Police in Niagara County spent the past week arresting people accused of crimes. Niagara County is made up of quite a few cities, towns, and villages, including the City of Lockport, the City of North Tonawanda, the City of Niagara Falls, the Town of Lewiston, the Town of Lockport, the Town of Wheatfield, and the Village of Youngstown.
A Niagara Falls man is going to prison for a long time after being found guilty in a deadly stabbing. A jury found 35-year-old man, Al Villane, guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of 47-year-old Hollis Stewart, of Niagara Falls. The incident happened on September 19, 2022, on the 700 block of 20th Street in Niagara Falls.
He was also found guilty of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Villane is facing up to 25 years to life in prion. He is due back in court for sentencing on November 10.
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Last week, 38 people were arrested in Niagara County – the same number as the previous week, so arrests are down by about 10 percent. Police in Niagara County spent the past week arresting 34 people accused of crimes. Each of the people below is considered innocent until found guilty in a court of law. Contact me here…