A woman died Friday afternoon from a stabbing in Lockport, Recent York, according to Lockport Police. The incident occurred in the city of Lockport, though further details regarding the location and circumstances surrounding the stabbing have not been released.
The investigation is ongoing, and police have not yet released the identity of the victim. No arrests have been announced in connection with the stabbing as of Saturday evening.
Elsewhere in Western New York, Hamburg Police recently concluded that a bomb threat made against a local school was not credible. The threat was reported earlier in February, according to a Facebook post from the West Seneca Police Department detailing activity between February 15th and 21st, 2026. The post, which represents a sample of patrol complaints, also noted the arrest of a 27-year-aged Hamburg man for shoplifting at a Wegmans store.
In a separate incident, Everett J. Babcock, 62, of Ovid, NY, was arrested by the Seneca County Sheriff’s Office on October 1st, 2024, for criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds. The arrest followed a report to the South Seneca Junior/Senior High School Resource Officer regarding a possible weapon on campus.
Hamburg Police also reported locating a missing teenager, who was reported to be in good health. The case had prompted a public appeal for information from the department.
