Tag: Cheektowaga
Joseph L. Crapsi, Laser Pointer Interference, New York 2024
⏱ 2 min read Joseph L. Crapsi, a 31-year-old Cheektowaga resident, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for pointing a green laser pointer at a Delta Airlines flight approaching Buffalo Niagara International Airport on March 2, 2024. Crapsi, who lives in the flight path of the airport, intentionally aimed the laser beam at…
David Martinez, Embezzlement, New York 2024
⏱ 3 min read David Martinez, the former president of a Cheektowaga union, swiped $87K from his own members, leaving them in the lurch. The 58-year-old local boss embezzled funds by writing checks to himself, making electronic transfers, and buying things on the union’s dime. Between December 2019 and March 2024, Martinez exploited his position…
Dustin Coffelt, Child Porn Production, New York 2022
⏱ 2 min read A 36-year-old Cheektowaga man is looking at decades behind bars after pleading guilty to producing and possessing child pornography. Dustin Coffelt admitted to sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl and producing explicit photos of her, which he shared online through various social media apps and text messages. Police first received a tip…
