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Two troopers stabbed after traffic stop

BOLIVAR — Two state troopers were stabbed after a stop at a convenience store around 3:25 p.m. Saturday. State Police at Amity located a stolen vehicle in the village and performed a vehicle and traffic stop in the parking lot of Crosby’s Gas Station. During the arrest of a female suspect, she violently resisted and stabbed one Trooper just above the eye and another in the head. In response to the assault, one of the Troopers discharged their Division-issued firearm, but did not strike the suspect. The suspect was taken into custody with minor injuries. The Trooper who ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — KIANTONE — At around 8:07 p.m. Saturday, deputies responded to a single motor vehicle accident on Donelson Road. The operator was identified as Bethany S. Johnson, 50, of Jamestown. Further investigation found Johnson to have been operating the motor vehicle while intoxicated. She was charged with felony driving while intoxicated, first-degree aggravated unlicensed operator, operating out of ignition interlock restriction, backing unsafely and unregistered motor vehicle. She will answer her charges in town court. — POLAND — At around ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – MAYVILLE – Justice W McBride, 24, of Jamestown was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief. On May 10 McBridde was booked into the County Jail on unrelated charges out of the City of Jamestown Court. During the intake process he was detained in a holding cell where it is alleged that he intentionally smashed the phone handset off the block wall. The phone handset was shattered and unusable. – SHERMAN – Kevin Cole, 61, of Sherman was charged Thursday with felony driving while intoxicated, first-degree aggravated unlicensed ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE – SILVER CREEK – Keishla M. Rivera-Perez, 28, of Dunkirk was charged Wednesday with aggravated unlicensed operator, Back seat passenger less than age 2 no rear facing restraint, Back seat passenger age 4-7 no/improper restraint, uninspected motor vehicle, inadequate muffler, threw/deposited refuse on highway/adjacent land, and second-degree obstructing governmental administration. It is alleged that Rivera-Perez was stopped on Main Street around 1 p.m. in the village for traffic infractions and had small children without proper safety restraints. ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY COURT Lisa Tibbetts, 48, of Jamestown, who pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, both “B” felonies, was sentenced by Judge David Foley to a determinate state prison sentence of seven years with two years of post-release supervision. Tibbetts pleaded guilty to these charges on Feb. 25 and was sentenced on Monday. The plea and sentence was the result of a lengthy investigation into the trafficking of methamphetamine by Tibbetts by the Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force and the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force. ...

Man sentenced in railroad track fire in Farnham

A Buffalo man will be spending time behind bars for starting a fire on railroad tracks in southern Erie County. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Michael B. Benitez, 34, who was convicted of attempting to wreck, derail, set fire to, or disable railroad on-track equipment, was sentenced to serve 2 years and 3 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. Benitez was also ordered to pay $1,382 in restitution to Norfolk Southern Railway. Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles M. Kruly, who handled the case, stated that in the early morning hours of June 14, 2023, ...