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No charges expected in officer involved shooting in Mina

The two officers who responded to a domestic dispute in Mina last summer where they ended up returning fire and killing the suspect after one of them was shot, will likely not face any charges. State Attorney General Letitia James’ Office of Special Investigation (OSI) issued a ...

100 And Counting

When I was growing up, it wasn’t unusual for me to see my neighbors, Judy Young and Jan Rogers, enjoying a Sunday afternoon walk on Jamestown’s west side. Their route would take them from Hallock Street to the corner of Washington and Third streets where they would stop for coffee and, ...

Ellicott Police Respond To Homeless, Trespass Complaints

Recently the town of Ellicott Police Department had been called to the hotel, and to school grounds to address complaints. Several people face charges relating to the complaints. - John A. Waite, 34 and Elizabeth R. Schultz, 37 both of Falconer were both charged March 25 with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, seventh-degree criminal possession of controlled substance, and criminally using drug paraphernalia. According to police, at about 1 p.m., officers responded to an unresponsive person at the Quality Inn, where it is alleged Officers located people inside the room ...

Westfield’s Renold Announces Expansion, $3M Investment

WESTFIELD - Renold Inc. is expanding its Chautauqua County operations, modernizing its Westfield facility at 100 Bourne St. A local fixture since the early 1900s, the Renold Westfield plant will undergo a $2.975 million transformation to include a dedicated advanced manufacturing cell, ...

Jamestown Woman Sentenced For Role In Drug Conspiracy

BUFFALO - Anabell Santiago, 53, of Jamestown, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 40 grams or more of fentanyl and cocaine, maintaining a drug involved premises, and being a user of a controlled substance in possession of firearms, was ...

Jamestown Man Faces New Federal Child Pornography Charges

John Peterson, 42, of Jamestown was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with distribution and possession of child pornography by a person with a prior child pornography conviction, which carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a $250,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas A.C. Penrose, who is handling the case, stated that according to the complaint, in June 2025, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a CyberTip from the messaging app Kik that two files of suspected child pornography were uploaded between ...