Published: April 27, 2007 08:08 pm
Cops Notebook
By Rick Pfeiffer/pfeifferr@gnnewspaper.com
Niagara Gazette

Sorry I failed to make it to Falls City Court on Friday morning for the appearance of two legendary rockers.
Well, actually, I think it was the appearance of a conflicted man who isn't exactly sure who he wants to be.
I'm referring to Sammy J. Van Halen West. It seems he can't quite decide between the persona of one time Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar or the leader of the band, Eddie Van Halen.
Where the "West" comes from is not clear.
Reliable sources say he announced his arrival to face trespassing charges by entering the Court Clerk's office and uttering, "Van Halen in the house." Understand he also took pains to point out to the judge that Van Halen is his legal name.
Now, as to that trespassing charge, seems the 45-year-old Van Halen West was kicked out, for good, of the McDonald's on Niagara Falls Boulevard. He was barred because a McDonald's manager told police, "Sammy keeps coming in and hitting on all the girls."
Slick.
His final transgression was apparently telling a young girl at the fast food joint that, and I'm paraphrasing here, large chests mean large trouble.
Nonetheless, he returned half an hour later, so now the Munson Avenue resident can explain his behavior to the judge.