CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY COURT – Eric Vangiesen, age 38, of Jamestown, was sentenced Monday by County Court Judge David Foley to a determinate sentence in state prison for 5.5 years with 2 years of post-release supervision after being convicted of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled ...

ELLICOTT POLICE - John K. Larsen, 66, of Jamestown was charged with second-degree criminal contempt, second-degree harassment and endangering the welfare of a child on July 29. Ellicott police responded to a domestic disturbance where it is alleged Larsen harassed the victim resulting in a ...

MAN CHARGED AFTER DIGGING UP TIME CAPSULE GERRY --- Deputies were notified of a man digging up the Town of Gerry's time capsule without permission. Deputies on scene found that 69-year-old Dennis R Torrey of Jamestown had unlawfully dug up the time capsule damaging the concrete that ...

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – SHERIDAN – Gary A. Lang, 56, of Deer Street, Dunkirk was charged Tuesday with petit larceny. Deputies said they received a complaint of a prowler at a residence on Rt. 20 in the town of Sheridan around 1:30 a.m. Further investigation into this ...

DUNKIRK POLICE DEPARTMENT — Jose Mendez-Gonzalez III, 22, of Dunkirk, was arrested July 15 and charged with two counts of third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, three counts of criminal use of drug paraphernalia, third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, and three ...

By THE POST-JOURNAL STAFF editorial@post-journal.com Two Jamestown residents face charges after police conducted a well-being check on two children on Jamestown’s west side Monday evening and found the home in deplorable condition. According to a police report, Abigail Thompson, 22, was ...