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Pair charged after narcotics seizure

A pair of city residents were charged after a parole check at 111 E. Second St., upper apartment, in Dunkirk led to a narcotics seizure. Investigators from the Dunkirk Police Department and the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office were called to assist Parole after the drugs were found in the ...

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Grape ‘blessing’ set for Saturday SILVER CREEK — In conjunction with Silver Creek’s Festival of Grapes, the seventh annual “Blessing of the Grapes” Mass will take place Saturday at 4:30 p.m. in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Central Avenue. Father Dan Fiebelkorn will bless baskets of grapes grown this season by members of The Lord’s Vineyard family of parishes. He will lead a prayer of gratitude for the harvest and for the safety of the growers and all workers during harvest. This Mass is in memory of members of our local grape growing community who have passed ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE RIPLEY – Tolebi Issakov, no age or address provided, was charged Sunday night with petit larceny. It is alleged that Issakov stole a shirt from a store at the Love's Travel Center, located on Shortman Road. Issakov will appear at the Town of Ripley court at a later date.

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JAMESTOWN POLICE - Markeel D. Hilson, 28, of Buffalo, and Tyrone L. Long Jr., 27, of Buffalo, were charged at 8:40 p.m. Tuesday after officers allege they were consuming cannabis at the time of the check. Officers searched the vehicle and report finding methamphetamine and U.S. currency. Both Hilson and Long were arrested and taken to the city jail, where officers say it was found Hilson had allegedly concealed cocaine and fentanyl inside his body. Hilson was charged with two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, two counts of fourth-degree criminal ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE --— SILVER CREEK - James M. Hurley Jr. , 31, of Silver Creek was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon after a reported fight on Aug. 11. The case was turned over to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division. Through investigation, it was found that Hurley allegedly had a defaced loaded Rock Island Armory Model 206 .38 spl. Hurley was found Wednesday, charged and taken to the county jail for centralized arraignment. ELLICOTT POLICE — Rochelle ...

Two charged after Tuesday standoff

JAMESTOWN — A Jamestown man has been charged after his second standoff with police in less than a year. City police announced Wednesday that Jensen Vazquez, 38, and Kylah Seiberg, 29, both of Jamestown, were charged after an attempt to charge the pair as the result of a weeks-old shooting ...