CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
CARROLL - Brian J. Collins, 34, of Frewsburg was charged with driving while intoxicated and cited for speeding Sunday after a traffic stop on Frew Run Road around 4:50 p.m. Collins was taken into custody, processed and released to a third party with an appearance ticket returnable in Carroll Town Court later.
CATTARAUGUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
ASHFORD - Stanley T. McCarty Jr., 19, of West Valley was charged with third-degree burglary and petit larceny on Nov. 3, after an incident on Dutch Hill Road in Ashford. Deputies reported that around 8 p.m., he was driving when his vehicle ran out of gas. He allegedly saw a garage not far from the road and entered it, taking a gas can to refill his vehicle. He was taken into custody, arraigned and sent to the Cattaraugus County Jail and held in lieu of $2,000 bail.
ELLICOTT POLICE
WEST ELLICOTT - Nicole R. Childs, 26, of Jamestown was charged with petit larceny this past Thursday after she allegedly left Sam's Club without paying for a computer. She was processed and released with an appearance ticket and will be in Ellicott Town Court later.
NY STATE POLICE
SHERIDAN - Richard. W. Wdowiasz, 55, of Forestville was charged with first-offense DWI Saturday after a traffic stop on Whitaker Road in Sheridan around 2:05 a.m. He was released with an appearance ticket and will be in court later.
SHERIDAN - Derek A. Deszcz, 21, of Dunkirk was charged with first-offense DWI Saturday after a traffic stop on Route 60 in Pomfret around 7:33 a.m. He was processed and released with an appearance ticket and will be in court later.
SHERIDAN - Kim M. Kalfas, 21, of Dunkirk was charged with first-offense DWI Saturday after a traffic stop on Route 60 around 7:30 a.m. She was processed and released with an appearance ticket and will be in court later.
SHERIDAN - Robert J. Pitzonka, 23, of Lancaster, N.Y., was charged with first-offense DWI Sunday after a traffic stop on Route 20 around 7:45 a.m. He was processed and released to a third party with an appearance ticket.
PA LAW ENFORCEMENT
SUGAR GROVE - Warren-based state police reported James Dean Groves, 28, Sugar Grove, drove his 2003 Ford F-250 truck over a sidewalk and a concrete curb into the parking area on the corner of routes 957 and 9 at 2:45 a..m. Saturday. Groves allegedly used the truck to hit a 2001 Jeep Cherokee owned by Robert A. Samkic, 29, of Ashville and push the Cherokee approximately 30 yards across the parking lot. Anthony R. Marotto, 32, of Ashville said he had to jump behind a telephone pole to avoid being struck by the truck. Police reported Groves, after causing the damage, left the scene in his vehicle. The Cherokee sustained moderate damage to the front side of the vehicle. Police located Groves a short time later at his residence. Police said that while the investigation was being conducted, it was determined Groves was intoxicated. Groves was charged with driving under the influence, criminal mischief, reckless endangerment and several traffic citations.
PINE GROVE - Warren-based state police reported numerous mailboxes were smashed in the Russell and Akeley area sometime between Saturday night and Sunday morning. A partial vehicle description has been developed and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone who was a victim and has not contacted police may call Warren-based state police and leave their information to be added to the report if they desire. Anyone with information is asked to call the Pennsylvania State Police at 814-728-3600 or Warren County Crime Stoppers at 800-83-CRIME.
PLEASANT - Warren-based state police reported two people kicked in the locked door of the home of a 46-year-old Warren woman on Pleasant Drive Friday and confronted the victim as she was lying on her bed around 10 p.m. Police reported one of the intruders produced a knife and demanded some of Armstrong's property, but Armstrong was able to retrieve her own weapon and convinced the intruders to leave. Police reported both suspects ran out of Amstrong's house and left the scene. Troopers were assisted at the scene by the Warren Police Department. This crime is the current Warren County Crime Stoppers' Crime of the Week. A cash reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest in this case. Anyone with information is asked to call the Pennsylvania State Police at 814-728-3600 or Warren County Crime Stoppers at 800-83-CRIME.
SUGAR GROVE - Warren-based state police reported a 1985 Honda Shadow was traveling north on Route 69, 1083 feet east of Gregory Lane at 2:05 p.m. Friday. As the driver attempted to negotiate a sharp left curve, the vehicle went off the right shoulder of the roadway, striking a patch of gravel. Police reported the driver then lost control of the vehicle, subsequently laying the motorcycle down in the north bound lane. The driver was able to remain on the motorcycle but the rear passenger was ejected, landing in a patch of grass off the right shoulder of the roadway. Police reported the motorcycle sustained minor damage and several traffic citations were issued.
WARREN - Warren city police reported that Matthew D. Sullivan, 19, of Warren was charged with burglary, criminal trespassing and theft Monday after he allegedly broke into an apartment sometime between Nov. 10 and 12 to steal an antique safe.