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Home Invasion In City
Armed Men Enter Home Near JHS; School Put In Lockdown
By Robert Rizzuto rrizutto@post-journal.com Dave Emke Email
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Jamestown police are still investigating a home invasion reported Friday at 14 Franklin St. in the city. According to Capt. Robert Samuelson, a 911 call came in at 11:48 a.m. reporting that three men armed with guns and wearing ski masks entered the home. Police didn't release details about what exactly the men demanded, or if they made off with anything, but they did confirm that no one was injured in the incident. ''We don't believe it was a random act of violence, but we ultimately don't know for sure at this point,'' Samuelson said. ''We were able to develop some good information and right now we're following up some leads.'' When officers were initially dispatched to the scene, a call was made to the school resource officer at Jamestown High School, notifying her about the situation in the neighborhood. She contacted Principal Joe Yelich and the decision was made to place the school into lockdown mode while police canvassed the area looking for the armed suspects. The home where the incident happened is only a block away from the school, and Jamestown police officers along with New York State troopers used K-9 details to search the area. Once it was determined that the suspects weren't anywhere near the school, the lockdown was lifted. ''We were inundated with phone calls from concerned parents and we actually got so many calls, they began rolling over to the dispatch center in Mayville,'' Samuelson said. ''But the lockdown went exactly as its intended and the students and the staff at the school were safer for it.'' Yelich said the lockdown at the school, which lasted for about half an hour, was entirely precautionary and went off without a hitch. ''It gave us an opportunity to look at this type of a situation and learn something about the things we do to respond to emergencies,'' Yelich said. ''Overall, it went really well - our cooperation with JPD was helpful to them and theirs was helpful to us.'' Yelich said the lockdown helped the JPD investigation by limiting movement both inside and outside of the school while the officers were working in the area. As the incident occurred around lunch time, some faculty members were outside of the building when the lockdown went into effect. Those who returned to find the doors locked needed to be positively identified before being granted access to the building, Yelich said. After being given the all-clear at 12:34 p.m., the principal said it was business at usual at the school for the remainder of the afternoon. ''We adjusted our schedule to accommodate for the lost time and went on with the rest of our day,'' he said. The police department commended the staff at the high school for smoothly enacting the lockdown procedure, and detectives are actively pursuing leads in the home invasion case. The JPD is asking anyone with information to call the detective's bureau at 483-7537 or the department's tip line at 483-TIPS. Information can also be submitted online on Facebook, MySpace or via e-mail at jpdfio@yahoo.com and all information can be submitted anonymously and will be treated confidentially.
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11-09-09 3:03 PM
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The police check me out when i get to town have Florida plates could be a pot head police do what thay can.(Dont do dope) the police say have a nice visit.. very professional..
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11-09-09 11:16 AM
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i agree with tomtees.. cops can't catch everyone. we hear about who gets away, not alllll of the people that are arrested on a daily basis. also.. all of the racial comments area really quite sad, umm doing a background check on all puerto ricans before they enter the continental US?? what about checking people from texas, florida, maine, etc before they can come to jamestown? it's ridiculous. as armygirl said, people responsible for the majority of killings in this country are white. school shooters, serial killers, etc. it's disgusting to me the generalizations that some people make about an entire population based on the acts of just a few people.
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11-09-09 9:45 AM
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And Babsy, If u want to know go to facebook and search for who you think I am...:)
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11-09-09 9:43 AM
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Going back to my comments, I didn't mean the person or people in that home were bad. SORRY!
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11-09-09 9:41 AM
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I also agree on the racist part here. Back in the day that neighborhood had a lot of Hispanics and black, and they were our FRIENDS, very nice people and very respectable. Of course there is bad in all races, that life.
But on the other hand, as far as the drugs are concerned, it runs ramped in the area and unfortunately it will never go away.
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11-09-09 9:35 AM
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Hi Babsy2463, I am on of three children of "fat ass". The middle child if you will. Great friend of Joe, who was also your neighbor. Not saying anything else in order to protect people,(fatass).
Anywayyyyysss, the fricken scumlords are partly responsible for all this crap. They just let anyone in these houses just to get a buck. Freaken drives me nuts.
Love ya babs!
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11-08-09 12:55 AM
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I think alot of people are putting the blame on the JPD for something some of jamestown finest citizens did, I lived in Jamestown most of my life. It isn't the cops that are causing Jamestown to be a criime ridden infestation it's the PEOPLE, people see and know about crimes but don't say anything till after something happens. Then they say ( OH MY I saw weird stuff going on last week) well why didn't they say something sooner? I still Love jamestown and I have seen the decline, it's not the COPS, it's everyone. Think about how many cops there are, and look at how many people there are!!! The cops don't just sit at coffee shops either, who do you think cleans up all the bodies and drunk drivers on the roads? Or who may have just put their lives on the line to keep you safe from something you didn't even know about. It is just a shame that people pass the buck so they don't have to be responsible. JPD does do their job but people need to help also.....
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11-08-09 12:55 AM
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AND as far as cupman and armygirl's exchange here...a comment section is not a place to verify facts. This is a public forum for people to express their personal opinions and nobody should take anything written here to heart as if it were written by a person who is being held accountable and putting their (real) name to their comments. I resent the reference to "most of you racial f..." That in itself sounds just a tad racist to me.
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11-08-09 12:51 AM
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Hey Whattha! Wish I knew who you were...I've got some ideas but can't be sure. I don't care who knows who I am, I am Barb Piazza - I DO remember playing Frisbee and badminton out in that street until after dark. I remember that all the neighbors were like family and would keep you in line just as quick as your own parents too. I took piano lessons on the corner. We held talent shows on Moratto's front stoop under the street light. When I was there in 2005 to finalize my dad's affairs I noticed a video camera mounted on the light pole on the corner of Franklin & Elk. My biggest task while cleaning out the house was to keep the "neighbors" from robbing me blind every time I turned my back. I've seen more neighborhoods than this one go downhill since I left Jamestown. Out here we have neighborhood associations and believe you me this crap would never be tolerated in my neighborhood. And I'm still not wealthy =)
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11-07-09 8:15 PM
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CUPMAN U SAY THAT YOU FEEL WE SHOULD NOT ALLOW PUERTO RICANS TO COME IN WITHOUT A BACKROUND FOR SECURITY SAKE????( YOU ARE JUST ANOTHER RACIST)..LOOK AT THE WORLD NEWS CUPMAN MOST OF ALL CRAZY S*** ARE DONE BY WHITES BORN AND RACED IN THE UNITED STATES, KILLINGS IN SCHOOLS,WORK,EVEN MILITARY GROUNDS BUT THEN AGAIN U JUST POINT UR FINGERS AT HISPANICS THAT JUST SHOWS HOW GOOD AND SMART OF A PERSON U ARE!!
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11-07-09 8:14 PM
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i AM SO DISGUSTED AT MOST OF YOU RACIAL F*****.FIRST OF ALL IT WAS NOT 3 HISPANIC MALES THEY WHERE ALL 'WHITE'!!! SO FU*** STUPID THAT THEY WENT IN WITH MASK BUT DIDNT HAVE ANY GLOVES TO HIDE THE FINGER PRINTS..YOU ALL JUMP TO A CONCLUSION AND SAY IT WAS OVER DRUGS, AND SAY IT IS GOOD IT HAPPEND ,WELL GET INTO THAT POOR GIRLS SHOES FOR A SEC,SHE WAS HOME BY HERSELF WITH HER 1 YEAR OLD BABY..iM A HISPANIC FEMALE RAISED IN 2ND ST BUT GUESS WHAT JUST BECAUSE IM HISPANIC AND LIVED IN 2ND ST ALL MY YOUNG YEARS DOESNT MAKE YOU BETTER THAN ME.I HAVE A GOOD PAYING JOB,I GRADUATED SCHOOL AND GOT MY DEGREE WHILE LIVING ON 2ND ST!!! i'VE SEEN SO MANY MALES FROM EVERY RACE INCLUDING WHITE (INCLUDING SONS OF POLICE OFFICERS AND PROBATION OFFICERS) BUYING AND SELLING DRUGS AT CORNERS BUT YALL JUST LIKE TO POINT FINGERS AT US HISPANICS,THERES BAD IN EVERY RACE!!! CUPMAN U SAY THAT YOU FEEL WE SHOULD NOT ALLOW PUERTO RICANS TO COME IN WITHOUT A BACKROUND FOR SECURITY SAKE????( YOU ARE JUST ANOTHE
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11-07-09 6:15 PM
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HI BABSY2463!!
WE USED TO BE NEIGHBORS. Can u believe this crap? Neighborhood has gone to shi..? Remember the days when we could play Frisbee till 2 am?
I knew that was you when I read your input. Nice to know you are ok.
You don't know the half of what goes on around there any more, It's a*****shame!
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11-07-09 3:03 PM
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My grandfather built that house and after having spent all my life growing up in that neighborhood this is a sad sad commentary indeed. Although we were never one of the wealthy neighborhoods of Jamestown we had a wonderful childhood there, visited by some of the wealthiest friends in town. What the*****has become of some of the old town neighborhoods? I am so happy that my father did not live to see this happening in his family home. Jamestown has gone to*****in a handbasket and it's pitiful that I feel safer in Baltimore!
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11-07-09 10:52 AM
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Morel is...Don't leave your wife home all day to sell your herion..This never would have happened if this sort of activity wasn't going on.. These people are choosing to deal drugs to low life drug crazed people. If you are dealing with this kinda trash then that same trash is going to come back around..Lock=down the high school and use up All jamestown's Resourses, and local State Resourses..For what?Guarentee you all that the husband is working under the table,and the wife is collecting all the state assistance she can!!ENOUGH!! These people had it comming!He(husband)put his whole family in danger!!let them all figure it out themselves!
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11-07-09 10:43 AM
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It most likely was a drug related hold up,thats why the police don't know what was taking,as far as most people being down on the hispanic familys that just go's to show how much racel hate still is around,their are many many hard working hispanic familys and blacks,and amercian indians,and whites,that live in your town,i used to live their and work with some of them and till this day some are my good friends..and we all know that any crime commited is always reported after the crime happens,so the police are there after the fact..remember there are good and bad in any race,why are we in a war to make another country safe to live in when we have just as many problems in our own country...
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11-07-09 10:29 AM
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Three hispanic on welfare looking for tax payer money at a drug house track them down on 2nd street call JPD solved..
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11-07-09 9:28 AM
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Warning: support of the coppers... First, cops need to eat. We don't notice them as they go about most of their days. Instead, we notice them when they're on a break. I don't think anyone denies them the chance to eat or get a cup of coffee, do they? Second, it doesn't matter if they're next-door. If the call comes in AFTER the bad guys take off, how can they catch them? Now, on to the parents... JHS was following procedure to keep the kids safe by locking down. Unfortunately, kids have cell phones, call their parents, then the parents jam the 911 lines, helping to distract resources. It's human nature.
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11-07-09 8:27 AM
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I agree cupman, we need some changes to be made. It would be nice if an average person could gain the popularity to run for office, with honest values and one who knows right from wrong. But look at who we have to choose from. If we want a change we need to make it happen, we need someone who understands the working class, the single parents working 2 jobs to provide for their families, the workers getting laid off due to the economy. We need a human being in office. But where do we find one? Who in the right mind wants to run against such mudslingers who have years of practice being deceiving and already have their hand in the cookie jar and don't want to pull out. Any body here, is that who, you?
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11-07-09 8:24 AM
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It makes me sick to my stomach to have to drive through Jamestown on 2nd Street and parts of 6th Street and see the worthless POS standing outside loitering on the curbs, street corners, 3 people hanging out the upstairs window yelling profanity down to the streets, 20 people piled on a porch drinking beer all hours of the day all the while sucking up the free money from the welfare system that NY so gladly hands out to those in need. Meanwhile I'm busting my tail for 60 hours a week to make a living and support these low life scumbags.
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11-07-09 7:28 AM
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jpd is like 3 blocks away..wtf lol are you serious.
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11-07-09 7:13 AM
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It is time for us to stand up to the idiots that have made us so highly taxed that we can not hire good qualified officers. Let's get together and tell them that we "are mad as*****and we aren't going to take it any more". Likewise we should do the same with the state government and all governments. This is getting to be an old story and I am totally against anything that takes from our safety. Anyone agree?
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11-07-09 7:11 AM
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According to the police scanner these guys were hispanic males. I, for one, am getting tired of the "hispanic" part of our population being involved in violence such as this. I know we are a country of open borders but this kind of thing is getting so bad that I think it is time for our government to make changes as to who is allowed to enter. Now, you will say that Puerto Rico is part of the U.S. While this is true we should not allow so many to come to us without checking on their backgrounds for security sake. Maybe that's not the solution but it might help. Also, it is high time that we took a look at the cost of our taxes here in this county and then look at the services we are getting for our money. Maybe we need to put more (very strong) pressure on our government officials to get more qualified police officers and firemen in each and ever district in Chautauqua County. We are being robbed of safety because of mismanagement of tax money.
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11-07-09 6:21 AM
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I DO like the idea of a public hanging in the town square if you catch the criminal dead to wrong. It might JUST deter the next person. And if it doesn't, you've succeeded in eliminating that individual from doing it again And as an added bonus, a public hanging in the town square will bring more people downtown!!
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11-07-09 5:37 AM
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catch em and have a public execution. that will get the next bunch of evil doers to think twice. fabulous upbringing, families must of been on welfare. so crime is tax payer funded!
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11-07-09 3:58 AM
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How in the world can three armed men do a home invasion at 12 noon in a busy area like that and get away and not be caught? Had it not been for JPD LEO's hanging out at Tim Hortons or McD's they probably would have been able to catch them. This town has a crime problem like Buffalo but yet the PD has a mind set of Mayberry!
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