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Cocaine, Crack found in Jamestown drug bust

A Jamestown man is facing drug charges after a search warrant was executed at 610 Monroe St. Narcotics investigators from the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office, Jamestown Police Department and Dunkirk Police Department executed the warrant at 8:35 a.m. Friday after a seven-month ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — FRENCH CREEK — At around 12:56 a.m. Friday, deputies responded to an address on Route 426 for a reported altercation. Upon arrival and after conducting an investigation, Brett Rater, 35, and Breeanna Byers, 35, both of French Creek, were charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. They were placed in custody and transported to the Chautauqua County Jail for arraignment. — HANOVER – At around 11:30 p.m., deputies responded to a report of harassment. After an investigation, it was found that 36-year-old Jaralyn E. ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – PORTLAND – Itzamarie G. Rose, 25, of Falconer was charged Tuesday with driving while intoxicated, DWI per se, third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, and backing unsafely. Around 8:45 p.m. deputies responded to a motor vehicle accident in the town. It is alleged that Rose was operating the motor vehicle while intoxicated. She was transported to the Sheriff’s Office for processing. She was issued tickets to appear in the Town of Portland Court at a later date. – HANOVER – Justice Farnham, 24, of Gowanda was charged Tuesday around ...

Mexican man arrested in county pleads guilty for illegal re-entry

A Mexican man who has been removed twice from the United States has pleaded guilty to re-entering the country illegally. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that 31-year-old Jose Roberto Perez-Solis, 31, a citizen and national of Mexico, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to re-entry of a removed alien. He was sentenced to time served and turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael J. Smith, who handled the case, stated that Perez-Solis is an alien without any legal status. In August 2012, the defendant ...

Woman charged after shooting incident

GERRY — A Sinclairville woman is facing charges after recklessly discharging a firearm and injuring an individual. Chautauqua County sheriff's deputies report they and New York State Police responded to a residence on Old Chautauqua Road in the town of Gerry for a reported gunshot victim around 10 a.m. Monday. Through investigation it was found that Toni L. Long, 35, did recklessly discharge a firearm inside of the residence. As a result, one person sustained non-life threatening injuries and was transported to UPMC Chautauqua for treatment. Long was located a short time after the ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – ELLERY – Jennifer A. Lugo, 38, of Bemus Point was charged Tuesday around 11:30 a.m. with second-degree harassment and fourth-degree criminal mischief. It is alleged that she threw a cell phone at another individual and subsequently took a phone from another person while that individual was attempting to call 911. She was taken to the Chautauqua County Jail to await centralized arraignment. Lugo will appear in Ellery Town Court at a later date.