Bemus Point couple safe after boat fire Two Bemus Point residents are safe after a boat fire. Michael Giarrizzo, 86, was operating a vessel around 7:10 p.m. Friday in the Bemus Bay area and through the Bemus Narrows by the Stow Ferry with Barbara Giarrizzo, 83, onboard. He noticed a ...

Dunkirk Police investigate shooting The Dunkirk Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred in the city on at about 6:50 p.m. Wednesday. Officers were alerted to the incident on the 300 block of Washington Avenue and learned that one person was struck by gunfire. The ...

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – HANOVER – Thomas J. Abt, 59, of Amherst was charged with driving while intoxicated and failure to stop at a stop sign following a traffic stop Aug. 4 on Allegany Road around 8 p.m. He will answer to the charge in Hanover Town Court at a later date. ...

JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT Cassaundra Wick, 24, of Jamestown, was charged Thursday with false personation and resisting arrest. According to police, officers of the 2nd platoon responded to an address on the north side of the city for a possible burglary in progress. Officers arrived on ...

Domestic incidents lead to charges in Dunkirk A pair of domestic incidents Tuesday has led to charges for a Jamestown resident. Dunkirk police report at 12:05 p.m., an officer encountered an in-progress domestic incident at a business on Lake Shore Drive East. While officers attempted to ...

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY COURT – Eric Vangiesen, age 38, of Jamestown, was sentenced Monday by County Court Judge David Foley to a determinate sentence in state prison for 5.5 years with 2 years of post-release supervision after being convicted of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled ...