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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – Lisa Hughes, 41, of Angola was charged Tuesday with third-degree burglary and petit larceny. It is alleged that Hughes shoplifted from a business on Vineyard Drive in Dunkirk around 12:40 p.m. She was released with an appearance ticket to appear in the Town of Dunkirk at a later date. – BROCTON – Michael Rodriguez Hernandez, 26, of Brocton was charged Tuesday with third-degree criminal mischief and third-degree menacing. Around 9:30 p.m. deputies were called to a reported altercation in the village. Deputies allege Rodriguez Hernandez did ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – SHERMAN – Garrett M. Swan, 21, of Trenton, Ga., was charged Sunday night with driving while intoxicated, DWI per se, moving from lane unsafely and unsafe tire. Around 9:45 p.m. Swan was involved in a motor vehicle accident in the town of Sherman and was charged following an investigation.

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — At around 2:21 a.m. Sunday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop on Route 60 in the town of Pomfret. The operator was identified as Julian C. Martin, 21 of Dunkirk. Further investigation found Martin to be Driving While Intoxicated. Martin was charged with DWI , DWI per se, and speed in zone, and will answer charges later. — ELLICOTT — At 2:24 a.m. Saturday, deputies conducted a traffic stop in the Town of Ellicott. Upon investigation it was found that Matthew J. Dinger, 36, of Chautauquawas operating the ...

Jamestown man gets time served in narcotics conspiracy

A Jamestown man has been released after being convicted for his role in drug activities in the city. U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross has announced that Kevin Hughes, 64, who was convicted of narcotics conspiracy, was sentenced to time served (approximately 17 months) by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua A. Violanti, who handled the case, stated that Hughes assisted co-defendant Jun Martinez in his drug trafficking operation, receiving drug packages via mail at his residence, frequently driving Martinez in and around Jamestown for drug trafficking ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Crystal M. Vogt, 38, of Jamestown was charged with driving while intoxicated, DWI per se, possession of an open container of alcohol in a vehicle and a traffic citation after police pulled a vehicle over at 2:07 a.m. Wednesday for a traffic violation on Sturges Street near Falconer Street. Vogt will be in court later. - Dustin Newbree, 33, of Jamestown was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon and second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and Monica Pacheco, 40, of Jamestown was charged with ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Three people face charges after a traffic stop at 9:04 p.m. Wednesday at Allen and Maple streets. According to a police report, officers saw a vehicle allegedly commit a moving violation and pulled the vehicle over. Officers allegedly saw equipment in the vehicle commonly used for the weighing, mixing, packaging and distribution of narcotics along with a small quantity of cocaine and methamphetamine. The occupants of the vehicle, Dazjah S. Coleman, 27, of Jamestown, Jamal M. Jackson, 32, of Jamestown, and Terry J. Amerson, 31, of Buffalo, were taken into custody ...