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Missing Person Investigation in Sugar Grove Reportedly Connected to City Man Missing Since May 2014

July 2, 2015 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The investigation continues into a missing person’s case that led local authorities to a secluded rural area of Sugar Grove earlier this week. On Monday, a federal search warrant was executed on property off of Jones Hill Rd. in Sugar … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Sheriffs Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Jamestown Police Department, Joseph Anthony, Missing Person, New York State Police, Pennsylvania State Police

Authorities Gather in Sugar Grove to Investigate Missing Person Case

July 1, 2015 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

SUGAR GROVE, PA - Local, State and federal authorities were in an area of Sugar Grove Tuesday to continue their investigation into a missing person’s case. According to YNN News, Buffalo's FBI office said that a federal search warrant was executed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Sheriffs Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Jamestown Police Department, Missing Person, New York State Police, Pennsylvania State Police

City Council Receives Grant to Install Street Surveillance Cameras

June 30, 2015 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Areas of downtown Jamestown will be under video surveillance thanks to a $112,000 grant from the local Johnson Foundation. Monday night the city council approved a resolution to accept the funding and install the street security … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Police Department, Johnson Foundation, Video Surveillance

Four Charged in Separate Drug Investigations

June 26, 2015 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Four people face drug-related charges after two separate investigations and drug raids early Thursday morning in Jamestown. According to a release from Jamestown Police Captain Robert Samuelson, the Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Antonio Wiggins, Cocaine, Drug Arrest, Hydrocodone, Illegal Gun Possession, Jamestown Police Department, Jensen Vasquez, Marijuana, Mark Goldsmith, New York State Police, Peggy Sue Reese, Police Report, Stolen Gun

JPD Continues Investigation into Anonymous Bomb Threat Before Jammers’ Game

June 25, 2015 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

JAMESTOWN - Jamestown police are investigating an anonymous bomb threat that was made at Russell Diethrick Park early Wednesday night, prior to the start of the Jamestown Jammers game. According to a report in the Jamestown Post Journal, the call … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Bomb Threat, Jamestown Jammers, Jamestown Police Department, Russell Diethrick Park

Jamestown Man Arrested Following Monday Afternoon Drug Bust

June 16, 2015 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Drug Arrest, Drug Investigation, Heroin, Jamestown Police Department, Moises Lopez, Moises Lopez-Encarnacion, Police Report

Three Arrested in Separate Drug Raids

June 15, 2015 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Anthony Dunmore, Cocaine, Crack Cocaine, Drug Arrest, Ecstasy, Heroin, Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force, Jamestown Police Department, Lawrence McGrigg, Miles Jordan

[LISTEN] Community Matters – Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi, June 2015 Interview

June 8, 2015 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

Originally airing Thursday, June 4 2015. Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi sits down with WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample and discusses the possibility of the Jamestown Police Department using body cameras for all members of the JPD. Plus he … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio, Local News Tagged With: Body Worn Cameras, Community Matters, Fourth Street, Jamestown Police Department, Police Consolidation Study, Sam Teresi

Teresi Offers Update on Effort to Develop Police Consolidation Plan

June 4, 2015 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The effort to create a viable plan for the consolidation of the Jamestown Police Department and the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s office is close to completion. That’s according to Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi, who told WRFA this week that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Center for Governmental Research, Chautauqua County Legislature, Chautauqua County Sheriffs Office, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Police Department, Kendall Club, municipal consolidation, New York State Department of State Local Government Efficiency Grant, Police Consolidation Study, Public Safety Consolidation Task Force, Sam Teresi, Vince Horrigan

Jamestown Police Arrest City Man on Burglary Charges

June 4, 2015 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Police have arrested a city man on suspected burglary charges. Police say early Tuesday they responded to Hazzard Street to respond to a potential burglary of a nearby home. Officers who responded say they spotted Eric Barbee … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Burglary, Eric Barbee, Jamestown Police Department

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