Cheektowaga Police arrested three Buffalo men at roughly 1:36 a.m. Saturday, May 21 after being stopped at a police traffic checkpoint.
Cheektowaga Police were running a road checkpoint on Genesee Street and East End when officers observed a vehicle approach with a front passenger not using their seatbelt.
Cheektowaga Police officers Jessica Mack and Matt Arnold detained the vehicle and noticed remnants of marijuana cigarettes in the ashtray of the vehicle.
Upon further questioning of the individuals, one of them turned over a bag of marijuana to Lt. Brian Gould.
The three were arrested and were found to be in possession of two additional bags of marijuana. While searching the vehicle, Officer Mack discovered a loaded semi-automatic handgun hidden in the backseat.
The serial number of the gun was defaced in such a way that it could not be read.
Theodore Reid, 19, of East Amherst Street, Marcus Jacksonsibanda, 18, of Clarence Avenue, and Chemere Barclay, 20, of Durham Avenue were arrested.
All were charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, criminal possession of a loaded firearm and criminal possession of a defaced firearm. They were arraigned in Cheektowaga Town Court and sent to the Erie County Holding Center.
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Monday, May 9, 2011
Benjamin Mahle, Noco employee, busted for selling alcohol to minor
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Cheektowaga Police Department’s Vice Gambling and Narcotics Unit conducted a joint investigation with the New York State Liquor Authority Friday, April 29 regarding the underage sales of alcohol in a variety of convenient stores and bars throughout Cheektowaga.
At approximately 5:27 p.m. an 18-year-old decoy was employed and sent to numerous establishments to attempt to purchase alcohol.
The decoy selected a can of Tilt Malt Liquor, containing 12 percent alcohol, at Noco, located at 642 Cleveland Drive, from the cooler.
The decoy approached the counter where the offender, Benjamin Mahle, 23, of Harlem Road in Amherst, was working as a cashier. Mahle completed the sale of the alcoholic beverage without asking for identification from the decoy, or even inquiring about the decoy’s age. The decoy gave Mahle $3.08 for the can of Tilt in official Cheektowaga Police Department funds.
An investigator, who was part of conducting the stings, witnessed the sale.
The alcohol was subsequently turned over to the investigator to be held as evidence in any future hearings regarding this sale.
Mahle was arrested and transported to Cheektowaga Police Headquarters and was charged with one count each of unlawfully dealing with a child, first degree, and prohibited sale of alcohol under the ABC Law.
The offender was booked and issued an appearance ticket for a return date of May 9. Judge Dennis Delano will arraign him.
Noco was one of 25 establishments checked for underage sales during this operation.
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Sunday, May 1, 2011
Four defendants sentenced for selling prescription pills in Cheektowaga
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By: Nicole Gawel
Daniel Smythe, 23, of Cheektowaga, Lindsay Lang, 19, of Orchard Park, Sophie Wroblewski, 39, and Olivia Paschell, 40, both of Buffalo, were convicted of conspiring to distribute oxycontin pills. Chief District Judge William M. Skretny sentenced the offenders to probation.
The four defendants were arrested July 15, 2010 along with 22 others following a long-term investigation into the widespread illegal sale of prescription drugs in the City of Buffalo and its eastern suburbs. To date, 10 of the 26 defendants have been convicted.
According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael L. McCabe, Wroblewski and Paschell sold their oxycontin pills in the City of Buffalo. Smythe and Lang obtained oyxcontin pills from a source with ties to a prescription pill trafficking network. They distributed pills to customers in the Cheektowaga and Lancaster area.
The sentences are the culmination of an investigation on the part of Special Agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Dale Kasprzyk, in conjunction with many local and state authorities such as the New York State Police, the Buffalo Police Department, the Cheektowaga Police Department, the West Seneca Police Department and the Lancaster Police Department.
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