CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

— The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office along with the Chautauqua County Department of Mental Hygiene and Social Services have received multiple complaints that unknown individuals have been going door to door claiming to be from the department of social services. These individuals claim to be giving out free tablets and cell phones.

During the course of the interaction the individuals are asking for social security numbers and other personal credentials such as Medicare cards and electric bills. Please be advised this is a scam and the department of social services is not going door to door giving away tablets and cell phones.

Another situation reported was unknown individuals claiming to be with Chautauqua County social services going door to door asking residents to sign paperwork so that Social Services can become their representative payee for their social security income. The individuals claim that if they do not sign the paperwork, they will stop receiving their social security payments. Please be advised this is not a normal course of business that the Chautauqua County government is conducting and is a scam.

Most of these incidents have targeted elderly residents but everyone should be aware of these activities. Chautauqua County officials would like the public to know that these activities are scams, and we are requesting that you report this to your local police agency if it occurs. If you encounter these individuals, please get a description of the person or vehicle if it is safe to do so and report it to the police.

— MAYVILLE — At about 10:12 a.m. Friday, Chautauqua County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Crosby’s convenience store located at 14 N. Erie St. for a shoplifting complaint. It was reported to deputies that a subject took multiple items from the store without paying.

Deputies were able to locate the subject in question who was identified as Zachary A. Scott, 37, of Silver Creek. Through further investigation, it was found that Scott did take several items from the store without paying.

Scott was charged with petit larceny and is to be at the town of Chautauqua court later.

JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT

— Kimberly A. Fuller, 54, of Jamestown was charged with an alleged violation of an order of protection.

Officers assigned with the Jamestown Police Department’s Second Platoon responded to Tim Hortons in Brooklyn Square for a reported order of protection violation on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. Through investigation it was found that Fuller had allegedly violated a stay away order of protection against the victim. She was then arrested and transported to the city jail awaiting arraignment.

CATTARAUGUS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

GOWANDA — Oluwatosin O. Omotada, 34, of Gowanda was charged with second-degree aggravated harassment for a previous incident.

Omotada allegedly called the Cattaraugus County Department of Social Services, located in Olean, and made a death threat to one of the department’s employees, on Feb. 28. Subsequently, an arrest warrant was issued for Omotada from the city of Olean.

On Wednesday, Omantada, was arrested at her residence located at 42 Commercial St., Gowanda at 1:39 p.m. and transported to the city court, where an order of protection was issued for the victim, and Omantada is scheduled to back in Olean Court on March 26 at 9:30 a.m.