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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
– CARROLL – Jordan M. Beardsley, 26, of Jamestown was charged with first-degree criminal contempt and second-degree aggravated harassment at 2:12 p.m. Oct. 11 after deputies responded to an address in Carroll for an alleged valid stay away order of protection violation. It was alleged that Beardsley was making contact with the victim several times and allegedly made various threats. An arrest warrant was issued and Beardsley was taken into custody later and taken to the Chautauqua County Jail until he could be arraigned. He will be in Carroll Town Court later.
– HANOVER – Theodore R. Brisley, 54, of Forestville was charged with endangering the welfare of a child at 10 a.m. Wednesday after an investigation that began in September. On Sept. 18, an investigation was conducted by the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division. Brisley allegedly communicated with a juvenile victim in an inappropriate manner. Brisley will be in Hanover Town Court later.
– HARMONY – William J. Bognar, 46, of Harmony was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief at 10:25 p.m. Wednesday after deputies responded to an altercation in Harmony. Bognar allegedly damaged property belonging to someone else. Bognar was taken to the Chautauqua County Jail for centralized arraignment.
WESTFIELD POLICE
– WESTFIELD – At 4:02 p.m. Oct. 9, the Westfield Police Department, Westfield Fire Department, fire police, and Chautauqua County EMS responded to the intersection of Route 394 and Route 20 in Westfield for a reported two-vehicle motor vehicle accident involving personal injuries. A preliminary investigation determined that a westbound vehicle failed to stop for a steady red traffic signal and entered the intersection, colliding with a northbound vehicle traveling through the intersection. The collision resulted in non-life-threatening injuries to the parties involved. All injured parties were transported to Westfield Memorial Hospital for medical evaluation and treatment and are expected to recover. North Portage Street was temporarily closed to traffic while emergency personnel attended to the injured parties and officers conducted their investigation. New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law charges are anticipated as a result of the investigation.
– At 5:52 p.m. Oct. 2, Chautauqua County Sheriff's deputies, along with the Westfield Police Department, were dispatched to investigate a report of a boater in distress on Lake Erie near Ottoway Park in Westfield. Upon arrival, officers located a small fishing vessel fully submerged in the water and two adult males pinned against the cliff bank. The Westfield Fire Department, Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office Dive Team and Chautauqua County Technical Rescue Team were subsequently dispatched to assist. Officers and a member of the Dive Team were able to safely extract both individuals from the water and bring them to safety without further incident.