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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – MAYVILLE – Robert Kaczor Jr., 30, of Fredonia was charged Tuesday with second-degree criminal contempt. Kaczor, an incarcerated individual at the Chautauqua County Jail, allegedly called an individual who has a full stay away order of protection against him. He will answer to the charge in Chautauqua Town Court. – STOCKTON – Eric Johnson, 45, of Driftwood Road, Bemus Point was charged Wednesday around 8 a.m. with driving while ability impaired by drugs. It is alleged that Johnson was traveling on Route 380, Stockton, exited his vehicle ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – MAYVILLE – David Mclaughlin III, 30, of Mayville was charged July 3 with felony driving while intoxicated. Deputies said Mclaughlin was at the Sheriff’s Office for an unrelated matter and was charged with felony DWI due to having a previous DWI conviction in the last 10 years. He was also charged with aggravated DWI with having a blood alcohol content of .18% or higher. He will answer the charge in Chautauqua Town Court at a later date.

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LAKEWOOD-BUSTI POLICE - LAKEWOOD - Jacob C. Sandy, 26, listed as homeless, was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance July 3 at 8:04 p.m. after an officer patrolling East Fairmount Avenue reportedly saw Sandy, who the officer knew had an arrest warrant from Ellicott Town Court. Sandy was allegedly found with methamphetamine. Sandy was turned over to the Ellicott Police Department and will be in Busti Town Court later. - Ray R. Babyak, 21, of Jamestown was arrested at 9:30 p.m. July 3 after he was taken into custody on an arrest warrant by the ...

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Electrical Fire Quickly Doused At UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown firefighters quickly doused a fire at the UPMC Chautauqua hospital on Foote Avenue on Saturday afternoon. Officials report crews responded at 12:23 p.m. to the facility where smoke was showing. Responders then headed to the east elevator penthouse area and located a room that contained the fire. Crews checked the fire room and located electrical components of the elevator system burning. They then used a dry chemical extinguisher to extinguish the fire. Crews worked to ventilate the area, removing smoke with electrical ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – MAYVILLE – Robert Kaczor Jr., 29, of Fredonia was charged Tuesday with two counts of second-degree criminal contempt. While in the Chautauqua County Jail, he allegedly contacted two individuals who possessed full stay away orders of protection against him. He will answer to the charges in Chautauqua Town Court at a later date. – PORTLAND – Joshua Dash, 44, of Portland was charged Wednesday with second-degree criminal contempt, endangering the welfare of a child and second-degree harassment. It is alleged that Dash harassed another ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT --- Anne E. Robbins, 40, of Jamestown was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument on Thursday. Before 11 p.m., officers conducted a traffic stop on Columbia Avenue near Forest Avenue for numerous observed traffic and equipment violations. During the course of the traffic stop it was determined that the license plate on the vehicle was forged. Robbins was taken into custody and was currently on probation for the same charge stemming from an incident earlier this year where she was in possession of another forged license plate. ...