JAMESTOWN - Local police are looking for a man involved in a pair of robberies at two area churches. According to the Jamestown Police Department, an unknown man entered the Greek Orthodox Church in Jamestown at 11:10 a.m. Sunday and took a wallet … [Read more...]
WRFA Morning News – March 6, 2012
JAMESTOWN MAN ARRESTED AFTER LEADING POLICE ON CHASE THROUGH CITY JAMESTOWN - A Jamestown man is in police custody after being involved in a high-seed chase through Jamestown late yesterday morning. Jamestown Police say 24 year-old Thomas Bascom was … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Monday, March 5, 2012
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CALLS ON LIBRARY TO ALLOW PUBLIC DIALOGUE JAMESTOWN - The president of the Jamestown City Council is calling on the Prendergast Library in Jamestown to get more feedback from the public before moving forward with current or planned … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Feb. 21, 2012
LABOR LEADER SAYS STATE COULD 'SHUT DOWN' IF TIER VI IS APPROVED ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo’s effort to reform the state pension system could result in state workers shutting down the government. The Albany Times-Union is reporting that the … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Feb. 13, 2012
GERRY WOMAN CHARGED WITH CHILD ENDANGERMENT JAMESTOWN - A Gerry woman has been charged with child endangerment after she left her infant in an unattended vehicle while it was running. Jamestown police say they came upon a vehicle that was running and … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Jan. 26, 2012
CITY POLICE NAB WOMAN WHO ALLEGEDLY ROBBED DOWNTOWN BANK JAMESTOWN – A 49-year-old woman is in police custody after she allegedly robbed a bank in downtown Jamestown Wedensday afternoon. Jamestown Police say the woman, who’s name has not yet been … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Dec. 29, 2011
JAMESTOWN YOUTH INVOLVED IN CAR-PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT JAMESTOWN - An 11-year-old girl was injured Wednesday afternoon in Jamestown after running into the side of a moving vehicle. The Jamestown Police Department says the car-pedestrian accident … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Dec. 26, 2011
FIRE DESTROYS HOME IN ELLICOTT JAMESTOWN - A lit candle that fell from a wall-mounted candleholder touched off a fire that destroyed a home in the town of Ellicott last Friday evening. Sheriff deputies say crews from the Falconer Fire Dept. responded … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Dec. 19, 2011
WINTER WEATHER SENDS TWO TO HOSPITAL IN SEPARATE ACCIDENTS CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY - This past weekend’s snowy weather may have been to blame for at least two accidents in Chautauqua County – with two people being sent to the hospital. Chautauqua County … [Read more...]
WRFA NEWS UPDATE: Police Identify, Arrest City Man Connected to Dec. 8 Downtown Shooting
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Police are announcing this afternoon that they've arrested the man who fired shot into the air the night of Dec. 8 in downtown Jamestown. Officers say 32 year-old Raymond L. Johnson turned himself into police earlier today and … [Read more...]
