The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office reported a total of 117 vehicles were stopped, arrests made, or summonses issued during the STOP-DWI Memorial Day campaign. The crackdown began Friday, May 28th and continued through Tuesday, June 1st. This … [Read more...]
Police Agencies Enter Final Stage of Completing Mandated Reform Plans
JAMESTOWN - Local police agencies have finalized their draft plans for the New York State Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative initiative. The plans are the result of a mandate issued by Gov. Andrew Cuomo last summer in the wake of the … [Read more...]
Corrections Officers at County Jail Respond to Suicide Attempt
MAYVILLE - The Jamestown Post-Journal says corrections officers helped save an inmate’s life following a reported suicide attempt last Thursday night at the Chautauqua County Jail. The male inmate was found hanging in his cell by an officer while … [Read more...]
Former Bemus Point Village Clerk Arrested for Theft of Over $60,000
MEDIA RELEASE FROM STATE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE BEMUS POINT - State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt and Chautauqua County Sheriff James B. Quattrone today announced the arrest of Jennifer Jaeger, … [Read more...]
Ripley Logging Accident Claims Life of Ohio Man
The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office is reporting a fatal logging accident occurred over the weekend in the town of Riply. According to a media release, deputies responded to a call that came in Saturday morning just before 9:30 a.m. of a … [Read more...]
Duck Hunters Rescued After Falling into Chautauqua Lake
BEMUS POINT - The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office says four local duck hunters were rescued Saturday morning after their boat overturned on Chautauqua Lake. Chautauqua County sheriff’s deputies were called to an area near Lakeside Drive in … [Read more...]
County Sheriff’s Office Reports 26 Jail Inmates Test Positive for COVID-19
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office says it is working closely with the County Health Department to contain an outbreak of COVID-19 cases at the Chautauqua County Jail where more than half of the inmates have tested positive. Four … [Read more...]
Jamestown Residents Caught Burglarizing Stockton Home
STOCKTON - The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office says three Jamestown residents were arrested Saturday morning for allegedly burglarizing a home in the Town of Stockton. At about 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, sheriff's deputies responded to an … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Wreckage of Missing Plane Located Near Jamestown
UDPATE: [11:00 a.m., Monday, Nov. 2]: The names of the deceased occupants are as follows: Allen Fuller, Valerie Holmes, and Linda Edwards. UPDATE [10:28 a.m., Monday, Nov. 2]: The wreckage of the small twin engine plane reported missing early … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office Recovers Body of Missing Jamestown Man
NORTH HARMONY - Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office deputies have located the body of a man in Chautauqua Lake who was reported missing on Sunday afternoon. Authorities recovered the body of 46-year-old Brian Twardeski of Jamestown on late Monday … [Read more...]
