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JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Paul R. Briggs, was charged June 3 with third-degree trespass. According to police, at about 9:30 a.m., officers responded to a Southside address for a reported trespass in progress. Upon arrival, police said, officers located Briggs inside the residence. Officers were advised that the address was condemned by the Jamestown Department of Development. Briggs was placed into custody, and taken to the Jamestown City Jail. He was released, and will be in Jamestown City Court later. TOWN OF ELLICOTT POLICE - Jonathan W. Fields, 36 , of Jamestown, was charged ...

Four charged after raids on Lincoln, Thayer streets

Four Jamestown residents face charges after a search warrants were executed at two Jamestown apartments on Thursday. Narcotics Investigators from the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office and Jamestown Police Department executed the search warrants at 220 Lincoln St., Apt. 3, and at 109 Thayer St., Apt. 2, Jamestown. According to a police report, investigators seized more than 29 grams of fentanyl, 1.2 grams of methamphetamine, cocaine, scales and packaging material for the sale and distribution of narcotics and $1,054 during the two raids. From the search at 220 Lincoln St., Fernando ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT - James D. Mawhir, 36, of Mayville, was charged June 1 with an unsafe lane change, failure to comply with a lawful order, reckless driving, second-degree aggravated unlicensed operator, three counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, second-degree criminal using of a paraphernalia, fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, and two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. According to officials, at about 4:57 p.m., deputies initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle for an ...

Pa. man charged after allegedly threatening Catt. Co. deputy

A man with ties to Warren County, Pa., has been charged after allegedly threatening a Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office deputy. Layton Love, 46, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with interstate communication of a threat, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison. According to the complaint, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office contacted the FBI regarding threatening text messages sent on May 18, 2026, to the cellular telephone number of a detective with the Sheriff’s Office. "You and your family are going to die soon!" the text message stated, ...

City woman charged after alleged stabbing, robbery

A Jamestown woman faces charges after allegedly stabbing another person and robbing them Monday night. Jamestown police report Brionna S. Bush, 26, of Jamestown was charged with two counts of first-degree burglary, second-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon at 11:21 p.m. Monday on Jamestown's east side after officers responded to a report of a person with a weapon and a person who had been stabbed. Bush allegedly went to the victim's house, forced her way inside, and engaged in a physical altercation. During the fight, both Bush and the other person ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Daniel M. Bair, 51, of Jamestown, was charged May 28 with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. According to police, at about 11:30 a.m., officers conducted a street check on Baird on North Main Street. Police said officers were aware that Baird had an active warrant through JPD. He was placed into custody without incident, and taken to Jamestown City Jail where he was found to be in alleged possession of a small quantity of methamphetamine. He will be in Jamestown City Court later. CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT - ...