JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT -- A Friday incident on the north side of Jamestown has led to charges against a city man. Jamestown police received a report of an unwanted person in the back yard of a residence. Upon arrival, officers observed Jeremy D. Lyons, 28, on the sidewalk of the ...

Chautauqua Lake drowning claims life of Ohio man An Ohio man who did not return from a morning of fishing drowned in Chautauqua Lake. The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office located the vessel matching the description in the area of Bemus Point around 8:30 a.m. A short distance from the ...

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT HANOVER — A verbal altercation has landed two individuals into further trouble with the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies report around 7:14 a.m. May 17, they were dispatched to a residence on Angell Road. Upon further ...

ELLICOTT POLICE DEPARTMENT ¯ ELLICOTT — A Poland man wanted in connection with the theft of a trailer was willing to jump in the river to avoid law enforcement. On Monday, Ellicott Police were notified an 18-foot cargo trailer had been stolen from a Falconer business. A male subject was ...

Discovery of meth leads to charges for Brocton man BROCTON — A village resident has been charged after a search warrant was executed at 111 Peerless St. around noon Tuesday. Narcotics Investigators from Chautauqua County with the assistance of the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, ...

JAMESTOWN POLICE ¯ Joshua Waygood and Tyren Thompson, both of Jamestown, face charges after a vehicle stop at Chandler and Winsor streets at 1:23 a.m. Sunday. According to a police report, a search of the vehicle revealed 20.6 ounces of methamphetamine, medhadone hydrochloride pills and ...