THOROLD, Ont. — A man with tall expectations was stymied by the height of a counter during a holdup attempt at Henderson’s Pharmacy, 15 Front St., at 3:10 p. m. Saturday, Niagara Regional Police said.
PELHAM, Ont. — A Welland man was fatally injured in the head-on collision of a minivan and sport utility vehicle at about 7:30 p. m. Wednesday on Webber Road just east of Cream Street.
FORT ERIE, Ont. — A Michigan truck driver faces charges of possessing child pornography and importing child pornography after he was caught at the Peace Bridge on Tuesday by Canada Border Services Agency officials, Niagara Regional Police said.
A man wanted for an incest crime in the state of Washington was arrested over the weekend at the Peace Bridge, the U. S. Customs & Border Protection agency reported.
NIAGARA FALLS — Police are investigating the theft of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle valued at $26,000 from the rear parking lot of Mr. B’s, a Hyde Park Boulevard restaurant, between 9:30 and 11:30 p. m. Friday. The owner was identified as a Fort Erie, Ont., resident.
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — More than 200 people rallied Sunday afternoon at Clifton Hill in opposition to a proposed bill that would institute mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses in Canada, organizers said.
LOCKPORT — A Niagara Falls woman who allegedly had cocaine and an illegal handgun in her purse last year pleaded guilty to a drug charge in a plea deal Friday before Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Sperrazza.
