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Erie County Sheriff's Office reports for May 15

Fri, May 15th 2026 07:00 am

The following Grand Island response activity occurred Saturday, May 2, to Friday, May 8, according to the Erie County Sheriff’s Office. ECSO deputies handled a total of 2,128 complaints among its county districts of 15 municipalities, including Grand Island, for the week of this report.

This included 435 premises checks; nine neighborhood patrols; 186 vehicle/traffic stops; 244 calls to assist other agencies; and 23 arrest warrants served.

The following is a small sampling of the noteworthy incidents on Grand Island.

Sunday, May 3

•Baseline Road, accident/PDO – Patrol responded for a vehicle that went off the road and struck a mailbox. There was damage to the vehicle and the mailbox was destroyed.

•W. River Road, shots fired – A complainant reported hearing gunshots. Patrol responded and determined the subject was lawfully and legally target shooting.

Monday, May 4

•Whitehaven Road, larceny – A business reported that scrap copper had been stolen.

Tuesday, May 5

•Whitehaven Road, accident-PDO – Patrol responded for a property-damage-only accident that occurred in a business parking lot.

Friday, May 8

•E. River Road, fraud – Patrol completed a police report for a fraud complaint involving a check that was mailed.

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