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Fredonia man nabbed with fentanyl, meth

A Fredonia man is facing drug charges after an incident Wednesday in the city of Dunkirk. City police report at 4:29 p.m. Wednesday, an officer observed a subject in a vehicle in the area of East Fifth Street and Park Avenue with a confirmed warrant out of the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office. Officers approached the vehicle and took the suspect, Dakota O. Cordell, 28, into custody. While doing so suspected narcotics and drug paraphernalia were observed in plain view inside the vehicle. Cordell then attempted to grab the suspected narcotics and discard them, and had to be ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – HANOVER – Michelle Julian, 41, of Hanover was charged Tuesday with second-degree harassment. It is alleged that around 9 p.m. Julian was involved in an altercation and did strike an individual. She was issued an appearance ticket to appear in Town of Hanover Court at a later date.

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Devonte D. Hampton, 33, of Jamestown was charged with third-degree criminal mischief, fourth-degree criminal mischief and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon at 9:30 a.m. Monday after officers were flagged down by a person near North Main Street and West 15th Street. The woman said Hampton allegedly broke her cellphone. Hampton was reportedly found a few blocks away. He was taken into custody without incident, with police allegedly finding a pair of brass knuckles on his person. The woman also said during another domestic incident that occurred on Monday ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE - CHAUTAUQUA - Chanine A. Yordy, 30, of Westfield, was charged with aggravated DWI - driving with a child in the vehicle (Leandra’s Law), aggravated DWI - BAC of .18% or higher and moving from lane unsafely at 9:10 p.m. Sunday after deputies responded to a reported motor vehicle accident on Route 430 in Chautauqua. Yordy was allegedly driving with two children under the age of 16 in the vehicle. Yordy will be in Chautauqua Town Court later. - STOCKTON - Charissa M. Wallace-Buchanan, 34, of Portland was charged with DWI, moving from lane ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — MAYVILLE — Just before 9 p.m. Friday, deputies responded to a report of an incident. After an investigation it was alleged that Gaven M. Crandall, 20, physically struck another individual. He was charged with second-degree harassment and endangering the welfare of a child. He was transported to Chautauqua County Jail for arraignment. — FRENCH CREEK — Deputies responded to an address in the town for a reported altercation at 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Through an investigation, it was determined that Jordan Taylor, 27, of Clymer had damaged ...

Three charged after narcotics probe in Dunkirk

A five-month investigation into narcotics activity in Dunkirk resulted in three arrests. Dunkirk Police Department and narcotics investigators executed the search warrant at 130 Townsend St., upper apartment at 5:25 p.m. Thursday. Located at the residence at the time of the search warrant ...