Published: May 17, 2008 12:42 am            

BLOTTER: Police reports published May 17

City of Lockport

• DRUGS: Gary N. Duchscherer, 49, 24 Ellen Drive, right, Cheektowaga, was charged early Friday with unlawful possession of marijuana and a seat belt violation after a traffic stop on Walnut Street. As officers were speaking with Duchscherer, they reportedly saw a plastic bag containing marijuana in plain view on the front seat. Duchscherer was released on an appearance ticket.

• DRUGS: Damon J. Quackenbush, 17, 278 Chapel St., Apt. 1, was charged early Friday with unlawful possession of marijuana. Quackenbush was a passenger in a car stopped on Outwater Drive about 12 a.m. Officers reportedly found a quantity of marijuana in his coat pocket. He was released on $50 bail and is due Tuesday in Lockport City Court.

• HARASSMENT: Matthew W. Hall, 16, 356 Vine St., Apt. 1, was charged Thursday night with second-degree harassment. A Clinton Street juvenile told police Hall placed him in a head lock and “bullied” him. The boy’s mother told police there has been an ongoing problem, and that Hall had been previously warned by police to leave her son alone. Hall was released on his own recognizance and is due Monday in Lockport City Court.

Town of Lockport

• LARCENY: A Getzville woman told deputies Thursday that between 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., someone stole her wallet from a table outside her sister’s house on Sherwood Drive. The woman said she was in and out of the house, doing paperwork both inside and at the outside table. The wallet contained a driver’s license, a library card, a credit card, a Bally’s card, a YMCA card and $400 in cash.

• LARCENY: A Groff Road woman reported Tuesday that sometime during the day, someone broke into her house and took several items, including a digital camera, a flat screen TV, a laptop, an iPod, a PlayStation Portable and a yellow Sabres necklace. The items are worth about $2,500, the report said. A neighbor told deputies he saw an older while Chevrolet station wagon parked in the driveway about 11 a.m.

Wheatfield

• DRUGS: Alexander S. H. Hyde, 19, 127 Fifth Ave., North Tonawanda, was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, and his sister, Robin L. Hyde, 22, also of 127 Fifth Ave., was charged Thursday evening with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance after a traffic stop on Lockport Road. Deputies reportedly saw Robin, the passenger, and Alexander, the driver, switching seats after the traffic stop. Robin reportedly told deputies she’d switched seats with her brother because he just got his learner’s permit and she was upset with him for running the red light. Robin allegedly appeared anxious and admitted to deputies she had smoked marijuana an hour earlier. Deputies asked if there was marijuana in the car, and Robin reportedly said Alexander had some on him. Deputies searched Alexander and reportedly found a small baggie of marijuana in his shoe. A search of the vehicle yielded a bottle of prescription painkillers, the report said. Robin and Alexander were released on appearance tickets and are due May 27 in Wheatfield Town Court.

• DWI: Ann Marie Eckel, 47, 5484 Pinecrest Drive, Lockport, was charged early Friday with driving while intoxicated and failure to use designated lane after a traffic stop on Lockport Road. A deputy stopped Eckel’s car about 1:53 a.m. after he reportedly saw her driving 33 mph in a 55 mph zone, cross the center line and brake several times for no apparent reason. Eckel allegedly failed several field sobriety tests and was placed under arrest. She allegedly registered a 0.12 percent blood alcohol content on a breath test. Eckel was held in lieu of $250 bail and is due Tuesday in Wheatfield Town Court.

• SHOPLIFTING: Deone L. Johnson, 41, 515 14th St., Apt. 2, was charged Thursday evening with petit larceny. Johnson allegedly tried to steal $176.50 worth of shirts and pants from Steve and Barry’s on Williams Road. Johnson was released on an appearance ticket and is due May 29 in Wheatfield Town Court.

• LARCENY: An employee of Niagara Sheet on Shawnee Road reported Thursday that overnight, someone stole a Dell laptop worth $1,669 from an employee’s office.

        

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