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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE - CHAUTAUQUA - Francis W. Kiley III of Fredonia was charged with second-degree aggravated harassmsent at 3:38 p.m. Sunday after deputies responded to Barber Road in Chautauqua for a report of a disorderly person. Kiley was charged and taken to the county jail to be arraigned. Kiley will be in Chautauqua Town Court later. - SHERMAN - Justin J. Rolla, 43, of Sherman was charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child at 10:08 p.m. Friday after deputies were dispatched to a well-being check in the Town of Sherman. Through investigation, ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Michael S. Cook, 53, of Jamestown was charged with first-degree criminal contempt at 9:13 a.m. Friday after officers were patrolling on the south side of Jamestown and allegedly saw Cook walking with a woman Cook had an order of protection to stay away from. Cook was charged and taken to the city jail until he could be arraigned. - An 18-year-old Texas resident was charged with operating a motor vehicle after consuming alcohol while under the age of 21 (zero tolerance under 21 years old) and driving the wrong way on a one-way street at 1:34 a.m. Friday after ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Shawn A. Beardsley, 33, of Jamestown was charged with second-degree criminal impersonation, seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and a traffic ticket failure to use sidewalk at 1:08 a.m. Wednesday after officers patrolling the area of Winsor Street saw a man walking in the road and conducted a street check. According to a police report, officers were eventually able to identify the male as 33 year old Shawn A. Beardsley, who officers had prior knowledge of having an outstanding bench warrant out of Jamestown City Court. During the ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Michael S. Cook, 53, of Jamestown was charged with first-degree criminal contempt at 2:49 a.m. Tuesday after officers conducted a street check on Michael S. Cook and another individual. They were located behind a business on the east side of Jamestown. Upon investigation it was determined there is a valid stay-away order of protection for Cook to stay away from the other person. Cook was taken to the city jail until he could be arraigned. Police report that due to a prior conviction, Cook's charge was upgraded to first-degree criminal contempt. CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE - RIPLEY - Christopher S. Gibbons, 37, of Ripley was charged with second-degree harassment at 8:46 p.m. Sunday after deputies responded to a reported altercation in Ripley. Gibbons allegedly made unwanted physical contact with another individual at the ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — STOCKTON – Around 3:45 p.m. Saturday, deputies conducted a traffic stop on Route 380 near Munger Road. The operator was identified as Peter G. McTaggart Jr., 35 of Jamestown. Through an investigation it was discovered that McTaggart was in violation of a duly served court order out of the city of Jamestown. He was later charged with second-degree criminal contempt and transported to Chautauqua County Jail for arraignment. JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT — Patrick O. Brady, 26, of Jamestown, was charged with fourth-degree grand larceny, ...