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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – SHERIDAN – Andrew W. Powers, 35, of Buffalo was charged Wednesday with driving while ability impaired with drugs/alcohol. Powers was stopped on Route 20 around 9:45 p.m. and was allegedly under the influence. He was arrested and transported to the Sheriff's Office for processing. He was later released with traffic tickets to appear in the Town of Sheridan Court at a later date. – STOCKTON – Ingrid E. Collins, 48, of Stockton was charged Sunday with third-degree assault. It is alleged that around 2:15 a.m. Collins bit another person, ...

City man charged in shooting incident

A city man has been charged after a gunshot complaint late Saturday evening. Skyler J. Tritapoe, 29, was charged with reckless endangerment, second-degree menacing and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon after the 11 p.m. incident. Jamestown police responded to a residence on the north side of the city. During the investigation, officers learned that Tritapoe fired a shotgun at a male nearly striking him. He then fired an additional round into the ceiling of his residence. Officers were able to get Tritapoe to exit his residence where he was taken into custody without ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Two Jamestown residents face charges after city police officers responded to a request from Child Protective Services on the city’s west side at 12:37 p.m. Friday. According to a police report, during a home check, CPS workers discovered that the living conditions in the residence were deplorable. The Department of Development was also contacted due to the unhealthy living conditions. Officers charged Fernando Mojica Reyes, 25, and Mariangel Velazquez Rosario, 37. They were taken to the Jamestown City Jail and charged with three counts of endangering the welfare of ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT --- ELLERY --- At about 4:40 a.m. Sunday, deputies were dispatched to a vehicle complaint on I-86 going eastbound near Mina. The vehicle was later located in the Town of North Harmony and stopped in the town of Ellery after a traffic infraction. The driver was Eric J. Rush, 50, of Knoxville, Tenn. After an investigation, Rush was charged with DWI, DWI per se, aggravated unlicensed operation. and failure to keep right. He was later released with traffic citations and will be in the Town of Ellery Court later. --- HANOVER --- Around 1:20 a.m. ...

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DUNKIRK POLICE DEPARTMENT — Mark Szocki, 63, of Dunkirk, was arrested Nov. 7 and charged with petit larceny. He was also arrested Nov. 9 and charged with petit larceny. — Julio Cruz-Hernandez, 29, of Dunkirk, was arrested Nov. 7 and charged with second-degree criminal contempt and fourth-degree criminal mischief. — Wilfredo Hernandez-Mercado, 41, of Dunkirk, was arrested Nov. 7 and charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation. — Filemon Herrera-Diaz, 42, of Dunkirk, was arrested Nov. 7 and charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and no or ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – SHERIDAN – Dustin Strain, 23, of Ripley was charged Sunday with driving while intoxicated. Deputies stopped a vehicle in the area of Route 20 and King Road for an observed infraction. The male operator was immediately suspected of driving the motor vehicle in an intoxicated state. He was transported to the Sheriff’s Office substation in Hanover where he was processed for the arrest. Strain was later released and is scheduled to appear in Sheridan Town Court at a later date. – BEMUS POINT – A motorcyclist, whose name was not released, ...