When Sara DiMaio Joly maps out vacation plans for her family, there are two absolute, non-negotiable requirements. One, the destination has to include sand (for spirited games of beach volleyball) and, two, the adjacent body of water must accommodate one of her other unique recreational ...
A Jamestown man is facing drug charges after a search warrant was executed at 610 Monroe St. Narcotics investigators from the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office, Jamestown Police Department and Dunkirk Police Department executed the warrant at 8:35 a.m. Friday after a seven-month ...
A Dunkirk man died after a police pursuit on Route 5 Wednesday in the town of Portland. New York State Police at Fredonia report an investigation determined troopers initiated a pursuit after observing Joseph Damico, 44, operating a motor vehicle westbound on State Route 5 in the town of ...
NORTH HARMONY --- A town man is facing a number of cruelty to animals charges after 10 dogs were poisoned. At 9:20 a.m. Wednesday, sheriff’s deputies and the Chautauqua County Humane Society responded to an address on Route 394 for a report of animal abuse and neglect filed through the Humane Society. Once deputies arrived on the scene, they spoke with Scott Humble, 64, who was the owner of the dogs on the property. A search warrant was obtained for the property, and an investigation found that Humble poisoned 10 Samoyed dogs, eight of which had passed away and remained in their ...
Two Dunkirk men are being charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and theft of government funds. On Wednesday, U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that a federal grand jury returned the indictment on Lamont Brown, 37, and Jesus Ramos, 41. The charges carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney Franz M. Wright, who is handling the case, stated that according to the indictment, between July and October 2020, during the COVID pandemic, Brown and Ramos conspired with others to defraud the United States and Puerto Rico ...
A Michigan resident, who is wanted in a Vermont murder case, was nabbed on a speeding charge early Wednesday in the town of Portland. New York State Police report Terrence L. Biggs, 25 of Warren, Mich., was additionally charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and being a fugitive from Justice. Troopers report that at 2:35 a.m., they observed a 2024 Nissan versa traveling westbound on the Interstate 90 operating over the posted speed limit. An investigation determined that Biggs has an active arrest warrant issued by the City of Rutland Police Department ...
