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UPDATE: Woman dies after fire in Westfield

WESTFIELD --- Chautauqua County Sheriff's Department says a Wednesday fire on McKinley Road led to the death of a Ripley woman. Alice Waters, 43, died in the blaze that took place in a camper and small structure located near 7984 McKinley Road around 12:45 p.m. The fire is still being ...

Juvenile injured after driving vehicle

STOCKTON – An unidentified juvenile has been hurt while operating a motor vehicle. According to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, on Friday around 11 p.m. deputies responded to a reported vehicle off the roadway on Stockton-Hartfield Road in the town of Stockton. As a result of the accident it was found that the juvenile operator had sustained injuries. The juvenile operator was later transported to Brooks Memorial Hospital in the City of Dunkirk by Stockton EMS to be treated for non life threatening injuries.

Two arrested in Dunkirk drug bust

An investigation into narcotics activity in the City of Dunkirk ended Thursday night with execution of two search warrants. At around 8 p.m. narcotics investigators from the Dunkirk Police Department, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office, the Jamestown Police Department and Dunkirk Police ...

Guns, drugs seized in Brocton

An assault rifle and a handgun were seized as a result of a narcotics investigation in the village of Brocton. Multiple search warrants were executed on Wednesday in the City of Dunkirk and the Village of Brocton by Narcotics Investigators from Dunkirk Police Department, Chautauqua County ...

Mexican arrested following traffic stop in Ripley

One person was arrested following a traffic stop in Ripley for allegedly being in the United States illegally. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Jose Roberto Perez-Solis, 31, a citizen and national of Mexico, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with re-entry of a removed alien, which carries a maximum penalty of two years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney Fauzia K. Mattingly, who is handling the case, stated that according to the complaint, on Tuesday Border Patrol agents encountered a vehicle during a traffic stop in Ripley. ...

Westfield fire under investigation

WESTFIELD – A fire that destroyed a camper and another building is under investigation. The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office has announced its Fire Investigation Team is currently investigating a fire that occurred on McKinley Road in the Town of Westfield Tuesday around 12:45 p.m. There was a camper and small structure located at 7984 McKinley Road that were destroyed as a result of the fire. The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Westfield Police, county Emergency Services, as well as the fire departments of Westfield, Portland, Brocton and North Lake.