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Two charged after Friday drug raids

Two Jamestown residents face charges after drug raids Friday morning by Jamestown police officers and Chautauqua County Sheriff's deputies. Brenda K. Leeper, 58, of Jamestown was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia at 8:45 a.m. Friday after a search warrant was executed at 107 Lister St., Jamestown, by narcotics detectives from the Jamestown Police Department and narcotics investigators from the Chautauqua County Sheriff's ...

Homeless man charged with St. Susan Center refrigeration unit destruction

A homeless Jamestown man has been charged with destroying the cooling system at the St. Susan Center in August. Jurall R. Reid, 33, was charged Monday with second-degree criminal mischief and fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. Reid was arraigned in Jamestown City Court and ...

Dunkirk woman sentenced to probation in government theft case

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Angela Kellogg, 35, of Dunkirk, who was convicted of theft of government money, was sentenced to serve three years’ probation by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra Jr. In July 2020, Kellogg provided her identification information and social security number to a ...

Kennedy man charged with rape

A Kennedy man has been charged on multiple rape charges following a secret indictment. According to Chautauqua County Assistant District Attorney Mike Pisko, Major Sterns was indicted on three counts of first-degree rape and three counts of third-degree rape following a court appearance Aug. ...

Parent charged after youth steals car in city

A Jamestown woman was charged with endangering the welfare of a child after her child allegedly stole a car and had an accident while fleeing from police. Amber M. Giancotti, 41, of Jamestown was charged after an incident that began around 2:33 a.m. Friday. Police report trying to pull a ...

Former Massapequa man sentenced after assaulting Lakeview Shock officers

Windsor Coleman, 37, formerly of Massapequa, was sentenced in Chautauqua County Court this week to 20 years to life in prison following his convictions in June after a jury trial in which Coleman was found guilty of four counts of second-degree assault. Coleman assaulted correction officers ...