Dunkirk Police Department.
Malvin J. Berrios, 18, of Columbus Avenue was charged with second-degree harassment on Oct. 11.
Robert Benson-Copeland, 21, of Townsend Street was charged with second-degree burglary and fourth-degree criminal mischief on Oct. 11.
Jason E. Lack, 31, of Park Avenue was charged with trespassing on Oct. 12
Chautauqua County Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's deputies received a tip that a wanted person, Gregg Morrison, had been seen at 24 Rock Hill Road in the village of Panama. Deputies arrived and upon further investigation found Morrison at that address.
Morrison was wanted for a violation of probation for a felony DWI arrest. He was taken into custody without incident and will appear in County Court on a later date.
Around 4:05 a.m., Chautauqua County Sheriff's deputies located a vehicle stopped in the middle of the driving lane on Route 20 in the Town of Pomfret. Upon investigating the operator, Rienaldo Roman, 44, of Brocton, was allegedly found to be driving while intoxicated. Roman was issued appearance tickets and will answer to the charges in town of Pomfret court on a later date.
Around 2:30 a.m., Chautauqua County Sheriff's patrol observed a speeding motorist on Fairmount Avenue in the City of Jamestown. The vehicle was stopped and the operator was identified as Joshua H. Cook, 22, of Lakewood. Following an investigation, Cook was taken into custody for processing and charged. He was released and will answer the charges in Jamestown City Court later.
State Police at Collins
A trooper driving north on Jamestown Street, approaching the traffic signal reportedly saw the Jeep Gearman was driving make an illegal left turn from South Water Street onto West Main Street. The officer followed her into the Community Bank parking lot where she was stopped.
While speaking to her, the trooper reportedly smelled alcohol and noted she appeared intoxicated. Gearman failed a series of field sobriety tests. She was processed at state police headquarters in Collins. Her blood alcohol content was reported as .11 percent. She is due in Persia Town Court later this month.
Her car had run out of gas on Bush Road when the officer stopped to provide assistance. While speaking to her the officer discovered she did not have a driver's license. The trooper finally determined that Stepowski had an active arrest warrant out of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for forgery charges.
After confirming that Las Vegas PD would extradite her, she was taken into custody, processed at state police barracks in Collins, arraigned in Brant Town Court and sent to the Erie County Holding Center. She is currently awaiting extradition to Nevada.
Junghans was reportedly burning her husband's property while he was in the Jamestown area. When troopers arrived they reported seeing a large fire in the front yard with clouds of smoke rolling across State Route 62. Troopers called an ENCON officer to the scene and the Dayton Volunteer Fire Department to put the fire out.
Junghans is due in Dayton Town Court later this month.
State Police at Jamestown
ELLICOTT - On Oct. 8, Adam Davidson, 18, of Jamestown was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana.
A trooper stopped a vehicle on Route 60 for a reported traffic violation. The trooper reported smelling marijuana emanating from inside the vehicle. The trooper searched the vehicle and the occupants. The trooper reportedly found a bag containing one gram of marijuana in Davidson's possession.
Davidson was issued an appearance ticket and is scheduled to appear in the Town of Ellicott Court later this month.
On Saturday, Francis Southwick, 34, of Jamestown was charged with driving while intoxicated. Troopers pulled Southwick over on Beechview Street for reportedly driving erratically. He reportedly failed several field sobriety tests.
Southwick was transported to the state police barracks in Jamestown where his breath sample was reported to be .14 percent. He was processed, issued tickets returnable to the City of Jamestown Court, and released to a sober individual.
On Saturday, Zuleika Torres, 21, of Jamestown was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana and Jean Jimenez, 22, was issued a ticket for open container.
Both charges stem from a traffic stop. Reportedly Torres was driving without a seat belt. While speaking to Torres, the officer noticed an open container of alcohol by Jimenez's feet. The trooper searched the vehicle and reportedly found three grams of marijuana.
Torres and Jimenez are to appear in the City of Jamestown Court at a later date to answer charges.
FALCONER - On Saturday, Melanie Zembardo, 27, of Frewsburg, was charged with driving while intoxicated.
She was pulled over on South Work Street for a reported traffic violation. She reportedly failed several field sobriety tests. Zembardo was transported to the state police barracks in Jamestown where the breath sample she provided was reported to be .12 percent.
Zembardo was processed, issued tickets returnable to the Town of Ellicott Court and released to a sober individual.
Westfield Police Department
Around 11:30 p.m., Westfield police investigated an alleged domestic incident at 96 Chestnut St. During the investigation, it was allegedly found that Gerald Johnson, 40, of the same address, had been in a physical altercation with a 17-year-old male whom he allegedly struck and choked.
Johnson was arraigned in the Westfield Village court and is due back at a later date.
Around 10:10 a.m., Westfield police responded to a residence on Academy Street in the Village of Westfield for a window that was smashed out of its front door. Upon further investigation, officers were able to locate a 19-year-old male who allegedly caused the damage to the window. The subject was issued an appearance ticket and will appear in the Village of Westfield Court at a later date.
