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Kennedy resident again sentenced for child pornography

A Kennedy resident is being sent to prison for the second time in 10 years for possession of child pornography. U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced Tuesday that Jeffrey Paden, 58, was sentenced to serve 10 years in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron J. Mango, who handled the case, stated that in June 2015, Paden was convicted on a federal charge of possession of child pornography and sentenced to serve 4 years and nine months in prison and 5 years supervised release. On Aug. 29, 2023, the New York State Police executed a search ...

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NEW YORK STATE POLICE — A personal injury accident involving three individuals was reported by the State Police at Fredonia on Tuesday. Around 2:46 p.m., near the roundabout in Pomfret a three-vehicle accident took place on Route 60 in the town of Pomfret. Drivers involved included: Ashlee Rose Rell, 36, of Margate, Fla., Alvin Torres, 61, of Dunkirk and Bradley A. Cowan, 63, of Jamestown. No charges were announced by troopers. DUNKIRK POLICE DEPARTMENT — John Hageman, 34, of Fredonia, was arrested Jan. 7 and charged with first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a ...

Jamestown man facing drug, gun charges

A Jamestown man has been taken into custody on drug and gun charges. On Tuesday at around 11:15 a.m., narcotics investigators and police officers with the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office, Jamestown Police Department and Dunkirk Police Department executed a search warrant at 49 West 11th ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Jerremy G. Dossey, 37, of Jamestown was charged with driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a property damage accident at 12:56 a.m. Monday. According to a police report, officers were on patrol when they were flagged down about a plow truck that had struck a street sign with the plow at an intersection. The witness followed the plow truck to a local convenience store and upon the plow truck leaving, it was pointed out to the officer. The officer attempted to stop the plow truck but it failed to stop for several blocks. During the investigation, the ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — CHAUTAUQUA — At about 6:23 p.m. Sunday, patrol located a vehicle parked on Route 430. The vehicle was partially blocking the lane of traffic and the vehicle's operator was located a short distance away. The operator of the vehicle was identified as 38-year-old Rhonda M. Geyer of Allegany. Following an investigation it was determined that Geyer was driving the vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. She was arrested and subsequently released with traffic tickets for parking on the highway, DWI, and DWI per se. She will return to town ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — KENNEDY — Sheriff's Office Patrol was dispatched to I-86, Exit 14, for a report of a motor vehicle crash around 2:35 a.m. Sunday. While on scene, deputies gave verbal commands to the operator to exit his vehicle and he did refuse. The operator was assisted out of the vehicle on scene by deputies, and in the process, he did refuse to comply. Once in custody he was evaluated by medical staff and subsequently released. The male was identified as 46-year-old Nicholas Bohdanowycz of Olean. Bohdanowycz was transported to Chautauqua County ...