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JAMESTOWN POLICE
– Jason R. Hines, 20, of Jamestown was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and second-degree harassment at 11:50 a.m. Tuesday after officers responded to a south side home for a reported domestic incident. Hines allegedly hit a woman in the face while she was holding a 3-month-old infant. Hines was charged without incident and taken to the city jail until he could be arraigned. According to a police report, the infant was not injured
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
– DUNKIRK – The West Dunkirk Fire Department and several mutual aid fire departments responded to a fire at 4561 Route 5 in the town of Dunkirk at 2:44 a.m. Wednesday for a residential structure fire. After extinguishing the fire, the Chautauqua County Fire Investigation Team was requested to the scene to conduct an origin and cause fire investigation. Investigation found that the fire originated in the kitchen area of the home and was caused by an electrical issue. The fire was ruled as accidental in nature.