WEST SENECA — A 29-year-old Boston woman was arrested for drunk driving after police observed her vehicle weaving between lanes on Transit Road around 4:15 a.m. on April 13.
The driver, who told officers she was returning home from a bar, failed field sobriety tests and registered a .174% BAC on a preliminary breath test, resulting in an Aggravated DWI charge.
A Hillview Terrace couple reported being victims of an elaborate scam on April 14, losing $15,000 after individuals posing as court officers and an attorney claimed the couple’s adult daughter needed bail money.
The couple withdrew the cash and handed it to a driver who arrived at their house, only realizing they had been defrauded when their daughter called them shortly afterward.
An unidentified male suspect burglarized My Choice Smoke Shop on Seneca Street on April 15 after a neighbor reported hearing glass breaking and seeing someone reaching through the broken front window.
A 33-year-old West Seneca man was arrested on April 16 after probation officers conducting a home visit observed narcotics in plain view, which later tested positive for cocaine and fentanyl.
On April 19, a 33-year-old West Seneca woman was arrested for drunk driving around 6:30 a.m. after police responded to reports of a woman slumped over behind the wheel at a green light on Seneca Street.
The driver, who claimed she was returning home from work, failed field sobriety tests and registered a .145% BAC, resulting in DWI and open container violation charges.
