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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Xavier L. Williams, 26, of Jamestown was charged with two counts of aggravated criminal contempt, two counts of first-degree criminal contempt, resisting arrest and second-degree obstructing governmental administration at 1:28 a.m. Friday after officers responded to a west side address for a domestic dispute in progress. Upon arrival officers allegedly saw Williams exit the residence and then start to run away. Officers were aware that Xavier had an active arrest warrant and stopped him nearby. After a brief struggle, Xavier was placed into custody. Through ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Brandon M. Tingue, 39, of Jamestown, was charged with second-degree criminal contempt at 3:20 a.m. Wednesday after officers responded to a residence on the east side of Jamestown for a reported order of protection violation. Upon arrival, officers allegedly found Tingue hiding in the woods a short distance away from the victim's residence. The other person had a valid stay away order or protection against Tingue. Tingue was charged and taken to the city jail until he could be arraigned. - Eugene V. Lesak Jr., 59, of Jamestown was charged with fifth-degree criminal ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Ryan D. Edwards, 42, of Jamestown was charged with two counts of first-degree criminal contempt, criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation and fourth-degree criminal mischief at 6:30 p.m. Monday at an east side home. Officers received a complaint regarding a past-tense domestic incident involving multiple alleged violations of an Order of Protection. Edwards allegedly threw and damaged the protected party’s cellular phone before allegedly forcibly taking her to the ground and applying pressure to her neck. Following the incident, Edwards allegedly ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Brenda K. Leeper, 58, of Jamestown was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia at 8:45 a.m. Friday after a search warrant was executed at 107 Lister St., Jamestown, by narcotics detectives from the Jamestown Police Department and narcotics investigators from the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Department. Once officers made entry, they allegedly found Leeper inside as well as a quantity of fentanyl, crack ...

Warren police investigating stolen vehicle incident

Warren City police officers are investigating a stolen vehicle incident which occurred early Sunday morning in the area of the 500 block of Prospect Street. The vehicle was later recovered following a single-vehicle crash on Perimeter Road, just across the New York state line. According to witnesses at the scene of the crash, the driver fled the area on foot and was described as appearing to be in their mid-20s, with long brown hair and a blonde streak. Anyone with information is asked to please call the non-emergency line at 814-723-2700.

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — STOCKTON — At around 11:41 p.m. Saturday, deputies responded to an altercation. Through an investigation it was found that 35-year-old, Zachary P. Kemp did intentionally damage and tamper with another person's property. Kemp was also found to be in possession of a rifle at the time of the arrest. He was taken into custody without issue and was transported to the Chautauqua County Jail for Centralized Arraignment on charges of fourth-degree criminal mischief, third-degree criminal tampering and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. ...