MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 Chautauqua County Sheriff James Quattrone talks with WRFA's Jason Sample about his first month on the job and gives an update on several initiatives involving the county … [Read more...]
Gerace Announces Improvements to Helping Jail Inmates Battle Addiction
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County Sheriff Joe Gerace is announcing that the Sheriff’s Office Jail Division has accomplished the first steps in a Reentry Program for those challenged with addictions, especially those with opioid addiction. With the an … [Read more...]
Sheriff, Public Defender Discuss Solutions to Jail Over Crowding
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting that Chautauqua County Sheriff Joe Gerace has put forward new ideas to deal with overcrowding in the county jail. The sheriff outlined some of the ideas during a recent meeting of the county's … [Read more...]
Legislature to Act on Resolution to Send Inmates to Wyoming County Jail
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will hold its monthly voting session Wednesday with a very light agenda. Among the items the legislature will take action on is a resolution that would allow inmates from the Chautauqua County jail to … [Read more...]
Sheriff’s Office Announces New Member to County Jail Staff
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Jail has a new member on its staff to help with locating prison contraband. Chautauqua County Sheriff Joe Gerace says a new K-9 has joined to staff at the jail. He says Laelaps is a flat-coated female retriever who … [Read more...]
$150,000 Settlement Reached in Connection to 2014 Case of Jail CO Having Sex with Inmate
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County has reached a financial settlement with two individuals connected to the case of a former county corrections officer who had sexual contact with an inmate. On Wednesday night the county legislature voted on an … [Read more...]
Rising Cost of Criminal Justice System Addressed in County Budget
MAYVILLE - One of the cost cutting measures Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan has called for in his 2016 executive budget is in regard to the amount the county spends on housing inmates at the Chautauqua County jail. In recent years, the … [Read more...]
County Executive Pushes for Sales Tax Increase in State of the County Address
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County executive Vince Horrigan says a sales tax increase is the best way to provide property tax relief for residents while also closing a $5.7 million budget gap in 2016. Horrigan made his comments while delivering his 2015 … [Read more...]
Two More Indicted in Falconer Street Home Invasion Case
JAMESTOWN – Two more suspects involved in the July 1 home invasion on Falconer St. that resulted in a shootout with police have been indicted by a Chautauqua County Grand Jury. Jamestown Police Captain Robert Samuelson says that 26 year-old … [Read more...]
Grand Jury Indicts Two Suspects Connected to Falconer St. Invasion, Bail Set at One Million Dollars
JAMESTOWN - Two of the six suspects involved in the July 1 home invasion on Falconer St. that resulted in a shootout with police have been indicted by a Chautauqua County Grand Jury on several charges, including robbery, sexual assault and criminal … [Read more...]
