Wednesday afternoon, a Dunkirk home on Park Avenue had another decoration added to its Halloween themed display on the front lawn — a vehicle. A white Volvo sedan veered off the road and struck the Park Avenue home shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday. City of Dunkirk Police and Fire ...
A jeep traveling experienced brake failure, leading the driver and passengers to exit the moving vehicle around 10 a.m. The unoccupied vehicle then continued through a ditch, crossed Felton Road in the town of Westfield and came to a stop near a grape field. Personal injuries were reported. ...
Two Dunkirk men are being charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and theft of government funds. On Wednesday, U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that a federal grand jury returned the indictment on Lamont Brown, 37, and Jesus Ramos, 41. The charges carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney Franz M. Wright, who is handling the case, stated that according to the indictment, between July and October 2020, during the COVID pandemic, Brown and Ramos conspired with others to defraud the United States and Puerto Rico ...
A Michigan resident, who is wanted in a Vermont murder case, was nabbed on a speeding charge early Wednesday in the town of Portland. New York State Police report Terrence L. Biggs, 25 of Warren, Mich., was additionally charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and being a fugitive from Justice. Troopers report that at 2:35 a.m., they observed a 2024 Nissan versa traveling westbound on the Interstate 90 operating over the posted speed limit. An investigation determined that Biggs has an active arrest warrant issued by the City of Rutland Police Department ...
Dunkirk police and fire departments responded to an accident around 10 a.m. Tuesday at Third and Park avenues. Two vehicles were involved and injuries were reported. One of the vehicles struck the train underpass in the incident. Photos by Greg Bacon and submitted
A Mexican man who has been removed twice from the United States has pleaded guilty to re-entering the country illegally. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that 31-year-old Jose Roberto Perez-Solis, 31, a citizen and national of Mexico, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to re-entry of a removed alien. He was sentenced to time served and turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael J. Smith, who handled the case, stated that Perez-Solis is an alien without any legal status. In August 2012, the defendant ...
