Published: October 04, 2008 02:09 am            

BLOTTER: Police reports published Oct. 4

City of Lockport

• NO LICENSE: Brandon Godfrey, 24, 7023 Northview Drive, was charged Thursday with unlicensed operation. According to reports, police stopped the suspect when a computer check of the registered owner’s vehicle showed his license was suspended. Godfrey is due Wednesday in Lockport City Court.

• BURGLARY: Anthony Solotes, 20, 79 Allen St., was charged Thursday with burglary and petit larceny. Police received a call about a possible break-in on Allen Street, according to reports. Upon arriving, police said they saw the suspect walking out the front door. The suspect allegedly told police his mother asked him to go over to his grandmother’s house and take care of the dog while she was working. Police said the suspect’s mother initially confirmed that information. The report said the original caller thought the information sounded inaccurate. When asked a second time, the mother said she misunderstood the residence in question and never gave the suspect permission to enter, according to reports. The grandmother arrived and found her black leather women’s wallet containing $600 was missing, according to reports. Solotes is due Thursday in Lockport City Court.

• NO PLATES: Kenneth Hudson, 24, 3902 Lockport-Olcott Road, was charged Thursday with unlicensed operation, no or expired inspection and insurance, unregistered motor vehicle, improper plates and plate display. The report said police saw a vehicle traveling on Washburn Street without front license plates. Police stopped the vehicle on Main Street, and a vehicle check revealed switched plates and a suspended driver’s license, according to reports. Hudson is due Oct. 15 in Lockport City Court.

Town of Lockport

• SHOPLIFTING: Anne Gruenauer, 58, 6655 Royal Parkway, was charged with petit larceny Thursday. The report said police responded to The Bon Ton on South Transit Road for a shoplifter in custody. Upon arrival, police spoke with security, who told them the suspect had put merchandise in her purse and attempted to leave the store without paying. The report said the suspect had taken four shirts valued at $169 and one pair of shoes valued at $90 for a total of $259. The suspect was issued an appearance ticket and is due Thursday in Town of Lockport Court.

• DWI: Stephen Verbocy, 52, 7652 Highland Drive, was charged Friday with driving while intoxicated. According to reports, police saw a vehicle cross over the white line on Keck Road. Police followed the vehicle, which then turned east on Chestnut Ridge Road, making a wide right turn, according to reports. The vehicle was pulled over, and police spoke to the driver, who was identified as Verbocy. The police report said officers could smell a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage as Verbocy spoke. The report said when asked if he had been drinking, the suspect said “Yes, five rum and cokes.” The suspect allegedly failed all four field sobriety tests he was given. Verbocy is due Tuesday in the Town of Lockport Court.

Pendleton

• UNLICENSED OPERATION: Thomas Eisenberger Jr., 26, 64 Burgundy Terrace, Amherst, was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation on Thursday. According to reports, police pulled the suspect over after he went through a red light on Campbell Boulevard at Bear Ridge Road. A driver’s license check showed the suspect’s license was revoked on charges of driving while ability impaired, according to reports. Eisenberger is due Oct. 22 in Pendleton Town Court.

Royalton

• PETIT LARCENY: On Thursday a Rochester Road man told police sometime between 5:45 a.m. and about 4 p.m. while he was at work, someone entered his residence and took his laptop computer valued at $500. Entry was made through an unlocked door, police said.

Cambria

• STOLEN: According to a police report, a Saunders Settlement man reported that his 1982 Harley-Davidson Sportster motorcycle was stolen out of a storage trailer parked next to his house. The motorcycle was taken some time between Sept. 27 and Thursday. The motorcycle was valued at $5,000.

        

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