CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT ¯ SILVER CREEK — At around 3:41 p.m. Tuesday, deputies responded to an address in the village for harassment. Through further investigation, it was discovered that Rebecca L. Schaff, 24 of Silver Creek, allegedly engaged in unwanted physical contact ...

Frewsburg man charged after child porn probe A 38-year-old Frewsburg man has been charged after an investigation into child pornography. New York State Police in Jamestown reported Tuesday that John Peterson was charged with second-degree and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon ...

DUNKIRK MAN CHARGED IN BURGLARY DUNKIRK -- A Dunkirk man has been charged after a burglary on the 500 block of Washington Avenue around 8:40 p.m. Friday. City police report investigating a possible burglary in progress with a suspicious person leaving the area. Upon responding patrol’s ...

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ¯ HANOVER — Leanne P. Maniscalco of Forestville was charged Monday with second-degree harassment. According to the Sheriff’s Office, deputies respond to a physical altercation on Versailles Road in the town of Hanover. Upon an investigation it is ...

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SHERMAN — Lester Yoder, 26, of Panama was charged with driving while intoxicated, DWI per se, unlicensed operator, moved from lane unsafely, and following too closely. Deputies said Yoder was charged following a traffic stop Oct. 1 on Route 76 around ...

TWO SENTENCED IN COUNTY COURT MAYVILLE — Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt announced a pair of sentencings within the last week on Monday. ¯ Hashaun Leeper, 46 of Jamestown, was sentenced on Sept. 27 by Judge David W. Foley to an indeterminate term in state prison. Leeper ...