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Area Police

Mayville teen allegedly steals $3,500 from relatives

MAYVILLE – A teenage male of Mayville has been accused of stealing from relatives. Tyler P. Conway, 17, of Elm Street was charged with third-degree grand larceny and fourth-degree criminal mischief on Thursday.

According to the Chaut-auqua County Sheriff’s Office, Conway allegedly broke into a safe at a relative’s residence and stole approximately $3,500 on Aug. 28. Conway was arraigned in Chautauqua Town Court and released on his own recognizance to his father.

Texas man found to be a fugitive after DWI arrest

MINA – A Texas man was found to have an active arrest warrant out of his home state Wednesday night following a traffic stop on Route 430.

David J. Keene, 54, of Mesquite, Texas was charged with driving while intoxicated, failure to keep right, parking on the highway and no headlights at 9:17 p.m.

According to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, Keene’s vehicle was allegedly parked in the middle of the road across the center line, where he was later found to be intoxicated. Police discovered Keene was wanted out of Dallas County, Texas for DWI. Officials in Texas plan to extradite Keene.

He was arraigned as a fugitive from justice and on the DWI charge and sent to the Chautauqua County Jail on bail. He will remain in custody until his extradition.

Domestic incident leads to charges

PERRYSBURG – Joseph A. Pugh, 37, of North Road was charged by Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Deputies with criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation Wednesday following an alleged domestic incident.

Pugh was arraigned in Perrysburg Town Court and sent to Cattaraugus County Jail in lieu of $3,000 bail. He will appear in court at a later date.

State Police at Jamestown

CHARLOTTE – Alicia M. Hawkins of Falconer was charged with driving while intoxicated on Wednesday. According to police, Hawkins was pulled over for speeding on Route 62 going 72 mph in a 55 mph zone. During this traffic stop, Hawkins was found to be intoxicated and was given a breath test. Her blood alcohol content was reportedly .14 percent. Hawkins was released to a sober third party and will appear in Charlotte Town Court at a later date.

Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office

MAYVILLE – Edward A. Wood, 43, of Westfield was charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs, seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal possession a hypodermic instrument, speeding and failure to dim high beams on Thursday.

According to police, Wood was stopped on North Erie Street for speeding and failure to dim high beams at 1:20 a.m. Wood allegedly had what appeared to be narcotic packaging material visible in his wallet when he retrieved his license.

Wood was also found in possession of two hypodermic syringes and other drug paraphernalia. He was released on appearance tickets for Chautauqua Town Court.

JAMESTOWN – Jerome Sellers, 30, of Jamestown was charged with criminal sale of drugs on Wednesday. Sellers was wanted by the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office on an arrest warrant and was on the county’s most wanted list. Sellers can now be removed from the list.

JAMESTOWN – James Hayes, 23, of Jamestown was charged with a violation of treatment court warrant on Wednesday. Hayes was wanted by the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office on this warrant and was on the county’s most wanted list. Hayes can now be removed from the list.

Area Police

City home entries being investigated

The Dunkirk Police Department is investigating several entries to homes that occurred Thursday on the 200 blocks of King Street between the hours of 4 and 6 a.m. In two incidents, items from the property were placed below the window to aid the perpetrators in climbing through the window, although both of those owners were home at the time. Police are reminding residents to lock all doors and windows in their homes and report any suspicious activity or persons by calling the department at 366-2266.

Dunkirk man charged after going 101 mph

CHARLOTTE – A Dunkirk man has been charged after being caught speeding on Route 60 Thursday.

Nicholas R. Puffer, 24, of Nevins Street was charged with speeding in excess of 55 mph, reckless operation and operating out of class at 12:20 p.m.

According to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, Puffer was observed traveling north at 101 mph in a 55 mph. The motorcycle was stopped and Puffer was found to not have a motorcycle license. He was issued appearance tickets for Charlotte Town Court.

Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office

FRENCH CREEK – Christopher M. John, 32, of Jamestown was charged with driving while intoxicated, operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .08 or higher, leaving the scene of a property damage accident, failure to keep right and failure to maintain lane on Wednesday. At 5:11 p.m. deputies responded to the report of a vehicle that allegedly struck a pole and left the scene on French Creek Mina Road. According to police, John was the operator of the vehicle. He was taken into custody and released to a sober party. He will appear in French Creek Town Court at a later date.

Area Police

Gowanda Police

Alan W. White Sr., 61, of Perrysburg was charged with child endangerment Aug. 13. White allegedly yelled at three children, aged 10 years old and younger, pushed them to the ground and struck them in the face during an incident in July. White reported to Gowanda Police and was released on an appearance ticket for Collins Town Court.

Melissa M. Gould, 48, of Taylor Hollow Road, was charged on an arrest warrant Aug. 17. Police re-sponded to the report of a suspicious vehicle following a resident on Aldrich Street. The driver, Gould, was found to be operating the vehicle on North Water Street where a computer check revealed an active warrant for a larceny from Lackawanna City Court. Gould was turned over to Lackawanna Police.

Roquel Crouse, 26, of Jamestown Street, was charged with a bench warrant Aug. 19. Police re-sponded to a disturbance where Crouse was allegedly causing the disturbance. Crouse, who appeared in-toxicated, was found to have an active warrant for her arrest for failure to appear in Collins Town Court. She was arraigned in Collins Town Court and sent to the Erie County Holding Center in lieu of $500 bail.

Randi A. Gates, 24, of Buffalo Street was charged with disorderly conduct Aug. 20. Police responded to the report of a disturbance on Buffalo Street where Gates allegedly punched and kicked a female victim. She was released on an appearance ticket for Collins Town Court.

Leiondie R. Mohawk, 29, of Commercial Street was charged with petit larceny on Aug. 20. Police responded to the report of a shoplifter from a village business. Mohawk had allegedly tried to steal alcohol and was stopped by an employee in the parking lot. She was arraigned in Collins Town Court and sent to the Erie County Holding Center on $1,000 bail. Mohawk also allegedly intentionally broke a plate glass window in the courthouse while leaving. Additional charges are pending.

Carolyn R. Jimerson, 52, of Jamestown Street was charged with criminal mischief and fifth-degree arson on Aug. 20. Police had received a complaint about Jimerson from an ex-roommate. Jimerson had allegedly destroyed all the victim’s property including clothes, medication and glasses by burning the items. She was arraigned in Persia Town Court and released on her own recognizance.

Anthony I. Sanjurjo, 30, of Buffalo Street was charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and speeding on Aug. 21. Sanjurjo was stopped on Aldrich Street for allegedly going 50 mph in a 35 mph zone. During this traffic stop, a DMV computer check revealed Sanjurjo’s licensed had been suspended 13 times since 2011. He was arraigned in Collins Town Court and sent to the Erie County Holding Center in lieu of $1,000 bail.

Brittany A. Danks, 20, of Buffalo was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, leaving the scene of a property damage accident, following too closely, license restriction violation and having an expired registration on Aug. 21. Police investigated a property damage accident where one vehicle had fled the scene in July. During the investigation, Danks allegedly was driving the vehicle which she had taken without permission. Danks was taken into custody after being a passenger in a vehicle stopped by police. She was arraigned in Persia Town Court and released on her own recognizance.

Justin C. Prouty, 17, of Springville, Shayna R. Dearmyer, 17, of Ashford and Chelsea L. Currie, 20, of Ashford were charged with underage consumption of alcohol on Aug. 21. Police stopped a vehicle on Buffalo Street and found the three youths to be in alleged possession and consuming alcohol. All were released on an appearance ticket for Collins Town Court.

Paul K. Herbst, 21, of Ashford was charged with child endangerment on Aug. 21. Herbst was a passenger in a vehicle stopped on Buffalo Street. Herbst had allegedly bought and supplied alcohol to three underage passengers. He was released on an appearance ticket for Collins Town Court. 2

Jeremiah A. Bednarek, 31, of Miller Street and Heather L. Diaz, 29, of Buffalo Street were charged with third-degree assault on Aug. 22. Police responded to the report of a loud party on Buffalo Street. Bednarek and Diaz, who appeared intoxicated, had allegedly been involved in a dispute where they threw a male victim down a flight of stairs. The victim was treated by Gowanda Ambulance and sent to the Erie County Medical Center. Both individuals were released on an appearance ticket but the investigation is continuing. The Erie County Sheriff’s Department assisted with this call.

Police allegedly

discover marijuana during domestic call

PERRYSBURG – A Perrysburg man has been taken into custody after police allegedly discovered a large quantity of marijuana in his residence.

According to the Catta-raugus County Sheriff’s De-partment, deputies were called to a residence regarding a possible physical dom-estic incident. After arriving on scene the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force was called in after deputies allegedly discovered marijuana on site.

Joseph A. Pugh, 37, was charged with criminal obstruction of breathing for the domestic dispute call, as well as second-degree criminal possession of marijuana (a class D felony) and unlawfully growing cannabis (a misdemeanor) following the drug investigation.

Pugh was arraigned in Perrysburg Town Court and held on $3,000 bail.

Area Police

Dunkirk Police investigating robbery as well as gunshots

The Dunkirk Police Department confirmed to the OBSERVER Tuesday evening that a robbery occurred at a Main Street business in the city over the weekend.

Since the incident is currently under investigation, no other details were released.

Dunkirk police also confirmed to the OBSERVER that they are investigating a report of gunfire somewhere in the city either Sunday night or Monday morning. No other information could be given.

Youth with gun leads to charges

SILVER CREEK – A 17-year-old male has been charged after an altercation involving a gun on Swan Street Sunday evening.

The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of the youth with a gun at 5:18 a.m. According to police, the youth had been involved in a verbal altercation with another subject at which time he displayed a .22-caliber rifle and made threats to kill the other subject. The youth fled the scene but was located by deputies a short time later. He was charged with two counts of second-degree menacing. The male was arraigned in Hanover Town Court and sent to the Chautauqua County Jail in lieu of $2,000 cash or $4,000 property bail.

Perrysburg man charged after accident

PERSIA – A Perrysburg man has been charged following an accident on Saturday on Route 353.

According to the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office, Andrew J. Armbruster, 26, of Main Street allegedly fell asleep behind the wheel crossing the centerline and crashed the van he was driving into a ditch at 7:21 p.m. It was determined that Armbruster had been operating the van with a suspended license.

Police also found Armbruster to be in possession of marijuana and a pipe with marijuana residue. He was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, failure to keep right and third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation. He was released on appearance tickets for Persia Town Court.

Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office

CHAUTAUQUA – Joseph I. Troutman, 51, of Jamestown was charged with two counts of second-degree criminal contempt on Tuesday. At 12:30 a.m. deputies responded to a disabled vehicle on Route 394. Troutman was allegedly in violation of a valid order of protection due to two persons being in the vehicle with him. He was released on appearance tickets for Chautauqua Town Court.

NORTH HARMONY – William R. Owens, 29, of Jamestown was charged with moving from lane unsafely, driving across hazard markings, failure to use designated lane, failure to stop at a stop sign, no distinctive plate, operating without insurance, operating with a suspended registration, felony driving while intoxicated, unlicensed operator and felony aggravated unlicensed operation on Monday. At 4:03 a.m. deputies responded to the report of an erratic driver on I-86 east. Deputies observed the vehicle make several alleged lane violations and found Owens was the driver. During the traffic stop, it was found that Owens was allegedly intoxicated and his driving privileges were suspended in New York state for a prior DWI conviction. He was arraigned in North Harmony Town Court and sent to the Chautauqua County Jail in lieu of bail.

ELLERY – Theodore E. Applequist, 36, of North East, Pa., was charged with driving while intoxicated and unsafe lane change on Monday. Deputies responded to the report of a vehicle in a ditch on Route 430 at 11:45 p.m. Deputies allege Applequist was intoxicated and refused a chemical test. Applequist was arraigned in Ellery Town Court and sent to the Chautauqua County Jail in lieu of $1,000 cash or $2,000 property bail.

Dunkirk Police

Hector Navarro, 32, of West Second Street was charged with third-degree criminal mischief on Aug. 20.

Darrin Stevens of Forestville was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation on Aug. 20.

James Patterson, 33, of South Roberts Road was charged with second-degree harassment on Aug. 21.

Adam Jessie, 23, of Leming Street was charged with resisting arrest, second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation for an alcohol-related conviction, having unsafe tires, failure to affix a registration sticker to a motor vehicle, having an uninspected motor vehicle, following too closely and leaving the scene of a property motor vehicle accident on Aug. 21. Around 5:13 p.m. on Main Street, just south of the Franklin Avenue intersection, Julio DeJesus III, 36, of Washington Avenue was stopped northbound in traffic. Jessie was traveling northbound on Main Street and struck DeJesus. After the incident, Jessie fled the scene on foot and was apprehended a short time later.

Marisol Mendez, 39, of West Lake Road was charged with endangering the welfare of a child on Aug. 22.

Jerome Sellers, 30, of Buffalo was charged with two counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance on Aug. 22.

Luis Alvarado-Ortiz, 30, of West Courtney Street was charged with petit larceny and disorderly conduct on Friday.

Edward Witke, 38, of Buffalo was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of marijuana on Friday.

Kale Spraggins, 38, of King Street was charged with third-degree unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and petit larceny on Saturday.

Jacqueline Cora, 32, of West Doughty Street was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and having an inadequate muffler on Saturday.

Jose Santiago of Lake Shore Drive West was charged with disorderly conduct and second-degree harassment on Monday.

Fredonia Police

Maridyth Drummond, 41, of Water Street was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of marijuana and unlawful growing of cannabis on Thursday.

Jeremie Sommers, 24, of Randolph was charged with second-degree harassment on Friday.

Gustav Potkovick, 55, of Fredonia was charged with trespassing on Saturday.

Aaron Markham, 37, of Gowanda was charged with unsafe backing on Saturday. While stopped at the intersection of East Main Street and Water Street at 9:19 p.m., Markham allegedly began backing his truck up to provide a semi-truck room to make a right turn from Water Street to East Main Street. While backing up in his lane, he struck Salvatore Tabone, 70, of Winter Haven, Fla.

Daniel Murawski, 18, of Orchard Park was charged with underage possession of alcohol, possession of an open container, littering and unlawful possession of marijuana on Saturday.

Wilma Robillard, 56, of Hamburg was charged with petit larceny on Tuesday.

Area police

Lakewood man charged with felony DWI

CHAUTAUQUA – A 53-year-old Lakewood man was charged with felony driving while intoxicated on Saturday after a traffic stop on Route 394.

According to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, an 8:50 p.m report stated that a vehicle was all over the road. The vehicle was located and stopped for having no headlights. James Edington was identified as the driver.

Edington was taken into custody after it was discovered he was allegedly intoxicated. He refused to submit to a chemical test while at the Sheriff’s office.

It was also discovered Edington was convicted of a DWI in the previous 10 years, making this arrest a felony. He also had a revoked driver’s license for a prior DWI, making this arrest a felony aggravated unlicensed operation.

Edington was also charged with having no headlights, no taillights, unlicensed operation, failure to keep right and failure to maintain a lane. He was arraigned in Chautauqua Town Court and remanded to the county jail on bail.

Man handed multiple felonies after DWI

BEMUS POINT – James Spitale, 36, of Findley Lake was arrested Sunday and charged with felony first-degree criminal contempt, felony driving while intoxicated with a prior conviction, felony aggravated driving while intoxicated under Leandra’s Law due to having a child in the car, felony aggravated unlicensed operation, endangering the welfare of a child (a misdemeanor) and speed in zone.

Spitale was stopped for going 94 miles per hour in a 65 mph zone at about 6:33 p.m. He was found to be intoxicated after failing several field sobriety tests. He was also found to be in the company of a child less than 16 years old, as well as an adult female with an active order of protection from Jamestown City Court against Spitale.

Spitale was convicted previously in 2010 of second-degree criminal contempt, which led to the charge being upgraded to a felony. He also has been convicted of a misdemeanor DWI in the previous 10 years, which led to the other felony DWI charge.

He was arraigned in Ellery Town Court and sent to Chautauqua County Jail pending $2,500 bail.

State Police at Jamestown

ELLICOTT – A Falconer resident was charged with driving while intoxicated and refusing to submit to a breath test on Saturday.

Troopers say a vehicle was pulled over on Richard Avenue for a vehicle and traffic law violation. The driver, Mckenzie Paulson, was found to be intoxicated and placed under arrest after roadside tests.

Paulson refused to give a proper breath sample while being processed and was arraigned in Ellicott Town Court for the DWI and multiple other vehicle and traffic law violations.

She was remanded to Chautauqua County Jail on $1,000 cash/$2,000 property bond and will appear in court on a later date.

Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office

SILVER CREEK – Jennifer Wickham, 39, of Dunkirk, was charged with driving while intoxicated, operating with a blood alcohol content above .08 percent or greater, crossing official markings and speeding in zone on Sunday morning.

At 1:25 a.m., deputies stopped a vehicle on Main Street for traffic violations. The operator of the vehicle was identified as Wickham, who was allegedly intoxicated.

Wickham was taken into custody and was later released with traffic tickets. She is scheduled to appear in Silver Creek Village Court at a later date to answer the charges.

Area Police

Buffalo man arrested on drug charges in city

A Buffalo man has been charged in connection with a drug investigation in the city of Dunkirk. Jerome L. Sellers, 30, was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance on Thursday. At 7:30 p.m. members of the Dunkirk Police Department and Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force located Sellers at a West Second Street address where he was allegedly hiding and eluding police.

Sellers had been indicted by a secret Chautauqua County Grand Jury on multiple drug charges. The indictment was handed down based on information supplied by members of the task force. It is alleged Sellers has sold quantities of crack cocaine to agents of the task force on numerous occasions within the city.

As a result of the arrest, a search warrant was issued for the apartment he had been hiding where officers located other items as well as a large quantity of money. These items were seized and additional charges are expected. Sellers was taken to Dunkirk City Jail and later sent to the Chautauqua County Jail where he will be held pending arraignment.

The STRDTF is comprised of officers from the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office and Dunkirk Police. The STRDTF encourages members of the community to call either the task force at 800-344-8702 or Dunkirk Police at 363-0313 when they observed narcotics related activity in their area.

Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office

ARKWRIGHT – Niko P. Messina, 19, of Forestville was charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and resisting arrest on Thursday. According to police, Messina was located at 4 p.m. following a complaint of an unauthorized use of a motor vehicle earlier in the day out of the village of Forestville. Messina was located off Meadows Road and allegedly resisted arrest when deputies tried to place him in custody. He was arraigned in Hanover Town Court and sent to the Chautauqua County Jail.

JAMESTOWN – Al-fred J. Kohl, 46, of Jamestown was charged on Aug. 18 for a violation of probation. Kohl was wanted by police on a warrant and was previously on the Chautauqua County wanted list and has been removed.

Area Police

Man charged after allegedly spitting on sheriff’s deputy

ARKWRIGHT – A Forestville man has been charged after he allegedly spit on police Tuesday.

According to Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a residence on Route 83 for the report of a larceny at 7:24 p.m. When deputies arrived, they found Steven Riley, 45, was still at the residence. When deputies took Riley into custody he allegedly fought with deputies and spit on a deputy.

He was charged with petit larceny, fourth-degree criminal mischief, resisting arrest, second-degree obstructing governmental administration, second-degree harassment and unlawful possession of marijuana. He was arraigned and sent to the Chautauqua County Jail in lieu of bail.

Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office

ALLEGANY – Bret M. Heath, 21, of Jamestown was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief on Monday. According to police, Heath allegedly broke a wooden fence behind a Main Street address after trying to jump over it several times. He was issued an appearance ticket for Allegany Village Court.

Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office

ELLICOTT – Michael A. Krontz, 57, of White Pigeon, Mich., was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation on Saturday. According to police, Krontz’s vehicle was stopped on East Main Street after an erratic driving complaint at 9:20 p.m. During the stop, it was found that Krontz’s driving privileges had been suspended in New York state. He was released on an appearance ticket for Ellicott Town Court at a later date.

Area Police

Otto man charged after motorcycle accident

DAYTON – An Otto man was charged with driving while intoxicated following a motorcycle accident on Route 353.

According to the Catt-araugus County Sheriff’s Office, Christopher A. Enser, 39, of North Otto Road, while operating his motorcycle when he failed to negotiate a curve. Enser was allegedly intoxicated and was charged with DWI, operating out of class and failure to keep right. He was flown to ECMC with unknown injuries. He was issued appearance tickets for the Dayton Town Court.

Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office

HANOVER – David M. Rich, 26, of West Seneca was charged with driving while intoxicated and driving the wrong direction on a one-way street Sunday.

According to police, deputies observed Rich operating on South Shore Drive traveling the wrong way at 9:05 p.m. During the traffic stop,

Rich was allegedly found to be intoxicated and he was released on appearance tickets for the Hanover Town Court.

SILVER CREEK – Christian M. Lamoreaux, 26, of Dunkirk was charged with second-degree burglary, third-degree assault, criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation and fourth-degree criminal mischief on Monday.

According to police, deputies responded to the report of a disorderly person at a residence on Elm Street.

It is alleged Lamoreaux entered the residence without permission at 7 p.m., assaulted a victim and choked another.

An arrest warrant from Hanover Town Court was obtained and Lamoreaux was arrested a short time later. He was arraigned and sent to the Chautauqua County Jail on $5,000 cash or $10,000 property bond. He will appear in Silver Creek Village Court.

BROCTON – Rory A. Houser, 27, of Westfield, was charged with driving while intoxicated, aggravated DWI with a blood alcohol content of .18 or more and operating with a suspended registration Tues-day.

According to deputies, Houser was the operator of a vehicle stopped on West Main Street at 1:19 a.m. and found to be intoxicated.

He was released on his own recognizance to appear in Brocton Village Court.

Chautauqua County Court

MAYVILLE – District Attorney David W. Foley announced the following pleas and sentences in Chautauqua County Court:

Merritt D. Wolcott, 22, of 523 Leopard St., Dunkirk, was sentenced to 2-6 years in state prison for two counts of third-degree burglary, consecutive to 1-3 years in state prison for fourth-degree grand larceny.

Brenda Carter-Dou-chette, 51, of 425 Deer St., Dunkirk, was sentenced to 2 years determinate in state prison, plus 2 years post-release supervision, for two counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance. She was also sentenced to 6 months in jail for fifth-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.

Anthony F. Price, 44, of Westfield, was sentenced to 1 year in jail for both felony driving while intoxicated and first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, consecutive to 6 months in jail for two counts of second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation.

Daryl C. Watkins, 52, of 27 W. Lucas Ave., Dunkirk, was sentenced to 6 months in jail and 5 years probation for two counts of fifth-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.

Jesus M. Ramos, 29, of 211 Columbus Ave., Dunkirk, was sentenced to 30 days in jail for fourth-degree criminal mischief.

Dunkirk Police Department

Neal Rzepkowski, 61, of Cassadaga was charged with failure to yield the right of way at a stop sign on Thursday following an accident. At 2:01 p.m., James Tingue, 51, of Grant Avenue was traveling westbound on East Courtney Street when he was struck in the driver’s side by Rzepkowski. Rzepkowski was traveling northbound on Lord Street and was stopped at a stop sign at the intersection with Courtney Street. He proceeded after the stop sign and struck Tingue. Rzepkowski stated to police he did not see Tingue.

Clayton Cieslewicz, 19, of East Cedar Street, was charged with second-degree harassment and third-degree criminal mischief on Friday.

Pedro Gonzalez, 29, of Smith Court, was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated on Saturday.

Randy Lopez, 19, of Brooklyn, was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and speed in zone on Monday.

Marcus McCall, 25, of Deer Street, was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of marijuana and permitting unlicensed operation on Monday.

Fredonia Police Department

An accident occurred Thursday at 7:56 a.m. at the intersection of Water Street and Howard Street. Roger Baumgartner, 46, of West Seventh Street, Dunkirk, was traveling on Water Street and started slowing down with his right turn signal on to indicate he wanted to turn right onto Howard Street. Paul Tabone, 44, of George’s Place was on Howard Street waiting to turn right onto Water Street and assumed Baumgartner was turning, so he proceeded to turn. Baumgartner decided there was not enough room to make a right turn and continued straight. The two vehicles collided.

State Police at Collins

VERSAILLES – State troopers charged Preston Porter, 21, of VanVleck Road, Perrysburg on Aug. 10. Porter was found parked in the roadway on Main Street of Versailles and allegedly failed a series of field sobriety tests. Troopers then took him into custody. He was processed at the state police barracks in Collins with a blood alcohol content of .18 and will appear Perrysburg Town Court at a later date.

Area Police

Gowanda Police Department

Eric Henhawk, 37, of Beech Street was charged with second-degree harassment on Aug. 3. Henhawk allegedly threatened a female acquaintance and was told by police to stay away from the female. He later returned to the residence and reportedly threatened the female again. He was arraigned in Persia Town Court and released on his own recognizance.

Luca A. Brownlee, 20, of East Main Street was charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property on Aug. 3. Police received a complaint of the theft of electronics in the village and through investigation found Brownlee was allegedly involved in this larceny and was found in possession of the stolen items. He was arraigned in Collins Town Court and sent to the Erie County Holding Center in lieu of $1,000 bail.

Houston W. Williams, 30, of Perrysburg was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and not wearing a seatbelt on Aug. 8. Police stopped Williams on Aldrich Street for driving without a seatbelt in which a DMV computer check revealed Williams had a suspended license. Houston was arraigned in Persia Town Court and released on his own recognizance.

Sara L. Seeley, 24, of Fredrick Street was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and failure to use turn signal on Aug. 9. Police stopped Seeley for failure to use a turn signal on Commercial Street. A DMV computer check revealed Seeley’s license was suspended. She was arraigned in Persia Town Court and released on her own recognizance.

Brittany E. Mullen, 23, of Jamestown Street was charged with petit larceny on Aug. 12. Police reported the theft of money from a village business in which a business video camera revealed Mullen had taken the money. She was released on an appearance ticket for Collins Town Court.

Nathan D. Crassi, 18, of Erie Avenue was charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle on Aug. 12. Crassi was previously stopped for operating an elderly female’s vehicle which he claimed he had permission to use. The elderly female later told police she did not give Crassi permission to use her vehicle. He was released on an appearance ticket for Persia Town Court.

Daniel Bley, 27, of Buffalo was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana on Aug. 12. Police stopped Bley’s vehicle on Buffalo Street for operating without headlights. During the stop, Bley was found to be in alleged possession of marijuana and have an active warrant out of the village of Kenmore. He was arraigned in Collins Town Court and turned over to the Kenmore Police Department.

Ashley R. Isaac, 22, of Lawtons was charged with operating with a suspended registration on Aug. 14. During patrol, the license plate reader alerted to Isaac’s vehicle for a suspended registration. Isaac was released on an appearance ticket for Collins Town Court.

State Police at Collins

GOWANDA – Joseph Reynolds, 34, of Collins, was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana on Aug. 13. Troopers pulled Reynolds over on Allen Street for not having a license plate on the trailer he was towing. Reynolds allegedly smelled of marijuana and was found to be in possession of a small amount and a pipe with marijuana in it. He will appear in Collins Town Court at a later date.

Area Police

Accident leads to DWI charge

  • KIANTONE – A one-vehicle accident on Peck Settlement Road Saturday morning led to charges for a Jamestown man.

According to the Chau-tauqua County Sheriff’s Office, Christopher J. Conti, 42, was driving south when he swerved to miss a deer in the roadway and struck an earth embankment at 12:26 a.m.

Further investigation found Conti was allegedly intoxicated.

Conti was charged with driving while intoxicated and crossing over the hazard marking.

He was released on appearance tickets for Kiantone Town court. There were no reported injuries.

Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office

RIPLEY – Samantha Travis, 23, of Erie, Pa., was charged with second-degree harassment on Wednesday.

At 10:15 p.m., deputies responded to Route 5 for a fight complaint. Upon arrival, Travis allegedly was involved in an altercation. She was released on an appearance ticket for Ripley Town Court.

MAYVILLE – A 17-year-old male was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance on Friday. Deputies responded to North Erie Street just after 10 p.m. for youths in the roadway, where the male was found to be in possession of an alleged controlled substance. He was released on appearance tickets for Ripley Town Court.

WESTFIELD – Brock D. Tyrell, 36, of Jefferson Street was charged on a family court warrant on Friday. At 8 p.m., deputies and the Westfield Police Department conducted a warrant check at Jefferson Street.

Tyrell was taken into custody on an outstanding family court warrant. He was sent to the Chautauqua County Jail and further charges are pending.

HANOVER – Timothy J. Penner, 46, of Depew was charged with driving while intoxicated and having an unsafe start on Aug. 11.

Deputies observed Penner on Alleghany Road stopped at the railroad tracks yielding to a passing train. Penner was allegedly spinning his tires while having his brakes applied and was approached by depu-ties.

He was later found to be intoxicated and will appear in Hanover Town Court at a later date.

CASSADAGA – A 17-year-old female from Buf-falo was charged with false personation, speed in zone and having an uninspected motor vehicle on Aug. 10.

At 9:32 p.m., deputies observed a vehicle headed north on North Main Street in the village of Cassadaga. Deputies stopped the vehicle and identified the driver, who allegedly provided them with a false Michigan driver’s license.

The youth was cited for the violations and issued appearance tickets for Stockton Town Court.

Steven Miller, 55, of Cassadaga was charged with driving while intoxicated, driving while intoxicated per se and leaving the scene of a property damage accident on Saturday.

At 7:31 p.m., deputies responded to a property damage accident that occurred at a Kwik Fill on Bennett Road in the village of Fredonia.

It was discovered the operator fled the scene following the accident.

Deputies located the vehicle and driver in the village of Cassadaga.

Miller was issued appearance tickets for court at a later date.

RIPLEY – Dennis Wade II, 36, of North East, Pa., was charged with driving while intoxicated, driving while intoxicated per se .08 percent or higher blood alcohol content, speed in zone and first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation on Saturday.

At about 11:30 p.m., deputies observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on South State Street in the town of Ripley.

Upon stopping the vehicle, the operator was identified as Wade, who was allegedly intoxicated.

It was also discovered that Wade’s driving privileges in New York were revoked.

He was issued appearance tickets for Ripley Town Court.

HANOVER – A 17-year-old female from Silver Creek was charged with third-degree assault on Sunday.

At 2 a.m., deputies took a report from a female victim who stated she was attacked by another female on East Spears Road in the town of Hanover.

An investigation revealed the youth allegedly struck the victim in the head numerous times during an altercation.

She was issued an appearance ticket for Hanover Town Court.

Area Police

Employee charged in staging armed robbery

JAMESTOWN – A pizzeria employee has been charged in connection with a July 31 robbery at the restaurant.

Ney Garrido, 24, of Celoron, entered Papa John’s at 709 W. Third St. just after 10 p.m., and took the cash from another employee who was working at the time of the incident, according to the Jamestown Police Department. An employee reported that a masked male subject had entered the store with a gun and robbed the employee of cash from the register and the safe. An investigation revealed that the robbery was staged by at least one employee of the business.

“We had early suspicions about what had happened,” said JPD Captain Robert Samuelson. “We didn’t know necessarily that night, but early the next day after reviewing the original complaint and through information from the actual subject.”

Garrido has been charged with fourth-degree grand larceny and falsely reporting an incident. He is being held in Jamestown City Jail awaiting arraignment.

The investigation is continuing and more arrests are expected.

Anyone who may have additional information is asked to contact the Jamestown Police Department at 483-7531 or leave an anonymous tip at 483-8477. All calls will be kept confidential.

Juveniles found locked in vault

FALCONER – Four juvenile suspects found themselves locked in a vault during an early morning incident on Friday.

At 1 a.m., the Ellicott Police Department responded to 19 N. Work St. for a report of subjects being locked inside of a vault. The Falconer Volunteer Fire Department was called to assist in getting the vault open, but was unable to do so.

A locksmith and members of the Jamestown Fire Department were then called, and after several hours the vault was opened and the four juveniles were found inside.

The building which contained the vault used to be the old Town of Ellicott municipal building before it was purchased by the Van Every Law Firm. It has since passed hands once again to a new owner.

Sgt. Matt Kubinski of the town of Ellicott Police Department said that the youths had permission to be inside the building from the owner.

“What their intentions were, whether they were doing work or not, is not clear yet,” Kubinski said. “It is very clear that the owner said they had permission to be in the building.”

Altogether, from the time of the first call to when an ambulance was en route to WCA Hospital, the youths spent more than four hours locked inside the vault.

“The safe was big enough that they could walk around,” Kubinski said. “There was no issue with them being overly cramped. It’s a large safe which was built into the side of the building.”

According to several media outlets, the youths were found in possession of alcohol and marijuana; however, the Ellicott Police Department has not released any information yet to support those claims.

“We cannot confirm or deny that at this point,” Kubinski said. “We can tell you that there will probably be charges forthcoming.”

The youths were taken to WCA Hospital for evaluation and charges are pending further investigation.

Silver Creek man charged with rape

SILVER CREEK – Chautauqua County sheriff’s deputies have taken a village man into custody on a second-degree rape charge.

Officers at 8:30 a.m. today picked up Jeffrey A. Parisio of 26 Adams St. on an outstanding warrant for the charge. He was sent to county jail and is awaiting a court appearance.

Gowanda man charged in burglary

HANOVER – Nicholas Castellano, 24, of Gowanda was arrested on Aug. 10 after Chautauqua deputies responded to a call in the town of Hanover.

It was alleged that a burglary was taking place on Route 39 and after further investigation it was determined Castellano entered a household and threatened a victim with a knife. A warrant was issued and Castellano was subsequently charged with burglary in the 2nd degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the 4th degree.

Castellano was arraigned and placed into the custody of the Chautauqua County Jail in lieu of bail.

Angola woman arrested for welfare fraud

OLEAN – Rae Lux, 32, of 364 Eisenhower Ave., Angola, was arrested on Aug. 15 and charged with welfare fraud in the 4th degree, grand larceny in the fourth degree and three counts of offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree.

Lux allegedly failed to report to the Cattaraugus County Department of Social Services that she changed her job and income from December 2009 to February 2010.

Lux received $1710.50 in child care assistance that she was not entitled to. Lux was issued an appearance ticket for Sept. 3 in the City of Olean Court.

Dunkirk Police Department

Anthony West, 36, of Maple Avenue was charged with second-degree harassment and resisting arrest on Aug. 10.

Lamont Brown, 24, of Wisteria Drive, Fredonia, was charged with first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, driving while intoxicated, resisting arrest and no turn signal on Aug. 10.

A 16-year-old youth of East Lake Road was charged with petit larceny on Aug. 10.

Diane Martin, 42, of North Gazelle Street was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and having a suspended registration on Aug. 11.

Jason Tolbert, 29, of Central Avenue was charged with second-degree aggravated harassment on Tuesday.

Jose Corea, 33, of King Street was charged with petit larceny on Tuesday.

Tyler Cieslewicz, 23, of Dunkirk, was charged with second-degree criminal trespass and third-degree menacing on Tuesday.

Lonnie Buchanan, 33, of Leopard Street was charged with false personation and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance on Wednesday.

Michael Stephany, 27, of Smith Court was charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation on Thursday.

Thomas Schumacker, 36, of Brocton, was charged with second-degree menacing on Thursday.

Fredonia Police Department

Nelson Irizarry, 23, of Pike Street, Dunkirk, was charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation on Aug. 5.

Titiana Berriss, 24, of Webster Road, Dunkirk, was charged with petit larceny on Aug. 5.

Fredonia Police arrested a number of people for operating a motor vehicle while using a portable, electronic device. One was arrested on Aug. 6, nine on Aug. 8, six on Aug. 9, one on Aug. 10, one on Sunday and one on Monday.

Alan Sessanna, 55, of Central Avenue was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation on Aug. 6.

Austin Slater, 28, of Randolph, was charged with petit larceny on Aug. 7.

Brittany Dougherty, 21, of Wisteria Drive was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana and aggravated unlicensed operation on Aug. 10.

Machele Gilbert, 27, of Mayville, was charged with being a fugitive from justice on Thursday.

Area Police

Man charged after pulling knife on victim

  • PORTLAND – A Brocton man was charged after pulling a knife on a victim during an altercation that took place on Thursday.

Christopher A. Tanner, 22, of West Main Street was charged with third-degree assault, according to Chautauqua County Sheriff’s deputies. Tanner was involved in an argument where he allegedly pulled out a knife and swung it at a victim on Webster Road where the victim sustained a cut on their hand. The fight was broken up by a third party and Tanner fled the scene. He was later located and issued an appearance ticket for third-degree assault for Portland Town Court.

Man charged with DWI following accident

  • CHAUTAUQUA – A Dewittville man was charged following a two-car accident Tuesday afternoon.

According to Chautauqua County Sheriff’s deputies, Gerry D. King, 61, was traveling west on Hartfield Centralia Road at 1:12 p.m. when he crossed the center line colliding head on with a vehicle driven by Dorothy Desaulniers, 48, of Lily Dale. Further investigation found King to be intoxicated.

Both drivers were transported by ambulance to Westfield Memorial Hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

King was charged with driving while intoxicated and failure to keep right. He will appear in Chautauqua Town Court at a later date.

Area Police

Investigation leads to arrest of Dunkirk man

Village of Fredonia Police arrested Nelson X. Irizarry, 23, of Deer Street in Dunkirk on Friday.

Irizarry was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree and criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree after allegedly selling cocaine to agents of the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force in the Town of Dunkirk on numerous occasions.

Irizarry was found to be in possession of a felony amount of cocaine on Friday after a warrant was issued for his arrest following a lengthy investigation into cocaine sales in the Dunkirk area.

Irizarry has been remanded to the Chautauqua County Jail without bail pending further court action.

Forestville man charged with hitting wife while camping

CONEWANGO – A 42-year-old Forestville man has been charged after allegedly punching his wife multiple times while camping in this town.

According of the Catta-raugus County Sheriff’s Office deputies, Brian J. Sheldon of 1720 Kuhrt Road was charged with third-degree assault, a domestic incident, after hitting his wife multiple times in the head and face at 10:45 p.m. Saturday.

He is due back in court at a later date.

Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office

SOUTH DAYTON – Clifton H. Lynch III, 30, of Route 83 was charged with second-degree harassment on Aug. 11.

He was charged following a domestic incident that he had with his ex-girlfriend the previous evening.

He was released on an appearance ticket for South Dayton Village Court.

Jamestown man charged in robbery, assault

JAMESTOWN – A Jamestown man was being held in jail on robbery and assault charges following an alleged fight Monday night.

Jamestown police responded at 11:28 p.m. for a report of a fight in the area of 75 Prospect St. Upon arrival officers observed two men walking quickly away from the area of the fight.

According to a police report, the men were observed throwing property to the ground. The suspects were identified as Jackson K. Knappenberger, 19, and a 15-year-old male.

A male victim was later found on Prospect Street with facial injuries, police said. Following an investigation, police alleged the two men pushed the victim to the ground and struck him before taking his gym shoes and items from his pockets.

Jackson was taken into custody and transported to Jamestown City Jail on Monday where he was held pending arraignment in court. He was charged with felony second-degree robbery, felony second-degree assault, fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property and endangering the welfare of a child.

The 15-year-old was being investigated further.

Area Police

Underage drinking arrests made

after police sweep

  • In a proactive effort to address underage drinking, New York State Troopers at the Jamestown State Police Barracks conducted an ABC (alcoholic beverage control) compliance check Saturday. A total of 24 establishments were checked, with 20 found to be in compliance.

Violating the state liquor law by selling an alcoholic beverage to a minor at the Aero Mart on State Route 430 in Hartfield was Almedia Erhard, 24, of Sherman. Erhard was issued an appearance ticket for Chautauqua Town Court.

Also arrested was Randy Woodmansee, 23, of James-town for selling an alcoholic beverage to a minor at Noeplace Convenience Store on Second Street in James-town. Woodmansee was also charged with unlawful possession of marijuana. He was issued an appearance ticket.

Arrested in the town of Randolph for selling an alcoholic beverage to a minor at the Arrow Mart was Kathy Anderson, 47, of Randolph. She was issued an appearance ticket.

Arrested at Anderson’s Tavern in Frewsburg for selling an alcoholic beverage to a minor was Winette Marino, 49, of Frewsburg. She was issued an appearance ticket.

Man jailed after fight

  • PORTLAND – 28-year-old Fredrick Brown of Portland was remanded to the Chautauqua County Jail early Sunday morning after he allegedly got into a physical altercation in Brocton.

According to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to Central Avenue in Brocton around 1:30 p.m.

After interviewing those involved, it was discovered that a physical altercation had in fact occurred and the alleged aggressor was identified as Brown.

Brown was subsequently charged with second-degree harassment and endangering the welfare of a child. He was remanded to the county jail in lieu of $1,000 cash bail or $2,000 property bond.

Area Police

Dunkirk Police Department

Nelson Irizarry, 23, of Pike Street was charged with obstruction on Monday.

William Stevens, 52, of Leopard Street was charged with second-degree harassment on Monday.

Alvin Jusino, 18, of West Fifth Street was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, obstruction and resisting arrest on Tuesday.

Shamaar Braggs, 30, of South Roberts Road was charged with criminal impersonation, second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, failing to signal and having no tail lights on Tuesday.

Patricia Ojeda, 22, and a 17-year-old youth, both of Rochester, were charged with second-degree harassment and endangering the welfare of a child on Tuesday.

Toccarra Maxwell, 18, and a 17-year-old youth, both of Deer Street, were charged with second-degree harassment and endangering the welfare of a child on Tuesday.

Jamie Nolan, 22, of Union Street, Fredonia, was charged with driving while ability impaired due to drugs and failure to use a turning lane on Tuesday.

Jonathan White, 36, of Bucknor Street was charged with second-degree harassment on Tuesday.

Angelica Ieizerry, 18, of Dunkirk was charged with second-degree harassment and endangering the welfare of a child on Wednesday.

George Rivera Jr., 54, of Front Street Upper was charged with second-degree harassment on Wednesday.

Ashley Griggs, 25, of East Courtney Street was charged with second-degree obstruction on Wednesday.

Luis Medina Jr., 29, of West Second Street was charged with third-degree assault and menacing on Thursday.

Anette Zapata, 25, of Lake Shore Drive East was charged with endangering the welfare of a child on Thursday.

Area Police

Westfield pair charged in narcotics arrest

WESTFIELD – Two Westfield residents have been sent to jail in connection with a narcotics arrest. Samuel J. Cettell, 33, and Rosa M. Cettell, 53, both of Clinton Street, were charged after deputies served a warrant on Clinton Street on Wednesday.

A three-month joint investigation by the Westfield Police Department and the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force found the pair were allegedly selling quantities of cocaine from their residence. Police were able to purchase cocaine from both of them. County Court Grand Jury warrants were issued by County Court Judge Ward. The two were taken into custody on the warrant by Westfield Police and Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office without incident.

Samuel was charged with two counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance while Rosa was charged with one count of the same charge. Both were sent to the Chautauqua County Jail and will appear in Chautauqua County Court at a later date.

The Westfield Police Department and STRDTF continue to investigate the illegal sales and distribution of cocaine in the village of Westfield. Anyone with information regarding drug activity is asked to contact their local police department or the STRDTF hot line at 1-800-344-8702.

State Police at Jamestown

RANDOLPH – Cole Booth, 22, of Randolph, was charged Wednesday with first-degree unlawfully dealing with a child and endangering the welfare of a child after investigation showed Booth gave alcoholic drinks to a 14 year old at a wedding reception on July 27, causing the youth to become intoxicated. Booth was processed and issued appearance tickets to appear in the Ellington Town Court at a later date.

CHERRY CREEK – Michael Priest, 35, of Cherry Creek, was charged Aug. 4 with second-degree criminal contempt after a report of a violation of protection. Troopers responded to a residence and observed Priest and the protected party and verified the order was still valid. Priest was processed and at the Cherry Creek judge’s recommendation, was released to appear in the Cherry Creek Town Court at a later date.

ELLINGTON – Matthew Buchanan-Ruiz, 22, of Dunkirk, was charged Aug. 4 with driving while intoxicated after a report of a vehicle in a ditch on Wade Hill Road. Buchanan-Ruiz failed field sobriety tests and at the State Police barracks in Jamestown provided a breath sample of .12 percent. He was processed and released to a sober individual with appearance tickets to the Ellington Town Court. Buchanan-Ruiz’s vehicle sustained minimal damage and neither Buchanan-Ruiz or his passengers was injured as a result.

SHERMAN – Arthur Reid, 22, of Sherman, was charged Aug. 3 with driving while intoxicated after a traffic stop on Main Street. Reid was pulled over for operating an unregistered go-cart and after failing field sobriety tests was taken to the State Police barracks in Jamestown where he gave a breath sample of .10 percent. Reid was processed and issued an appearance ticket for the Sherman Town Court.

SINCLAIRVILLE – Tyler Chase, 24, of Jamestown, was charged Aug. 2 with fourth-degree criminal mischief after a report that he destroyed trees by running them over with his brush hog. Chase was processed and released with a ticket for the Charlotte Town Court.

Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office

SILVER CREEK – Josean Gutierrez, 25, of Dunkirk was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana and having an uninsured motor vehicle on Thursday.

At 11:30 a.m. deputies conducted a traffic stop on Central Avenue. With the assistance of the K9 unit, it was discovered Gutierrez was in possession of marijuana. He was released on an appearance ticket for Silver Creek Village Court.

Area Police

Jamestown woman charged

in Poland accident

POLAND – A Jamestown woman has been charged following an accident on Willard Street Ext.

Traci K. Faulkner, 41, was charged with driving while intoxicated and failure to keep right on Tuesday. At 9:45 p.m. Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the one-vehicle accident. Faulkner was allegedly traveling west on Willard Street Ext. when she lost control of her vehicle and went off the south side of the road. The vehicle then struck several fence posts, a piece of farm machinery and a cement garage wall.

Faulkner was uninjured and released on her own recognizance for Poland Town Court.

Man charged after leaving the scene of accident

NEW ALBION – A Little Valley man was charged with driving while intoxicated following an accident on Sunday.

Steven J. Borkowski, 21, was charged with failure to maintain lane, DWI and leaving the scene of an accident. At 5:38 a.m. it is alleged Borkowski was traveling south on Route 353 when he left the west side of the road striking a culvert and a mailbox.

He then left the scene in his vehicle which was heavily damaged. He was located a short time later by deputies and taken into custody. He was released on his own recognizance to appear in New Albion Town Court at a later date.

Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office

KIANTONE – John R. Monda, 28, of Falconer was charged with failure to keep right and aggravated driving while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of .18 percent on Saturday. At 4:20 a.m. deputies investigated a single-car accident on Route 62. Investigation determined that Monda was north when it cross over the center line and struck a guiderail on the southbound side of Route 62. The vehicle then traveled back to the northbound lane before coming to rest. Monda and his passenger were not injured and Monda was released on an appearance ticket for Kiantone Town Court.

WESTFIELD – Ryan Beland, 20, of Route 5 was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief on Monday. It is alleged that Beland kicked the tail light out of a vehicle in the town of Chautauqua on July 1. He was issued an appearance ticket for Chautauqua Town Court.

FORESTVILLE – Sydney Sprague, 20, of Main Street was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana on Wednesday. Deputies responded to a residence on Main Street for a complaint of a strong odor of marijuana. Upon arrival, Sprague gave deputies permission to search the apartment where a small quantity of marijuana and numerous pipes were found. Sprague was released on appearance tickets for Hanover Town Court.

JAMESTOWN – Barton Napier, 30, of Jamestown was taken off the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office wanted list for a charge of felony driving while intoxicated. He appeared in court canceling his warrant Wednesday.

CASSADAGA – Shawn Cavender, 44, of Smith Road was charged with disorderly conduct on Wednesday. At 4:20 p.m. deputies were called to a Smith Road residence for the report of an unwanted person. Through investigation, it was found Cavender was allegedly being disorderly and throwing furniture. He was arraigned and was released to appear in Charlotte Town Court.

Area Police

Westfield man charged with selling narcotics

WESTFIELD – A Westfield man has been arrested in connection with illegal narcotics sales. The Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force and West-field Police Department conducted an investigation into the illegal sales of narcotics which resulted in the arrest of George E. Travis, 49, of East Main Street.

It is alleged Travis was selling quantities of the prescription drug, hydrocodone in the area. Westfield Police, along with the STRDTF, were able to purchase quantities of the prescription drugs from Travis resulting in an arrest warrant being issued. He was arrested Monday by police and found to be in possession of a small amount of marijuana and a quantity of prescription drugs. He was charged with fourth-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of marijuana, seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and possession of prescription drugs outside its original container. He was arraigned and sent to the County Jail in lieu of bail.

Chautauqua County Court

Andrew Butts, 20, of 801 W. 5th St., Jamestown, was sentenced to three years conditional discharge and restitution for second-degree forgery, fourth-degree grand larceny and fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property.

Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office

VILLENOVA – Eric T. Stalker, 39, of Route 83 was charged with third-degree assault, second-degree unlawful imprisonment and criminal obstruction of breathing on Sunday. At 8:15 p.m. deputies were dispatched to a Villenova residence for a physical altercation already in progress. Upon arrival, deputies gained entry to the house and Stalker was arrested. He was arraigned and sent to the Chautauqua County Jail in lieu of bail.

Fredonia Police

Adrian Rivera-Velez, 35, of Columbus Avenue, Dunkirk, was charged with petit larceny on July 30.

On Thursday at 5:40 p.m., Christine Fenton, 47, of Forestville, was stopped in traffic on East Main Street facing west with her left turn signal on and was attempting to turn left onto Cushing Street. David Overstreet, 40, of Fuller Road, Portland, was traveling west on E. Main Street behind Fenton and struck Fenton’s vehicle in the rear, causing damage to both vehicles.

Kathleen Guest, 67, of South Roberts Road, Dunkirk, was traveling east on East Main Street and was struck in the driver’s side door by the driver’s side tire from Overstreet’s vehicle, which came off during the collision between Fenton and Overstreet. Fenton and Overstreet’s vehicles were towed.

Allen Crowell, 29, of West Sheridan Drive, Dun-kirk, was charged with passing a red light, failure to keep right and operating a motor vehicle without a license on Sunday.

Area Police

Suspect caught in crawl space

KIANTONE – A wanted suspect was caught in a crawl space Saturday by New York State Police.

Roman Gedz, 50, of Busti was found in a residence on Frissell Road in the town of Kiantone.

Gedz had been wanted in connection with a violation of an order of protection on July 27.

Police responded to the victim’s residence on Frissell Road for the report of Gedz had allegedly threatened the victim and damaged property. Gedz then fled into a wooded area prior to police’s arrival. An organized search for Gedz was conducted but with no success.

On Saturday, the police were called back to the victim’s residence after she returned home and noticed some items were missing and heard noises from within the residence.

Gedz was found in a hidden crawl space on the second floor behind a closet. He was taken into custody on the warrant and charged with second-degree unlawful imprisonment, first-degree criminal contempt, third-degree criminal mischief, fourth-degree criminal mischief, second-degree harassment and acting in a manner injurious to a child.

He was arraigned in Kiantone Town Court and sent to the Chautauqua County Jail pending bail.

Teen charged in stolen vehicle case

HANOVER – A 16-year-old male has been charged in connection with a stolen vehicle on Sunday. Chautauqua County Sher-iff’s Office responded to a residence in the town of Hanover for an alleged stolen vehicle. The missing vehicle was located a short distance from the residence, however it had been in an accident where the operator had fled the scene.

Deputies allege the teenage male took the vehicle and left the scene of the accident. The teen was charged with third-degree unauthorized use of a vehicle and was released on an appearance ticket for Hanover Town Court. Other vehicle and traffic charges are pending. The teen’s name has not been released by police.

Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office

BEMUS POINT – Laura A. Taylor, 47, of Jamestown was charged with not wearing a seatbelt and unlawful possession of marijuana on Friday. At 8:30 p.m. deputies stopped Taylor’s vehicle on Main Street in the village of Bemus Point for operating a vehicle without a seatbelt. During the traffic stop, Taylor and her passenger, Stephanie M. Osman, 34, of Jamestown were found to be each in possession of marijuana. Osman was subsequently charged with unlawful possession of marijuana. Both were released on an appearance ticket.

BEMUS POINT – An-drew S. Hodges, 26, of Jamestown was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief and second-degree harassment on Saturday. At 1:30 a.m. deputies were called to a hotel on Lakeside Drive for a harassment complaint. It is alleged Hodges shoved a hotel employee and broke a lamp inside the hotel. He was released on appearance tickets.

MAYVILLE – Daniel JW Robertson, 35, of Sherman was charged with second-degree harassment and criminal obstruction of breathing or circulation on Sunday. At 2:15 a.m. dep-uties responded to a domestic disturbance on Route 430 in the village of Mayville. Robertson was the alleged aggressor in this incident. He was arraigned in Chautauqua Town Court and sent to the Chautauqua County Jail in lieu of $1,000 cash or $2,000 property.

Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office

BUFFALO – Bradley E. Gabel, 27, of Gowanda was taken into custody on a warrant on July 26. The warrant was from the Day-ton Town Court for petit larceny. He was arraigned in Dayton Town Court and held in lieu of $5,000 bail.

Erie County Sheriff’s Office

EDEN – David Blasz, 61, of North Collins was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated on Friday. At 9:23 p.m. dep-uties stopped Blasz’s vehicle on Jennings Road in the town of Eden for failing to stay within its lane. During the stop, it was found that Blasz was intoxicated. He was transported to the sheriff’s substation where his blood alcohol content was found to be a .18 percent. He was released on an appearance ticket for Eden Town Court.

Area Police

Donation theft in Irving lands man ticket

IRVING – An Elma man was ticketed for petit larceny on July 28 after he allegedly stole money from a cancer donation canister at a KwikFill gas station in the town of Hanover.

According to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, at around 1:15 p.m., deputies were called to the KwikFill located at 626 Route 5 and 20 in Irving for an alleged larceny. The subject was identified as Kevin Hennigan, 44. The cancer donation canister did not belong to him.

Hennigan was issued an appearance ticket and will answer the charge in Hanover Town Court at a later date.

Drive-thru pickup leads to DWI arrest

GOWANDA – Bradley Jones, 20, of Irving was arrested on Friday for driving while intoxicated after he was allegedly observed to be drunk by fast food employees at a drive-thru window.

According to a press release by the State Police at Collins, troopers stopped Jones on State Route 438 and Taylor Hollow Road in Gowanda.

Around 6 a.m., an employee at the Tim Hortons in Gowanda alerted a trooper at the drive-thru window that Jones had just pulled out and appeared intoxicated. The trooper quickly caught up to Jones’ car and observed him crossing the center line and driving erratically. His car was stopped and he was subsequently found to be intoxicated.

Jones was processed at the State Police Barracks in Collins, where he refused a breathalyzer test. He was arraigned in Collins Town Court and is due back later this month.

Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office

MAYVILLE – August Berkemeier, 68, of Magnolia Road was charged with driving while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of .08 or more, and failure to keep right on July 30. Deputies responded to the village of Mayville for the report of a vehicle being operated by an intoxicated driver at 8:42 p.m. The vehicle was stopped on Memorial Drive. Berkemeier was identified as the driver and was found intoxicated. He was released on an appearance ticket for Mayville Village Court.

HANOVER – Nicholas R. Lone, 29, of Perrysburg was charged with disorderly conduct on Aug. 1. At 8:30 p.m. deputies were called to Lake Shore Hospital for a disorderly male. Upon arrival, Lone was located in the emergency department and repeatedly used profane language after being told not to do so. Lone was arraigned in Hanover Town Court and sent to the Chautauqua County Jail in lieu of bail.

New York State Police at Collins

COLLINS – On July 20, troopers arrested 28-year-old Joseph Kuntz of Taylor Hollow Road in Collins after a call from the staff at Perkins Hall. Kuntz was reportedly causing problems there. Troopers arrived and found that he had an active arrest warrant for seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance out of the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Department and a bench warrant out of the Cheektowaga Police Department. He was taken into custody and turned over to a Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Deputy.

GOWANDA – On July 21, troopers arrested 23-year-old David Wittenzellner of Brant-North Collins Road following a traffic stop on Buffalo Street. Troopers stopped him for not wearing his seatbelt and a computer check revealed there was an arrest warrant for seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance for him from the Evans Police Department. He was taken into custody and taken to Evans Police.

Area Police

Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office

CHAUTAUQUA – Jordan J. Leeper, 22, of Jamestown, was charged with failure to keep right, failure to maintain lane, moving from lane unsafely, driving while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of .08 or more on Thursday.

At 2:03 a.m. deputies observed Leeper’s vehicle make several lane violations on Route 394 in the town of Chautauqua. During the traffic stop, Leeper was found to be intoxicated. He was released on an appearance ticket for Chautauqua Town Court.

Vaughn R. Grant, 27, of Jamestown, has been removed from the County’s Most Wanted List. Grant was wanted by the sheriff’s office for criminal sale of drugs and he is currently in custody in the Chateaugay Correctional Facility. Upon his release, he will be sent to Chautauqua County for his outstanding charges.

Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office

DAYTON – Justin J. Jones, 46, of Perrysburg was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of .18 percent, failure to keep right, moving from lane unsafely and consumption of alcohol in a motor vehicle on July 27.

Jones was stopped on Route 62 in the town of Dayton for failure to maintain lane and moving from lane unsafely. During the traffic stop, Jones was found to be intoxicated and open containers were found inside the vehicle. He was released on an appearance ticket for Dayton Town Court.

Area Police

Speeding leads to Leandra’s Law charge

NORTH COLLINS – A speeding vehicle resulted in a Leandra’s Law charge Sunday. A trooper allegedly observed the vehicle on Route 75 traveling 75 mph in a 55 mph zone.

While interviewing the operator, Sean M. Camp-bell, 31, the trooper saw an open container of alcohol. The driver’s 6-year-old daughter was also seated in the front passenger seat without a properly equipped child safety seat. Campbell was charged with felony driving while intoxicated under Leandra’s Law. Both occupants were transported to the Collins barracks, where Campbell administered a blood alcohol content of .20 percent, more than twice the legal limit.

Along with speeding and the DWI, Campbell was issued tickets for open container within a motor vehicle and not having a proper child safety seat. After processing, Campbell along with his daughter were turned over to a family member. He will appear in North Town Collins Court.

Domestic disturbance leads to DWI charge

CATTARAUGUS IND-IAN RESERVATION – State Police at Collins responded to a report of a domestic disturbance on Old Lake Shore Road.

Upon troopers’ arrival a black van was seen leaving the scene heading south. The vehicle was also observed crossing the yellow line, entering the opposite lane and after failing to stop at a stop sign, came to rest in a ditch.

The operator, Freeman W. Seneca, 35, of Irving, was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated and once processed at the Collins barracks administered a blood alcohol content of .20 percent, over twice the legal limit.

Seneca will appear in the Brant Town Court at a later date.

Fredonia Police

Joseph Ameno, 23, of Brocton was charged with petit larceny on July 24.

On July 26 at 3:52 p.m., Rosemarie Helda, 71, of Silver Creek was traveling east attempting to exit from the south entrance of Walmart onto Route 60 when she struck Efe Alacamli of Brigham Road, who was on a bicycle. Alacamli was riding his bike traveling north on the side of the road and proceeded to cross the intersection at the same time Helda was exiting. Alacamli was thrown to the ground and was taken by Alstar Ambulance to Brooks Memorial Hospital for treatment. The bike was taken for safe-keeping.

Tyler Barber, 22, of Randolph was charged with possession of marijuana and an open container of alcohol on Saturday.

Kris Schimek, 20, of West Main Street was charged with violating a noise ordinance Saturday.

On Monday at 1:12 p.m., Maria Hernandez, 40, of East Second Street, Dunkirk, was stopped at a drive-thru window at the McDonald’s located at 500 E. Main St. when she was rear-ended by David John, 71, of Cassadaga. John was behind Hernandez when his foot slipped off the brake pedal. Hernandez was transported to Brooks Memorial Hospital by Alstar Ambulance.

Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office

CHAUTAUQUA – Joshua Huntress, 24, no known address, was charged with second-degree burglary, petit larceny and second-degree harassment Monday.

Deputies responded to an address on Meadows Road for the report of Huntress allegedly entering a home without permission and stealing prescription medicine. He also allegedly entered a church at that location and was involved in an altercation with a victim. Huntress was arraigned and sent to the Chautauqua County Jail in lieu of bail. He will appear in Chau-tauqua Town Court.

FALCONER – Brian Seekings, 31, of Carroll was charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, having a suspended registration and not having insurance on Wednesday.

At 2:30 p.m. deputies stopped a vehicle for having a suspended registration. Seekings was operating on a suspended license. He was arraigned in Ellicott Town Court and sent to the Chautauqua County Jail on $1,500 cash or $3,000 property bail.

NORTH HARMONY – Graham C. Riggle, 40, of Lakewood was charged with failure to use designated lane, failure to keep right, moving from lane unsafely and driving while intoxicated on Tuesday.

At 2:06 a.m. deputies saw Riggle’s vehicle on Route 394 make several lane violations. During the traffic stop, it was found Riggle was intoxicated. He was arraigned in North Harmony Town Court and released on his own recognizance.

State Police

at Jamestown

ELLICOTT – A traffic stop led to a drug charge Monday. According to New York State Police at Jamestown a vehicle was stopped on Interstate 86 for speeding when the trooper smelled marijuana emanating from the vehicle. An investigation found passenger Pamela Slater, 35, of Jamestown, to be in possession of several containers of marijuana in her purse totalling 15 grams. Slater was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana and will appear in the Ellicott Town Court at a later date.

CHAUTAUQUA – A Pennsylvania man was sent to jail after a threatening phone call, according to State Police in Jamestown. Troopers responded to the report on July 24. An investigation revealed the suspect, Jeffery Ireland, 57, of Edinboro, Pa., called the victim and threatened him with bodily harm if he called Child Protective Services. Ireland was charged with second-degree harassment and was arraigned in the Chautauqua Town Court. He was sent to the Chautauqua County Jail.

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