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ELLICOTT POLICE - Mark R. Burch Jr, ,32 , of Jamestown was charged with petit larceny, resisting arrest, and seventh-degree criminal possession of controlled substance at 7:18 p.m. March 2 after Ellicott police officers responded to a shoplifting complaint where it is alleged Burch took property from an Ellicott business without paying. Burch allegedly began resisting arrest when officers attempted to place him under arrest, and officers allegedly found Burch with methamphetamine. Burch was given an appearance ticket to be in Ellicott Town Court later and was turned over to the ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Bobby R. Mount, 42, of Jamestown was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon at 6:47 a.m. Wednesday after officers responded to a report of a suspicious man pushing a motorcycle between houses and through backyards on the city’s north side. Officers found the man pushing a motorcycle on Stowe Street, later determining the ...

Three arrested following ICE sweep in Dunkirk

Three people from Central America have been taken into custody following a sweep by Immigration and Customs Enforcement last month in the city of Dunkirk. On Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that three individuals were arrested and charged in separate criminal complaints with immigration related charges: – Hector Noel Soto-Villalta, 29, a citizen of Honduras, is charged with illegal reentry after deportation, with a prior felony conviction, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. – Isaias Fernando Diego-Lucas, 39, a citizen of Guatemala, is ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – POLAND – Scott Martin, 30, of Kennedy was charged Monday at 11:55 a.m. with first-degree criminal contempt, fourth-degree criminal mischief, two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, attempted forcible touching, second-degree harassment, second-degree obstruction of government administration and resisting arrest. It is alleged that Martin had made unwanted physical contact with another individual on Dogwood Street in the town of Poland, preventing that person from calling emergency services in front of children. It was also alleged ...

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FIRE DEPARTMENT OF WESTFIELD WESTFIELD — At 11:33 a.m. Sunday, members were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident on Interstate 90. A camper had overturned and caught fire after being caught by a strong wind gust. The occupants of the pickup pulling the camper were uninjured and the truck was still driveable. Ripley Hose Company 1 and New York State Police assisted at the scene. CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – FREDONIA – Herman Harrington III, 39, of Mayville was charged Saturday with driving while intoxicated, DWI per se, and speeding following a traffic stop on Route ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — SHERMAN — At around 12:32 p.m. Friday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop on Mount Pleasant Road for an observed traffic violation. Deputies identified the operator as Philip A Decker, 26, of Dunkirk. Decker was found to have multiple felony arrest warrants through the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office. Decker was additionally found to be in possession of a small quantity of cocaine. Decker was transported to the Chautauqua County Jail to be arraigned on the felony arrest warrants, one ...