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Jamestown man on parole facing weapons charge

JAMESTOWN — A 31-year-old city resident with a violent past and state parolee is facing more trouble after an incident Thursday evening. Jamestown police report Alvin J. Jusino Jr. was charged with third- and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, second-degree criminal impersonation, resisting arrest and tampering with physical evidence. At about 9:30 p.m., officers observed a male subject commit a state Vehicle and Traffic Law infraction on the East side of the city. Due to the observed violation, Officers performed a street check on the subject in effort to issue a ...

Jamestown man faces federal indictment after 2025 ‘X’ threats

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Matthew White, 43, of Jamestown, with threatening to assault and murder a federal law enforcement officer and interstate communication with threat to injure a person. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. White was arraigned Thursday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah J. McCarthy and released on conditions. The indictment is the result of an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Erin ...

Jamestown man charged in cocaine bust

A Jamestown man is facing drug charges following a search warrant being executed on Thursday morning. After several months of investigating narcotics activity in the city at 12 E. Hamilton St., investigators from the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office and the Jamestown Police Department ...

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Firefighters quickly quell blaze JAMESTOWN – Jamestown firefighters extinguished a blaze on the second floor of a 208 Charles St. residence. Upon arrival around 12:43 a.m. Friday, crews observed fire in second floor windows with smoke venting from the eves and attic. Crews quickly extinguished the fire after locating the blaze. No occupants or victims were located by firefighters at the scene. Jamestown Police Department assisted with traffic control and Alstar stood by at the scene. Firefighters were back in service by 5 a.m. Runaway teen located with family A runaway ...

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Fredonia Fire halts burn of construction materials The Fredonia Fire Department put out a Wednesday afternoon fire on Lambert Avenue. Initial reports from people passing by on the street around 1:43 p.m. indicated that a shed at 42 Lambert was on fire. However, according to Fredonia Fire Chief Josh Myers, “it was a resident who was burning a large pile of construction materials.” Myers said his firefighters extinguished the fire “and we were in service 30 minutes later.” There were no injuries reported. JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Darius J. Thomas, 23, was ...

Ohio woman indicted for allegedly selling drugs in Ellicott

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Celina Serva aka Ce Ce, 26, of Akron, Ohio, with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and ...