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City Council Members Call For Law Enforcement Consolidations

April 30, 2025 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

Jamestown City Council members are calling for consolidations of local police departments. Council member at large Jeff Russell urged municipalities to begin consolidation efforts following the approval of the City of Jamestown and Kendall Club … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Bill Reynolds, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Police Department, Jeff Russell, Kendall Club Police Benevolent Association

City Council Discusses Proposed Law To Remove Residency Requirements For Dept. Heads

April 9, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council members discussed a proposed local law that would remove the residency requirement for Department Heads. The law, proposed by Council member Bill Reynolds, would amend the City Charter to allow appointees who are qualified … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Bill Reynolds, Civil Service law, Elliot Raimondo, Jamestown City Charter, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Police Department, Jeff Russell, Kim Ecklund, Matt Coon, New York State Legislature, residency requirement, Tony Dolce

Two Ohio Women Arrested For Bringing Meth Into Chautauqua County

April 7, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Two Akron, Ohio women have been arrested for trafficking meth into Chautauqua County. The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office said that County Narcotics Investigators assisted the Drug Enforcement Agency with the arrest of 26-year old Celina Serva … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Celina Serva, Chautauqua County Sheriffs Office, Drug Enforcement Agency, drug trafficking, Jamestown Police Department, Leslie Carnes, methamphetamine, Town of Ellicott Court, U.S. District Court

Jamestown Deputy Fire Chief Matt Coon Retiring May 9

April 2, 2025 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

Jamestown Deputy Fire Chief Matt Coon is set to retire on May 9. And now, a recently passed resolution will separate the leadership over the police and fire departments. In 2002, former Mayor Sam Teresi created the Director of Public Safety … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown Fire Department, Jamestown Police Department, Matt Coon, Sam Teresi, Tim Jackson

City Council To Vote On HOME Program Funds Reallocation, Resolution To Separate Police, Fire Dept. Leadership

March 31, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council will vote on reallocating HOME program funds and also vote on a resolution to separate the Police and Fire Department leadership. Council will vote on submitting an amendment to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: 1061 Allen Street, Annual Action Plan, CSEA Local 1000, Gateway Lofts, HOME Program, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Fire Department, Jamestown Police Department, Kim Ecklund, Matt Coon, Sam Teresi, Tim Jackson, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, United States Environmental Protection Agency

City Council To Hear Presentation on Gateway Lofts Project

March 24, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council will hear a presentation on the Gateway Lofts Project tonight. Council members had requested the opportunity to ask questions of Southern Tier Environments for Living (STEL) about the project ahead of the March voting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Planning Board, Chautauqua County STOP-DWI, City Council Public Safety Committee, Gateway Lofts, HOME Program, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Planning Commission, Jamestown Police Department, Jamestown Zoning Board of Appeals, New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, Potters Terrace, Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, Southern Tier Environments for Living Inc, Statewide Targeted Reductions in Intimate Partner Violence, STRIVE, Third Thursday Concert Series, Veterans Park, Winter Garden Plaza

City Challenging Claims By Police Union

March 18, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The City of Jamestown administration is challenging claims about safety made by the Police Department’s union. Kendall Club PBA recently submitted a letter to the Post-Journal and made posts on social media that the city calls “misleading.” It … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: American Rescue Plan Act, City of Jamestown, Crisis Stabilization Centers, Jamestown Police Department, Jamestown Public Safety Annual Report, Kendall Club PBA, Labor Contract, New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, State of the City

JPD Looking For Info On May 2024 Homicide

March 17, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Jamestown Police Department is asking the public to come forward with information regarding a homicide on Buffalo Street in May 2024. The JPD's Detective Bureau is actively pursuing an investigation into the homicide of Jerad Davis, which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Homicide, Jamestown Police Department, Jerad Davis

Jamestown Woman Arrested in Stabbing

March 7, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

A Jamestown woman has been arrested for stabbing a man at the Westchester Apartments Wednesday morning. Jamestown Police say officers responded to the apartments just before 11:00 a.m. for a report of a stabbing. An investigation determined … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown Police Department, Stabbing, Vanessa Braun

Violent Crime Up, Fentanyl Seizures and Overdose Calls Significantly Down For 2024 in Jamestown

February 13, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

While service calls are down almost 10%, violent crime increased by 6.69% in 2024 in the City of Jamestown. The Jamestown Police Department stated in their annual report that there were seven homicides in the city last year, four of which have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence Intervention Unit, fentanyl, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Police Department, Jamestown Public Safety Annual Report, Overdose, Tim Jackson

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