Published: October 02, 2008 08:30 pm      

BLOTTER: Police reports published Oct. 3

NEWFANE

McDonalds order error drives man to vandalism

A Gasport man was charged after driving into the order box outside the McDonalds on Lockport-Olcott Road after the restaurant gave him the wrong order.

Wayne R. Freeman, 29, 3638 Orangeport Road, Apt. 5, was charged Wednesday night with third-degree criminal mischief and leaving the scene of a property damage accident.

Freeman went through the drive-thru at McDonalds, located in Wrights Corners, about 10:48 p.m. and then walked into the building, irate with employees about the accuracy of his order.

Freeman told an employee, “I’m gonna trash this place.” He then got into his car, spun the tires and drove into the drive-thru’s order box, causing about $1,000 in damage.

The incident was captured on surveillance video.

Deputies looked at the surveillance video and later found Freeman at his home, where he admitted to causing the damage. He blamed his actions on his “short temper” and repeated errors with his orders at that McDonalds in the past.



Niagara Falls

• ARREST: A city man was arrested after creating a disturbance in the area of 13th and Niagara streets Thursday afternoon. Dwayne “The Animal” Hanson, 47, 429 Sixth St., Apt. A, was charged with disorderly conduct. Police said they saw Hanson throw a bottle of Mad Dog 20-20 beer at another man about 4:20 p.m.

• ARREST: A Falls man was arrested after creating a disturbance in the 1800 block of Pierce Avenue. Keith D. Gainer Jr., 29, 1825 Pierce Ave., was charged with disorderly conduct. Officers said they saw Gainer fighting with another man at 4:30 p.m. Thursday. Police said the second suspect in the fight fled.

• BURGLARY: Police are investigating a burglary in the 1300 block of Niagara Street. A 28-year-old man told officers that sometime between 4:10 and 8:45 p.m. Wednesday someone broke into his home by forcing a door. The victim said a 60-inch TV and a PlayStation3 game system were taken.

• THEFT: Officers are looking into a car break-in in the 400 block of 27th Street. A 25-year-old woman told police that sometime between 8 p.m. Wednesday and 7 a.m. Thursday someone broke into her ’02 Chevy Malibu by smashing the front passenger-side window. The victim said a book bag with three text books inside was taken.

• ARREST: A Falls man was arrested for creating a disturbance in the area of 19th and Niagara streets. Benjamin Rice III, 33, 67 Decker Ave., was charged with two counts of disorderly conduct. Police said he was loitering in the area and created a disturbance when cops told him to leave.

Pendleton

• LARCENY: A Mapleton Road man reported Thursday that sometime since Sept. 28 someone tried to steal his 1999 Artic Cat snowmobile, worth about $700. The man said the snowmobile was on a trailer behind his home and it appeared someone had tried to tow the trailer away using an ATV but had failed because of swampy conditions. He said he found the snowmobile in the back of his property.

Ransomville

• VANDALISM: A Palmer Road woman reported Thursday that she heard someone yelling, “Hey!” three times outside her home about 4:20 a.m. She went outside and found no one there, but someone had carved an expletive on the side of the house. The damage is estimated at $25, the report said.

Wheatfield

• BURGLARY: A Katie Drive woman reported Wednesday that sometime since Sept. 28 someone stole her engagement ring and wedding band, which were either by the kitchen sink or in her bedroom. The rings are worth $3,000, the report said.

• LARCENY: An employee of Niagara Emporium on Williams Road reported Wednesday that two men walked into the store about 8:33 p.m. One of the men took her to a corner of the store to ask questions about a piece of furniture. The employee said the questions seemed generic, and the man seemed uninterested in the answers, so she left him and returned to the register. There, she saw the second man with a pair of scissors in his hand, holding the cash register upside-down. When the employee threatened to call police, the second man insisted he was looking for a phone book, but then fled the scene. The first man said he was not involved in the incident, but fled the scene before deputies arrived. He is described as a black male in his late 30s, with a large build, wearing black boots, jeans and a sweatshirt. The second man is described as a while male in his late 30s, about 5-feet-7 with a medium build and short hair, wearing wire-rimmed glasses, jeans, a blue cotton shirt and a baseball cap. The damage to the cash register was estimated at $200, the report said. The scissors were left at the scene.

Town of Lockport

• LARCENY: David L. Hens, 18, 6635 Royal Parkway North, was charged Wednesday with petit larceny. A Medina man told deputies he gave Hens and another man a ride to Tops and stopped to pick up his daughter on the way, leaving Hens and the other man in the car. Hens allegedly opened the glove compartment and stole a check out of the man’s checkbook.

• LANDLORD DISPUTE: A Laurelwood Avenue woman told deputies Thursday her landlord entered her trailer without her permission about 8:33 a.m. and walked in on her while she was undressed. The landlord told deputies he was “trying to get a payment.” Deputies informed him he was in violation of real property law and told him to leave, the report said.

Royalton

• STOLEN CAR: A Dunkirk woman told deputies Thursday that overnight, someone stole her 1998 Plymouth Neon from a driveway on Central Avenue. The car is worth about $2,000, the report said. The woman said a Marlin 30/30 rifle with no ammunition is in the trunk of the car.