Published: May 14, 2008 10:41 pm            

BLOTTER: Police reports published May 15

North Tonawanda

CHARGED: Jody M. Militello, 28, 121 Heneritta Ave., Buffalo, was arrested Wednesday morning and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Militello turned herself in on an existing warrant. She was held in lieu of $250 bail.

CHARGED: Richard D. Fox, 29, 149 Brentwood Drive., was arrested Tuesday and charged with criminal possession of marijuana. He was held in lieu of $250 bail.

CHARGED: James G. Bernardini, 42, 3117 Edgewave Drive., Greece, N.Y., was arrested Wednesday and charged with fourth-degree stalking. Bernardini was held in lieu of $250 bail.

City of Tonawanda

LARCENY: Three suspects allegedly went on a shopping spree using credit cards from a wallet that a 49-year-old Williamsville woman told police she dropped in the parking lot of the Tops on Niagara Street Monday afternoon.

The woman didn’t know she lost her wallet until later in the day when she received a call from her bank inquiring about $1,818.06 in purchases that were made on her debit card at the Fashion Outlets in Niagara Falls, police reported.

The suspects allegedly used the victim’s card to purchase seven pair of shoes and nine clothing items totaling $962 from Foot Locker, $220 in items from the Gap and more purchases at the Fragrance store in the mall. A cashier working at Foot Locker did not check any of the suspect’s identification, police reports say.

Moreover, the victim’s personal credit card was used to make $550 in purchases at Smokin’ Joes, and her bank card was used for two additional purchases there.

Town of Tonawanda

CHARGED: Christopher L. Johnson was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance at 3:50 a.m. Wednesday. Police questioned Johnson because he was in a car outside an abandoned building and found him to have a warrant out of Buffalo, according to reports. Police allegedly found a crack pipe in Johnson’s sock while he was being searched, according to reports. Johnson was released to Buffalo police.

Kenmore

CHARGED: Phillip C. Cohen, 23, 411 West Hazeltine Ave., was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana at 9:55 p.m. Monday. Cohen was stopped for talking on a cell phone while driving and allegedly surrendered two bags of marijuana when questioned, according to reports. Cohen was released on an appearance ticket.

CHARGED: James A. Magyar, 18, 150 Parkwood Ave., was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana at 2:43 p.m. Saturday. A resident flagged down police to report some kids he believed were selling marijuana and Magyar was found to be in the area with marijuana in his cigarette pack, according to reports. Magyar was released on an appearance ticket.

CHARGED: Anthony Wright, 18, 126 Steven Drive, Buffalo, and Dennis J. White, 22, East Utica St., Buffalo, were charged with third-degree criminal trespass and unlawful possession of radio devices at 10:50 a.m. Friday. Police were informed that two suspicious men with book bags had been observed walking around a credit union, dropped a ski mask and then took off running, according to reports. Wright and White were located in the area and the book bags were found nearby. One of the book bags was found to contain a .357-cailber pistol, according to reports. Both men were held in lieu of $350 bail.

CHARGED: James Williams, 21, 19 Brunswick Boulevard, Buffalo, was charged with trespassing at 9:28 a.m. Friday. Williams allegedly took a sandwich at Labor Ready and refused to leave, according to reports. Williams was released on an appearance ticket.

CHARGED: Khalid Shanks, 34, 110 Enola Avenue, was charged with disorderly conduct and Anthony J. Smith, 32, 18 Balzac Court, Town of Tonawanda, was charged with disorderly conduct, false personation and resisting arrest at 8:29 p.m. Thursday. Shanks and Smith were fighting and swearing at one another in the front yard when police arrived, according to reports. Smith allegedly gave a false name to police and attempted to flee into the house, injuring an officer in the process, according to reports. Shanks was released on an appearance ticket and Smith is being held in lieu of $10,000 bail.

        

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