CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ¯ ELLERY — Drew C. Whidden, 45, of Bemus Point, was charged with DWI, moving from lane unsafely, following too closely, failure to stop at a stop sign and consumption of alcohol in a motor vehicle. Deputies stopped a vehicle at 8:39 p.m. Wednesday in ...

JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT ¯ James D. Mawhir, 33, and Jenell L. Long, 49, were each charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Officers stopped a vehicle at 9:55 p.m. Wednesday in the area of East Second Street for observed traffic infractions. An ...

JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT ¯ Camille I. Lopez, 23, no address listed, was charged with criminal impersonation, resisting arrest and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Officers were in the area of the Big Lots parking lot at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday and observed a ...

GOWANDA POLICE DEPARTMENT ¯ Christopher A. Musante, 58, of Gowanda, was charged with second-degree harassment and child endangerment. Patrol responded at 1:22 p.m. Aug. 11 to South Chapel Street for a reported disturbance and learned that an altercation occurred between Musante and a woman. ...

CATTARAUGUS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ¯ NEW ALBION — Draven G. Vanevery, 24, of Irving, was charged with driving while intoxicated, refusal to take a breath test and no/inadequate headlights. Vanevery was taken into custody Saturday after a traffic stop on South Main Street in New Albion. ...

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT -- A Dunkirk resident is facing charges after a motor-vehicle accident early Sunday. Around 12:02 a.m. deputies responded to Route 380 in the town of Ellicott. Upon arrival deputies located the vehicle and its operator Ryan C. Collins, 24. Through an ...