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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — At around 2:17 a.m. Saturday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop on Falconer Street in the City of Jamestown. The operator was identified as Nathan H. Dossey, 45, of Jamestown. Further investigation found Dossey to be driving while intoxicated. He was charged with DWI, DWI per se, and No/Inadequate Tail Lamps. He will answer for his charges in the City of Jamestown Court. — WESTFIELD — Around 11:13 p.m., deputies stopped a vehicle on Route 394 for failing to dim their headlights. The operator was ...

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Jamestown man charged after Wal-Mart incident LAKEWOOD – A Jamestown man has been charged after allegedly destroying property and threatening police officers at the Lakewood Wal-Mart on Thursday. Emmanuel Molina-Nazario, 40, was charged with menacing a peace/police officer, second-degree criminal mischief and resisting arrest after Lakewood-Busti police officers responded to the store for a report of a man destroying property. The first officer responding found multiple merchandise items broken and Wal-Mart staff securing the area. The officers were told the man had moved to the ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT - Sierra A. Evans, 20, of Brocton, was charged May 21 with fourth-degree criminal mischief. According to officials, at about 1:17 a.m., deputies were dispatched to a criminal mischief complaint in Brocton. Through investigation, it was alleged that Evans had damaged the property of another person. Evans was placed into custody, and will be in Portland Town Court later. - Ronald A. McClaran Jr., 29, of Falconer, was charged May 20 with DWI, consumption/alcohol in a motor vehicle, and speeding. According to officials, at about 9:50 p.m., ...

Four Jamestown residents charged in Pa. drug probe

ERIE, Pa. — A Jamestown man faces life in prison as part of a federal grand jury indictment. Fifteen individuals from Erie, Jamestown and Ohio have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of violating federal narcotics laws as the result of a Homeland Security Task Force investigation, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced Monday during a press conference held at Erie City Hall. The defendants were named in two separate but related one-count Indictments. The first of those indictments charged 13 of the defendants with conspiring to distribute and possess with ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT - Erika Guerrero, 30, of Stockton, was charged May 17 with driving while intoxicated, DWI per se, speeding, failure to keep right, and failure to notify the state Department of Motor Vehicles of an address change. According to officials, at about 4:59 a.m., deputies responded to a motor vehicle accident that occurred in the town of Stockton. Through investigation, it was determined that Guerrero was operating the vehicle allegedly while intoxicated at the time of the accident. Guerrero was Placed into custody and taken to the Chautauqua County ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — SHERMAN — At 10:40 a.m. Saturday, deputies from the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office followed up on a person with a weapon complaint that occurred on May 11 in the village. Through an investigation it was determined that Ronald Reed, 66, of Sherman was found to have threatened an individual during a verbal altercation. Reed was issued an appearance ticket for aggravated harassment and will answer for his charge at Mina town court later. — At 1:26 a.m., the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office responded to a residence in the town of ...