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County Man Pleads Guilty To Threat On Power Plans

A Stockton man has pleaded guilty to threatening to "blow up" power plants. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Monday that Justin Horton, 40, made the admission before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to conveying false information and hoaxes, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison, and a fine of $250,000. Assistant U.S. Attorney David J. Rudroff, who is handling the case, stated that on the evening of May 13, 2024, Horton called National Grid and stated “I'm calling to call a bomb threat into you. I’m going to blow up both of your nuclear power ...

Two Charged Following Three-Year Drug Investigation

CELORON – Two Ohio women have been arrested following a multi-year investigation into the sale of meth in the southern end of Chautauqua County. On Thursday, narcotics investigators in Chautauqua County assisted the Drug Enforcement Agency in an arrest for methamphetamine distribution in ...

Four people have been arrested following an eight-month investigation into the sale of narcotics in the Dunkirk-Fredonia area. Investigators had been investigating narcotics activity that spread from the city to the village. Tuesday morning officers from the Dunkirk Police Department ...

Rolison Sentenced For Having Meth At Jail

Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt announced Monday that Randall Rolison, 61, of Jamestown, was sentenced on his conviction for first-degree promoting prison contraband, a class D felony, to two to four years in state prison to run consecutive to the lengthy prison sentences he ...

Westfield lands $4.5M grant for downtown

The village of Westfield has been awarded $4.5 million by the state for its Downtown Revitalization Initiative. The announcement was made Wednesday afternoon by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The village of Cattaraugus was the biggest winner in Western New York, getting $10 million, while the village of Angola also was awarded $4.5 million. “Our state’s downtowns unite friends and families, and these investments will only help reshape neighborhoods to become more vibrant destinations for shopping, dining and living,” Hochul said. “Through our Pro-Housing Communities Program, affordable ...

Sherman Woman Charged With Arson

SHERMAN – A Sherman woman was arrested following a fire Sunday night. According to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, around 10:40 p.m. a structure fire occurred around 10:40 p.m. Scanner reports indicate it was to a barn on Bailey Hill Road. Deputies allege that 21-year-old Susan Hostetler intentionally set the fire following a dispute. She was transported to the Chautauqua County Jail for Centralized Arraignment and was charged with third-degree arson and second-degree criminal mischief in the 2nd degree. She will appear in the Town of Sherman court at a later date.