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JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT — A city woman has been charged with falsely reporting an incident. At 7:45 p.m. Friday, officers responded to the intersection of an eastside address for a report of a female gunshot victim, who had been shot in the head. Upon arrival, Officers located the caller, Lilly A. James, 58, who pointed officers to a house up the road from her location. While speaking with James, she stated that she had received the information about the victim from a third party. Through further investigation, it was found that she had fabricated the entire incident. ...

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DUNKIRK POLICE DEPARTMENT — A 23-year-old city resident is facing charges after attempting to break-in to a nearby residence. Dunkirk police report Manuel Eusebio Jr., 23, of 27 W. Lucas Ave., was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief after the department received a call reporting a male subject was attempting to break into a victim’s apartment through the front door around 10 a.m. Thursday. It is alleged that Eusebio broke down the lower apartment door at 27 W. Lucas Ave. during the course of an argument with the victim. Eusebio was taken into custody and held for ...

Jamestown man pleads guilty in drug conspiracy

A Jamestown man is headed to prison and could be fined millions of dollars in a drug case. U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross has announced that Roberto Morales Sanchez, 55, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra Jr. to narcotics conspiracy involving 1 kilogram or more of heroin and 400 grams or more of fentanyl. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $10 million fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua A. Violanti, who is handling the case, stated that Sanchez bought and sold heroin and fentanyl for profit, and he ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY COURT – Dan Crisoptimo Baez, 33, of Rochester, was sentenced Monday, to a determinate state prison sentence of 5 years with 5 years of post-release supervision after being convicted of second-degree attempted criminal possession of a weapon, a class D violent felony. In March, the New York State Police conducted a traffic stop of Crisoptimo Baez’s vehicle in the town of Portland. Upon search of the vehicle, troopers located a loaded 9 mm pistol and arrested Crisoptimo Baez, charging him with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a class C violent felony. ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY COURT – Max Thompson, age 38, homeless of Jamestown, was sentenced Sept. 25 by Judge David Foley to a determinate state prison sentence of 5 years with 5 years of post-release supervision after being convicted of second-degree attempted criminal possession of a weapon, a class D violent felony. In November 2023, Thompson was arrested by the Jamestown Police Department after he damaged property to the UCAN City Mission and made threats towards employees. Following the arrest, the police located a loaded pistol in Thompson’s possession and charged him with ...

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Dunkirk Police Department — Clarence Williams 3rd, 44, of Dunkirk, was arrested Sept. 17 and charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. — Sean Korzenski, 21, of Dunkirk, was arrested Sept. 17 and charged with second-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. — Jean Vieraroman, no age listed, of Dunkirk, was arrested Sept. 17 and charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation. — Morgan Eppinger, 23, of Dunkirk, was arrested Sept. 17 and charged with fourth- degree grand larceny and seventh-degree criminal ...