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TAILGATING: Officers on the strategic violence reduction unit patrolling the 2600 block of Pine Avenue at 6:04 p.m. Friday observed a Chevy Impala tailgating another car and executed a traffic stop. The driver, a Pine Avenue woman, was ticketed for following too closely, operating with a suspended registration, no insurance and aggravated unlicensed operation.
REDLIGHT RUNNER: Police on patrol at 12:45 Friday observed a vehicle run a redlight on Pine Avenue and was stopped. As the officer approached the car, the driver said “I know Zack Law” a reference to a Falls cop. Officer Law was contacted and suggested the suspect was using his brother’s name, which was true. A crack pipe and lighter were found in the suspect’s pocket. He was charged with moving from a lane unsafely, speed not reasonable and prudent, passing a redlight, aggravated unlicensed operation and operating without a license.
PETIT LARCENY: Police were called to Target on Niagara Falls Boulevard at about 4:30 p.m. Friday where a Youngstown woman was detained and charged with trying to leave the store without paying for goods valued at $264.20.
FIGHT: Police were called to a residence in the 700 block of 19th Street for a report of a man with a knife. There was a commotion and a number of people engaged in a dispute. A man at the center of a hullabaloo refused to calm down and took a swing at someone. Police took him to the ground and into custody on charges of resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration.
