Off-duty cop helps catch car larceny culprit

AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Throughout western New York during the summer, police have repeatedly warned of car larcenies, noting instances where suspects have escaped their grasps. Police say a stroke of luck allowed them to capture one car larcenist.
As many strings of car larcenies go, police say the thief broke into cars at about 1:45 a.m. on North Ellicott Street while most Williamsville neighbors slept. One concerned resident said he spotted a person near his friend’s car, so h