JAMESTOWN POLICE - John L. Alvarez, 36, of Jamestown was charged with third-degree attempted robbery July 9 after officers were dispatched to the downtown area for a reported fight. Officers located a 19-year-old laying on the ground who said he was jumped by an unknown male. Officers say ...

JAMESTOWN POLICE - Sarah E. Johnson of Jamestown was charged with first-degree criminal contempt due to a prior conviction at 5:40 p.m. Tuesday after a traffic stop near the Foote Avenue plaza. According to a police report, officers pulled a vehicle over near Foote and Cole avenues for a ...

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HANOVER – Erica C Holscher, 25, of Angola was charged Friday with driving while intoxicated and inadequate plate lamps following a traffic stop on Route 20 around 3 a.m. She will answer to the charges in Hanover Town Court at a later date. HANOVER ...

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — MAYVILLE — At around 3:34 a.m., deputies conducted a traffic stop. Through an investigation it was discovered that Bridget G. Putnum, 33, of Pittsburgh was operating the vehicle while impaired by drugs. Putnum was charged with no plate lamp, ...

ELLICOTT POLICE DEPARTMENT — Lyndsi S. Larson, 40 , of Celoron, was charged with petit larceny on June 10 at 12:30 p.m. Ellicott Town Police responded to a shoplifting complaint at Target, located at 975 Fairmount Ave., where Larson allegedly took merchandise and left the store without ...

Teen charged with rape FREWSBURG – A Jamestown teenager has been charged with rape. According to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, in early June 2025 the office’s Criminal Investigation Division took an alleged sex offense complaint. Through investigation of this complaint it ...