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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Magen M. Ballew, 34, of Jamestown was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance after the police department’s K-9 Unit allegedly saw a driver conduct moving violations on Allen Street near English Street at 12:38 a.m. Jan. 26. Officers pulled the vehicle over. Ballew was allegedly in possession of more than 8 grams of cocaine. Ballew was charged and taken to the city jail until arraignment. - Dioscelin E. Rodriguez, 36, of Jamestown, was charged with two counts of ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Three people face charges after a traffic stop at 9:04 p.m. Wednesday at Allen and Maple streets. According to a police report, officers saw a vehicle allegedly commit a moving violation and pulled the vehicle over. Officers allegedly saw equipment in the vehicle commonly used for the weighing, mixing, packaging and distribution of narcotics along with a small quantity of cocaine and methamphetamine. The occupants of the vehicle, Dazjah S. Coleman, 27, of Jamestown, Jamal M. Jackson, 32, of Jamestown, and Terry J. Amerson, 31, of Buffalo, were taken into custody ...

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Calves Injured In Barn Fire CHAUTAUQUA --- Several calves were injured in a Saturday morning blaze at a farm. At around 5:31 a.m., the Sherman Fire Department and several mutual aid departments responded to the Sherman Livestock Barn at 4151 Route 430 for a reported structure fire. After extinguishing the fire, the Chautauqua County Fire Investigation Team was requested to the scene to conduct an origin and cause fire investigation. An investigation found that the fire was caused by a heat lamp coming into contact with combustibles. Cigarette Blamed For House Fire In ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Darryl D. Cavness, 40, of Jamestown was charged with DWI, DWI per se, first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, operating without an ignition interlock device and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance at 3:17 a.m. Thursday. City police officers pulled over a vehicle on Buffalo Street after reportedly seeing Cavness driving knowing Cavness’s driver’s license was revoked due to previous DWI convictions. Cavness allegedly failed field sobriety testing and was taken to the city jail until he could be arraigned. - James E. Turner II, 42, ...

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GOWANDA POLICE DEPARTMENT — GOWANDA — Gowanda Police apprehended a reckless driver that nearly struck a patrol vehicle on Jan. 11. Timothy M. Brady, 61, was observed by Gowanda Police at approximately 10:27 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11, when he nearly struck a Gowanda Police vehicle exiting a driveway on Buffalo Street in Gowanda. Brady then pulled into the McDonald’s parking lot and failed to stop when prompted by Gowanda Police. Brady continued north onto Buffalo Street. He failed to stop at a stop sign at Taylor Hollow Road, then drove into the left lane of Taylor Hollow Road ...

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GARAGES DESTROYED IN WESTFIELD FIRE WESTFIELD --- Two garages were destroyed early Friday in a village fire. Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Department reports at around 3:27 a.m., the Westfield Fire Department responded to 31 Grove St. The fire resulted in a complete loss of the garage and a neighboring garage. After extinguishing the fire, the Chautauqua County Fire Investigation team was requested to the scene to conduct an origin and cause fire investigation. Investigation found that the fire was caused by a complication during the fire starting process while using a wood stove ...