Forestville Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Attempted Burglary Amid Holiday Crime Spree
(WNY News Now) – A Forestville resident has been sentenced to seven years in prison following a series of burglaries that unsettled multiple neighborhoods last holiday season.Mayville, N.Y. – On October 30, Judge Grace Hanlon sentenced 56-year-old Gary Lang of Forestville to a determinate seven-year prison term with an additional five years of post-release supervision for Attempted Burglary in the Second Degree, a class D violent felony. The conviction stemmed from a string of break-ins across Fredonia, Portland, and Pomfret neighborhoods over the week of Christmas 2023 through New Year’s 2024. Lang was found to have entered or attempted to enter vehicles, buildings, and homes in search of items to steal.Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigation Division led the investigation, whi...