saturday, which I think has the potential to be the college football game of the year. Football the way it was meant to be played, between two traditional rivals on natural grass, without any juking or jiving after routine tackles or 12 yard receptions. USC could be the only thing standing between Notre Dame and their improbable run at a national championship. 
 
South Buffalo's second most famous Polish bookie (Buddy the Book) sure wasn't in a good mood when he sent in this post...

After watching last weeks Msgr. Martin championship debacle ($7.00 admission). I thought Ralph Wilson would be charging for parking. Boing! Timon lost the momentum during 4th quarter, along with field position. They also failed to cash in on turnovers that resulted in zilch.  I applaud the effort and special congrats to the fans from both schools with attendance at approximately 3,500 (if you count the ninj 3,499). I guess the PA announcer was the chief "mascot" for the Crusaders.  The key word is mascot!  

The Buddy to Buddy hits of the game go to Wellenzohn and Byrne.   Play of the game- Dougherty bomb to Vaccaro. Hits of the week will be rewarded with autographed black hi-tops from Buddy himself.
Picks of the week Detroit with 3, Washinton +3, Jets +7 over beloved Patriots, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Buddy's extra Blue Ribbon special upset alert in Saturday night's game of the year: Hell! I was talking to my good buddy Lane Kiffin during the pre-season at a Pac 10 event.  That boy can call plays- He is like an encyclopedia!  Look for USC to move the chains with ease.  The USC Trojan mascot and horse will add a special flavor to one of college footballs greatest rivals (Montana, Theisman,Golic, Horning, Brown, Allen, Garrett. Bell, Swann, Palmer, Matthews and OJ SIMPSON)! You cannot miss the upset special of the year!  USC +6 over Notre Dame.  I like USC  over the cheap "Micks" by a score of 31-21.

All hail to Alma Mater,
To thy glory we sing;
All hail to Southern California,
Loud let thy praises ring;
Where Western sky
meets Western seas
Our college stands in majesty
Sing our love to Alma Mater,
Hail, all hail to thee...


Sunday - Bills +3 over Indy, Oakland +9 over Cinn, Giants - 2.5 over Green Bay and San Fran -2 over N. Orleans.

Friday, November 23, 2012

South Buffalo police report (11/16-11/22)







11/16/2012

44

Armin

Larceny

UNK

UNK person did remove bike from porch


11/16/2012

545

Perry

Larceny

Cecil Hollingsworth

Def did run into compl house saying he was being chased, knocked over items,
took ciggs


11/16/2012

44

Sage

Burglary

POSS KNOWN

Poss known susp (Jamel Bloomquist former roommate) did enter compl home and
remove TV and DVD


11/16/2012

242

Elk

Robbery

KNOWN

Known suspect (William Shanahan of Burch) did grab $ from compl after trying
to sell ciggs


11/16/2012

2097

Seneca

Robbery

UNK

UNK w/m in green jacket did pull knife on clerk, clerk screamed, susp ran
off. Knife found on Geary street, and mask found at Weyand and Seneca


11/16/2012

438

South Park

Assault

Cecil Hollingsworth

Def arrested for making threats, and throwing rock at veh.


11/16/2012

149

Crystal

Crim poss of Marij

Christian Rodriguez

After responding to fight at address, officers found marij growing.


11/16/2012

113

Elk

Assault

Richard Wright

Def did throw object at compl and did knock down.


11/16/2012

179

Crystal

Harassment

Leo Dyer

Def did shove and harass compl.


11/16/2012



Fillmore and Clinton

Criminal Impersonation

KNOWN

Known susp (Darrell Lillard of Kermit) did use compl name after going
through red light


11/16/2012

195

Reading

Stolen Veh

UNK

RECOVERED VEH.


11/17/2012

70

Trowbridge

Assault

KNOWN

Known suspects (Amanda Steiner and AJ Zimmerman) did hold compl down and did
hit compl.


11/17/2012

1947

South Park

Assault

KNOWN

Known suspect (Billy Snell ) did steal compl cell phone and did choke compl.


11/17/2012

2406

South Park

Larceny

POSS KNOWN

Poss known susp (we have plate) did get into argument with compl, did then
rip necklace from compl.


11/17/2012

2137

Seneca

Larceny

Donald Williams

Def of 49 Woodside did steal item from store


11/17/2012

151

koester

Burglary

UNK

UNK person did take snowblower out of shed


11/17/2012

172

Woodside

Larceny Vehicle

UNK

UNK person did remove items from compl UNLOCKED vehicle


11/17/2012

153

Sheffield 

Larceny Vehicle

UNK

UNK person did remove items from compl UNLOCKED vehicle


11/17/2012

1682

Clinton

Criminal Mischief

UNK

UNK (4 b/m juiv) did break window possible in attempt to enter.


11/17/2012



Pulaski and Clinton

Assault

Joseph Wilson

Def did pull a BB gun on compl making threats.


11/17/2012

459

Perry

Harassment

Cecil Hollingsworth

Def did make threats to compl


11/17/2012

339

Germania

Assault

James Maund

Def did make threats with knife


11/17/2012

70

Trowbridge

Assault

Karianne Jindra

Def (from Sage) did knock on door, when opened did assault compl.


11/17/2012



Pembina and Hopkins

Stolen Veh

UNK

RECOVERED VEH.


11/17/2012

279

Perry

Harassment

KNOWN

Known suspect (Jonathan Fields) did kick compl door after argument


11/17/2012

27

Heussy 

Trespass

UNK

UNK w/f did enter compl property for no reason


11/18/2012

719

Bailey

Assault

Dominique Gray and Ebony McGill

Def did assault compl with object, and did steal items.


11/18/2012



South Park and Reading

Larceny

UNK

UNK person did steal beer from store


11/18/2012

1847

South Park

Larceny

Alizia Drescher

Def did steal item from compl


11/18/2012

123

Imson

Burglary

KNOWN

Known suspect (Joshua Loster of 33 Troupe) did enter compl house and did
make threats like he had gun.


11/18/2012

114

Pontiac

Burglary

UNK

UNK person did enter compl garage and did remove snow blower


11/18/2012

719

Bailey

WARRANT

Brian Rhone

Def did have warrant for VTL


11/18/2012

827

South Division

Assault

UNK

UNK person threw brick at compl and then threw one through window


11/18/2012

271

Myrtle

Criminal Mischief

Terrance Corchado

Def did make threats, threw object at veh. Also VOOP


11/18/2012

199

Orlando

Criminal Mischief

Mark Pries

Def did damage compl fence.


11/18/2012

1315

Seneca

Obstructing Govt admin

Charus Loster

Def did give officer false name during inves. He was on parole


11/18/2012

199

Orlando

False Report

Amanda O'Sullivan

Def did make false report of assault.


11/18/2012

1542

South Park

Harassment

KNOWN

Known suspect (Jessica Nowak) did grab compl face and did break glasses.


11/18/2012

33

Troupe

CPCS

Amber Kondrasky and Savannah Baker

Def were in poss of CS


11/18/2012

1947

South Park

Larceny

Billy Snell

Def arrested on previous report.


11/19/2012

104

Meriden

Burglary

Jamal Wright

Def arrested for burglary of tools


11/19/2012

670

South Ogden

Larceny

UNK

UNK w/m did enter store, take item off shelf, and did then try to say he
wanted to return same.


11/19/2012

227

Cable

Larceny

KNOWN

Known suspect (Bertman Cambridge) did choke compl, take cell phone and $


11/19/2012

205

Weiss

Criminal Mischief

Daniel Paul

Def did choke compl, and did break window.


11/19/2012

333

South Division

Criminal Mischief

Tawanda Johnson

Def did break compl v eh window


11/19/2012

178

Stevenson

Criminal Mischief

Noah Baxter

Def did damage lights


11/19/2012

1015

Seneca

CP of Hypo Instr

Joseph Lombardo

Def did have in his poss Hype instrum


11/19/2012



Roseville and Larkin

Stolen Veh

UNK

Vehicle recovered


11/19/2012

115

Abbott

Harassment

Cara McKinney and Jessie Luhr

Def did put human ext in mailbox


11/19/2012



Seneca and Unger

Harassment

Marc Alston

Def did make threats to compl and then would not let compl leave veh


11/19/2012

1986

South Park

Intimd witness

Donna Kelly

Def did make threats to compl (witness in case)


11/20/2012



Seneca and Cazenovia

Larceny

UNK

UNK person did use compl credit card after compl left it in machine


11/20/2012

66

Richfield

Larceny

UNK

UNK person did take tire from back of truck


11/20/2012

69

Vandalia

Robbery

KNOWN

Known susp did, after asking for job application, rob compl.


11/20/2012

119

Lockwood

Assault

Joseph Plandowski

Def was arrested for striking compl.


11/20/2012

41

Stevenson

Harassment

KNOWN

Known suspect (Eric Krisnosky) did make threats and did push compl onto
stairs


11/20/2012

71

Lorraine

Harassment

JUIV 

Juiv student did make threats to teacher.


11/20/2012

344

Perry

Assault

KNOWN

Known susp (Andre Tucker) did sucker punch compl.


11/20/2012

575

Fuhrmann

CPCS

Carlton Young

Def was found passed out on side of road. After further invest def was found
in poss of poss coke and marij


11/20/2012

2046

South Park

Criminal Mischief

UNK

UNK person did throw brick through window.


11/21/2012

76

Roberts

Larceny

UNK

UNK person cut wire on fence and the cut off catly conv from veh
(1700-0830hrs).


11/21/2012

65

Pries

Burglary

UNK

UNK person entered compl apt and remove items (0900-0935)


11/21/2012

438

South Park

Larceny

KNOWN

Known susp (Johnathan Rodriguez) did steal body wash from store.


11/21/2012

34

Cornelia

Larceny

KNOWN

Known susp (Diane Pires of Fairdale) did write check that bounced.


11/21/2012

97

O'Kell

Larceny

UNK

UNK person used compl credit card after leaving it at Hortons


11/21/2012

18

Altruria

Stolen Veh

N/A

Vehicle from Trowbridge was not stolen.


11/21/2012

383

Abbott

Assault

Joseph Stupak

Def was arrested for assaulting compl. Def did fight with officers.


11/21/2012

865

Elk

Assault

Laura Helmbrcht

Def did strike compl


11/21/2012

59

Weyand

Assault

Eugene Pitarek

Def did strike compl and pull compl hair


11/21/2012

137

Southside

CP of Marij

John Jones

Def was stopped for susp reg, after further inves def was found with marij


11/22/2012

255

Fenton

Trespass

UNK

UNK w/m did enter compl apt while cooking. Compl did throw plate at susp and
he ran out.


11/22/2012

101

Macamley

Burglary

UNK

UNK person did enter compl apt and did remove items.


11/22/2012

70

Bloomfield

Larceny Vehicle

UNK

UNK person did take change out of compl UNLOCKED veh


11/22/2012

89

Bloomfield

Larceny

UNK

UNK person did take landscaping rocks


11/22/2012

2133

South Park

Larceny

UNK

UNK person did call NOCO and say they were from Western Union. The susp then
tried to get cashier to deposit $ into account. He called other stores too.


11/22/2012



Junior and Dismonda

WARRANT

Santos Guzman

Def did have warrant


11/22/2012

55

Folger

Harassment

KNOWN

Known susp did push compl to floor


11/22/2012

230

Weimar 

Burglary

Michael Wagner

Def did try to get through window (did somewhat) and then did strike compl.
He ran, and officers di arrest.


11/22/2012

1847

South Park

WARRANT

Vincent Balsanto

Def arrested for warrant


11/22/2012

187

Amber

Harassment

Ray Bierwith

Def did punch compl, and did then hinder officers from making arrest.

Thursday, November 22, 2012

True story





 

One morning, my friend Joe was driving to work. He drove by the bus stop and broke the cardinal rule: He made eye contact. Everyone knows to look the other way to avoid picking up another passenger. Depending on who it is, the person on the corner may or may not be someone you want to spend the next 15 minutes of your life with. And, if you're like Joe, the person you pick up might not want to hear WHAM! blaring at 8AM as much as he does.

 So, back to the story... Joe spots an old acquaintance from high school. He knew him well enough to be cordial, but had heard through friends that the man had recently fell into some hard times with drugs and alcohol. He appeared healthy, and Joe decided to be a good Samaritan...
 
and give him a lift downtown. It's important to know that Joe doesn't partake in drugs, and rarely even drinks booze.

The guy (who has to remain nameless) was very gracious and thanked Joe several times on the way downtown. His car was in the shop and he appreciated Joe picking him up. Joe was starting to think the rumors of drug use were just that. After all, the man was speaking normal and the two discussed old times together. Joe was brought back to reality when he dropped off the guy at work. The man said, "Hey, thanks again, Joe. I owe you one. One of these days, we'll have to get together and do an 8-ball!" 

 


Yikes.



Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Political opportunist

So now that Deputy Mayor Byron Brown is on board with Abbott Rd. Councilman Chris Scamlon and State Assemblyman Mickey Paladino regarding the sports field over at Mulroy Park, it begs the question. Is the Mckinley Circle Lady still adamantly opposed to this project? I mean, we have her and her cronies (from Hamburg) on tape at the Cazenovia Library speaking out vehemently against it (But that was when the mayor told them to oppose it). Lord knows these people don't possess the ability to think for themselves. At one point, she even said, "People aren't having big families any more. The numbers are dwindling. They're not into the sports programs like they used to be."  

Our three leagues at Tosh Collins now have seven teams in each age group (21). Compare that to the four teams they had when Lou "Pinocchio" Petrucci was running the program. He ran the league the same way he ran the school board-half ass.

I suppose now that Deputy Mayor Brown is supporting the project, the Circle Lady will be, too. You know she and her hack friends will be standing right behind the mayor when they cut the ribbon. And this my friends, is why anyone with half a brain knows her and her friends in the CLIQUE are nothing more than political opportunists, always with both hands out. Takers. Give me more Urkel! Give me more!


Here she is, at the aforementioned meeting, talking about how this field is unnecessary because families in the city aren't involved in organized sports like they used to be. She even makes the claim that most families playing soccer in South Buffalo are from the suburbs. Talk about lunacy! It's right here on tape...


"If Mr. Kearns wants to take the money for Nevilly Field, he's not going to get it."






The do gooders

The 97 Rock D-Jay had his bike stolen outside his trailer in Lancaster. He is collecting donations for needy WNY families. I feel bad for him, but it's really his own fault. You can't leave a bike unlocked anywhere these days.

A pastor sleeps under a bridge every year around Thanksgiving. He's catching a bus but has to collect bottles and cans for the fare. Bah Humbug!

Did you hear someone was arrested for spitting on a Salvation Army bell ringer? Last year, someone punched out an elderly WalMart greeter on Christmas Eve. It's good to know the Christmas spirit is alive and well in WNY.

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Hostess closing?


 



It's hard to believe people think Americans' priorities are mixed up these days. Israel and Palestine shot missiles at each other all weekend, and the only thing you hear people talking about are Twinkies and Ho-Ho's possibly going off the market. In fact, most Western New Yorkers think the Gaza Strip is a shopping mall in Niagara Falls.

I don't believe for a second that Hostess is going out of business. There is no way Americans would ever let that happen. The only way products disappear is if people don't crave them any longer. And in case you didn't hear, people are stocking up on these products like (cue the alliteration) bread before a blizzard in Buffalo.

I'm not usually a conspiracy theorist, but I believe more is at play here than a simple managerial/worker dispute. Unless the owners are trying to bust the union and start over. People are so desperate for jobs in this country, they are willing to work for lower wages and no benefits. (*see Buffalo China). 

One thing is for sure: It says here the absence of Twinkies, Ho-Ho's, and Ding Dongs will be short lived. Americans are counting on them to expand their waistlines. Now, if someone told me the local newspaper was on it's last leg, I'd believe it. Our leaders want nothing more than an uneducated electorate. Here's an old Twinkie commercial from the 1950's Howdy Doody Show. I really envy Buffalo Bob Smith and wish I had the opportunity to pitch products. Maybe 10,000 readers from now?...




Food stores cleaned out of Twinkies after closing announced: Brand loyalty?

Friday, November 16, 2012

Public service message?


I had to laugh when I saw the billboard on South Park and Bailey the other day: "Congratulations Congressman Brian Higgins". As if we actually live in a Democracy and Higgins has ever been anything but a product of the corrupt local Political Insiders Club.

North Korea's Kim Jong II, the son of the recently deceased dictator, is more representative of Democratic government than the entitled Higgins.

As a young 20 something, Brian Higgins was transferred to a South Buffalo apartment from his Elma home, so he could be GIVEN a seat on the Buffalo Common Council. So much for democracy. Then, after losing the County Comptroller election to Nancy Naples, Higgins didn't have to go work for a company. He was GIVEN a no-show job with the Erie County Legislature. After winning his seat in Congress, Higgins was GIVEN a district with virtually no Republicans, ensuring no legitimate competition for the next 75 years.

Congressman Brian Higgins represents the South Buffalo CLIQUE at it's finest. He's never held a private sector job in his life. Congratulations? Can someone please tell me what we're congratulating him for? Has anyone seen the population loss data for this area from 1987 to the present? The current Congress is widely regarded as the most ineffective in history. Career politicians like Higgins have done NOTHING to keep young people in this region or promote private sector growth. This billboard is a joke, placed by obvious sycophants looking to gain favor with an entrenched incumbent.

If you look at the small print at the bottom of it, it says "a Public Service Message" from the Outdoor Advertisers of America. I always thought public service meant anti drug messages or pictures of missing children. Congratulating an entrenched politician? Hardly public service. This advertising company should be charged with Pandering.

South Bflo police report (11/9-11/16)




11/12/2012

90

Abbott

Burglary

UNK

UNK person did throw brick through window, and did then remove items
(1620-0755hrs)


11/13/2012

534

Abbott

Harassment

KNOWN

Known susp did make threats after his veh was towed for parking in reserved
spot.


11/10/2012

565

Abbott

Disorderly Conduct

Joseph Tunis

Def was abusive to security at hospital and to officers..yelling, etc.


11/13/2012



Abbott and Dorrance

Harassment

Steven Roahuer

Def did swing bat at compl in road rage incident


11/13/2012

241

Alabama

Criminal Mischief

UNK

UNK person did break window of veh. And did slash tires.


11/15/2012

52

Alamo

Burglary

POSS KNOWN

Poss known suspect (James Maund) did break into compl apt and ransack
(nothing taken)


11/14/2012

209

Amber

Criminal Mischief

KNOWN

Known susp did break window of veh


11/14/2012

370

Babcock

Larceny Vehicle

UNK

UNK person did break veh window and remove numerous tools left in open
(0715-0730hrs)


11/9/2012

44

Boone

Assault

Gary Sullivan

DEF ARRESTED ON PREVIOUS REPORTED INCIDENT


11/11/2012

1937

Clinton

Stolen Veh

UNK

UNK person did steal compl white 4 door olds.


11/14/2012



Clinton and babcock

Assault

UNK

UNK juiv jumped and beat up compl.


11/14/2012



Clinton and Barnard

Assault

Daron Lipscomb

ARREST ON PREVIOUS REPORT


11/14/2012



Clinton and South Ogden

Robbery

Daron Lipscomb

PREVIOUS CALL arrest


11/10/2012

4

Dole

Stolen Veh

Jose Correa and Edgar Morales

Def did steal compl veh, and did have in poss pills.


11/13/2012

71

Downing

Burglary

KNOWN

Known susp did drag compl from apt, and did then attack compl


11/11/2012

63

Edgewood

Criminal Mischief

Austin Cleary

Def did make threats, and did then damage compl property.


11/14/2012

28

Fairview

Burglary

UNK

UNK person entered basement and removed items.


11/10/2012

47

Folger

Burglary

UNK

UNK person did enter compl apt and did remove items


11/14/2012

1

Fulton

Disorderly Conduct

Sharon Ross

Def was intox in casino, refused to leave, and then refused to leave when
officers arrived.


11/9/2012

31

Gorski

Assault

Joseph Somtherman

Def did throw item at compl


11/11/2012

38

Harvey

Trespass

Cynthia Gause

Def did refuse to leave property and did poss crack.


11/9/2012

674

Hopkins

Assault

Gary Sullivan

DEF did stab compl on back of neck with knife


11/10/2012

716

Hopkins

Criminal Mischief

Bradley Hickok

Def did destroy compl fence.


11/9/2012

722

Hopkins

Obstructing Govt admin

Gary Sullivan

DEF ARRESTED ON PREVIOUS REPORTED INCIDENT


11/9/2012



Hopkins and Pembina

Stolen Veh

UNK

UNK person took compl veh when compl ran into the store with car running.


11/13/2012

51

Imson

Assault

Kerri O'Sullivan

Def did make threats with knife


11/9/2012

78

Juniata

Harassment

KNOWN

Known susp (Kim Beamish of Altruria) did make threats


11/11/2012

625

McKinley

Obstructing Govt admin

Robyn Witczak

Def did attempt to run from officers by jumping out 2nd floor window and
broke ankle (had warrant)


11/13/2012

206

Melrose

Larceny

KNOWN

Known susp did take item out of box.


11/10/2012

52

Mount Vernon

Assault

Lisa Beyers

Def did strike compl in face


11/9/2012

44

Parkview

Burglary

UNK

UNK entered compl apt and removed computer.


11/15/2012

43

Peru

Larceny Vehicle

UNK

UNK person did enter compl UNLOCKED veh and did remove leather jacket and
wallet


11/11/2012

57

Pierce

Larceny Vehicle

UNK

UNK person did remove items from compl UNLOCKED veh


11/9/2012

137

Pierce

Stolen Veh

UNK

UNK person did steal compl veh


11/10/2012

17

Pomona

Assault

KNOWN

Known susp (Horace Roberts) did strike compl and was in VOOP.


11/11/2012

38

Sage

Larceny

UNK

UNK person did take compl bike


11/11/2012

1996

Seneca

Assault

Richard Stebbins

Def did strike compl several times 


11/9/2012



Seneca and Knoerl

Larceny

KNOWN

Known susp did take compl wallet


11/11/2012



Seneca and Maurice

Assault

Abimael Cirino-Rivera

Def did make threats with gun to compl, then fired shot into veh. Def did
try to strike police veh when he tried to run from scene (def lives on
Shepard street)


11/11/2012

101

Sirret

Burglary

Jeremeah Krzeminski

Def did steal items from compl house


11/11/2012



Smith and Perry

Poss of Marij and V&T

Joseph Bonner and Charles Davis

Def did violate V&T and were in poss of Marij


11/10/2012



South Division and Lord

Assault

Nicole Edwards

Def did mace compl after verbal argument


11/14/2012

471

South Ogden

Assault

Andrew Miller

Def did punch, kick and choke compl.


11/11/2012

1510

South Park

Forgery

KNOWN

Known susp (Charles Dobucki of St Louis Place) did change date and amount of
check and did then cash.


11/14/2012

1586

South Park

Larceny

POSS KNOWN

Poss known person did remove item from shelf, now on sale on-line.


11/12/2012

1866

South Park

Burglary

POSS KNOWN

Poss known susp (James Thompson) did break into compl apt and did remove
Marij plants (REALLY!!!)


11/11/2012

1909

South Park

Larceny

POSS KNOWN

Poss known (have lead) did steal items from store and fled in black ford.


11/13/2012

1951

South Park

Criminal Mischief

POSS KNOWN

Poss known susp did break window of compl veh.


11/13/2012

1971

South Park

Larceny

UNK JUIV

Unk juvenile did steal candy from 7-11 then ran


11/13/2012

1977

South Park

Leaving Scene

Kim Queffelec

Def did hit parked car, took off, and was found driving drunk.


11/14/2012

2133

South Park

Larceny

UNK

UNK person ran out of store with beer, broke on ground while running away.


11/13/2012

80

Stevenson

Harassment

KNOWN

Known susp does text and call compl.


11/14/2012

198

Stevenson

Burglary

POSS KNOWN

Poss known person did remove items from basement while other tenant was
moving in.


11/9/2012

64

Turner

Fraud

UNK

UNK company send compl check in return for a check sent to them.


11/11/2012

51

Van Rensselaer

Burglary

POSS KNOWN

Poss known susp (have lead) entered compl apt and started removing items


11/13/2012

77

Whitfield 

Burglary

UNK

UNK person did enter compl apt and did remove items.


11/12/2012

96

Woodside

Criminal Mischief

UNK

UNK susp did shoot out window of veh with BB gun