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Jamestown man faces second child porn charge

John Peterson, 42, of Jamestown was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with distribution and possession of child pornography by a person with a prior child pornography conviction, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a $250,000 ...

City man charged after reckless ATV ride

A Dunkirk man is facing multiple vehicle and traffic violations after leading police on a pursuit while driving an all-terrain vehicle. Around 7:12 p.m. March 29, a Dunkirk police officer observed an ATV recklessly and illegally operating on a public highway in the area of Lake Shore Drive ...

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DUNKIRK POLICE DEPARTMENT — Daniel Jennings, 42, was arrested Feb. 28 and charged with petit larceny, obstruction of governmental administration, and resisting arrest. — Jonathan Gonzalez Colon, 34, was arrested March 12 and charged with second-degree criminal contempt and fourth-degree ...

Woman faces 17 child welfare endangerment charges

A Jamestown woman faces 17 counts of endangering the welfare of a child for alleged offenses dating back to November. At 2 p.m. Monday, Jamestown police officers charged Amanda M. Pearsall, 31, of Jamestown for outstanding endangering the welfare of a child warrants. Pearsall was charged with ...

First-degree murder charge added after city standoff

An additional charge of first-degree attempted murder has been placed on a Dunkirk man who was involved in a more than seven-hour standoff on March 24. Dunkirk Police Department on Tuesday announced the additional charge for Christopher Marcinkowski, 39, of 312 Franklin Ave., after he shot a ...

Four charged after meth found in Jamestown apartment

Four Jamestown residents are facing drug charges following an investigation at 114 W. Seventh St., lower apartment. On Thursday at 4:36 p.m., narcotics investigators from the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office and Jamestown Police Department executed a search warrant at the address with ...