Published: January 05, 2009 05:51 pm      

BLOTTER: Police reports published Jan. 6

TOWN OF LOCKPORT

Lewiston man arrested on stalking charges

A Lewiston man was arrested on an active warrant after a routine traffic stop Sunday on Lockport Road.

John J. Salvalzo, 38, 4918 Myer Hill Road, was wanted on charges of second-degree criminal contempt, second-degree criminal trespass and fourth-degree stalking.

A deputy spotted Salvalzo roll through a stop sign at Lockport and East Canal roads about 11:24 a.m.

During the traffic stop, deputies were notified of the arrest warrant and took Salvalzo into custody.

Inside the car, deputies found an open notebook which contained a list of women’s first names with a brief paragraph about each. Several other items in the vehicle were “sexual in nature” the report said.



LANCASTER

Man charged with promoting prostitution

Lancaster police have arrested a Lockport man in connection with a prostitution investigation.

Richard Tillotson, 53, was charged Thursday with promoting prostitution and obstructing governmental administration.

Tillotson was reportedly acting as a “lookout” for Heide Hahn, 23, of Munnsville, who made a deal with an undercover police officer to perform a sexual act in exchange for $130.

The officer contacted Hahn online through Craig’s List. Hahn was charged with prostitution, criminal possession of a controlled substance and possession of a hypodermic needle.



ONTARIO

Suspect identified in Falls robbery

Niagara Regional Police have made an arrest in the robbery of a Niagara Falls, Ontario, credit union.

Joshua Edward Cowell, 31, of Niagara Falls, was charged with robbery, pointing a firearm, and possession of a prohibited weapon.

Police say Cowell entered the credit union at 1:45 p.m. Friday armed with a sawed-off shotgun. He demanded money from two of the tellers and after receiving an undisclosed quantity of cash, fled the scene on foot.

Detectives, acting on information they received, along with the police K9 unit went to a home on Ailanthus Avenue looking for Cowell. When officers arrived, Cowell brandished his shotgun, then fled by jumping from a second-story balcony.

He was chased to a home on Hennepin Crescent where he finally surrendered to police.



Niagara Falls

• ROBBERY: Police are investigating a robbery in the alley of the 1600 block of Pine Avenue. A 44-year-old woman told officers that she was walking in the area at 9:45 a.m. Monday, when she was pushed to the ground by a male suspect. The suspect then took the woman’s purse, which contained $400.

Newfane

• LARCENY: An employee of Newfane Pro-Am Par 3 on Lockport-Olcott Road reported Saturday that someone stole golf carts and a fiberglass golf cart shell from the property. One cart was a 1987 electric Club Car, worth about $1,500. The second cart was also an electric Club Car, without batteries, and is worth about $700, the report said. The fiberglass shell is worth about $200. A witness reported seeing a blue pickup and a small gray car in the parking lot about 1 p.m. Friday. The witness said he saw three men in their 30s removing the golf carts.

City of Lockport

• HARASSMENT: Michael T. Doxey Jr., 21, 141 Pine St., Apt. 2, was charged Monday morning with second-degree harassment and second-degree coercion. Officers responded to Doxey’s apartment for a report of a domestic incident. A female resident told police Doxey had struck her in the face, grabbed her by the arms and threatened to have her “taken care of” if she told police. The woman had visible cuts on her upper and lower lips. Officers located Doxey at another Pine Street building and took him into custody. He was held without bail.

• STOLEN: William P. Garvey, 16, 46 Vine St., Apt. 3, was charged Monday morning with fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. Garvey allegedly possessed a silver card holder and a silver GPS system that were reported stolen from a car Nov. 22 on Rogers Avenue. Garvey was released on his own recognizance.

Town of Lockport

• DRUGS: Donald C. Williamson Jr., 19, 6035 S. Transit Road, Lot 61, was charged Sunday morning with criminal contempt and unlawful possession of marijuana. Williamson allegedly violated an order of protection by going to a man’s home on Bowmiller Road. During his arrest, deputies reportedly found a baggie containing marijuana. He was held in lieu of $500 bail and is due Jan. 13 in Lockport Town Court.

• HARASSMENT: Douglas D. Burdick Jr., 35, 12 Francis St., Middleport, was charged Saturday with second-degree harassment. Deputies responded to Valvoline Oil Change on South Transit Road about 1:36 p.m. A customer told deputies he got an oil change and presented a coupon to the attendant, who told him the coupon could not be honored. Burdick, the manager, came over to speak with the customer, and a verbal dispute occurred, the report said. The customer told deputies that as he was getting back in his car, Burdick allegedly slammed the driver’s side door on his left leg. Burdick told deputies he did not intend to slam the door on the man’s leg, the report said. Burdick was released on an appearance ticket and is due Jan. 22 in Lockport Town Court.

• LARCENY: A Dysinger Road woman reported Friday that on Nov. 13, she spent the night at her friend’s apartment, next door to hers. The next day, she got her bank statement in the mail and found out she had overdrawn her bank account. The woman said she was upset and went back to her friend’s apartment to tell her the story. The woman realized she was going to be late for work, and she said she threw her debit card down on her friend’s table and told her friend to “cut it up and throw it out.” A few days later, the woman received another letter from her bank saying a $300 withdrawal had been made from a drive-up ATM, and she was being charged more overdraft fees. With the help of the bank, the woman said she got a photo of the person who had used her card, and it was her friend. Her friend told deputies she had not used the card and had cut it up as she was told. The investigation is continuing.

• SHOPLIFTER: Callista Marie Bisher, 22, 546 Glen Hazel Road, Johnsonburg, Pa., was charged Thursday with petit larceny. Bisher allegedly tried to walk out of Wal-Mart on South Transit Road with a shopping cart full of items worth about $276.14. A store security employee told deputies Bisher tried to cover the items in the cart with a large dog bed. Bisher was held in lieu of $500 bail.