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Video Released By Attorney General In Mina Shooting Death

New York Attorney General Letitia James today released body-worn camera footage that her office obtained as part of its ongoing investigation into the death of Mark Bemis, who died on June 18 following an encounter with members of the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office in the town of ...

City Man Charged After Second Street Shooting

A Jamestown man has been charged with assault and weapons possession after the city’s second shooting in less than a month. Xavier M. Ramos, 23, of Jamestown was charged with first-degree assault and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon after officers responded to a shooting at ...

Gerry Man Arrested Following Drug Bust

GERRY – A long-term narcotics investigation led to a large cocaine seizure. On Wednesday, narcotics investigators with the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office, Jamestown Police Department, and the Dunkirk Police Department executed a search warrant at 1842 Hanson Road, Gerry with ...

Woman Nabbed After Being Found With Meth, Fentanyl

MAYVILLE --- A traffic stop on Tuesday led to a seizure of narcotics and the arrest of an Angola woman. Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Narcotics Investigator observed Savannah Dorsey-Carter, 26, who is known to have a suspended license, operating a vehicle on Route 394 in the town of ...

DOT Constructing Temporary Ramp For Bemus Point Access

A temporary exit ramp on Interstate 86 eastbound is currently under construction to restore access to the village of Bemus Point's central business district. In a news release on Friday, the state Department of Transportation said in "appreciates the public’s patience as we continue an ...

City Man Arrested In Connection With Puerto Rico Homicide

Jamestown police have arrested a city man who is wanted by Puerto Rican police for homicide. On Wednesday, Jamestown police officers were given information of a man at an east side residence who was wanted by police. Officers went to the address and the man, Bryan Rivera-Montanez, answered the door. Rivera-Montanez was taken into custody without incident and taken to the city jail, where he was charged with fugitive from justice and held on an arrest warrant for homicide.