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 ...

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 ...

JAMESTOWN POLICE - Shawn A. Beardsley, 31, of Jamestown, was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance at 1 a.m. Friday after city police officers conducted a warrant check on the city’s south side. Officers had previously learned that Beardsley was at the ...

Lakewood fire blamed on electrical issue LAKEWOOD — An electrical issue is being blamed for a fire Wednesday morning. At about 5:50 a.m., Lakewood Fire Department, along with mutual aid, responded to a residential blaze on Freeman Street. Once extinguished, Lakewood Fire requested the ...

GOWANDA POLICE DEPARTMENT — GOWANDA — A disturbance on Buffalo Street in Gowanda led to a charge of criminal contempt for 33-year-old Kevin M. Stafford Jr., of Cold Spring. On Dec. 21, at 9:08 p.m., Gowanda Police responded to a disturbance at an address on Buffalo Street. Gowanda ...

FREDONIA MAN FACING RAPE CHARGE A Fredonia resident has been arrested for allegedly having sexual relations with a minor. According to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, on July 10, an investigation was conducted by the department’s Criminal Investigation Division. Investigators ...