Published: July 08, 2008 12:58 am      

BLOTTER: Police reports published July 8

City of Lockport

• DISORDERLY: Paul F. Owens, 49, 198 Pine St., Apt. 3C, and George L. Dash, 42, 198 Pine St., upper, were each charged Sunday afternoon with disorderly conduct. Owens and Dash allegedly had an argument at their apartment building and were loudly swearing. Several people reported hearing the men.

• HARASSMENT: Mark J. Brinson, 33, 8025 Ridge Road, Gasport, was charged Sunday afternoon with second-degree harassment, second-degree menacing and fourth-degree criminal mischief. Officers responded to a Pine Street home in response to an unwanted person report and found Brinson getting into a car. Brinson reportedly had cuts on his hands and said the woman in the home owed him $250. When officers asked where he got the cuts, he allegedly said, “She owes me money, man!” The woman told police Brinson came to the door and they argued. He allegedly told her, “I’m going to kill you,” and swung a frying pan at her. Brinson allegedly grabbed a butcher’s knife and swung it at her. The woman said she ran to the bedroom, and Brinson began throwing items around the room, breaking her DVD/VCR player in the process. He allegedly struck the woman in the chest with his fist. He was arrested and held in lieu of $500 bail.

• LARCENY: A Lincoln Avenue man reported Monday that someone stole some of his construction equipment from Bristol Avenue. The man said three fiberglass ladders, together worth $600, had been stolen, along with three pieces of aluminum scaffolding, together worth $1,200.

• IMPERSONATION: David M. Klotzbach, 28, 6067 Fisher Road, Oakfield, was charged Monday with second-degree criminal impersonation and third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Klotzbach allegedly gave officers his brother’s name during a traffic stop Jan. 18 on Roosevelt Drive. His brother later contested tickets and told police his brother may have been impersonating him. Klotzbach was released on his own recognizance.

Town of Lockport

• VANDALISM: An Akron Road man reported Friday that someone entered his apartment and opened four packages of syringes that were kept on a cart in his kitchen. The man, who is diabetic, said he recently purchased the syringes, worth $20. One of the syringes had a white milky substance inside, the report said. They were sent to the county lab for testing.

• DOG FIGHT: Deputies responded to Niagara Street Extension on Friday evening for a report of two dogs involved in a vicious fight. One dog was bleeding and being held down on the ground by the neck by the other dog. Deputies tried to separate the dogs using water and voice commands, but were unsuccessful, the report said. The dogs were maced, which caused them to separate. The dogs were secured. None of the injuries was serious, the report said.

• ANIMAL: A Tonawanda Creek Road man reported Sunday that he found a bag lodged up against a concrete barrier in the creek behind his home. Inside the bag, the man found a box, inside which was another bag containing a dead Jack Russell terrier. The dog was wearing a pink collar with a red leash, the report said. There were no injuries on the dog, but it did not appear the dog died of natural causes. The SPCA was notified and took possession of the dog, the report said.

Pendleton

• LARCENY: A Pennsylvania man reported Saturday that while his car was parked on Feigle Road, someone entered it and stole two knives, valued at $30, and damaged his plastic gun case, worth $50.

• LARCENY: A Campbell Boulevard man reported Saturday that someone entered his car and stole his portable GPS, $10 in rolled coins and assorted bird books, together worth about $620. About the same time, another Campbell Boulevard man reported his car was broken into, and his GPS unit, worth about $400, was also stolen.

Wheatfield

• CAR FIRE: A Graydon Drive man reported Sunday afternoon that his daughter noticed his 2000 Ford Expedition was on fire in their driveway. The man said he put the fire out with a fire extinguisher. The origin of fire appeared to be electrical, and there was extensive damage to the engine compartment, the report said. Damage was estimated at $5,000, the report said.

Niagara Falls

• DWI: James Aviles III, 20, 16 Sidway St., Buffalo, was charged Sunday with driving while intoxicated, drinking alcohol in a motor vehicle on the highway, moving from a lane unsafely and driving with unsafe tires after a traffic stop on Niagara Falls Boulevard. Deputies reportedly observed Aviles cross the lane lines near Military Road. The car was making an unusual noise, and deputies soon realized the noise was caused by a flat tire, which was smoking and shredding as Aviles drove, the report said. Deputies pulled Aviles over near 76th Street, and he reportedly said he was unaware of the tire damage. Aviles allegedly had a partially consumed bottle of Bud Ice in the cup holder and appeared intoxicated. He reportedly said he’d had two beers at the casino and was driving to drop someone off in Kenmore. Aviles allegedly failed several field sobriety tests and registered a 0.21 percent blood alcohol content on a breath test. He was held in lieu of $250 bail and is due today in Niagara Falls City Court.