JAMESTOWN - City officials spent much of Monday’s Jamestown City Council work session discussing the growing drug problem in the area. Council President Greg Rabb asked police chief Harry Snellings to provide details on what the police department … [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...]
City Officials Provide Answers Following Discovery of Meth Production on North Side
JAMESTOWN - A group of concerned citizens from the north side of Jamestown were at city hall Monday night to voice their concern over the recent discovery of a methamphetamine operation. The group was attending a city council work session and wanted … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Residents ask City Council to Improve Traffic Safety Near Lillian Dickson Park
JAMESTOWN - During Monday night’s city council work session, representatives from three different groups were on hand to ask the city to consider improving traffic safety in the area of Lillian Dickson Park. Representatives from the Friends of … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Autopsy Finds Drugs Caused Death of Jamestown Man Who Died in Police Custody
JAMESTOWN - Chautauqua County District Attorney David Foley says the death of a Jamestown man who died after being arrested by Police on February 16 was the result of a drug overdose. According to a release from the D.A.’s office sent out late … [Read more...]
WRFA NEWS BULLETIN: Former Jamestown Police Detective Connected to Evidence Misappropriation
JAMESTOWN, N.Y. - "It Was a shock." That's how Jamestown Police Chief Harry Snellings describes his reaction upon learning that a detective in the Jamestown Police Department was involved with the alleged mishandling and theft of evidence from the … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Defendant in Abduction, Rape Case Reaches Plea Deal with D.A.
MAYVILLE - The Jamestown man who was arrested for his involvement in a kidnapping and sexual assault of a 12 year old will not face life in prison. Chautauqua County District Attorney David Foley says 23 year old Eric Chant will receive 25-years … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Schumer Calls for Crackdown on Scrap Metal Theft
JAMESTOWN - New York’s Senior U.S. Senator wants to crack down on people who steal scrap metal in Western New York and the rest of the United States – and he made his announcement here in Jamestown. Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) was in town … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: City Considers $527,000 Communications Upgrade
JAMESTOWN - The city of Jamestown will have to update its radio communication system in the coming months. That’s according to an article in today’s Jamestown Post-Journal, which says the Jamestown Department of Public Works, Jamestown Police … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Feb. 22, 2012
JAMESTOWN SCHOOL OFFICIALS PRESENT BUDGET WITH NO TAX INCREASE JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Public Schools district is proposing the elimination of as many as 29 positions to prevent any tax increases for next school year. That’s according to today’s … [Read more...]
