U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy announced Sunday night that recent threats have forced the closure of his Jamestown office. “The safety of my staff and the constituents we serve is my top priority," he said in a statement. "Due to repeated credible threats and calls for violence directed at me ...
A 31-year-old city resident with a violent past and state parolee is facing more trouble after an incident Thursday evening. Jamestown police report Alvin J. Jusino Jr. was charged with third- and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, second-degree criminal impersonation, resisting arrest and tampering with physical evidence. At about 9:30 p.m., officers observed a male subject commit a state Vehicle and Traffic Law infraction on the East side of the city. Due to the observed violation, Officers performed a street check on the subject in effort to issue a citation. The ...
A homeless woman faces charges after allegedly breaking into a business Friday. Brea A. Wilkins-Carlson, 34, was charged with third-degree criminal mischief and third-degree criminal trespass at 12:41 p.m. Friday after officers responded to a report of a possible burglary in progress at a ...
A Jamestown man is facing drug charges following a search warrant being executed on Thursday morning. After several months of investigating narcotics activity in the city at 12 E. Hamilton St., investigators from the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office and the Jamestown Police Department ...
Jamestown firefighters extinguished a blaze on the second floor of a 208 Charles St. residence. Upon arrival around 12:43 a.m. Friday, crews observed fire in second floor windows with smoke venting from the eves and attic. Crews quickly extinguished the fire after locating the blaze. No occupants or victims were located by firefighters at the scene. Jamestown Police Department assisted with traffic control and Alstar stood by at the scene. Firefighters were back in service by 5 a.m.
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Matthew White, 43, of Jamestown, with threatening to assault and murder a federal law enforcement officer and interstate communication with threat to injure a person. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. Assistant U.S. Attorney Evan K. Glaberson, who is handling the case, stated that according to the indictment, on April 30, 2025, White threatened to assault and murder a federal law enforcement officer employed by the Department of Homeland Security, ...
