DUNKIRK -- The Dunkirk Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred in the 100 block of South Gazelle Street late Thursday. Officers responded to the area around 9:54 p.m. and located an adult male victim suffering from a single gunshot wound. The victim was transported to ...
Two Chautauqua County municipalities are recipients of New York state funding on Friday. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that the city of Jamestown will receive $10 million in funding as the Western New York winner of the ninth round of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI), and the ...
Two individuals, including a Jamestown woman, has been charged in separate child pornography cases. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Thursday that Kimony Hamilton, 22, of Albion, was charged by criminal complaint with distribution and possession of child pornography. In addition, Kaitlyn Seekings, 28, was charged in a separate criminal complaint with receipt and possession of child pornography. The distribution and receipt of child pornography charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 20 years, and a $250,000 fine. According to the ...
A Jamestown man faces drug and weapons charges after police officers say they witnessed a drug sale Friday. Jamestown police said in a news release on Monday that Erick J. Lopez-Cruz, 18, and Stephanie M. Soto, 36, both of Jamestown face charges after narcotics detectives and investigators from the Jamestown Police Department and Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office investigating drug sales in the area of East Second and Crescent streets saw a man, later identified as Lopez-Cruz, allegedly sell drugs to a woman, later identified as Soto, at 1:31 p.m. Friday. Officers executed a search ...
Two adults and a number of children were displaced after a Saturday evening fire on Route 430 in Hartfield. Departments were dispatched to the blaze at 6505 Route 430 before 8:30 p.m. Responders included: North Lake, Westfield, Ripley, Maple Springs, Portland, Fluvanna, Ashville, Bemus ...
A Jamestown man has been charged in an animal cruelty case. City police report Daysean Braswell-Adams, 26, was connected to a complaint they received around 10:14 a.m. Saturday on the south side. Upon arrival, officers spoke with the complainant, who reported that when she returned home, she observed her pit bull exiting her roommate's bedroom with a charging cord tied around its front paws. The puppy was reportedly yelping and crying as a result. Following an investigation, officers identified the suspect as Braswell-Adams. Braswell-Adams was taken into custody and transported to ...
