EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article first appeared in The Post-Journal on Christmas Day 2020. Five years later, the message of hope and goodness still resonates and, therefore, it was deemed appropriate to run the story again. Tim Grace loved Josh Allen before the kid quarterback threw ...
More than $3 million, including a major project for the village of Fredonia, has been awarded to Chautauqua County through the State's Regional Economic Development Council initiative that are designed to help catalyze economic growth, jump-start housing growth, and advance regionally designed ...
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced that Ruben Medina, 20, of Jamestown, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah J. McCarthy to possession with intent to distribute five grams or more methamphetamine, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a fine of $5,000,000. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua A. Violanti, who is handling the case, stated that on Sept. 11, 2024, Medina was pulled over by a Jamestown Police officer because of an outstanding probation warrant. Initially, he refused to exit the vehicle but later ...
MAYVILLE – A Brocton resident who is a corrections officer is facing charges for allegedly selling drugs to inmates. In October of 2025, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division was requested by the Chautauqua County Jail Administration to investigate ...
GERRY – One person received a minor injury following an accident involving a private plow truck and an ambulance. According to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, around 4:30 a.m. Saturday, a Falconer ambulance driven by Greg P. Scott, 53, of Jamestown was transporting a patient and county medic Walid Al-Jabiri, 44 of Jamestown to UPMC Chautauqua when they were backed into by a plow clearing the Gerry Rodeo grounds by Brian Anderson, 63, of Gerry. Deputies report that Al-Jabiri was injured when a piece of equipment in the ambulance struck him on impact. Al-Jabiri sought ...
A man has been taken into custody, accused of invading a person’s home based on the victim’s race. According to Jamestown Police, on Friday at about 2:15 p.m., officers from the first platoon responded to an address on the north side of the city for a home invasion. It was reported that a male had entered the home and was attempting to attack the occupants inside the home. Upon officers' arrival, the suspect had left the home and was quickly taken into custody without incident. The suspect was identified as 42-year-old Andrew D Lecceardone who allegedly broke a window to ...
