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Dunkirk Police Department — Alexa McMurray, 35, homeless, was arrested July 12 and charged with second-degree criminal use of drug paraphernalia. — Enid Rivera-Nazario, 30, of Dunkirk, was arrested July 22 and charged with failure to provide sustenance to animals. — Marisol Ramos, 44, of Dunkirk, was arrested July 28 and charged with petit larceny. — Luis Hyatt, 35, of Dunkirk, was arrested July 29 and charged with obstruction of governmental administration. — Thomas Watson, 62, of Dunkirk, was arrested Aug. 2 and charged with second-degree criminal contempt ...

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DUNKIRK MAN CHARGED IN STABBING A Dunkirk man is facing second-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon charges after a stabbing last week on Franklin Avenue. Dunkirk Police report around 9:30 p.m. Thursday, they received a tip that a male was stabbed. Officers made contact with the victim and after a short investigation it was determined the victim was stabbed once by Christian J. Rodriguez-Pagan over a verbal argument. Officers located Rodriguez-Pagan, 35, at his house where he was taken into custody without issue. He was transported to Dunkirk Police ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — CHAUTAUQUA — At around 1:19 a.m. Saturday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop on Route 430. The operator was identified as Ronald T. Andres, 57 of Lancaster. Further investigation found Andres was driving while intoxicated. Andres was charged with DWI, and aggravated DWI, and speed in zone. He will be in town court later. — HANOVER — At 12:03 a.m. Friday, deputies conducted a traffic stop for a vehicle committing a traffic violation. The operator was identified as Thomas J. Rosenlund, 29, of ...

Motorist strikes horse in Pomfret

Photo by Dan Kohler Before 10 p.m. Friday, a motorist near 5023 Route 20 and close to Fredonia struck a horse that had become loose. Fredonia and Brocton Fire Departments responded as did Chautauqua County Sheriff’s deputies. Two sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Stephanie L. Curtis, 34, of Jamestown was charged with third-degree assault and two counts of fourth-degree criminal mischief at 9:57 p.m. Thursday after officers responded to a residence on the city’s west side for a reported physical domestic incident. Curtis allegedly damaged a television remote belonging to another person. The officers’ investigation revealed a separate domestic incident had allegedly taken place on Wednesday involving the same people during which Curtis allegedly threw an ashtray against a wall, causing it to break. A fragment from the ...

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Woman charged in Dunkirk stabbing incident A stabbing incident on Wednesday afternoon has led to charges against a city woman. Dunkirk police report that at about 2:30 p.m. they received a report of an incident on the 500 block of Leopard Street. Upon arrival, patrol located the male victim who alleged that, Layla Garcia, 23, of 522 Leopard St., stabbed him in the arm with a pair of scissors and hit him with a crowbar. The victim also alleged Garcia smashed his windshield with a kid scooter and a crowbar. Garcia was located and charged with third-degree assault and third-degree ...