JAMESTOWN POLICE - Shawn A. Beardsley, 31, of Jamestown, was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance at 1 a.m. Friday after city police officers conducted a warrant check on the city’s south side. Officers had previously learned that Beardsley was at the ...

Lakewood fire blamed on electrical issue LAKEWOOD — An electrical issue is being blamed for a fire Wednesday morning. At about 5:50 a.m., Lakewood Fire Department, along with mutual aid, responded to a residential blaze on Freeman Street. Once extinguished, Lakewood Fire requested the ...

GOWANDA POLICE DEPARTMENT — GOWANDA — A disturbance on Buffalo Street in Gowanda led to a charge of criminal contempt for 33-year-old Kevin M. Stafford Jr., of Cold Spring. On Dec. 21, at 9:08 p.m., Gowanda Police responded to a disturbance at an address on Buffalo Street. Gowanda ...

FREDONIA MAN FACING RAPE CHARGE A Fredonia resident has been arrested for allegedly having sexual relations with a minor. According to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, on July 10, an investigation was conducted by the department’s Criminal Investigation Division. Investigators ...

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — ELLERY — Around 8:53 p.m. Friday, deputies were dispatched to a reported vehicle complaint. It was reported the vehicle was operating at a high rate of speed and was all over the road. Deputies did locate the vehicle in a ditch. Through an ...

A 26-year-old man is being charged after a high-speed chase that led to an accident at East Second and Main streets on Thursday night. Christopher Cancel-Vazquez was charged with felony unlawful fleeing a police officer causing injury, second-degree reckless endangerment, second-degree ...