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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.

Dunkirk pair face drug charges

A pair of city residents are facing drug charges. On Wednesday, narcotics investigators executed a search warrant at 431 Columbus St., upper apartment, in the city of Dunkirk. This was the second search warrant executed at this location in the past four months, authorities said ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – Jonathan M. Tresler, 36, of Fredonia was charged Friday with criminal contempt. It is alleged that he violated a stay-away Order of Protection that was filed in Fredonia two days earlier. He was taken into custody, transported to the county jail and arraigned. – CHAUTAUQUA – Drake F. Ottaway, 23, of Sinclairville was charged Sunday around 7:30 p.m. with driving while intoxicated, driving while ability impaired, open alcohol container, speeding, driving to the left of pavement parkings, and failure to comply with a lawful order. Deputies ...