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SHOPLIFTER: Police were called to Walmart at about 10:38 a.m. Saturday for a report of a shoplifter. A 7th Street woman was charged with petit larceny.
SHOPLIFTER: Police were called to Walmart at about 2:30 p.m. Saturday for a report of a shoplifter. A 7th Street woman was charged with petit larceny.
ROBBERY: At about 2:30 p.m. Saturday, police were called to an address in the 500 block of 26th Street for a report of a robbery. The victim told them he purchased a Playstation 3 on Facebook Marketplace for $230. The seller showed him the game unit, grabbed his cash, ran away and fled in a waiting vehicle. The victim provided police make, model and partial license plate. Other officers identified the vehicle on Niagara Street, identified the suspect, took them into custody and brought the suspect and driver back to the scene. The victim identified who ripped him off. The suspect was charged with 4th degree grand larceny.
DWI: An officer driving west on Niagara Falls Boulevard over the 56th Street bridge observed a vehicle speeding west near 47th Street at 66 mph. The officer executed a U-turn and tried tried to initiate a traffic stop. It was 9:49 p.m. Saturday. The driver turned fast on 47th Street and ran the stop sign at Packard Road before turning north on New Road. The 2013 Audi A-4 headed into the CSX Railyard passing 4 no trespassing signs before coming to rest in a copse of trees. Officers drew weapons and acquired a target. The suspect did not respond or did not understand officers and put his right hand by his side asking officers if they “wanted to shoot him because he was a white man.” The suspect refused to comply but eventually was taken into custody after being asked to crawl out of the passenger side of the crashed Audi at Taser-point. The suspect had a license revoked since 1990 for refusal to submit to chemical test. The suspect was charged with reckless endangerment, fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle, reckless driving, moving from a lane unsafely, failure to obey a traffic control device, driving left of pavement markings, improper right turn, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, speeding, aggravated unlicensed operation 1 and 2, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and drugs while with a suspended license, operating with an improper license, failure to stop at a stop sign, criminal trespass on a railroad right of way, driving while intoxicated and passing a redlight. Three high-powered air rifles were recovered from the vehicle.
