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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT — HANOVER — At around 11 p.m. Saturday the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop on Allegany Road. The operator was identified as Michael E. Davis, 58, of Dunkirk. Further investigation found Davis to be driving while intoxicated. He was charged with DWI, DWI per se, and failure to stop at a stop sign. He will be in the town of Hanover court at a later date and time. JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT — A pair of city residents are facing charges after an incident June 10. Officers responded to a report of a disorderly ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Adam J. Garbrandt, 22, of Jamestown, was charged June 11 with third-degree criminal mischief, and second-degree assault. According to police, at about 7:32 a.m., officers responded to a downtown establishment for a reported disorderly person complaint. Officers, police said, were advised that a male allegedly had broken out a window at the establishment, and left the scene. Officers were able to locate Garbrandt a short distance away, and he was placed into custody. While officers were waiting for EMS personnel to respond to evaluate Garbrandt, he ...

Rape charges filed in city on man

A report was filed with the Dunkirk Police Department regarding an alleged inappropriate sexual relationship between a juvenile subject and an adult male. Through an investigation conducted by the Dunkirk Police Department and a forensic interview through the Child Advocacy Program it was determined Vernal F. Carpenter, 44, and the juvenile subject allegedly engaged in sexual contact on several occasions. At 2:20 p.m. Monday, Carpenter was arraigned in Dunkirk City Court on two counts of second-degree rape, and one count of second-degree rape. Carpenter was transported back to the ...

Deputies say driver who hit bicyclist was drunk

A Dunkirk man who allegedly hit a bicyclist while intoxicated over the weekend was arrested. On Saturday around 9:45 p.m. Deputies of the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office responded to a personal injury accident on Route 60 in the town of Dunkirk where a subject was struck on a bicycle. Prior to Deputies arrival the suspect fled the scene, but was later located due to a witness following the vehicle into the city of Dunkirk. The operator was found to be Pascual Pablo-Domingo, 52. He was arrested on charges of leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, consumption of alcohol ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Donald W. Dean Jr., 27, of Jamestown, was charged May 17 with making a false punishable statement while Jodi L. Monroe, 47, of Jamestown, was charged May 17 with resisting arrest. According to police, at about 11:15 a.m., officers responded to a report of a disorderly person on Eagle Street. During the initial investigation, police said, a female victim made allegations that she had been choked by Dean, which correlated with the markings on her neck. Officers approached Dean, and advised him that he was under arrest. At that time, police said, Dean ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Megan B. Leeper, 25, of Jamestown, was charged June 7 with driving while ability impaired by drugs and alcohol, DWI with a child in the vehicle, four counts of endangering the welfare of a child, and other traffic infractions. According to police, at about 8:06 p.m., officers were on patrol in the area of West Harrison Street and Barret Avenue, when they observed a vehicle stopped in the intersection with a damaged street sign, and a stop sign lodged underneath it. Officers, police said, initiated a traffic stop, and identified Leeper as the driver. During ...