MAYVILLE - A Mayville woman is in the county jail without bail on charges related to arson. Chautauqua County Sheriff Deputies were called to a location on South Erie St. in Mayville just before 9pm Saturday night for a report of a woman … [Read more...]
Westfield Police Investigate Arson
The Westfield Police Department is continuing its investigation into an apparent arson that took place early Wednesday morning the village of Westfield. According to the sheriff’s office, fire crews were called to an apartment house at 41 Clinton … [Read more...]
Jamestown Men Face Arson Charges Related to Harmony Fire
HARMONY - Two Jamestown men have been arreted on arson charges following the investigation of a fire that took place last November in the town of Harmony. On Nov. 8, the Panama Fire Department responded to a cabin fire on Button Valley Rd. The … [Read more...]
Teresi Acknowledges Increased Drug Crime, Arsons in 2014 State of City Address
JAMESTOWN - When Mayor Sam Teresi delivered his State of the City Address on Monday Night, he mentioned two specific types of crime that have been on the rise during the past year. Teresi said that in 2014, the city's department of public safety … [Read more...]
Fire Near High School Ruled an Arson
JAMESTOWN - City police are investigating a reported Arson that took place in the downtown on Tuesday morning. A report in the Jamestown Post-Journal say fire officials were called to a vacant home on First Street just after 9:40 a.m. The home is … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Teen Accused of Setting Fire in Sinclairville
SINCLAIRVILLE - The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s office says a 14-year old teenager is allegedly responsible for setting a fire that destroyed a home in the Sinclairville area on Tuesday night. Sheriff deputies say the Sinclairville Fire Department … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Police Rule Arson as Cause of Fire at Southside Medical Building
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Police are now saying that arson was the cause of a fire that destroyed a medical building on the city’s southside early Monday morning. Jamestown Police Capt. Robert Samuelson released an update on the fire Tuesday morning, … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Investigators Say Arson is the Cause of Monday Morning Fire
UPDATE [10:41 a.m.]: The Jamestown Police Department is reporting Tuesday morning that the fire officials are ruling that arson is the cause of the Monday morning fire at 23 Ivy St. Police say the suspect or suspects may have suffered burns as a … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Man Who Set House on Fire in April 2012 Sentenced to Four Years
JAMESTOWN - A Jamestown man who was arrested for setting fire to his home one year ago this month has been sented to four years in prison. The Chautauqua County District Attorney’s Office says 48 year old Ronald Smith, of 21 Sturgess St., received … [Read more...]
City Man Faces Arson Charges
JAMESTOWN - A city man was charged with felony arson Tuesday after police accused him of setting fire to the basement of his apartment building. Police say 47 year-old Ronald Smith allegedly set the fire at 21 Sturges St. at about 2 p.m. Tuesday. The … [Read more...]