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• Lovejoy store owner apologizes for Facebook rant

  20-08-2015 23:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, NY (WIVB)- He admits he said it in anger, and only directed it at some in the neighborhood.
  Ahmed Alshami has owned the IGA Community Express at the corner of Ludington and Davey Streets for about two years and says he does a good business.
  Now he has a new message for some in the community who he didn’t mean to offend. “I want to apologize to all the good people.”
  Alshami says his message to people who he believes are unjustly trying to shut his store down when he pos
  
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• NLRB denies Northwestern football players right to unionize

  20-08-2015 23:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y.(WIVB)- Monday’s unanimous ruling by the National Labor Relations Board surprised a lot of people in the collegiate sports world.
  The decision overturned the ruling of the NLRB’s Chicago office, thus denying Northwestern football players the right to unionize.
  The NLRB has jurisdiction over Northwestern, a private university, but it doesn’t have any power over the state schools that make up the rest of the Big 10.
  Part of the Board’s rationale stated tha
  
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• Former UB athlete weighs-in on Northwestern ruling

  20-08-2015 23:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y.(WIVB)- Monday’s unanimous ruling by the National Labor Relations Board surprised a lot of people in the collegiate sports world.
  The decision overturned the ruling of the NLRB’s Chicago office, thus denying Northwestern football players the right to unionize.
  The NLRB has jurisdiction over Northwestern, a private university, but it doesn’t have any power over the state schools that make up the rest of the Big 10.
  Part of the Board’s rationale stated tha
  
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• Caitlyn Jenner could face manslaughter in crash, police say

  20-08-2015 23:38 via wivb.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sheriff’s investigators will present evidence to prosecutors for a vehicular manslaughter charge against Caitlyn Jenner for her role in a fatal car crash last February, officials said Thursday.
  Investigators found that Jenner was driving “unsafe for the prevailing road conditions” when her SUV rear-ended a Lexus, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Nicole Nishida said.
  Jenner was hauling an off-road vehicle on a trailer behind her
  
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• Man charged with recent M&T Bank robbery in Niagara Falls

  20-08-2015 23:29 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — With the help of the public, Niagara Falls police captured a man who they say is responsible for a Tuesday bank robbery.
  Police captured Joel S. Zsebehazy on Thursday afternoon; Niagara Falls police say he submitted without incident. Officials released Zsebehazy’s photo after security cameras allegedly caught him on camera while robbing the Niagara Falls M&T Bank on Main Street.
  During the bank robbery, police say Zsebehazy didn’t brandish
  
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• David Sweat processed following arraignment, not guilty plea

  20-08-2015 23:12 via wivb.com
  
  PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WIVB) — In his first appearance in court since his time in the hospital, David Sweat faced arraignment in court.
  Sweat, who escaped from Clinton County’s maximum security prison in early June, has been recovering from gunshot wounds incurred upon his capture by New York State Police.
  The escaped inmate, and his partner in crime Richard Matt, tipped off a massive manhunt that cost more than $22 million in manpower alone. For the first time since his capture, Sw
  
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• Buffalo hospital prepares for baby boom 9 months after storm

  20-08-2015 22:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Snowed in and scrambling during a freak storm in November, Mary Ann Murphy predicted there would be another flurry of activity in, oh, about nine months, at the Buffalo hospital where she’s in charge of maternity services.
  Sure enough, a mini baby boom has begun and hospital officials say they expect to deliver about 250 babies before August is through, up from the usual 200 or so.
  “Several months ago, I looked at our nurse manager and said: ‘We bette
  
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• Killer deal: ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ house up for sale

  20-08-2015 22:36 via wivb.com
  
  PERRYOPOLIS, Pa. (AP) — Celebrate your purchase of this lovely four-bedroom Victorian with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.
  The house that was used as the home of psychotic killer Buffalo Bill in the 1991 film “The Silence of the Lambs” is up for sale.
  The production crew took six weeks to turn the 3-story house into the squalid home of the killer played by Ted Levine. A film crew spent three days shooting in the foyer and dining room of the home near Perryopolis, about 30 m
  
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• FBI names new special agent in charge in Buffalo

  20-08-2015 21:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo’s FBI field office has kept busy, between monitoring and making arrests on terrorist threats, monitoring local security and more.
  With recent successes, like the capturing and indictment of alleged ISIL sympathizer Arafat Nagi, the FBI has brought in a new special agent to head up the field office.
  The FBI’s national press office announced the promotion of Adam Cohen as the special agent in charge. He comes to Buffalo from his previous role a
  
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• Skelos daughter-in-law arrested in family dispute

  20-08-2015 20:52 via wivb.com
  
  ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. (AP) — The daughter-in-law of former state Senate leader Dean Skelos has been arrested following a dispute at her Long Island home.
  An attorney for Ann Marie Skelos said Thursday that she pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor charges of attempted criminal mischief and criminal mischief in Nassau County District Court. She was released without bail.
  Skelos is the wife of Adam Skelos.
  He and his father pleaded not guilty earlier this year to federal corr
  
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• Jury ends Kingsmen trial, finds Andre Jenkins guilty of killing two local bikers

  20-08-2015 20:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — On the second day of deliberation, a jury found Florida biker Andre Jenkins guilty of an execution-style murder in which he killed two local bikers.
  Families of two victims rejoiced in court following the decision to convict Jenkins of the murders of Paul Maue and Daniel Szymanski in early September of 2014. The jury reached a verdict just after 2:30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon in Niagara County Court. A judge announced each of the verdicts, finding the Flor
  
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• NYC identifies source of deadly Legionnaires’ disease

  20-08-2015 20:39 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York City health officials have identified a Bronx hotel as the source of a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease.
  Health Commissioner Mary Bassett said Thursday that tests matched the strain of Legionnaires’-causing bacteria in a rooftop air-conditioning unit at the Opera House Hotel with a strain found in 25 patients. Some of them died.
  The South Bronx outbreak began last month. Twelve patients have died, and more than 100 others were sickened.
  The bact
  
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• O'Reilly's hearing adjourned until September 10

  20-08-2015 20:13
  
  Ryan O'Reilly scheduled to appear in London court Thursday        
  
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• AP Sources: Bills contract talks with Dareus at a standstill

  20-08-2015 20:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Negotiations have reached a standstill in the Buffalo Bills’ bid to sign defensive tackle Marcell Dareus to a long-term contract, two people familiar with the talks told The Associated Press on Thursday.
  Both people spoke on the condition of anonymity because the negotiations are private.
  One person said the sides haven’t exchanged offers in a few weeks, raising concerns that a deal won’t be completed before the start of the season in three weeks. The
  
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• With security concerns satisfied, Gus Macker set to tip off in Grand Island

  20-08-2015 20:03 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — After months of uncertainty, the Gus Macker finally has a home — at least for 2015.
  The popular basketball tournament, which is set to tip off in just nine days, only got the final confirmation from the Grand Island Town Board on Thursday. The board wanted the tournament’s organizer to create a clear plan for security before giving the final blessing over the event.
  The Gus Macker has previously played in Buffalo and at Darien Lake.
  Over 260 tea
  
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• Sabres center O’Reilly’s court date pushed back a month

  20-08-2015 19:47 via wivb.com
  
  LONDON, ONTARIO (WIVB) — Although a judge scheduled one of Buffalo’s newest hockey standouts to appear in court on Thursday, his hearing is now postponed for another month.
  Ryan O’Reilly, a new Buffalo Sabres center, is facing charges of driving while ability impaired and failure to remain at the scene of an accident after striking a Tim Hortons restaurant in London, Ontario.
  Police who responded to the accident on July 9 say they pieced together the accident with the help
  
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• VIDEO: SPCA investigates pet sitter shown choking, slamming dog to ground

  20-08-2015 17:58 via wivb.com
  
  BURLINGAME, CA (KRON) — Some disturbing video shows a pet sitter jerking a dog by the neck and slamming that dog to the ground.
  The video is hard to watch. You can see the woman, allegedly the owner of a dog sitting business in Burlingame, lift the dog up by the neck, and then take a few steps with the dog dangling in the air.
  Then, you see her slam the dog to the ground, and slap the cowering dog multiple times.
  This happened on July 30, authorities said. The video was shot by a neig
  
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• Former President Carter says cancer has spread to brain

  20-08-2015 16:10 via wivb.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter announced Thursday that he will begin radiation treatment on cancer that is on multiple spots on his brain.
  “I get my first radiation treatment for the melanoma in my brain this afternoon,” Carter said during a news conference where he talked openly about his cancer and how he would cut back on his work with the Carter Center.
  Carter, appearing in a dark blazer, red tie and jeans and surrounded by friends and family, said at first he
  
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• Multiple arrests made during Chris Brown concert at Darien Lake

  20-08-2015 15:41 via wivb.com
  
  DARIEN CENTER, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Genesee County Sheriff’s Department made multiple arrests and issued several appearance tickets during and after the Chris Brown concert at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center Wednesday evening.
  Matthew Norton, 22, of Evan Mills, NY was arrested for harassment in the second degree after allegedly punching a security officer in the face.  Norton was arraigned in Darien Court and remanded to jail in lieu of $750 bail.
  Mark Donahue, 36 of Sanborn was
  
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• Touring St. John Fisher With Bills & Sabres President

  20-08-2015 15:25
  
  Russ Brandon reflects on success with the Bills, future of the Sabres, and his old college days at St. John Fisher        
  
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• Woman who claims she turned in ex-Subway spokesman reveals her identity

  20-08-2015 15:03 via wivb.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – The woman who claims to have tipped off the FBI of ex-Subway spokesman Jared Fogle’s actions has identified herself.
  Rochelle Herman claims she is one of the witnesses who tipped off federal authorities. The Florida woman says she befriended Fogle during a trip he took to Sarasota years ago.
  She told a reporter that, to her, Fogle is a monster.
  “He’s is a monster. I’m numb. I’m shocked. I’m relieved most of all. He just found comfor
  
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• Students prepare for jobs in the Solar Energy field

  20-08-2015 14:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Miguel Colon grew up in Buffalo, and graduated from McKinley High School’s Career and Technical Education program in 2015. While some of his high school peers are trying to find ways to pay for college, he’s getting ready to make money as an electrician.
  “Not everybody has the money to pay for one of these big end colleges, so vocational is basically the same thing as a college, except, you know, you get paid”, said Colon about
  
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• No charges in case of baby locked in hotel room safe

  20-08-2015 13:58 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (WIVB) — Niagara Falls Police say that an American family will not face charges in the case of a baby locked in a safe in a Niagara Falls hotel.
  Police said they were concerned because the family left the Howard Johnson Hotel on Victoria Avenue before authorities arrived Tuesday. Police confirm there was a language barrier that caused a miscommunication.
  The family told police they asked the hotel staff to unlock the safe immediately after an older child locked the b
  
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• 3 killed, 4 injured in drive-by shooting in Rochester

  20-08-2015 09:29 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police are investigating a deadly shooting on Genesee Street. Three people were killed and four others injured.Rochester Police said it happened as a basketball game was letting out at the Boys and Girls Club. One or more people were reportedly in the car involved in the drive-by.
  There was a large crowd after the game. Police said it does not appear the game was part of the violence.
  Follow News 4’s Brittni Smallwood for the latest updates.
  
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• 3 killed, 4 injured in drive-by shooting at Rochester Boys & Girls Club

  20-08-2015 09:29 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP Modified) — Police say a gunman shot into a crowd after a basketball game outside of a Boys & Girls Club in Rochester, killing three people and wounding four others.
  The drive-by shooting happened late Wednesday on Genesee St. in Rochester. Police say there was no problem at the club before the shooting.
  Officials have not yet released the names of the victims. Police say the injured, all males in their 20s, have gunshot wounds that don’t appear to be life-thr
  
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• Proposal would require lactation rooms at NYS airports

  20-08-2015 05:36
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Only 8 percent of airports across the nation provide lactation rooms for nursing moms. A proposal would require New York State airports to provide this private space.        
  
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• Regal Cinemas performing security checks on bags

  20-08-2015 04:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – At Regal Cinema Theaters across the country signs went up in the past couple weeks, reading, “For the safety and comfort of all our guests, backpacks and bags of any kind are subject to inspection prior to entry.”
  It’s a new security measure to keep guns and knives out of theaters and to keep movie patrons safe, in response to recent violence inside some movie theaters.
  “I think it’s a good idea,” said Johnny Alvarez, “becaus
  
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• Regal Cinemas are checking bags now

  20-08-2015 04:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) At Regal Cinema Theaters across the country the signs went up in the past couple weeks, reading “For the safety and comfort of all our guests, backpacks and bags of any kind are subject to inspection prior to entry.”
  It’s a new security measures to keep guns and knives out, in response to recent violence inside some movie theaters.
  “I think it’s a good idea” said Johnny Alvarez, “because you never know who’s coming in or who go
  
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• Ambulance shortage at Darien Lake concert

  20-08-2015 04:42
  
  There was a shortage of ambulances Wednesday night in Genesee County due to the high demand for them at Darien Lake.        
  
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• Massive hole opens at site of 2013 sinkhole that swallowed man

  20-08-2015 02:59 via wivb.com
  
  SEFFNER, FL (WFLA) — The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office says a 20-foot sinkhole has re-opened in the ground at 240 Faithway Drive in Seffner. That is the same location in Seffner where a massive sinkhole opened up in 2013, swallowing a home and killing resident Jeffrey Bush as he slept in his bedroom.View of Seffner sinkhole from Eagle 8 (WFLA)Crews were never able to retrieve Bush’s body and the home was demolished a short time after. The land has been cleared in that lo
  
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• Cell phone providers phasing out contract plans

  20-08-2015 02:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WWLP) – The way consumers buy a new cell phone is changing. Two-year contracts are going the way of the dinosaur.
  In the past a customer would sign a contract that locked them into a certain provider, and in return, get a discounted price for a new phone. Not anymore. Contracts are out. Financing and leasing are in.
  “It all depends on whether the plan itself is cheaper if it includes a phone subsidy. If the plan is cheaper and you get to bring your own phone then it wo
  
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• Alleged Wheatfield bomb builder returns to court

  20-08-2015 02:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — For the first time since he left the hospital, a man whose leg needed amputation after an explosion returned to court to face federal charges of building bombs.
  Michael O’Neill and his defense appeared in court Wednesday at the order of a judge after failing to appear in court on Tuesday. The 45-year-old Wheatfield man has been indicted on federal charges of making a destructive device in his stepfather’s garage.
  Police say he caused a small explosio
  
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• Hamburg man charged with driving drunk twice over legal limit

  20-08-2015 02:30 via wivb.com
  
  LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — A well-being check on the side of the I-90 led to charges of drinking and driving on Wednesday night for a local man.
  Police say they stopped near Lancaster on the I-90 to check on a potentially disabled car and found Jason M. Pischka, 39, behind the wheel. They say after talking to him, they realized he drove under the influence of alcohol.
  While testing his sobriety, police say he registered a .18 percent blood alcohol content on a breathalyzer test —
  
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• Competition heats up at 43 North

  20-08-2015 02:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A competition to help those with bright ideas make them a reality is heating up in the Queen City.
  Part of the Buffalo Billion initiative, 43 North is holding a competition for those with great business ideas. The competition starts with 3,000 contestants, but judges have whittled the contestant pool down to just 110 semi-finalists.
  Entrepreneurs are fighting for what’s at stake — $5 million in cash prizes and free incubator space for a year.
  The win
  
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• Senator Schumer visits Solar City

  20-08-2015 02:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The success of a project with a lot of tax breaks has piqued the interest of New York’s senior senator.
  Senator Chuck Schumer visited Solar City on Wednesday, calling for additional funding and better tax credits for solar projects. According to Schumer, current regulations prevent businesses and residents from reaping the benefits of solar energy.
  Once Solar City is completed, it is expected to be one of the largest manufacturers of solar panels in the wo
  
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• Leaving a pet in a hot car can mean jail time

  20-08-2015 01:09 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB)- A Chicago man is in trouble with the law for leaving his dog locked inside his hot car in Niagara Falls.
  Temperatures climbed on Monday when an employee of the Quality Inn & Suites called police to report a distressed dog in a car. The car was parked in the hotel’s lot on First Street.
  “Windows in the car were up except for the driver’s side front window, which was down not even an inch,” said Officer David Bower.
  Bower said a Chihuahu
  
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• New developments in Elmwood Village keeping millennials in mind

  20-08-2015 00:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Elmwood Village is a hot spot right now for development. Restaurants, shops and housing options popping up in the area with one demographic in mind – millennials.
  Millennials are described as the 18 to 34-year-olds who are now one of the largest growing populations in Buffalo and Erie County. With that in mind, the city and certain parts of it are aiming their redevelopment toward millennials needs and wants.
  “Young people want to live in neighbo
  
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• Hochul: Epps a ‘cunning and devious,’ killer

  20-08-2015 00:38 via wivb.com
  
   
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Comparing the case to Al Capone, a notorious killer famously taken off the streets on an unrelated federal charge, U.S. Attorney William Hochul said it took a federal insurance fraud charge to get killer Ronald Epps off the streets of greater Buffalo.
  Here’s the catch, though: although Epps was never charged with murder, U.S. Attorneys had to prove he killed his fiancé, Angela Moss, in order to collect on her life insurance policy — which ki
  
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• Federal fraud laws used to convict Orchard Park killer

  20-08-2015 00:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Comparing the case to Al Capone, a notorious killer famously taken off the streets on an unrelated federal charge, U.S. Attorney William Hochul said it took a federal insurance fraud charge to get killer Ronald Epps off the streets of greater Buffalo.
  The catch, though is that although Epps was never charged with murder, U.S. Attorneys had to prove he killed his fiancé, Angela Moss, 39, in order to collect on her life insurance policy.
  The insurance kicked in
  
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• WNY women talk about the “little pink pill”

  20-08-2015 00:29 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y.(WIVB)- After years of debate, the FDA gave the green light to the “little pink pill” Tuesday.
  Addyi, manufactured by Sprout Pharmaceuticals, is aimed at pre-menopausal women to help treat Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder, or lack of sexual desire.
  About 30 percent of adult women struggle with it.
  Many are calling Addyi the female Viagra, which has been on the market for more than a decade, but Dr. Brian Rambarran of Western New York Urology Associates said the two
  
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• Niagara Falls cab driver resists robbery, is shot in the back

  20-08-2015 00:25 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y (WIVB) – Niagara Falls Police are investigating the shooting of a cab driver.
  They say he was shot through the back seat after a black male and a white male entered his La Salle taxi and attempted to rob him.
  The driver resisted and was then shot.
  The La Salle cab’s independent owners say he then hit the gas after feeling a “sting.”
  “Took off at a high rate of speed,” said Dana Carr, Sr. “They were still in the back seat of the car. Th
  
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• Police search for Williamsville graffiti vandal

  20-08-2015 00:24 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — A series of large, damaging graffiti paintings plague several Williamsville surfaces after a crime spree in the Buffalo suburb.
  Police say they’re searching for suspects who used spray paint to tag and draw on a variety of items, including sidewalks, dumpsters and garages. Now police are asking for the public’s help in figuring out who did it.
  Thanks to a security camera, police captured a picture of a vehicle they believe the suspected gr
  
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