Not Fred Fest had a fairly quiet first night on Friday. With an increased police presence due to stabbings, shootings and a fire during the event last year in the village, there were no major scanner reports from the evening or early Saturday. New York State Police did have a sobriety ...
A K-9 with the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office located a missing older adult. At around 1:45 p.m. Friday deputies were dispatched to Osborne Road in the town of Pomfret. It was reported that a elderly vulnerable adult had walked into a wooded area and was now missing. A Chautauqua County Sheriff's K-9 Unit deployed K-9 Drake into the wooded area on a free air sniff track in an attempt to locate the missing subject. K-9 Drake successfully located the missing subject in the wooded area. The subject was not injured and was assisted back to safety by deputies.
The Fredonia Board of Trustees have narrowly passed a 2025-26 village budget with a 65% property tax increase. Trustees voted Monday to approve the budget. The tally was 3-2. Trustees Ben Brauchler, Jon Espersen and Nicole Siracuse provided the “aye” votes, while Trustees Michelle ...
A 41-year-old city man is facing charges after shots were fired Thursday night in the vicinity of East Fifth Street and Columbus Avenue. Dunkirk Police report that at approximately 9:37 p.m., police officers responded to several 911 calls reporting an altercation with shots fired. As ...
A Forestville resident has been arrested for allegedly stealing tens of thousands of dollars. According to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, in September its Criminal Investigation Division received a referral from another county agency. The investigation allegedly showed that between April 2023 and August 2024 45-year-old Meaghan N. Cappa stole in excess of $50,000 from an individual. Cappa was charged with second-degree grand larceny out of the Town of Dunkirk Court. She turned herself in at the Chautauqua County Jail where she was arraigned via the Centralized ...
SHERIDAN – A Forestville resident has been hospitalized following a serious accident involving a recreational vehicle Wednesday night. According to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, around 6:50 p.m. deputies were dispatched to an All Terrain Vehicle rollover accident on Center Road in the town of Sheridan. A 66-year-old male sustained serious physical injuries from the accident. Sheridan and Forestville fire departments, alongside County EMS, ALSTAR EMS, and Stat Medivac were able to respond and transport the victim to Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo.
