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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE – FRENCH CREEK – Zane L. Tucker, 31, of Clymer was charged with unlicensed operator, unregistered vehicle, uninspected vehicle, no front plate, no license plate light, third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, operating a vehicle without insurance, failure to keep right, consumption of alcohol in a motor vehicle, DWI, DWI per se and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon at 10:05 p.m. Thursday after deputies pulled a vehicle over on Bush Road in French Creek. Upon searching the vehicle, deputies allegedly found a large compacity ...

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LAKEWOOD-BUSTI POLICE DEPARTMENT — BUSTI — A 35-year-old Lakewood man was arrested on felony driving while intoxicated charges following an early-morning incident Nov. 5 on Route 394 in the Town of Busti. According to the Lakewood-Busti Police Department, officers responded at approximately 5:46 a.m. to a report of a vehicle in a ditch. An investigation allegedly determined that the driver, Scott A. Heffner, was operating the vehicle while intoxicated. Police said Heffner allegedly had a blood alcohol level more than three times the legal limit. He was charged with felony DWI ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – ELLINGTON – Shayn R. Grisanti, 36, of Conewango Valley was charged with DWI, DWI per se and moving from a lane unsafely. On Tuesday evening just after 6 p.m. deputies responded to a single-vehicle accident on Route 83 in Ellington. Through investigation, police say Grisanti was found to be operating the vehicle while intoxicated. He was arrested and will appear back in the Town of Ellington court at a later date. - FREDONIA - Morgan K. Kruetzer, 18, of Amherst was charged with DWI, DWI per se and failure to keep right. Officers conducted a ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Jonathon C. Swan, 60, of Jamestown was charged with Fugitive from Justice after police witnessed Swan trespassing at a closed business. It was also found that he had an active warrant for his arrest in Pennsylvania. Swan was taken into custody and is being held pending his arraignment. - Dakota J. Raymond, 28, of Jamestown was charged at 1:11 a.m. Tuesday with resisting arrest and multiple active warrants after officers patrolling the area of Foote Avenue and Allen Street saw Raymond riding a bicycle while known to have multiple active warrants out of ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — VILLENOVA — at 3 p.m. Saturday, deputies responded to the town for a disorderly person report. Upon investigation it was determined that William Hendrickson, 58, of Forestville did threaten and engage in physical contact with the victim. He was placed into custody and transported to county jail and arraigned. WESTFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT — At around 3:15 p.m. Oct. 25, officers were dispatched to the 96 E. Main St. 7-Eleven for a report of shoplifting. While on scene, officers reviewed surveillance footage within the store. It was ...

Clymer man charged with rape of underage girl

A Clymer man has been charged with second-degree rape and endangering the welfare of a child. On Thursday, an arrest warrant was issued by Busti Town Court after a Lakewood-Busti police investigation. James S. Miller, 30, of Clymer allegedly engaged in sexual contact with a female under the age of 15 years old in the summer of 2023. Miller was arrested on the warrant and taken to the Chautauqua County Jail for centralized arraignment and held on bail. In New York state, second-degree rape by definition involves someone who is over the age of 18 engaging in sexual contact with ...