JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT – A 31-year-old city resident was charged in a hate crime early Christmas Eve. Kody M Johnson, 31, was charged with third-degree assault after officers responded to a southside address for a report of a fight. Upon arrival, officers located a victim who had ...

Dunkirk Police Department — Delani Williams, 22, of Dunkirk, was arrested Dec. 15 and charged with six counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, unlicensed operation, and improper left turn. — Santos Almestica, 33, of Dunkirk, was arrested Dec. 17 and ...

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE – PORTLAND – Thomas A. Schimd Jr., 33, of Portland, was charged with second-degree criminal contempt. Deputies responded at 11:15 p.m. Wednesday to Ellicott Road in the town of Portland for a disorderly person. An investigation found that Schmid ...

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY COURT – Dakota Sugg, 28, of Silver Creek, was sentenced by County Court Judge David Foley to an indeterminate state prison sentence of three to six years for a conviction on a third-degree criminal possession of a weapon charge. The plea was the result of an agreement and ...

JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT – Andrew Cooper, 35, of Jamestown, was charged with first-degree criminal contempt. Officers responded at 5:52 p.m. Saturday to the east side of the city and located Cooper. An investigation found that Cooper was allegedly violating an order of protection issued ...

Man charged in city high-speed chase Traiquane Nance, 34, of Dunkirk, was charged Dec. 11 with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, second-degree obstruction of governmental administration, unlawful fleeing in a motor vehicle and reckless driving. The chase began ...