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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — MAYVILLE — Four Westfield residents are facing charges after a traffic stop Thursday morning. At about 9:40 a.m., Andrew Harris, 26, was operating a vehicle on Academy Street and was known to have a state license with 25 suspensions and revocations. He was stopped by deputies and a search of his vehicle was conducted which produced a felony amount of methamphetamine. Harris was charged with first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. His passengers Alyssa Winslow, 33, ...

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DUNKIRK POLICE DEPARTMENT — Jonathan Alicea, 26, of Dunkirk, was arrested Oct. 11 and charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and three vehicle and traffic law infractions. — Lloyd Scharf, 74, of South Dayton, was arrested Oct. 11 and charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and failure to keep right. — John Whitcomb, 45, of Dunkirk, was arrested Oct. 13 and charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, unlicensed operator, and failure to signal. — Steven Raynor, 45, of Dunkirk, was arrested for an Oct. 8 incident and ...

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BLAZE DAMAGES HOME IN DUNKIRK Exposed electrical wiring is being blamed for a house fire on Friday in the city of Dunkirk, according to the investigation team at the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Department. The incident occurred at 153 King St. at 4:09 p.m. Friday. Upon arrival, Dunkirk firefighters discovered a fire on the first floor of a two story home. All occupants had fled the house prior to the arrival of the department. A hose line was advanced into the first floor and the fire quickly extinguished with minor extension in a wall up into the second floor. The fire ...

Jamestown man pleads guilty to meth charges

A Jamestown man has pleaded guilty to methamphetamine charges. On Friday, U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced that Willie C. Graham, 43, pleaded before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra Jr. to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of imprisonment of 40 years, and a fine of $5,000,000. Assistant U.S. Attorney Donna M. Duncan, who is handling the case, stated that on Sept. 6, 2023, Jamestown Police officers initiated a traffic stop on a car that Graham was a passenger in. Officers located ...

Gowanda man charged in domestic dispute

A Gowanda man is facing numerous charges after an incident Saturday night on the 700 block of Main Street in Dunkirk. City police report around 7:03 p.m., they responded to a domestic dispute. Upon arrival officers made contact with the female victim who was able to escape from the residence ...

Traffic stop leads to numerous drug charges

A Webster man is facing charges after an incident late last month. At approximately 2:10 p.m. Sunday, a city of Dunkirk police officer initiated a vehicle and traffic stop on a vehicle for several observed violations. The operator and lone occupant of the vehicle was identified as Mikal S. ...