A Statement from the Lancaster Police Department:

The Lancaster Police are investigating the robbery of a local hotel that occurred over the weekend. 

Police are looking for the male in the photos who is descibed as a white male in his 30's, approx 6 ft tall weighing 230lbs.  He is wearing a brown hoodie with the hood up and jeans.  The male did not display a weapon and took $160 from the register and fled on foot. 

Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call the Lancaster Police Detective Bureau at 716-683-3120, ext 24.

Many of us never experienced Prohibition, but we’ve heard about it or read about it. Many think almost automatically of Chicago, but Buffalo has its own contribution to Prohibition. The prohibition of liquor was enacted January 16, 1919 by the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and repealed by the Twenty-First amendment on December 5, 1933.

William “Wild Bill” Donovan and Buffalo NY could be likened to Eliot Ness and Chicago IL, in that he sought to enforce prohibition laws in Buffalo making a name for himself in the process, however, Donovan’s success wasn’t that of Ness’s. Donovan didn't make any friends in the city with his actions as DA.

In New York State there are certain parts that are famous, err Infamous, for violent crime. Many think that most violent crime happens in major cities, such as New York City. So how does Buffalo, Albany and Rochester and other mid-size and smaller cities compare? Do they have a violent crime? How do you think your city is with crime? Do you think that crime is up or down in your city? Well if you live in Western NY you might be surprised to find out that according to the Department of Criminal Justice Services crime is down 4.4% across the state.

The report is preliminary and only looks at crime data from January to June 2011. To see how your city did in the report check out the full article Violent crime in NYS, is it up or down?