Staff Reports
Niagara Gazette
Fri, May 16 2008
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Out-of-town landlord has 4 Falls break-ins
An Amherst-based landlord reported Monday that four of his properties have been burglarized in the last month.
The 31-year -old man said sometime between 2 p.m. April 4 and 1 p.m. Monday, someone broke into a home at 1330 South Ave. through a broken window. The man said $2,500 worth of copper pipe was taken from the vacant property.
Between 5 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Monday, someone broke into his vacant property at 568 Sixth St. through an open door. The owner estimated $1,500 worth of copper pipe was taken from that location.
The landlord said between 3 p.m. March 15 and 3 p.m. Monday, someone broke into his vacant property at 1309 1/2 Pierce Ave. by unknown means. The man said $2,000 worth of copper pipe and the kitchen cabinets were taken.
Then, between noon Saturday and 2 p.m. Monday, the landlord said someone broke into his vacant property at 2433 Pierce Ave. by kicking in a door. The man said $7,000 worth of copper pipe was removed from that location.
Niagara Falls
• BURGLARY: Police are investigating a burglary in the 3200 block of Jerauld Avenue. A 78-year-old woman told officers that she went to her garage at 2:44 p.m. Monday and discovered an open window. The victim said a car stereo system was taken from a 1999 Cadillac that was being kept in the garage.
• BURGLARY: Officers are looking into a burglary in the 1300 block of Niagara Avenue. An 80-year-old man told police that sometime between 8 a.m. April 7 and 8 a.m. Monday, someone broke into his home by kicking in a basement door. The victim said a VCR, two 35mm cameras and a video camera were taken.
• DWI: Mark S. Janeiro, 27, 70 Southcrest Ave., Cheektowaga, was charged Thursday morning with DWI. A woman walking on Main Street about 5:20 a.m. called 911 to report a Pontiac, occupied by two men, was following her. Sheriff’s deputies found Janeiro driving a car matching the description on Main Street near Chilton Avenue. Janeiro reportedly had the smell of alcohol on his breath and failed several field sobriety tests. When deputies asked if he had been drinking, Janeiro said, “Yeah, but I’m OK baby. I’m from the Bronx, man. I’m straight.” He was taken into custody and registered a 0.16 percent blood alcohol content on a breath test. He was held in lieu of $250 bail and is due today in Niagara Falls City Court.
Wheatfield
• STOLEN VAN: A Baer Road man reported Thursday that someone stole a 1986 Chevrolet van, worth $2,000, from his driveway.
• VANDALISM: An agent for Cartus Relocation reported Friday that someone entered a residence on Spice Creek Road and caused damage. The suspect reportedly went upstairs, took the shower hose out of the bathtub and turned it on, allowing water to spread throughout the house. When the agent arrived Friday, the kitchen ceiling had collapsed and water was in the garage, basement and living room. Damage was estimated at $25,000.
City of Lockport
• TRESPASS: Stuart Brad Bickel, 39, 104 Park Ave., right, was charged Sunday night with trespass. A Washburn Street man told police April 6 that he has had several problems with Bickel in the past, and officers told Bickel to stay away from the man. On Sunday, the man said Bickel stood outside his apartment and yelled in at him. Bickel was released on his own recognizance and is due today in Lockport City Court.
• BURGLARY: A John Street woman told police Sunday that she returned home about 6:30 p.m. after being away for the weekend and noticed her Dell laptop computer, worth $949, was missing from her bedroom. The woman then found the apartment's back door had been pried open. Nothing else was reported missing.
Town of Lockport
• VANDALISM: A Dysinger Road man reported early Monday that someone threw a glass jar at his windshield, cracking it. The man told deputies he believed the vandalism was retaliation because he had called to report a loud music complaint in another apartment. The damage was estimated at $300.
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