Aaron Besecker

5 days ago | buffalonews.com | Aaron Besecker

The 17-year-old charged in Wednesday’s shooting at a Depew shopping plaza was on probation and had two arrests last year, including one for an alleged assault with a firearm, prosecutors told a judge Thursday. The teen faces charges including attempted murder and assault after a 20-year-old Dollar Tree employee was shot in the parking lot in the D&L Plaza on Broadway.

6 days ago | buffalonews.com | Aaron Besecker

A 17-year-old boy has been charged after a woman was shot Wednesday in the parking lot of shopping plaza on Broadway in Depew, police said Thursday. Depew officers responded to a report of gunfire at about 6:15 p.m. at 5165 Broadway, outside a Dollar Tree store, Depew police said in a news release.

1 week ago | buffalonews.com | Aaron Besecker

Shane K. Cronin approached two students inside a Buffalo elementary school in February and has been charged with trying to kidnap one of them. Cronin's defense attorney on Wednesday suggested it's possible his client was "in the midst of a severe mental health crisis" at the time of the alleged abduction. The new charges follow Buffalo Police Detective Richard Hy's claims that there was more to the February incident in Dr. Charles R.

1 week ago | buffalonews.com | Aaron Besecker

A jail deputy at the Erie County Correctional Facility has resigned after being charged with providing contraband to an inmate, the Sheriff's Office said Tuesday. Sheriff's Office investigators believe the deputy provided tobacco and K2, a synthetic cannabinoid, to the inmate at the Alden jail where he worked on multiple occasions. Matthew Morano, 29, of Depew, faces charges of official misconduct, conspiracy and promoting prison contraband, according to the Sheriff's Office.

1 week ago | buffalonews.com | Aaron Besecker

The man accused of breaking into a Buffalo elementary school in February now faces four felony charges – including attempted kidnapping – after being indicted by an Erie County grand jury. Shane Cronin is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in Erie County Court, according to court records.