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WESTFIELD POLICE - Clarence J. Williams III, 45, of the Thruway Motel, Westfield, was charged with failure to verify as a sex offender at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday by Westfield police officers. According to a police report, Westfield police officers received a tip Tuesday that a Level 2 registered sex offender was living in the Thruway Motel in Westfield without properly updating his address with local law enforcement or the state Sex Offender Registry. Police say Williams had been living in the Thruway Motel since June 2, 2025, through arrangements with the county Social Services ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Sarah J. Nickerson, 43, of Jamestown and Ryan D. Edwards, 41, of Jamestown, were both charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia after Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force and Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office drug investigators executed a search warrant at 12:20 p.m. July 14 at 102 McKinley Ave., upper apartment. According to a police report, Nickerson and Edwards were found in the apartment, with officers ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Joseph Helms, 43, and Cody Reichenbach, 31, both of Jamestown, were charged with third-degree burglary, third-degree criminal mischief, possession of burglar's tools, and third-degree criminal tampering at 1:11 p.m. Tuesday after officers responded to a reported burglary in progress at a north side address. Officers allegedly saw a man exiting the residence, later identified as Joseph Helms, who was taken into custody. According to the police report officers then cleared the residence and found another male identified as Cody Reichenbach. Officers say the men forced ...

Dunkirk cops make Fourth of July drug arrest

Dunkirk police didn’t have to travel far for an Independence Day drug arrest: The incident literally started on their doorstep. Around 7:56 p.m., when police were focused on managing the throngs of people arriving for the fireworks display, officers got called to their Fourth Street headquarters for a domestic dispute going on outside. When officers arrived, a male subject fled on foot, but was taken into custody after a brief pursuit. The man, Brandon White, 43, of Buffalo, had a baggie containing 4.2 grams of cocaine, Dunkirk police allege. White was also wanted on a parole ...

Village of Mayville hires code officer

MAYVILLE – Village leaders are moving ahead with their own code enforcement. It was announced that the Mayville Village Board hired Daniel Delcamp of Mayville as a part-time code enforcement officer at a rate of $28 an hour. His appointment took effect Monday, July 14. He also is the code officer for Cassadaga. According to Trustee Mark Perry, the village has budgeted him for 19.5 hours a week. Mayville had been getting its code work done by the Chautauqua town building inspector’s office since 2021. The town has two full-time code officers, and this year Mayville had ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE MAYVILLE – Barbara Nelson, 67, of Stockton was charged Sunday with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Deputies said she was found sleeping in a vehicle in a parking lot of a village business on Route 430 around 7 a.m. She allegedly had narcotics in her possession. She was issued an appearance ticket for Chautauqua Town Court at a later date. STOCKTON – Robert Dahl, 56, of Cassadaga was driving a motorcycle on Cassadaga-Stockton Road in the town around 3:30 p.m. when he lost control and crashed. He was taken to the ...