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Dunkirk homicide victim name released

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The name of the individual who was shot and killed last month in Dunkirk has been released. According to Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt, the victim was 25-year-old Delani Williams. He lived at 110 S. Gazelle Street in Dunkirk. His obituary, which was published on line by the Lombardo Funeral Home, said he was a Buffalo resident. No arrests have been made. “We identified a person of interest the morning of the homicide and are still developing evidence from the crime scene for charging purposes,” Schmidt said in an email Tuesday, while providing the name of ...

County sex offender ruling upheld

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A state appeals court has unanimously upheld the county’s handling of a 2025 Sex Offender Registration Act case. Jacob Feldt had appealed the county’s determination that he is a Level 2 risk under the state Sex Offender Registration Act. Feldt was originally charged in 2023 by Lakewood-Busti Police and then indicted 2024 in a nine-count indictment against a south county man accused of committing sexual acts against a child. Feldt was convicted of two felony counts in Chautauqua County Court: third-degree rape - oral sexual contact with a person incapable of consent with a person ...

Lawmaker proposes visiting procedure for prisons, jails

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A state lawmaker wants the state to establish visiting procedures for state and local jails as well as visiting rights for visitors and those in the jails. Assemblywoman Phara Souffrant Forrest, D-Brooklyn, has introduced legislation (A.11507) that would standardize procedures around the ...

County participating in NY SMART I-Corridor

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MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County is connecting its manufacturers, workforce, entrepreneurs, and educational institutions to the NY SMART I-Corridor, a federally supported initiative positioning Upstate New York as a leader in semiconductor manufacturing, innovation and workforce development. In the NY SMART I-Corridor, “SMART” stands for “Semiconductor Manufacturing and Research Technology.” It is a federal tech hub consortium spanning Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse dedicated to expanding domestic chip manufacturing, research, and workforce development. Backed by the federal ...

Area Police Reports

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JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPT. - David Burkhart III, 33, of Jamestown was charged with endangering the welfare of ac hild at 10:40 a.m. Tuesday after officers responded to the east side of Jamestown for a report of a 2-year-old child wandering in the street. Burkhart III was allegedly responsible for the child. He was charged and taken to the city jail until he can be arraigned in Jamestown City Court. The child was uninjured and placed in the temporary care of a family friend. - Brandon E. Fogle, 41, of Jamestown was charged at 12:55 a.m. July 3 with driving while ability impaired by drugs ...