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Jamestown Police Receive Grant for Purchase of Speed Trailer, Breathalyzer Equipment

December 5, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Police Department will be getting over $17,000 in federal funding to help with the purchase of a Mobile Speed Trailer and an Alco-Sensor, which is used in breathalyzer tests during DWI stops. According to a media release … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Department of Justice, Jamestown Police Department

Police Wait to Speak with Victim as Investigation Continues into Bullfrog Shooting Incident

December 3, 2019 By WRFA Radio 4 Comments

JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Police are continuing their investigation into a shooting incident at the Bullfrog Hotel Bar and Grill this past weekend that resulted in one person being sent to the hospital. So far no charges have been filed in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Bullfrog, Harry Snellings, Jamestown Police Department, Shooting Incident

City Police Investigate Weekend Shooting Incident at East Side Bar

December 2, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Police are asking for the public's help in providing information on a shooting incident that occurred over the weekend at a bar on the city's east side. According to the Post-Journal, Police were called to the Bullfrog Hotel … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Bullfrog, Jamestown Police Department, Shooting Incident, UPMC Chautauqua, UPMC Hamot

Jamestown School Officials Provide List of Action Steps that Will be Taken in Wake of School Lockdown Incident

November 14, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Officials with Jamestown Public Schools have sent out a media release they say is intended to clarify what had happened last week when Jamestown High School was put in lock-down in response to fights that had broken out in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Bret Apthorpe, Jamestown High School, Jamestown High School Parent Teacher Student Association, Jamestown Police Department, Jamestown Public Schools, Jamestown School Board, Paul Abbott, Rosemary Bradley

City Police Called to Jamestown High School in Response to Fight Involving Multiple Students

November 7, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Jamestown High School was in emergency lock-down late Wednesday morning and into the afternoon after a fight broke out between six unidentified students. The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. and Jamestown Police were called to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown High School, Jamestown Police Department, Jamestown Public Schools, Jamestown School Board, Rosemary Bradley

Police Offer Safety Reminders for Halloween with Plenty of Activities on the Schedule

October 31, 2019 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

JAMESTOWN - Thursday is Halloween and despite the wet weather forecast, chances are neighborhoods in and around the Jamestown area will still see their fair share of trick-or-treaters. Trick-or-treating hours in Jamestown, Bemus Point, Celoron, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Halloween, Jamestown Police Department, Trick-or-Treat Hours

City Police Seek Public’s Help in Investigating Kwik Fill Armed Robbery

September 23, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying the suspect involved in an Armed Robbery that took place early Monday, Sept. 23 at a local gas station in Jamestown. According to a release sent out by the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Armed Robbery, Jamestown Police Department, Kwik Fill

City Police Ask for Public’s Help in Tracking Down Stolen Guns from PA

September 23, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Police are asking for the public's help in finding over two dozen guns that were stolen from a gun shop in Columbus, Pa., and believed to have been sold and exchanged in Jamestown. Several arrests have already been made in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jahdiel Rivera, Jamestown Police Department, Omar Vera-Velasquez, Stolen Gun

City Man Charged After Leading Police on High-Speed Chase

September 18, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - A Jamestown man is in police custody after leading police on a high speed chase Tuesday afternoon through areas of Chautauqua and Warren Counties. Jamestown Police say they tried to stop 39-year-old Larry Hicks shortly after 3:30 p.m. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: High-Speed Chase, Jamestown Police Department, Lakewood-Busti Police Department, Larry Hicks

Jamestown Area Men Indicted on Federal Charges for Alleged Meth Trafficking Operation

August 13, 2019 By WRFA Radio 2 Comments

BUFFALO - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced Monday that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Brandon Smith, 32, of Jamestown, and Mark R. Maio, 34, of East Randolph, with narcotics conspiracy, and possession with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Brandon Smith, Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office, Harry Snellings, James Kennedy Jr, Jamestown Police Department, Joshua Violanti, Mark Maio, Michael Roemer, Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force

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