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Three Charged After Traffic Stop, Raid Of Water Street Home

Three Jamestown residents face charges after a traffic stop and subsequent drug raid on Water Street on Feb. 13. On Feb. 13, at about 1 p.m., members of the Jamestown Police Department pulled a vehicle over on Prendergast Avenue near Price Street. The vehicle was occupied by Miranda E. Evans ...

State Police Charge Bus Driver In Fatal Thruway Accident

A driver of a bus involved in an August fatal accident on the New York State Thruway has been charged by the New York State Police. On Wednesday, the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Violent Felony Warrant in Troop New York City charged Bin Shao, 56 of Flushing Queens, with five felony counts of second-degree manslaughter and five counts of felony criminally negligent homicide. Shao was transported to Genesee County Jail and arraigned on Friday, on a sealed indictment. Shao was remanded to the Genesee County Jail on $100,000 bail, $200,000 Bond, and $400,000 Partially Secured Bond. ...

Gonzalez Reaches 1,000 Career Points As JHS Upends Clarence 60-31

The whiteboard that hangs on a wall in Jamestown’s locker room had the following “keys” written on it by head coach Billy Miley in advance of Thursday night’s Erie County Interscholastic Conference Division 1 boys basketball game. They read as follows: ¯ Defense dictates the ...

Jamestown Man Charged In Domestic Incident

A Jamestown man is facing three counts of first-degree criminal contempt and resisting arrest charges after an incident Wednesday. At approximately 11:20 a.m., officers of the Jamestown Police Department responded to a west side address for a third-party report of a possible Order of ...

County Sheriff, AXON Announce Public Safety Initiative

The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office has announced a new partnership Wednesday with AXON to deploy its Community Request integration with Ring smart camera devices. This partnership allows the Sheriff’s Office to invite Ring users to voluntarily share camera footage that may assist law ...

City Woman Pleads Guilty To Narcotics, Firearms

A Jamestown woman has pleaded guilty to narcotics and firearms charges. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Wednesday that Sabrina Flores, a/k/a Notorious Marie, 25, admitted before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 400 grams or more of fentanyl and being a user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua A. Violanti, who is handling the case, stated that Flores ...