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WESTFIELD POLICE - Clarence J. Williams III, 45, of the Thruway Motel, Westfield, was charged with failure to verify as a sex offender at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday by Westfield police officers. According to a police report, Westfield police officers received a tip Tuesday that a Level 2 registered sex offender was living in the Thruway Motel in Westfield without properly updating his address with local law enforcement or the state Sex Offender Registry. Police say Williams had been living in the Thruway Motel since June 2, 2025, through arrangements with the county Social Services ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Sarah J. Nickerson, 43, of Jamestown and Ryan D. Edwards, 41, of Jamestown, were both charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia after Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force and Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office drug investigators executed a search warrant at 12:20 p.m. July 14 at 102 McKinley Ave., upper apartment. According to a police report, Nickerson and Edwards were found in the apartment, with officers ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Joseph Helms, 43, and Cody Reichenbach, 31, both of Jamestown, were charged with third-degree burglary, third-degree criminal mischief, possession of burglar’s tools, and third-degree criminal tampering at 1:11 p.m. Tuesday after officers responded to a reported burglary in progress at a north side address. Officers allegedly saw a man exiting the residence, later identified as Joseph Helms, who was taken into custody. According to the police report officers then cleared the residence and found another male identified as Cody Reichenbach. Officers say the men ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE MAYVILLE – Barbara Nelson, 67, of Stockton was charged Sunday with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Deputies said she was found sleeping in a vehicle in a parking lot of a village business on Route 430 around 7 a.m. She allegedly had narcotics in her possession. She was issued an appearance ticket for Chautauqua Town Court at a later date. STOCKTON – Robert Dahl, 56, of Cassadaga was driving a motorcycle on Cassadaga-Stockton Road in the town around 3:30 p.m. when he lost control and crashed. He was taken to the ...

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CHERRY CREEK CAR FIRES BEING PROBED CHERRY CREEK — At 6:09 a.m. Sunday, the Cherry Creek Fire Department responded to Dredge Ditch Road in the Town of Cherry Creek for a reported vehicle fire. The Chautauqua County Fire Investigation Team was requested to the scene to conduct an origin and cause fire investigation. Through investigation it was determined that two unoccupied vehicles were intentionally set on fire. At this time the fire is being ruled as incendiary in nature and the investigation is on-going. The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Jamestown ...

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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 they located John Lopez Alvarez nearby. Alvarez allegedly was punching and kicking the victim while he was on the ground and stated he was going to take the victim’s property until a passerby yelled out and deterred Alvarez. Alvarez was charged and taken to the city jail until he could be arraigned. ...