CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – ELLERY – Jennifer A. Lugo, 38, of Bemus Point was charged Tuesday around 11:30 a.m. with second-degree harassment and fourth-degree criminal mischief. It is alleged that she threw a cell phone at another individual and subsequently took a phone from another person while that individual was attempting to call 911. She was taken to the Chautauqua County Jail to await centralized arraignment. Lugo will appear in Ellery Town Court at a later date.
A pair of city residents are facing drug charges. On Wednesday, narcotics investigators executed a search warrant at 431 Columbus St., upper apartment, in the city of Dunkirk. This was the second search warrant executed at this location in the past four months, authorities said ...
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – Jonathan M. Tresler, 36, of Fredonia was charged Friday with criminal contempt. It is alleged that he violated a stay-away Order of Protection that was filed in Fredonia two days earlier. He was taken into custody, transported to the county jail and arraigned. – CHAUTAUQUA – Drake F. Ottaway, 23, of Sinclairville was charged Sunday around 7:30 p.m. with driving while intoxicated, driving while ability impaired, open alcohol container, speeding, driving to the left of pavement parkings, and failure to comply with a lawful order. Deputies ...
Cassadaga Valley Central School District was in a lockout during a portion of Monday after an apparent shooting incident in the Sinclairville community. The district announced the temporary lockout in a Facebook post shortly after 10:28 a.m. “While this matter was unrelated to our schools, district leaders, in consultation with our School Safety Adviser, immediately implemented a lockout out of an abundance of caution,” the district post said. Law enforcement officials had notified the district of the nearby incident, school officials said. A lockout is a standard safety ...
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — FALCONER — At around 5:40 p.m. Friday on Davis Street, deputies conducted a traffic stop for an observed infraction. The operator was identified as 64-year-old Donald E. Gustafson of Jamestown. Subsequent investigation into the matter led to his arrest for driving while intoxicated. Gustafson was transported to the Ellicott Police Department for processing. He was charged with DWI common law, DWI Per Se, and moving from lane unsafely. Gustafson was later released with tickets to appear in the Town of Ellicott Court at a later date. — ...
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — FALCONER — At around 5:40 p.m. Friday on Davis Street, deputies conducted a traffic stop for an observed infraction. The operator was identified as 64-year-old Donald E. Gustafson of Jamestown. Subsequent investigation into the matter led to his arrest for driving while intoxicated. Gustafson was transported to the Ellicott Police Department for processing. He was charged with DWI common law, DWI Per Se, and moving from lane unsafely. Gustafson was later released with tickets to appear in the Town of Ellicott Court at a later date. — ...
