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Jamestown Teenager Arrested On Animal Cruelty Charges

February 23, 2026 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

A Jamestown teenager has been arrested on animal cruelty charges. The Jamestown Police Department said officers responded Wednesday, February 18 to a northside residence following a report of multiple neglected dogs, including one believed to be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Animal Cruelty, Jamestown Police Department, Peyton Murray

Falconer Man Charged With Animal Cruelty

February 13, 2026 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

A Falconer man has been charged with cruelty to animals after choking and torturing a kitten. Ellicott Police said they responded to a complaint where 38-year old Christopher Jenkins allegedly recorded a video a month or more ago that showed him … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Animal Cruelty, Christopher Jenkins, Ellicott Police Department, Town of Ellicott Court

Sinclairville Man Charged In Animal Cruelty Case

December 9, 2025 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

A Sinclairville man has been charged with 19 counts of animal cruelty. The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office said deputies and the Chautauqua County Humane Society responded the morning of December 3 to an address on Edson Road in the town of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Animal Cruelty, Chautauqua County Humane Society, Chautauqua County Sheriffs Office, Gerry Town Court, Mark Coppola

Chautauqua County Humane Society In Urgent Need Of Help For 19 Dogs Brought In After Cruelty Investigation

December 5, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Chautauqua County Humane Society is in urgent need of help after 19 dogs were brought into the shelter following a cruelty investigation in Sinclairville. The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Department executed a search warrant at a residence and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Amanda Sublett, Animal Cruelty, Chautauqua County Humane Society, Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Department, Jane Babinsky, Sinclairville

North Harmony Man Charged With Animal Cruelty After Eight Dogs Die Of Poisoning

September 29, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

A North Harmony man has been charged with animal cruelty after allegedly poisoning ten dogs with eight of them dying. The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office said that Deputies and the Chautauqua County Humane Society responded to a property on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Animal Cruelty, Chautauqua County Humane Society, Chautauqua County Sheriffs Office, Scott Humble, Town of North Harmony

Two Arrested For Torturing Dog

July 25, 2025 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

Two people have been arrested for torturing a dog following a domestic violence incident in Jamestown. Jamestown Police report officers were called to a house on the southside of the city around 5:30 p.m. Thursday. An investigation found that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Animal Cruelty, Caroline Penhollow, Jamestown Police Department, Ray Wolfe, William Leamer

Panama Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty

March 3, 2025 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

A Panama woman has been charged with animal cruelty. The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office said that deputies were dispatched to Niobe Road just before noon on Sunday, February 2 on a report of animal cruelty. An investigation found that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Animal Cruelty, Chautauqua County Sheriffs Office, Heather Carlson, North Harmony Town Court, Panama

Jamestown Man in City Jail After Attacking Dog

September 7, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

A Jamestown man is in the city jail on animal cruelty charges after police say he attacked a dog. Jamestown Police say they were called to a house on the southside Tuesday afternoon and found a pitbull laying on the ground bleeding from several … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Animal Cruelty, Gregory Rosier, Jamestown Police

Lakewood-Busti Police Investigate Animal Cruelty Case Involving Dead Cow, Newborn Calf

May 21, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

LAKEWOOD - Lakewood-Busti Police are asking for the public's help in solving an animal cruelty investigation involving a cow being shot and its newborn calf also dying as a result. According to a report in the Jamestown Post-Journal, the black … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Animal Cruelty, Lakewood-Busti Police Department

City Man Who Killed Dog by Hanging it from Tree Sentenced to One Year in Jail

March 5, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown man arrested for hanging a pit bull from a tree and then leaving it there has been sentenced to one year in jail. The District Attorney's Office says 48 year-old Robert Overton Jr. was sentenced Monday in Chautauqua … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Animal Cruelty, Chautauqua County Animal Abuse Registry, Chautauqua County Court, George Borrello, Robert Overton Jr.

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