Crime News

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County Court Judge Ronald Ploetz on Jan. 3 sentenced Benjamin W. Burroughs, 27, of Ellicottville, to 364 days in the count...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County Court Judge Ronald Ploetz sentenced two county residents on separate drug-related charges on Dec. 19. District Atto...

BUFFALO — A Salamanca man is facing several federal charges involving child pornography, prosecutors reported Wednesday. U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross r...

BUFFALO — A Buffalo man pleaded guilty this week to a federal gun charge after a 2021 search in Salamanca found drugs and firearms. Jamar Mills, 27, p...

BUFFALO — A Cattaraugus County man was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for a probe into almost $1 million in COVID-19 Paycheck Pro...

ELLICOTTVILLE — The Ellicottville and Olean schools went on lockout — no persons allowed in or out of school buildings — on Wednesday following report...

BUFFALO — A Salamanca man is facing child pornography charges accusing him of producing, receiving and possessing photos and videos of young girls. Ro...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday afternoon that she had accepted the resignation of Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, charged earlier in the day wi...

BRADFORD, Pa. — A Salamanca, N.Y., man was arraigned Tuesday on allegations of assaulting a woman at a Clarence Street residence in December. Dillon L...

SALAMANCA — Criminal activity and arrests made in the city were back up to normal levels in 2021, the Salamanca Police Department recently reported. A...

NORTH COLLINS — Officers with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Law Enforcement are seeking the identity of a ph...

SALAMANCA — Two suspects in an alleged shooting incident Saturday in Salamanca face multiple felony charges, including attempted murder, the Salamanca...

SALAMANCA — Two suspects involved in a shooting in the city Saturday were arrested Tuesday morning. Joelle A. Cooper, 34, of Salamanca, and Patrick A....

SALAMANCA — The Salamanca City Central School District buildings were closed Monday following reports of a violent threat by minors toward the school....

National Grid customers and law enforcement are reporting utility billing and payment scams across Upstate New York — and the company asks customers t...

LITTLE VALLEY — A 35-year-old Salamanca man was sentenced to more than 25 years to life in prison on his second-degree murder and other convictions st...

LITTLE VALLEY — A Machias man was sentenced in Cattaraugus County Court to probation for eight years for driving while ability impaired by drugs and m...

LITTLE VALLEY — A 31-year-old Salamanca man convicted of first-degree assault in the strangulation death of Chad Skoken in 2020 was sentenced to 18 ye...