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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – MAYVILLE – Justice W McBride, 24, of Jamestown was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief. On May 10 McBridde was booked into the County Jail on unrelated charges out of the City of Jamestown Court. During the intake process he was detained in a holding cell where it is alleged that he intentionally smashed the phone handset off the block wall. The phone handset was shattered and unusable. – SHERMAN – Kevin Cole, 61, of Sherman was charged Thursday with felony driving while intoxicated, first-degree aggravated unlicensed ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE - SILVER CREEK – Keishla M. Rivera-Perez, 28, of Dunkirk was charged Wednesday with aggravated unlicensed operator, Back seat passenger less than age 2 no rear facing restraint, Back seat passenger age 4-7 no/improper restraint, uninspected motor vehicle, inadequate muffler, threw/deposited refuse on highway/adjacent land, and second-degree obstructing governmental administration. It is alleged that Rivera-Perez was stopped on Main Street around 1 p.m. in the village for traffic infractions and had small children without proper safety restraints. ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY COURT Lisa Tibbetts, 48, of Jamestown, who pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, both “B” felonies, was sentenced by Judge David Foley to a determinate state prison sentence of seven years with two years of post-release supervision. Tibbetts pleaded guilty to these charges on Feb. 25 and was sentenced on Monday. The plea and sentence was the result of a lengthy investigation into the trafficking of methamphetamine by Tibbetts by the Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force and the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force. ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Kevin LaMar, 52, of Jamestown was charged with second-degree menacing and endangering the welfare of a child at 2:25 p.m. Wednesday after officers patrolling the area of Winsor and East Second streets flagged officers down and told them a man had threatened the youth with a handgun. Officers report finding LaMar a short time later. LaMar was charged, taken to the city jail for processing and released with an appearance ticket. CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE - FREWSBURG – Kyle Knisely, 18, of Jamestown, was charged with driving while intoxicated and moving ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE Limerka C. Diaz, 28, of Jamestown was charged with driving while intoxicated, driving while intoxicated per se, and failed to keep right at 10:13 p.m. Tuesday after city police officers responded to a south side address for a motor vehicle accident. The vehicle was found to have crossed over the roadway, over the curb, and struck the porch of a residence. Diaz was charged and taken to the city jail and later released with an appearance ticket.

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ASHVILLE – The cause of a fire over the weekend has been revealed. The Chautauqua County Fire Investigation Team was called to conduct a cause and origin investigation for a fire which occurred Saturday morning within a residence on Matson Road in the town of Harmony. After a hands-on investigation at the scene and interviews with the homeowners, it was determined that there was a propane leak in the basement. Prior to the fire, an electric dryer was in use which caused the propane gas to ignite leading to the fire. The fire was accidental in ...