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Area Police Reports

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

¯ POLAND — Austin Muntz, 22, of Kennedy was charged with second-degree criminal contempt and second-degree harassment. Deputies were called Monday to a location in Poland for a reported harassment. An investigation found that Muntz was in violation of active stay away order of protection. He was taken into custody and transported to Chautauqua County Jail for centralized arraignment.

NEW YORK STATE POLICE

¯ KENNEDY — Kayla Nefedov, 21, of Randolph was charged with driving while intoxicated. Nefedov was stopped Sunday on Route 394 in Kennedy for a traffic violation and was taken into custody after failing several field sobriety tests. She later provided a breath sample of .11 percent. Nefedov was released with appearance tickets to be in Poland Town Court at a later date.

¯ KENNEDY — Deven Dudenhoeffer, 30, of Kennedy was charged with driving while intoxicated. Dudenhoeffer was stopped Sunday on Route 62 in Kennedy for traffic violations, and was taken into custody after allegedly failing several field sobriety tests. Dudenhoeffer later provided a breath sample of .14. He was released to appear in Poland Town Court at a later date to answer the charge.

¯ BEMUS POINT — Emily Rechin, 25, of Bemus Point was charged with driving while intoxicated. Troopers responded Friday to Dutch Hollow Road in Bemus Point for a reported vehicle off the road. Rechin was taken into custody after allegedly failing field sobriety tests. She later provided a breath sample of .15 percent. Rechin, who was uninjured in the crash, was released to appear in Ellery Town Court at a later date.

JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT

¯ David A. E. Blakey, 29, of Jamestown was charged with obstructing governmental administration. At 11 a.m. Tuesday, officers responded to a report of a walking domestic dispute at the area of East Sixth Street and Spring Street. Upon arrival, officers located a male and female. Police said that the man allegedly fled the scene when officers drove their vehicle towards the couple. After a brief foot pursuit, the suspect was located and identified as Blakey. The victim had already left the scene. Blakey was taken into custody and transported to the Jamestown City Jail where he is being held pending arraignment.

¯ Lydia R. Hackett-Williams, 50, of Jamestown was charged with second-degree criminal contempt. At 1:32 p.m. Tuesday, officers were called to the Key Bank at 730 Foote Ave. for a possible violation of an order of protection. Upon arrival, officers learned that a female identified as Hackett-Williams had a valid stay away order of protection with the subject she was with. Hackett-Williams was placed into custody and transported to the city jail where she is being held pending arraignment.

LAKEWOOD-BUSTI POLICE DEPARTMENT

¯ Matthew S. Ribbing, 47, of Lakewood was charged with third-degree assault. Officers were called Monday to a Southwestern Drive address in the town of Busti for a welfare check on a female occupant. Upon arrival, officers found the female to have extensive injuries on the left side of her face and her left eye. An investigation determined that Ribbing allegedly assaulted the female and caused her injuries. A warrant was issued and Ribbing was taken into custody. He was transported to the Lakewood-Busti Police Department for processing and then brought to the Chautauqua County Jail for centralized arraignment.

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