Chautauqua Lake drowning claims life of Ohio man An Ohio man who did not return from a morning of fishing drowned in Chautauqua Lake. The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office located the vessel matching the description in the area of Bemus Point around 8:30 a.m. A short distance from the ...

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT HANOVER — A verbal altercation has landed two individuals into further trouble with the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies report around 7:14 a.m. May 17, they were dispatched to a residence on Angell Road. Upon further ...

ELLICOTT POLICE DEPARTMENT ¯ ELLICOTT — A Poland man wanted in connection with the theft of a trailer was willing to jump in the river to avoid law enforcement. On Monday, Ellicott Police were notified an 18-foot cargo trailer had been stolen from a Falconer business. A male subject was ...

Discovery of meth leads to charges for Brocton man BROCTON — A village resident has been charged after a search warrant was executed at 111 Peerless St. around noon Tuesday. Narcotics Investigators from Chautauqua County with the assistance of the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, ...

CATTARAUGUS COUNTY SHERIFF ¯ OLEAN — Scott A. Carlson, 48, of Happy Hollow Road, Olean, was charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter on Sunday after a pedestrian was killed in an accident on Seneca Avenue in the town of Olean. Carlson was allegedly driving the truck ...

JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT -- Thomas H. Jewell Jr., 50, of Jamestown is facing a number of charges after a domestic dispute Friday at a north side residence. Officers, upon arrival, before noon were told Jewell hit the victim on the head. Jewell had left the scene, but was located a short ...