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VACANT HOME DAMAGED IN SATURDAY FIRE A fire early Saturday morning damaged a vacant home at 24 Broadhead Ave., Jamestown. The property is currently owned by the Chautauqua County Land Bank. Jamestown firefighters responded to the fire at 12:15 a.m. and found the front porch of the home on fire with fire extending to the front porch porch roof and involving the vinyl siding of the second story and roof eaves at the corner of the building. The front door was closed and all first floor windows and exterior doors were either intact and/or closed or covered with plywood. ...

Jamestown man charged afte fighting and striking police vehicles

Nicholas C. Brown, 34, of Jamestown is facing numerous charges after a pursuit that led to him striking two police vehicles and later fighting with officers. At 12:50 a.m. Sunday, officers of the Jamestown Police Department observed a vehicle commit numerous traffic infractions and then ...

Kennedy resident pleads guilty to new child porn charges

BUFFALO – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross has announced that Jeffrey Paden, 57, of Kennedy pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to possession of child pornography following a prior conviction, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of 20 years, and a $250,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron J. Mango, who is handling the case, stated that in June 2015, Paden was convicted on a federal charge of possession of child pornography and sentenced to serve 4 years and nine months in prison, followed by five years supervised ...

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DUNKIRK POLICE DEPARTMENT — Verdan Juricevic, 33, of Buffalo, was arrested July 6 and charged with second-degree strangulation, second-degree harassment, violation of park hours, no bicycle lights, no bicycle bell, and failure to keep right. — Tamika Elston, 30, of Jamestown, was arrested July 6 and charged with second-degree harassment. — Christian Lamoreaux, 44, of Dunkirk, was arrested July 6 and charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and uninspected motor vehicle. — Jesus Ramos Jr., 40, of Dunkirk, was arrested July 6 and charged with petit ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – SINCLAIRVILLE – A morning fire has been labeled incendiary. On Tuesday around 10 a.m. the Sinclairville Fire Department and several mutual aid fire departments responded to East Avenue in the village of Sinclairville for a residential structure fire. After extinguishing the fire, the Chautauqua County Fire Investigation Team was requested to the scene to conduct an origin and cause fire investigation. Investigation into the fire found that the fire was incendiary in nature. No injuries were sustained as a result of the fire. At this ...

Two people charged over Fredonia bomb threat

Two people face charges in connection with a bomb threat that shook downtown Fredonia Thursday morning. Jayden Feaster, 20, and Melinda Jackson, 45, both reporting to be homeless, were charged with falsely reporting an incident. That's a Class D felony under state penal law. Fredonia Police Chief David Price reported the arrests in a Monday afternoon press release. The incident centered around a gas station on Main Street. As Price noted, much of the Fredonia business district and a portion of Main Street (which carries Route 20) were closed for several hours due to the ...