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Ripley man injured after being struck by train

RIPLEY --- A Ripley resident escaped serious injury after being struck by a train Saturday evening. Chautauqua County Sheriff's deputies responded with the Ripley Fire Department and New York State Police to a reported train-versus-pedestrian incident around 9:20 p.m. It was reported the pedestrian attempted to cross the tracks before the train crossed which resulted in the pedestrian being struck. Upon arrival, emergency personnel located an injured individual near the railroad crossing. Michael Smith, 31, sustained non-life-threatening injuries. He was transported by ambulance to a ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT --- PORTLAND --- At approximately 6:37 a.m. Saturday, deputies responded to an address for a report of an unwanted male who was letting horses loose from their pasture. Upon arrival, Jacob H. Tye, 39, of Brocton, was identified as the suspect and was taken into custody. Through further investigation, it was found that Tye did arrive at the property and unlawfully entered a building. While inside, Tye is alleged to have removed a bandage from a horse, and released horses from pasture. He was transported to the Chautauqua County Jail and was ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Arthur S. Norene, 48, of Jamestown, was charged June 17 with aggravated criminal contempt, third-degree assault, and second-degree unlawful imprisonment. According to police, at about 12:30 a.m., officers responded to a southside residence for a reported domestic dispute. During the investigation officers made contact with Norene, and determined that he allegedly had assaulted the victim before forcibly restraining the victim. Upon further investigation, officers discovered that the alleged incident happened while a valid protection order issued by ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — HANOVER — At around 11 p.m. Saturday the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop on Allegany Road. The operator was identified as Michael E. Davis, 58, of Dunkirk. Further investigation found Davis to be driving while intoxicated. He was charged with DWI, DWI per se, and failure to stop at a stop sign. He will be in the town of Hanover court at a later date and time. JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT — A pair of city residents are facing charges after an incident June 10. Officers responded to a report of a disorderly ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Adam J. Garbrandt, 22, of Jamestown, was charged June 11 with third-degree criminal mischief, and second-degree assault. According to police, at about 7:32 a.m., officers responded to a downtown establishment for a reported disorderly person complaint. Officers, police said, were advised that a male allegedly had broken out a window at the establishment, and left the scene. Officers were able to locate Garbrandt a short distance away, and he was placed into custody. While officers were waiting for EMS personnel to respond to evaluate Garbrandt, he ...

Rape charges filed in city on man

A report was filed with the Dunkirk Police Department regarding an alleged inappropriate sexual relationship between a juvenile subject and an adult male. Through an investigation conducted by the Dunkirk Police Department and a forensic interview through the Child Advocacy Program it was determined Vernal F. Carpenter, 44, and the juvenile subject allegedly engaged in sexual contact on several occasions. At 2:20 p.m. Monday, Carpenter was arraigned in Dunkirk City Court on two counts of second-degree rape, and one count of second-degree rape. Carpenter was transported back to the ...