DUNKIRK POLICE DEPARTMENT — Verdan Juricevic, 33, of Buffalo, was arrested July 6 and charged with second-degree strangulation, second-degree harassment, violation of park hours, no bicycle lights, no bicycle bell, and failure to keep right. — Tamika Elston, 30, of Jamestown, was arrested ...

BUFFALO – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross has announced that Jeffrey Paden, 57, of Kennedy pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to possession of child pornography following a prior conviction, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a ...

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – SINCLAIRVILLE – A morning fire has been labeled incendiary. On Tuesday around 10 a.m. the Sinclairville Fire Department and several mutual aid fire departments responded to East Avenue in the village of Sinclairville for a residential structure ...

Acting Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane has announced that 41-year-old Anthony Rydzewski of Angola pleaded guilty Monday before State Supreme Court Justice M. William Boller to one count of second-degree manslaughter, a Class C felony. The defendant pleaded guilty to the highest ...

Two people face charges in connection with a bomb threat that shook downtown Fredonia Thursday morning. Jayden Feaster, 20, and Melinda Jackson, 45, both reporting to be homeless, were charged with falsely reporting an incident. That's a Class D felony under state penal law. Fredonia Police ...

BUFFALO – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross has announced that Brandi M. Whitford, 28, of Jamestown, who was convicted of maintaining a drug-involved premise, was sentenced to time served and three years’ probation by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua A. ...