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• Local man charged with breaking into his neighbor’s house, punching him

  19-10-2015 23:25 via wivb.com
  
  PERRY, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Wyoming County man is behind bars, jailed after police say he broke into his neighbor’s home and assaulted him.
  Officers say they investigated the Saturday altercation, learning the Ronald Baker, a 58-year-old Perry man, broke into his neighbor’s house to confront his girlfriend and his neighbor. While fighting, police say Baker’s girlfriend called for police, leading Baker to flee the scene.
  After finding Baker at his home later in the day, of
  
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• Despite uncooperative victim, police investigate shooting in Jamestown

  19-10-2015 22:59 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN. N.Y. (WIVB) — A man wounded by gunfire isn’t cooperating with police, but officers say they are looking to get to the bottom of the case.
  Officers with the Jamestown Police Department responded to the WCA Hospital on Sunday where a shooting victim sought treatment for his wounds. Police say the man would not give them details of who shot him nor where.
  Since the man’s injuries aren’t considered life threatening, the man will eventually be released from the
  
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• Man charged with murder in fire that killed 2 children

  19-10-2015 22:42 via wivb.com
  
  JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a man faces murder and arson charges after an apartment fire that killed two little boys and severely burned two women.
  Police in Johnson City, near Binghamton, say 38-year-old Dwight Burton is accused of setting the fire early Monday morning. Firefighters were called to the three-story multiple-family home shortly before 2 a.m.
  Two brothers, age 3 and 4, were trapped on the third floor.
  Officials say two women who jumped out a third-story window are in
  
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• Local group pushes for hard-copy sex offender registry

  19-10-2015 22:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- When Buffalo’s Common Council meeting is called to order Tuesday afternoon, a local group of parents and community leaders will be calling on the city to be more proactive about its sex offenders.
  It’s a ever-changing population that includes some 600 names for the city of Buffalo, and approximately 1,600 Erie County wide.
  The problem, according to Keyon Lee, of the Buffalo Center for Prevention and Treatment of Child Sex Abuse, is that not enough of his ne
  
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• Crash leads police to charge local with driving drunk three times over legal limit

  19-10-2015 22:13 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — A weekend crash on the I-190 Grand Island Bridge forced police to investigate, leading to a drunk driving arrest.
  Officers say they rushed on Saturday afternoon to investigate a rear-end collision between two drivers. Police say they learned Abdul W. Arrahim, 56, slammed into another driver’s truck.
  While investigating him, officers say they realized Arrahim was drunk, leading to a separate investigation into his sobriety. After testing him, police sa
  
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• FBI breaks down sex offender stereotypes

  19-10-2015 22:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The creepy man lurking near a playground has taken on a new shape.
  Now, it’s more often the smooth-talking Facebook friend or the intriguing Instagram follower.
  “With the advent of the internet, the game has changed. Now anyone with internet connection anywhere in the world is potentially a predator, and can reach out and prey on our children,” said FBI Supervisory Special Agent, Jeremy Bell.
  Special Agent Bell told News 4 most sexual predators use th
  
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• UB Dentist, Professor supports Syrian refugees with clinics, education

  19-10-2015 21:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A University at Buffalo Professor is traveling to a Syrian refugee camp. He’s fighting for healthcare and education for the community in the middle of a 4-year civil war. Dr. Othman Shibly will return to the camp in Jordan to provide dental treatment and supplies. These camps house hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees, 75 percent of whom are women and children, he says.
  Shibly will travel to the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan on Oct. 20 with
  
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• Two men arrested for allegedly scamming over $1,000 from Walden Galleria shoppers with game

  19-10-2015 21:23 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Armed with a game with the goal of emptying the pockets of its players, two Rochester men allegedly stole more than $1,000 from customers at the Walden Galleria over just a few weeks.
  Police in Cheektowaga say they learned of scammers using the “shell game” method of scamming, utilizing three bottle caps and a small ball to take money from shoppers. Police say on Saturday security guards at the mall spotted the scammers in the process of taking $
  
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• Poll: ‘Dog people’ outnumber ‘cat people’ in New York state

  19-10-2015 21:02 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Canines are winning the contest for human hearts in New York state.
  A Siena College poll released Monday finds that 57 percent of New Yorkers consider themselves “dog people” while 17 percent call themselves “cat people.”
  Overall, 42 percent of respondents say they have a pet. Thirty percent have a dog, 20 percent live with a cat, and 10 percent live with at least one of each.
  When it comes to how they treat their furry loved-ones, 42 percent of
  
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• US appeals court upholds “SAFE act” gun law

  19-10-2015 20:37 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Gun control laws passed in New York and Connecticut to ban possession of semi-automatic weapons and large-capacity magazines after the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School were mostly upheld Monday by a federal appeals court.
  The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan found core parts of the laws did not violate the Second Amendment because there was a substantial relationship between bans on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines and the “impor
  
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• Man yells racial slurs; charges at officers before arrest in Orchard Park

  19-10-2015 19:53 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man is in trouble after allegedly getting into a fight and charging at police officers.
  Orchard Park Police say Robert Marshall, 30, was on Abbott Road yelling racial slurs and harassing a couple from Pennsylvania before punching the husband in the face.
  Seven minutes later, police say they encountered Marshall fighting a man in the street.
  During this time, Marshall allegedly began yelling racial slurs, threatening and charging at the office
  
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• Bills share updates upon arrival in London

  19-10-2015 18:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – No better way to shake off a loss on Sunday, then wake up on another continent on Monday. The Bills flew through the night and landed in London right on schedule, around 9:30 local time. Here are some of the images they have shared on social media since then:
  From photos published by the official Buffalo Bills Twitter account, it looks as thought Rex Ryan and his team emerged on the streets of London looking fresh in their matching blue sweatsuits. Quarterback Tyrod
  
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• PHOTOS: News 4 in London

  19-10-2015 17:56 via interactives.wivb.com
  
  LONDON, U.K. (WIVB) — News 4’s Nalina Shapiro and Josh Reed are in London for the Bills’ upcoming game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
  APP USERS | Tap here to see photos from the crew’s time overseas
  
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• Man sentenced to six months behind bars for driving nearly 3x legal BAC

  19-10-2015 17:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Carthy Johnson, 21, of Lakeview, was sentenced to six months in jail and five years of probation after pleading guilty to 1st degree vehicular assault in May.
  Vehicular assault is a higher charge than what was initially filed against Johnson, who admitted to driving while nearly three times over the legal limit for alcohol and causing a four-vehicle accident in April.
  Johnson was driving an SUV on Route 20 at Amsdell Road in Hamburg when he c
  
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• Drone close calls spur government to require registration

  19-10-2015 17:02 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government will require many drone aircraft to be registered, a move prompted by the growing number of reported close calls and incidents that pose safety risks, officials announced Monday.
  Pilot sightings of drones have doubled since last year, including sightings near manned aircraft and major sporting events, and interference with wildfire-fighting operations, the government said.
  “These reports signal a troubling trend,” Federal Aviation Admini
  
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• Schneiderman to address problem of designer drugs

  19-10-2015 16:23 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will be appearing alongside city lawmakers in Niagara Falls Monday to address problems caused by designer drugs.
  The group will be holding a conference at Mount St. Mary’s Neighborhood health center on 9th Street to talk about a plan to stop people from using substances like ecstasy, GHB and acid.
  The drugs have reportedly been more of a problem in recent years.
  The meeting will take place at 1:30 p.
  
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• NY Attorney General visits Niagara Falls to tackle designer drugs

  19-10-2015 16:23 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — As the issue of designer drugs continues to proliferate nationwide, lawmakers and law enforcers in New York State continue to fight the dangerous synthetic drugs.
  New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman joined Niagara Falls officials in a round table meeting Monday consider the problems caused by designer drugs and contemplate a solution.
  “It’s a huge national problem, but it’s a national problem that the federal government
  
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• Bills’ head chef is always looking for the next winning recipe

  19-10-2015 15:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –     Nothing goes better with football than good food. Perhaps no one understands that better than Andy Altomare, who is in his third season in the NFL as the executive chef at One Bills Drive.
  Altomare and his staff are responsible for feeding 70,000 fans in the matter of a couple hours on game days. And they’re not looking for the same old stadium food anymore.
  “The stadium cuisine is always going to be eighty percent hot dogs and peanuts
  
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• Tailgate party honors Kenmore native

  19-10-2015 15:22
  
  Friends and family members of a Kenmore native killed over the summer in Florida held a tailgate in her honor today. Lindy Mosler Dobbins died in a double murder near Jacksonville in August.        
  
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• Buffalo Bills, News 4 crew arrive in London

  19-10-2015 15:15 via wivb.com
  
  LONDON, U.K. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Bills took off on a plane last night en route to London and arrived across the pond this morning.
  The Bills have arrived in London. #UKBills 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/08dHFzIB8t
  — Buffalo Bills (@buffalobills) October 19, 2015The team will compete in a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday following a recent loss against the Cincinnati Bengals.
  Along with the Bills, News 4’s Nalina Shapiro, Josh Reed and photographers ac
  
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• Bolivar man jailed following domestic dispute

  19-10-2015 14:34 via wivb.com
  
  BOLIVAR, N.Y. (WIVB) — A domestic dispute has landed a Bolivar man behind bars.
  Police responded to the scene of the dispute in the Village of Bolivar on Thursday and arrested 25-year-old John Johnson.
  Johnson was charged with 2nd degree menacing, endangering the welfare of a child and tampering with physical evidence.
  Following arraignment, Johnson was committed to the Allegany County Jail on $5,000 bail.
  He will reappear in court next month.
  
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• PHOTOS: The Bills arrive in London

  19-10-2015 14:10 via interactives.wivb.com
  
  LONDON, U.K. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Bills prepare to square off with the Jacksonville Jaguars in a rare London game.
  MORE | See more photos of the team’s arrival here.
  
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• Robbery suspect flees officers; arrested after window escape

  19-10-2015 13:36 via wivb.com
  
  DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Rochester man is accused of robbery after allegedly fleeing police and hiding in an apartment on Sunday afternoon.
  After responding to a report of a fight on S. Gazelle St. in Dunkirk, police say they found a man who had been assaulted and robbed at gunpoint for money.
  Police say they gained a description of the robbery suspect, identifying him as Leonard Aguayo, 28. He was found running from the area.
  When authorities tried to stop Aguayo, the Rochester
  
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• Sheridan man drives more than three times over legal limit

  19-10-2015 12:59 via wivb.com
  
  SILVER CREEK, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Sheridan man faces charges, including one felony, after allegedly driving drunk in the Village of Silver Creek on Saturday.
  Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Deputies say they watched Joseph Delong, 50, break a traffic law on Grove Street in the village.
  After Delong was stopped by the deputies, he was arrested, processed, and allegedly found to have been driving more than three times the legal limit.
  He was previously convicted of driving while into
  
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• Car hits pedestrian in Royalton; serious injuries reported

  19-10-2015 12:04 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF ROYALTON, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police say a car struck a pedestrian on Akron Road near Dysinger Road in Niagara County.
  A deputy was at the scene taking a report of a car that struck a dog. During this time, someone reportedly walked into the road, and was subsequently hit by a car.
  Niagara County Sheriff’s Deputies, Mercy Flight and multiple fire companies responded to the scene.
  The pedestrian is reportedly seriously injured but the extent of his injuries is unknown. He
  
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• After car hits dog in Royalton, owner is fatally struck by second car

  19-10-2015 12:04 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF ROYALTON, N.Y. (WIVB) — One man is dead after police say a car struck him on Akron Road near Dysinger Road in Niagara County.
  A deputy was at the scene of an initial accident, taking a report of a car that struck and killed a dog.
  The woman who hit the dog had reportedly already left the scene. After this, the dog’s owner reportedly walked into the road to wash the dog’s blood off of the pavement.
  As this was happening, the owner was subseq
  
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• OP's Green Lake drained for dredging, dam work

  19-10-2015 05:39
  
  Town officials say the state required them to drain the lake and do repairs to the dam that created the reservoir.        
  
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• Fundraising effort to create memorial for Laura Cummings

  19-10-2015 05:37
  
  An organization honoring the late Laura Cummings continued its fundraising efforts at a benefit in North Collins on Sunday.        
  
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• 'Hattitude' Women's Health Event

  19-10-2015 05:08
  
  Women's health and well-being were the topics of an event at the Hyatt Sunday afternoon, appropriately called "Hattitude."        
  
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• Niagara County SPCA hosts Zombie Fest

  19-10-2015 05:06
  
  The event featured Halloween-themed activities like face painting, costume contests, ghost tours and more.        
  
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• Benefit held for Baby Shawn

  19-10-2015 05:04
  
  n Sunday a benefit was held to help offset medical bills for the family, and it also happens to be Shawn's birthday.        
  
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• DOT pushing for drone registrations

  19-10-2015 05:01 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — The U.S. Secretary of Transportation is set to release registration regulations for drone owners.
  The new regulations would require unmanned aircraft owner to register their small devices like every other aircraft owner. The Department of Transportation is behind the idea, citing it would make tracking drones easier for the Federal Aviation Administration.
  This registration proposal comes after the FAA started having guidelines for drones. Under these guide
  
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