Published: May 07, 2008 02:00 am            

BLOTTER: Reports published May 7

City of Tonawanda

— LARCENY: Police charged a 46-year-old city woman Sunday for allegedly ripping off a customer at the Dollar Tree store on Niagara Street. A North Tonawanda man called police after suspecting the cashier of wrong doing. The customer’s order totaled $108, $68 of which he charged to his debit card. He then gave the cashier $40 for the balance and saw her put the money in her pocket.

Police charged Denise A. Hurley, of 194 E. Niagara St. Apt. 3, with petit larceny. Hurley allegedly told police the shopper bought $68 in items, but police counted 89 $1 products, according to the report.

Hurley allegedly rang up a $40 cash sale on a different register 20 minutes after the man’s debit card purchase and put $40 from her purse into the register, then went outside and gave the customer a receipt for a $40 cash sale.

When asked by police why she put her own money into the register, Hurley said there were computer problems with the register and that it was easier to fix the problem by giving the store her own money.

Hurley, who was an assistant manager, was fired. She was released on an appearance ticket.

— TRUANCY: Police have charged three Tonawanda City School District parents with endangering the welfare of a child, for allowing their secondary school-aged children to miss an excessive number of days of school.

The three women charged are: Dawn M. Disalvo, 32, 141 Frederick Road; Kelli A. Troidl, 37, 395 Fletcher St.; and Christine A. Nelson, 40, 457 Morgan St. Disalvo and Troidl both were released on appearance tickets, and Nelson is being held in lieu of $250 bail.

School officials contacted police after determining that the three women charged allowed their children to miss too many classes. “It was really excessive, to the point where I don’t even know if these kids are going to be able to advance to the next grade,” Lt. Fredric Foels said.

— WARRANT: Brian M. Masich, 21, 799 Edgewater Drive, Amherst, surrendered Tuesday on a warrant for an original offense of criminal contempt on April 27. Masich was held for court.

— WARRANT: Clavon M. Herr, 43, 29 Paul Drive, Amherst, surrendered Monday on a warrant for an original offense of issuing a bad check at B.J.’s Wholesale Club in the city on June 12, 2007. Herr was released on an appearance ticket.

Town of Tonawanda

— CHARGED: Haralambos Mantalies, 32, was charged with disorderly conduct at 12:50 a.m. Tuesday. Police responding to an unwelcome guest call found Mantalies verbally abusive, according to reports. Mantalies is being held in lieu of $100 bail.

— CHARGED: Cory L. Corp, 30, was charged with third-degree criminal trespassing and petit larceny at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday. Corp allegedly broke into a fenced in area and stole $15 worth of wire, according to reports. Corp is being held in lieu of $750 bail.

        

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