CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — SHERMAN — At around 8:46 p.m., Friday, deputies observed a vehicle driving erratically and driving into oncoming traffic on Route 430. The vehicle was observed to almost go off the pavement on the opposite side of the road. The vehicle was ...

JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Amanda D. Ferguson, 42, of Jamestown was charged Feb. 2 with petit larceny and fourth-degree criminal mischief. According to police, at about 11:24 p.m., officers responded to a shoplifting in progress at CVS, located at 19 S. Main St. It was determined that ...

Bus involved in minor mishap Emergency crews responded to an accident involving a vehicle and school bus. According to scanner reports, the incident happened in the town of Pomfret on Route 20 east of the roundabout with seven students aboard. Upon arrival all, including the students, were ...

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT - Zane Tucker, 30, of Clymer, was charged Jan. 30 with driving while intoxicated, aggravated DWI, third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and having an unregistered motor vehicle. According to officials, at about 11:16 p.m., ...

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — ELLERY — An accidental fire led to minor injuries over the weekend. Around 7:21 a.m. Saturday, the Fluvanna Fire Department and several mutual aid agencies responded to a residential structure fire on Willow Avenue. After extinguishing the ...

A Jamestown man has been sentenced on various drug and weapons charges. According to District Attorney Jason Schmidt, 24-year-old Nylix Thomas, age 24 was sentenced Thursday before Judge David W. Foley. Thomas pleaded guilty on Nov. 25, 2025 to two counts of third-degree criminal ...