A Kennedy man has been charged on multiple rape charges following a secret indictment. According to Chautauqua County Assistant District Attorney Mike Pisko, Major Sterns was indicted on three counts of first-degree rape and three counts of third-degree rape following a court appearance Aug. ...
A Jamestown woman was charged with endangering the welfare of a child after her child allegedly stole a car and had an accident while fleeing from police. Amber M. Giancotti, 41, of Jamestown was charged after an incident that began around 2:33 a.m. Friday. Police report trying to pull a ...
Windsor Coleman, 37, formerly of Massapequa, was sentenced in Chautauqua County Court this week to 20 years to life in prison following his convictions in June after a jury trial in which Coleman was found guilty of four counts of second-degree assault. Coleman assaulted correction officers ...
SILVER CREEK — Silver Creek Central School is mourning the death of a student. Keira (Koda) Beckstrom died Wednesday afternoon after being struck by a train. Just before 4 p.m. Wednesday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office responded to an incident on the CSX railroad tracks in the ...
A Jamestown man faces second-degree assault charges after allegedly hitting another person in the head with a hammer during an argument. Austin T. Thayer, 29, of Jamestown was charged with second-degree felony assault, third-degree felony criminal possession of a weapon, felony tampering with physical evidence and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance at 12:53 a.m. Wednesday. Officers responded to an east side home for a report of an assault. One person was found with a severe cut to his head. Thayer had allegedly hit the other person in the head with a hammer, ...
Corrections across New York state have made it official: they are fed up with incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul. In a historic statewide membership endorsement process for governor of New York, the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association overwhelmingly voted to endorse ...
