JAMESTOWN - A Jamestown man is in the county jail on $20,000 bail following a drug investigation by city police. Jamestown police say 21 year-old Aaron Johnson of 1356 Newland Ave. was arrested by the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force on an … [Read more...]
Jamestown Sees Sharp Increase in Drug Arrests, Confiscations Between 2013 and 2014
JAMESTOWN - The latest crime numbers are out for the city of Jamestown and they show that drugs have grown to be an even bigger issue for law enforcement in 2014, compared to 2013. READ OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY 2014 ANNUAL REPORT FIND PAST … [Read more...]
Two Charged with Drug Possession, Child Endangerment Following Investigation
JAMESTOWN - Two city residents have been charged with heroin possession and child endangerment following a drug bust at the Appleyard Terrace Apartments at E. Second St. City police say 28 year-old Teela Nicholas and 24 year-old Ramael Fields were … [Read more...]
White House Announces $2.5 Million in Funding to Fight Heroin
WASHINGTON - The White House is announcing a new program for heroin addiction, aimed to shift the focus from punishment to treatment of heroin addicts. The Obama administration is calling it the Heroin Response Strategy, which will be implemented … [Read more...]
City Police Charge Two Following Friday Drug Raid
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown police have charged two people following a drug raid Friday morning on the east side of town. Officers say 37-year-old Michael Gibson of Buffalo and 34-year-old Jeananne Rysdyke of Jamestown were charged after investigators … [Read more...]
Two Charged Following Stolen Check Investigation
JAMESTOWN - Two local residents have been arrested by state police for their alleged involvement in steeling and forging several checks from a local business. According to state police, 31 year-old Eric Woolschlager and 26 year-old Ashley Johnson … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan, June 2015 Interview
Airing Thursday, June 18, 2015. WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample sits down and talks with new Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan to get an update on county government at the midway point of 2015. The two discuss the county's request … [Read more...]
Jamestown Man Arrested Following Monday Afternoon Drug Bust
JAMESTOWN - A city man faces drug charges after police found more than 230 bags of heroin at his McKinley Ave. home on Monday. City police say 23 year-old Moises Lopez was charged after they not only allegedly found the drugs in his apartment, but … [Read more...]
Three Arrested in Separate Drug Raids
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown police are continuing their fight against drug trafficking in the city with the recent arrest of three men, two of them being parolees. Last Wednesday the Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force searched a home at 21 Sturges St. and … [Read more...]
Narcan Training Scheduled for Tuesday in Downtown Jamestown
JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is sponsoring another free opioid overdose response (Narcan) training session today at 4 p.m. at Chautauqua Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Council (CASAC), 501 West … [Read more...]
