Published: March 24, 2008 12:35 am      

BLOTTER: Police reports published March 24

Man faces gun charge after bail from city jail

A Niagara Falls man is back behind bars after cops say they caught him with a gun just a day after he was released from jail on bail from drug and related charges.

Terrance S. Lewis, 38, 1158 Garden Ave., Apt. 2, was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a weapon after cops caught him with a .22-caliber revolver and one round of ammunition during a traffic stop on the Highland Avenue bridge on Saturday afternoon.

Officer Kevin Henderson stopped the car Lewis was riding in, after determining he fit the description of a man who had just taken a gun from a backyard on Linwood Avenue.

Police had chased Lewis in the 1600 block of Linwood Avenue on Thursday night. When he was taken into custody then, he had more than half a gram of powdered cocaine and 3 grams of marijuana, both packaged for sale, in his possession.

He was arraigned Friday in City Court and pleaded not guilty to charges of fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of marijuana and resisting arrest. Lewis was released from custody on a $1,000 bail bond and had been scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Wednesday.

Niagara Falls

• THEFT: Police are investigating a car break-in in the 2400 block of South Avenue. A 44-year-old man told officers that sometime between 9:30 and 10: 30 p.m. Saturday someone broke into his vehicle by smashing the rear passenger side window. The victim said a stereo system and speaker box were taken.

• THEFT: Officers are looking into a car break-in in the 3600 block of Chapin Avenue. A 24-year-old man told police that sometime between 3 and 11 p.m. Saturday someone broke into his 1997 Mazda by prying open a passenger side door. The victim said a CD player was taken.

n ARREST: A Falls man was arrested after a fight outside a Third Street nightclub early Sunday morning. Nick Zuccari, 22, 4800 Creekside Parkway, was charged with second-degree assault. A 17-year-old boy told police that he had gone to Club New York to pick-up his sister when Zuccari attacked him and slashed him with a pocket knife.

• INCIDENT: Police are investigating a possible assault in the 600 block of Seventh Street. A 44-year-old man told officers he was visiting a friend in her home when a male suspect suddenly entered, threatened him with a handgun and then punched and kicked him. The victim said the suspect then fled from the scene.

• THEFT: Officers are looking into a car break-in in the 600 block of 29th Street. A 34-year-old female told police that sometime between 5:45 p.m. Saturday and 8:05 a.m. Sunday someone broke into her Chevy vehicle by smashing a passenger side window. The victim said an AM/FM radio and CD player was taken.

• THEFT: Police are investigating a car break-in in the 200 block of North Rainbow Boulevard. A 28-year-old Pennsylvania tourist told officers that sometime between 9 p.m. Friday and 9:16 a.m. Sunday someone broke into his 2007 Chrysler rental car by smashing a passenger side window. The victim said a GPS system and 60 CDs were taken.

• THEFT: Officers are looking into a truck break-in in the 700 block of Builder’s Way. A 38-year-old Kansas man told police that sometime between 5 and 7 p.m. Saturday someone broke into his 2005 Ford F-150 pick-up truck by smashing a front passenger side window. The victim said $10 was taken.

• THEFT: Police are investigating a truck break-in in the 2600 block of Pine Avenue. A 39-year-old woman told officers that sometime between 1 and 6:32 p.m. Saturday someone broke into her 2007 Ford F-250 pick-up truck by smashing a front driver’s side window. The victim said a GPS system and a leather coat were a taken.