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LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 2:56pm on March 8th after reports of a man with a weapon in the area of 760 Center Street (near Tim Hortons) in Lewiston. The male, who was walking westbound, looked to be carrying a firearm. He was described as an older white male wearing jeans with a beard and camo jacket. The firearm was said to be hanging out of the backpack. Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if the male was arrested. No furthe

An off-duty Buffalo police officer who fatally shot his wife inside their Niagara County home is now facing prosecution by the New York State Attorney General’s Office as local and state authorities continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the Valentine’s Day incident.   Lance L. Woods, 53, a Buffalo Police officer assigned as a school resource officer, has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of his wife, Alexis Skoczylas, 35. Skoc

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 1:50am on December 30th after reports of a domestic incident on the 5400 block of Elm Drive in Lewiston, New York, involving injuries. The 911 caller said that his wife attacked him during a heated argument that resulted in him sustaining injuries and her fleeing the home. The husband told police that his wife stabbed him with a sharpened pencil before fleeing the home in a black Hyundai. Police responded to

New York State Police reported an arrest for driving while intoxicated that occurred on Thursday, December 11th, in Lewiston involving a Niagara Falls School teacher. Victoria Waugaman, 28-years-old, was arrested around 11pm after colliding with an unoccupied vehicle on Center Street. The impact caused significant damage to the vehicle. It is unknown if Waugaman sustained any injuries in the accident. Arrest information released by the New York State Police Waugaman reportedl

A Lewiston-Porter High School student is facing charges after authorities discovered two shotguns inside a vehicle parked on school property Thursday. The firearms were located during a routine, coordinated K9 sweep of the campus involving units from the Lewiston Police Department, North Tonawanda Police Department, and both the Niagara County and Erie County sheriff’s offices. According to investigators, a police dog alerted officers to a vehicle in the student lot, promptin

Lewiston Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two individuals connected to a recent theft investigation....

A 51-year-old Buffalo man is facing multiple charges after leading law enforcement on a high-speed motorcycle pursuit that spanned...