CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT - Jouseph L. Velazquez, 24, of Jamestown was charged Oct. 25 with speeding, second-degree obstructing governmental administration, and having front/side windows that are non transparent. According to officials, around 1:54 a.m., deputies conducted a ...

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — At around 1:34 a.m. Sunday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop on E. Main St. in Fredonia. The operator was identified as Jorge E. Rosario Alvarez, 45, of Fredonia. An investigation found Rosario Alvarez to be driving ...

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT - Ryan Smith, 40, of Silver Creek, was charged Oct. 22 with animal cruelty. According to officials, at about 2 p.m., deputies were dispatched for a report of animal cruelty which occurred on Angell Road in Silver Creek. After an investigation it was ...

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT - Harley Gurule, 39, of Irving, was charged Oct. 22 with third-degree sexual abuse. According to officials, on Oct. 11, an investigation was conducted by the criminal investigation division. Through investigation, it was found that Gurule allegedly did ...

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT - David L. Babcock Jr., 57, of Silver Creek was charged Sept. 22, driving while intoxicated, DWI per se, failure to keep right, operating out of class, and making an unsafe lane change. According to officials, at about 7:39 a.m., deputies responded to ...

JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Brian A. Lowers, 38, of Jamestown, was charged Oct. 19 with resisting arrest, and a fourth-degree criminal mischief arrest warrant. According to police, at about 5:57 p.m., officers observed Lowers in the area of Forest Avenue and Warner Place. Officers knew ...