Two Charged After Wednesday Raid On Eighth Street

May 29, 2026

Two Jamestown residents face drug charges after a raid on West Eighth Street on Wednesday. At 10:23 a.m. Wednesday, members of the of the Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force and Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office narcotics investigators executed a search warrant at 218 W. Eighth St. Prior to the execution of the search warrant, Katiria Cruz-Torres, 39, of Jamestown was allegedly seen leaving the residence in a vehicle and was pulled over by Jamestown police officers and detained. She was allegedly found in possession of 4.1 grams of crack cocaine, 4 grams of cocaine, 5.8 grams of fentanyl ...

Video shows brutality of Lakeview assaults

May 29, 2026

A video showing a brutal attack on a counselor and a corrections officer at the Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correctional that led to assault charges against an inmate has been released by the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. In a news release issued Friday morning, ...

‘I Take Responsibility’: City man sentenced to 15 years in death of baby

May 28, 2026

MAYVILLE – A Jamestown man will be spending 15 years in prison for his role in the death of a 16-month-old child. It appears District Attorney Jason Schmidt was unhappy with the sentence. On Thursday, 27-year-old Matthew Nuttall appeared in Chautauqua County Court to be sentenced ...

Cassadaga Man Facing Numerous Child Porn Charges

May 28, 2026

A Cassadaga man is facing multiple child pornography charges. In 2023, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation into the alleged possession and promotion of child pornography. A suspect was identified and a search warrant was later executed on Barnum Road in Cassadaga. ...

SEFPRO To Eliminate Line, 79 Jobs

May 27, 2026

A new business plan at Saint-Gobain, corporate owner of the SEFPRO facility in Falconer, is leading to the loss of 79 jobs at the local plant. Saint-Gobain officials are ending production of its Alumina-Zirconia-Silica line at the Falconer facility, which was formerly known as Monofrax. The ...

Grand Jury Indicts Inmate In Attack On Counselor, Officer

May 27, 2026

An inmate connected to a brutal attack on a counselor and officer at the Lakeview Shock Incarceration Facility in Brocton is facing charges in the February incident. Early Tuesday, a secret indictment authorized in April by a Chautauqua County Grand Jury was unsealed in County Court charging ...