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Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Yahoo
Customs officers recover stolen firearm from man trying to avoid inspections at Peace Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Peace Bridge border crossing recovered a firearm stolen from Florida on Tuesday. CBP officers said a U.S citizen driving a vehicle with New York plates had made a U-turn on the bridge and appeared to be attempting to avoid the inspection process. Contact with the vehicle was made and a loaded firearm was secured from the driver, who was subsequently escorted to secondary for further inspection. During further investigation, the firearm was listed in National Crime Information Center (NCIC) as stolen out of Tarpon Springs, Florida. 'Our officers continue to remain dedicated and vigilant, enforcement focused, and committed to ensuring the safety of our community,' said Acting Port Director Sharon Swiatek. 'I'm proud of their efforts to remove stolen weapons from our streets, potentially preventing any number of dangerous situations.' After processing and confirming the stolen weapon, the driver was turned over to the Buffalo Police Department to face charges of criminal possession of a loaded firearm.
National Post
16-06-2025
- National Post
U.S. man drives into Canada by mistake, gets busted with 78 pounds of pot on the way back
A U.S. man who accidentally crossed the border into Canada was arrested when he turned around and came back after authorities found 78 pounds of illegal marijuana in his supposedly empty vehicle. Article content The man, driving a rented truck, was following directions on his mobile phone that were leading him into Canada 'unknowingly' via the Peace Bridge border between Fort Erie., Ont. and Buffalo, N.Y, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Article content Article content A more thorough inspection was ordered, and it found those boxes contained 60 vacuum-sealed packages of marijuana, which CBP said has a street value of roughly US$230,000 (CAD$312,000). Article content Article content He was taken into custody and later turned over to Buffalo police, who are expected to charge him with criminal possession of cannabis. Article content 'Our dedicated CBP officers continue to perform their jobs at the highest levels,' Area Port Director Gaetano Cordone said in a press release. Article content 'Their training and experience help to keep our communities safe from these illegal narcotics.' Article content The accused's crossing may have been unintentional, but according to Statistics Canada, the number of U.S.-resident trips to Canada by vehicle was down 8.4 per cent from a year ago in May compared to the year prior. Article content
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Yahoo
Buffalo Police investigating threat at Amherst St. Wegmans
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Police are investigating a threat that was made to the Wegmans on Amherst Street, a Buffalo Police spokesperson said. There was a heavy police presence at the store on Sunday night, and officials said that the store was evacuated 'out of an abundance of caution.' The investigation is ongoing at this time. This is a developing story, and we will update as more information becomes available. *** Mark Ludwiczak joined the News 4 team in 2024. He is a veteran journalist with two decades of experience in Buffalo. You can follow him online at @marklud12. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Yahoo
Pulaski County man dies in three-vehicle car crash
PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. — A 54-year-old man has died following a car crash involving three vehicles in Richland, Missouri on Monday morning. According to the crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the car crash occurred on Highway 133 around 8 a.m. near Rawlins Road. A 19-year-old man was driving a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado when he struck a 67-year-old man driving a 2015 Toyota Tacoma. The report says the 19-year-old man then stuck a 2005 Chrysler Town and Country driven by a 54-year-old man, causing both vehicles to travel off of the left side of the roadway. Buffalo Police warns public about DMV scams The 54-year-old man crashed into multiple trees, as the 19-year-man struck a tree, the report says. The 54-year-old man was pronounced deceased on the scene. This is Troop I's seventh fatality in 2025. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Yahoo
Niagara County DA brings charges against Erie County Sheriff's narcotics unit chief
LOCKPORT — The chief of the Erie County Sheriff's Office narcotics unit has been charged with three vehicle and traffic law violations in connection with an accident that occurred one year ago in Buffalo. The charges were issued by Buffalo Police at the direction of Niagara County District Attorney Brian Seaman, who has been appointed a special prosecutor overseeing the crash investigation. 'Today, at my office's request, the Buffalo Police Department issued three vehicle and traffic citations to Daniel J. Granville for incidents occurring on April 11, 2024. Mr. Granville is charged with three counts of leaving the scene of a property damage accident without reporting,' Seaman said in a statement released Friday afternoon. Seaman said his office 'continues to investigate this matter.' But, he said, 'There will be no further comment at this time.' Shortly after Granville was charged, Buffalo police announced that five of their officers had been placed on administrative leave in connection with an internal departmental investigation into their handling of Granville's accident. Granville's sister-in-law, Buffalo Police Lt. Lucia Esquilin, was reportedly called from outside her patrol zone to the crash scene and signed off on some of the officer reports of the incident. Granville, known in the sheriff's office as 'D.J.,' was driving an Erie County-owned pickup when he slammed into six parked vehicles, and damaged a seventh vehicle, at 11:38 p.m. April 11, 2024 on Buffalo's West Side. WIVB-TV has reported that Granville was on duty at the time of the crashes, which stretched over two separate streets. At that time, Buffalo Police officers investigating the crash issued Granville a ticket for driving the wrong way on a one-way street. That charge was later reduced by Buffalo city prosecutors to a jaywalking violation. Erie County Court Judge Sheila DiTullio tapped Seaman as a special prosecutor for the case because a relative of Granville is employed by the Erie County District Attorney's Office. Buffalo police have said they are 'cooperating with Seaman's office.' In a statement released by Buffalo Police Commissioner Alphonso Wright, the department said placing the five officers on leave 'does not imply guilt or wrongdoing by any of the officers.'
