CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — PANAMA — On Feb. 2 at about 11:56 a.m. deputies were dispatched to the report of animal cruelty which occurred on Niobe Road. After an investigation it was found that Heather Carlson did sell five ducks that were not properly cared for. Two of ...

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE — ELLICOTT – Michael A. Watson Jr., 27, of Columbus, Ohio was charged early Wednesday with driving while intoxicated, DWI per se, unlicensed operator and speeding following a traffic stop on Fairmount Avenue at 12:15 a.m.He was given traffic tickets ...

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – NORTH HARMONY – Two people were arrested when deputies attempted to take into custody a person with an outstanding warrant. According to the Sheriff’s Office, on Saturday at around 9:50 a.m., deputies responded to a report of a disturbance on Old ...

The Fourth Department Appellate Division has ruled against a Jamestown man’s appeal of his guilty plea first-degree manslaughter. Tavion Turner, 25, accepted a plea deal in July 2021 on the day jury selection was to begin in his murder trial. Turner was originally charged with two counts ...

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Around 6 p.m. Friday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office assisted the Jamestown Police Department with a hit and run accident. Deputies checked the area of 4911 Baker St. Ext. for the suspect vehicle which was located in the ditch. Further ...

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – MAYVILLE – Vanessa M. Braun, an inmate of the Chautauqua County Jail, was charged Feb. 14 with second-degree harassment and second-degree obstructing governmental administration. She is accused of spitting on an officer while returning to her ...