Published: October 14, 2009 09:25 pm      

BLOTTER: Police reports published Oct. 15

NIAGARA FALLS

Several cars broken into Tuesday night

Falls police received several reports of car break-ins Wednesday morning.

Among the calls:

• A resident on the 2200 block of Falls Street told officers that sometime Tuesday night someone entered their ’06 Hyundai TCN through a smashed window and took eight or nine $1 bills and some loose change. The estimated damage was $200.

• An Ohio man told police someone smashed a window of his ’96 Ford pickup and took his wallet which contained $400 and a $30 Best Buy gift card as well as a $600 tool set, GPS, walkie talkies, CD player and other items. The truck had been parked in a Main Street hotel’s underground parking area. The estimated loss is $1,745.

• A resident on the 600 block of 22nd Street told police someone smashed their way into two of his vehicles parked on the street — a ’98 Oldsmobile Bravada and ’98 Dodge Ram 2500. Two saws were taken from one vehicle. It appeared nothing was taken from the second vehicle. The estimated damage was $500.

n A resident on the 400 block of 22nd Street reported someone took a GPS unit from his vehicle as well as some loose change. Police reported there was no damage to the vehicle.



Niagara Falls

• INCIDENT: A taxi driver was injured Wednesday morning when her vehicle was hit by a falling object while driving under the viaduct on College Avenue. The object, which police could not locate afterward, cracked the car’s windshield and sent glass fragments into the driver’s right eye. It was unclear if the object fell naturally or was thrown from the overpass.

• INCIDENT: A resident on the 2400 block of Forest Avenue told police that she was sleeping about 7 a.m. Wednesday when she was awoken by a knock at the door. The resident peeked through the blinds and saw a man in a hooded sweatshirt jacket at the door. When she asked what he wanted, the resident said the man appeared startled and quickly asked for a Chris. The resident said no one lived there by that name and he quickly left. The resident told police she usually at work by 7 a.m. and felt her home was being targeted for burglary.

• INCIDENT: Falls police were called to the 400 block of 18th Street for a reported stolen vehicle Wednesday afternoon. When they arrived on the scene, officers met up with a man who said he had spotted his boss’ recently stolen car being driven in the area of 19th and Niagara streets. The man followed the car to 18th and confronted the driver who relinquished the keys. The car’s owner was brought to the scene. He told police he would not press charges if there was no damage to the car. There was no damage to the car.