Published: April 13, 2008 12:29 am            

BLOTTER: Police reports published April 13

Falls man reports being robbed, shot

A 58-year-old Niagara Falls resident was shot in Buffalo during a robbery, according to Niagara Falls Police reports.

The victim told police he was watching a game of craps on Fillmore Avenue in Buffalo late Friday when a teenager approached him wearing a dark ski mask. The teen grabbed the victim’s arm and tried to pull him into a dark alley, he told Falls police.

The suspect then pulled out a large handgun and fired a shot at the ground, missing the victim, according to the report. The suspect shot again, making contact with the victim’s right foreman, and reached into his pocket, taking $200. The suspect fled and, though there were multiple witnesses around, no one helped, said the victim, who cannot identify any of the witnesses.

The victim reportedly drove home to Niagara Falls and admitted himself to Memorial Medical Cener for treatment. Niagara Falls officers contacted police in Buffalo regarding the report.

Niagara Falls

— VANDALISM: On the 600 block of 71st Street at 4:33 a.m. Saturday, an officer noticed an illegally parked car and noticed the passenger side window had been cracked by an apparent BB gun or pellet gun shot. The officer could not locate the owner to see if the damage is new, but it is consistent with a recent string of pellet shots in the LaSalle area.

— ASSAULT: Steven T. Buck, 420 56th St., was charged at 2:02 a.m. Saturday with second-degree assault, seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration. Police observed several people involved in a fight along the 2700 block of MacKenna Avenue. Buck refused to follow a police order to leave, according to the police report. He was subsequently sprayed with Mace. He later spit in an officer’s face and allegedly punched another officer in the face. At booking, an officer allegedly found a white baggie containing a white powder after searching a handcuffed Buck. Buck then headbutted the officer.

— ARSON: Officers responded to a call of a vehicle on fire around the 4700 block of Porter Road. The car, a 1991 red GMC Jimmy, was completely engulfed in flames when police arrived. The city fire department responded and the vehicle was later towed. The owner of the vehicle could not be found. Police suspect the fire was deliberately set.

— DWI: Joseph E. Page, 58, 1614 Niagara Ave., was charged at 12:25 a.m. Saturday with driving while intoxicated, consuming alcohol on the highway and failure to keep right. Page was stopped for driving left of pavement markings and officers observed an open bottle of Bacardi rum inside his car, according to the police report. He was booked and held for court.

— LARCENY: A car parked in Packard Court was broken into between 1 and 2:30 a.m. Saturday, according to police reports. The Mazda was pried open and $1,300 in stereo equipment, including speakers and subwoofers, was removed from the vehicle. The car sustained an additional $1,180 in damage.

— DWI: Camille N. Dix, 36, 261, Portage Road, Apt. 9, was charged at 2:10 a.m. Saturday with failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, driving while intoxicated, consuming alcohol on the highway, resisting arrest and unsafe lane change. Dix did not move out of the way for a police vehicle and was stopped, where officers noticed an open bottle of Hennessy in her car, according to the police report. A Breathalyzer reading showed a 0.14 percent blood alcohol content.

        

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