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• Man arrested for allegedly masturbating in Lockport Walmart

  18-07-2024 23:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A man was arrested and charged Monday for allegedly masturbating in the electronics department of a Lockport Walmart, according to New York State Police.Around 9:20 p.m. on July 15, troopers responded to the Walmart on South Transit Road in Lockport for reports of a male viewing inappropriate videos. It is alleged that 45-year-old Keith G. Dobucki was viewing pornographic material on a display phone and masturbating while sitting in an electric scooter, according to polic
  
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• Niagara Falls woman sentenced for driving vehicle into group of people

  18-07-2024 23:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Niagara Falls woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison in connection with a 2023 incident that left four people injured, according to the Niagara County District Attorney's Office.
  Shawnquilla Armstrong, 32, intentionally drove her Chevrolet SUV into a group of people on Sept. 17 on Pierce Avenue in Niagara Falls, according to police. Four people were injured, two of which were transported to ECMC for serious but non-life-threatening leg injuries.
  "The tire of her SUV
  
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• Tree damage, cable lines take days to cleanup in North Buffalo community

  18-07-2024 23:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - A tree comes crashing down in a North Buffalo neighborhood, but it takes days for anyone to show up to clean it up, or to clean up the damage it caused.Imagine coming home and finding in your backyard a tree that came crashing down with wires all over the place. This is what residents found on Saturday.So they contacted Call 4 Action.
  Charlotte Hall who lives in an apartment building in North Buffalo says she was out and about and found the mess when she got home. She didn
  
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• Tree damage, cable lines take days to clean up in North Buffalo community

  18-07-2024 23:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - A tree comes crashing down in a North Buffalo neighborhood, but it takes days for anyone to show up to clean it up, or to clean up the damage it caused.Imagine coming home and finding in your backyard a tree that came crashing down with wires all over the place. This is what residents found on Saturday.So they contacted Call 4 Action.
  Charlotte Hall who lives in an apartment building in North Buffalo says she was out and about and found the mess when she got home. She didn
  
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• Man killed in Orchard Park after crashing into vehicle parked in driveway

  18-07-2024 22:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A man was killed early Wednesday morning in Orchard Park after the vehicle he was driving crashed into a parked car, the Orchard Park Police Department announced.Police responded around 6:20 a.m. to the area of Southwestern Boulevard and Hazel Court, where they said a vehicle driven by a 43-year-old Lancaster man left the roadway and crashed into another vehicle parked in a residential driveway.
  The driver was extricated by first responders and life-saving measures were a
  
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• Man sentenced for string of burglaries in Buffalo, Amherst, Cheektowaga

  18-07-2024 22:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A 33-year-old man of no permanent address was sentenced Friday to two to four years in prison in connection with a string of burglaries that occurred between December of 2022 and August 2023, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced. Man pleads guilty in six separate cases following theftsOfficials said Javarius Bumpers stole a victim's vehicle from the parking lot of a gas station convenience store On Dec. 19, 2022 on East Lovejoy Street. He was taken into cu
  
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• FC Buffalo Women embracing 'special' opportunity to compete for national title at home

  18-07-2024 22:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- FC Buffalo Women head coach Nikki Bartholomew displayed a fitting homage to her club's recent success as she oversaw what was likely the final practice of the team's 2024 season.Bartholomew has led FC Buffalo Women for each of its four seasons of existence, building a strong culture of success that culminated in four consecutive division titles and a United Women's Soccer national semifinals appearance in 2022. The latter accomplishment was proudly visible on her shirt du
  
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• Teen arrested in connection with shooting on Buffalo's West Side

  18-07-2024 19:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An 18-year-old is facing two counts of attempted murder in connection with a shooting at Niagara and Vermont Streets earlier this month, the Buffalo Police Department said Thursday.Aaron Woods-Bailey, of Buffalo, is accused of shooting an 18-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man while they were driving on the evening of July 9. Both were treated and released from ECMC.Woods-Bailey is charged with two counts of second-degree attempted murder, second-degree criminal pos
  
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• 2 dead in domestic incident involving stabbing, house fire identified

  18-07-2024 17:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two people who died in a domestic incident involving a stabbing and house fire last week in Buffalo have been identified, police announced Thursday.Police said 24-year-old Megan Huttenlocker was stabbed by 24-year-old Andrew Shipley, both of Buffalo, in the early morning hours of July 11 on the 700 block of Ashland Avenue. She was taken to ECMC where she was later pronounced dead.Less than a half hour later, the Buffalo Fire Department responded to a blaze that start
  
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• Brothers, uncle sentenced for attack on Broadway in 2023

  18-07-2024 17:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two brothers and their uncle have all been sentenced in connection with the violent attack and gang assault of a man on Broadway in 2023, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Thursday.The brothers, 24-year-old Amonti Atkins and 28-year-old Amari Atkins, along with their uncle, 53-year-old Demetrius Gore, carried out the attack the morning of Aug. 20, 2023 on Broadway near Deshler Street. Amonti Atkins stabbed the man in the face and the three punched, kick
  
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• Talented teens bring sister act to Porter Cup

  18-07-2024 16:35 via wivb.com
  
  LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) — Watching greenside last summer as her elder sister nearly became the youngest champion in Porter Cup history, Alexa Phung told a tournament official, "I can beat these girls."Well, maybe all but one.Amelie Phung, now aged 16, returned to Niagara Falls Country Club and made seven birdies Wednesday to post a 5-under par score 65 and establish a three-shot lead over 18-year-old Canadian Ella Weber after the first round of play in the women's tournament. It was Phung's
  
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• Attica inmate sentenced for attempted rape while incarcerated

  18-07-2024 15:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An inmate at Attica Correctional Facility was sentenced to an additional 15 years in prison for attempting to rape an employee at the facility, the Wyoming County District Attorney's Office said Thursday.Emmanuel Jenkins, 38, was sentenced after he was convicted of first-degree attempted rape, first-degree robbery, second-degree assault and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon in June.Jenkins was already serving a sentence of 15 years to life in prison for th
  
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• 1 injured in shooting on Shumway Street

  18-07-2024 12:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One person was injured in a shooting on Shumway Street near the Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood late Wednesday night, Buffalo police said.Police responded to the first block of Shumway around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, where one person had been shot. The person was transported to ECMC to be treated for apparent non-life threatening injuries.A WIVB News 4 photographer on scene captured a car with damage that appeared to be from a bullet.Anyone with information is asked to c
  
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• Lawrence Dupre is top choice to fill vacant Erie County Legislature seat

  18-07-2024 04:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Lawrence Dupre was chosen as the Erie County Democratic Committee’s top choice to take over the vacant seat in the Erie County Legislature.Dupre was chosen by committee members in District 1, which stretches from downtown Buffalo to Cheektowaga. The legislature is expected to vote on his appointment next week.He currently serves as a community outreach staffer with the Erie County Central Police Services.The seat was left vacant when Howard Johnson resigned in
  
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• Battaglia Demolition owner to be put behind bars

  18-07-2024 04:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The owner of a shuttered demolition business in Buffalo has been ordered to report to jail at the beginning of next month.
  Residents spent years trying to get Peter Battaglia, the owner of Battaglia Demolition, to clean up his site, but it never happened.The former site of Battaglia Demolition at 1037 Seneca St. in the Seneca-Babcock neighborhood has been an ongoing battle since 2016 -- that's when the state flagged Battaglia for operating without the required enviro
  
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• Acting Erie County DA, state leaders support legislation to combat opioid crisis

  18-07-2024 02:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Acting Erie County District Attorney Michael Keane announced Wednesday that he's joining other state leaders in supporting legislation to combat New York State's opioid crisis. According to the Erie County Department of Health, there have already been over 100 confirmed opioid-related overdose deaths in the county this year alone.The new bills, introduced by the Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney, are aimed at cracking down on how these drug cases are h
  
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