JAMESTOWN - Local taxpayers could see a savings of up to $7 million over five years if the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office merged with the Jamestown Police Department. That’s according to a Police Consolidation Study released by the Center for … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: City Police Respond to Two Separate Accidents Friday Morning
Jamestown police and emergency crews were busy last Friday responding to two auto-related accidents in the city, one of which took a city resident’s life. City police say 85 year-old Angeline Marucci died after being struck by a pickup truck on West … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Sixteen People Arrested in City Drug Trafficking Sweep
JAMESTOWN - An investigation into drug trafficking and related activity in the Jamestown has resulted in charges being filed against 16 people. The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting today that 13 people were charged Thursday following a warrant … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Jamestown Police Arrest Two for Trafficing Drugs
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Police Department arrested a Jamestown man and a Buffalo man in connection to the trafficking of crack cocaine into the area. City police say 22 year-old Alex Oliveres of Jamestown and 22 year-old Tyshon Sims of Buffalo … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: DA’s Offices Files Charge Against Former JPD Dectective Charged
JAMESTOWN - The former Jamestown Police Department detective accused of allegedly taking pain medication from the city evidence room has been formally charged by the county District Attorney’s office. In a media release sent out yesterday, District … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Man Taken to Hospital After Being Hit by Van
JAMESTOWN - A Jamestown man was taken t the Hospital Thursday afternoon after being hit by a van. The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting today that the incident took place in front of Love Elementary School at the intersection of North Main Street … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Jamestown Police Seek Info on Suspicious Man who Approached Students
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Police Department is asking the public for help in identifying a suspicious man who was allegedly approaching children on the south side of town. Police say the subject – described as a white male in his 40s or 50s - was … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Daily Alternate Parking Begins Today
Today is October 1 and that marks the start of daily alternate parking in the city of Jamestown. From now through the end of March, motorists who park on city streets are required to park on the odd side of the streets during odd calendar days and on … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Police Release Name of Burglar Fatally Stabbed by City Resident
The Jamestown Police Department has released the name of the man who was killed after a homeowner caught him and another in the act of a burglary. Police say 26 year-old Henry L. Smith of Warren died after being stabbed by a homeowner late Wednesday … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: JPD Continue Investigation into Stabbing Death Following Home Burglary
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown police are continuing their investigation today into a burglary that has left one man dead and another seriously injured. According to the Post-Journal, officers were called to the residence at 112 Barker St. in Jamestown late … [Read more...]
