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LAKEWOOD-BUSTI POLICE DEPARTMENT — BUSTI — A 35-year-old Lakewood man was arrested on felony driving while intoxicated charges following an early-morning incident Nov. 5 on Route 394 in the Town of Busti. According to the Lakewood-Busti Police Department, officers responded at approximately 5:46 a.m. to a report of a vehicle in a ditch. An investigation allegedly determined that the driver, Scott A. Heffner, was operating the vehicle while intoxicated. Police said Heffner allegedly had a blood alcohol level more than three times the legal limit. He was charged with felony DWI ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Andrew K. Derck, 38, of Jamestown was charged with endangering the welfare of a child at 1:15 a.m. Friday after officers responded to the city's west side to a domestic dispute. According to a police report, Derck had acted in a manner likely to be injurious to the physical, mental or moral welfare of the victim who is less than 17 years old. Derck was charged and taken to the city jail until he could be arraigned. - Allyssa L. Dahlgren, 21, of Jamestown was charged with DWI, DWI per se and traffic tickets at 5:11 a.m. Oct. 31 after officers pulled a vehicle ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE - FREDONIA - Morgan K. Kruetzer, 18, of Amherst was charged with DWI, DWI per se and failure to keep right. Officers conducted a traffic stop on Water Street in Fredonia and upon investigation it was determined that Kreutzer was driving while intoxicated. She was released with an appearance ticket to be in Fredonia Village Court later. - SINCLAIRVILLE - Cassidy A. Marcinkowski, 19, of Dunkirk was charged with harassment in the second degree, and attempted criminal mischief in the fourth degree. On Tuesday, officers responded to an address in the ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE - ELLINGTON - Shayn R. Grisanti, 36, of Conewango Valley was charged with DWI, DWI per se and moving from a lane unsafely. On Tuesday evening just after 6 p.m. deputies responded to a single-vehicle accident on Route 83 in Ellington. Through investigation, police say Grisanti was found to be operating the vehicle while intoxicated. He was arrested and will appear back in the Town of Ellington court at a later date. JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Desiree J. Barr, 23, of Jamestown was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, obstructing ...

City man, another charged after W. Ninth St. standoff

Two men are facing charges after a nearly four-hour standoff that began late Wednesday morning on West Ninth Street. At about 11:40 a.m., Jamestown police officers responded to an address in attempt to locate Tyler Shirley, 39, of the city, who was wanted for a domestic violence related ...

Charges filed in road rage incident in Sheffield

A Frewsburg, N.Y., man was briefly jailed last week after allegedly pointing a firearm at a driver on Route 6 on Thursday during a road rage incident - with both drivers blaming the other for the incident. Timothy J. Prince, 67, was charged with two counts of second-degree felony aggravated assault - attempts to cause or causes bodily injury with a deadly weapon, two counts of misdemeanor terroristic threats causing serious public inconvenience, two counts of misdemeanor simple assault and two counts of harassment on Thursday, Oct. 29, after the State Police at Warren responded to a ...