On June 28, a Department of Environmental Conservation forester notified a DEC ranger about a marijuana grow on Hill Higher State Forest. The ranger returned to the site numerous times over the next couple of months, but was unable to locate the responsible party. On Sept. 7, the rangers ...

OBSERVER Staff Report Two Jamestown men have pleaded guilty for their roles in a local heroin-fentanyl conspiracy case. Justin Yuchnitz, 29, faces up to 20 years in prison while Brandon Andino, 38, faces up to 40 years, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Monday. Yuchnitz pleaded guilty ...

JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT ¯ Kellen A. Fiore, 30, of Jamestown, was charged with driving the wrong way on a one way street, operating a motor vehicle with a suspended registration and aggravated driving while intoxicated. Patrol observed a vehicle traveling the wrong way on East Fourth ...

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT -- DEWITTVILLE -- A residential structure fire is being blamed on a light fixture in the ceiling of a second-floor laundry room. Chautauqua County sheriff's deputies report several area departments responded to the Wright Road blaze after 7 a.m. ...

An investigation over several months into narcotics sales involving Draonn Richardson-Copleland resulted in a search warrant being executed at 73 E. Front St. in the city of Dunkirk by members of the Dunkirk Police Department, Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, and FBI Safe Streets. ...

DUNKIRK POLICE DEPARTMENT ¯ Cody Hockenberry, 35, of Shelby, Ohio, was arrested Aug. 22 and charged with petit larceny. ¯ Eyan Blue, 26, of Columbus, Ohio, was arrested Aug. 22 and charged with petit larceny. ¯ Chastity Martinez-Diaz, 31, of Jamestown, was arrested Sunday and charged ...