Published: August 20, 2006 11:40 pm      

POLICE BLOTTER: Reports published Aug. 21

City of Lockport

n CHARGED: Jeanine L. Burton, 16, 170 Genesee St., was charged early Sunday morning with passing a stop sign, driving without a license and without valid insurance. Burton was stopped on Genesee Street after passing the stop sign, the report said. State records showed she did not have a valid license. She will appear Tuesday in Lockport City Court.

n STOLEN BIKE: A Niagara Street man told police Sunday morning that someone stole his son’s GT Alltara bicycle from his side yard overnight. The report said the bike was valued at $300.

n LARCENY: A Garden Street woman told police Sunday afternoon that someone took her hydrocodone pills and bottle from her home overnight. There were 119 pills in the bottle. The report said she suspected a man who was watching her children while she was gone.

Town of Lockport

n CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: Deputies responded to Amanda Lane Friday night after Sheriff’s Sgt. Greg Saraf, an off-duty supervisor, told them residents had seen the vehicle that damaged area lawns at a home on Tonawanda Creek Road. The resident there said he had a party on Thursday and the man with a black Ford truck was allegedly there. The report said he left the party to drop someone off near the area where the damage occurred. The resident gave deputies the man’s contact information.

n THEFT OF SERVICES: An operator for Union Taxi told deputies Friday evening that someone took off without paying. He said he picked up a man at Locust and Genesee streets in the City of Lockport and brought him to Dysinger Road. The report said the man then left and ran into an apartment without paying the $7. The driver was not able to find him.

n LARCENY: A Willowbrook Drive woman told deputies Friday afternoon that two people allegedly took two bottles of hydrocodone from her home. She said the men came to visit her son. The pills were on the living room table, where they were left alone with her son’s guests. When her husband came out of the bathroom, he reportedly saw the two men running away with the pills, the report said. Their son called one of the men and told him to return the pills, but he allegedly said he didn’t know anything about them. The pills were valued at $133. A deputy is seeking a warrant from Lockport Town Court.

n CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: An Aaron Drive man told deputies Friday afternoon that someone hit his house’s siding with a tomato over the weekend. The report said there also were several pears nearby. Deputies found tomato plants and pears at a Wendy Circle house, the home of two teenagers who allegedly were involved in similar incidents over the summer.

Hartland

n CHARGED: Stephen C. Payne, 32, 9272 Ridge Road, Hartland, was charged Sunday morning with disorderly conduct. Deputies responded to his home after his mother called from her home and said Payne was allegedly drunk and out of control. The report said deputies found Payne in his front yard, reportedly upset that his mother told him to quiet down and go to sleep. Deputies asked him several times to be quiet and stop swearing, which he did for a few seconds each time. Payne also allegedly went in his home and turned his stereo on at full volume. He was held in lieu of $100 and will appear Tuesday in Hartland Town Court.

Newfane

n LARCENY: Jeffrey Haight, no address given, was charged early Sunday morning with fourth-degree grand larceny and petit larceny. Deputies got a call from a Main Street woman who said Haight stole her purse and a relative’s car. She said he banged on her door and she let him in to talk, the report said. After allegedly asking her what she was hiding in her kitchen and asking her to stay in there, Haight reportedly grabbed her purse and drove the 1989 Buick Electra away. Her purse contained personal papers, her driver’s license, Social Security cards, birth certificates, $36, her keys and credit cards. Lockport police stopped Haight at Main and Pine streets. He was held in lieu of $2,000 and will appear Tuesday in Newfane Town Court.

n CHARGED: Deputies responded to a West Main Street home for a report of a fight. Upon arrival, they spoke to Timothy A. Upton, 19, 5797 W. Main St., Newfane, who was allegedly fighting with another person. During the interview, David R. Upton Jr., 41, same address, ran up to deputies and wanted to know what was going on, the report said. He eventually calmed down and was asked to sit in front of his home. Timothy Upton said he was fighting with his brother because a beer was thrown at his girlfriend. The teenager allegedly cursed and became uncooperative with deputies and was charged with disorderly conduct. David Upton saw this, allegedly began cursing and was arrested for disorderly conduct and second-degree obstructing governmental administration. After his release, he was taken to Inter-Community Memorial Hospital by Olcott Fire Company to treat his back pain. Both Uptons will appear Tuesday in Town Court.

n ATTEMPTED BURGLARY: A Lockport-Olcott Road man told deputies Friday afternoon that someone tried to break into his home. He said a driver’s license fell from the side door of his garage when he opened it. The report said the person on it used to be an acquaintance of his daughters, but the man was no longer welcome there. The owner said he had taken beer out of his refrigerator garage before. No damage was done to the door. Deputies checked a nearby trailer park for the man.

Wheatfield

n LARCENY: A Plaza Drive man told deputies Friday afternoon that someone stole his Guardian Interlock Responsible Driver Program Breathalyzer for his car that day. He said he was packing a few things in his apartment and came out to discover the device was gone. The report said his car will not start without it. It was valued at $100.