JAMESTOWN - City police have charged an Oklahoma man with criminal possession of stolen property after he drove his semi under the North Main Street viaduct Wednesday morning and got it stuck. Jamestown police say 54 year-old Rudolf Fokumlah of … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Jamestown Man Charged with DWI, Doing 105 MPH on I-86
RANDOLPH - A Jamestown man was charged Monday for speeding and drunken driving on the Southern Tier Expressway in Cattaraugus County. State police in Jamestown say at about 9:13 p.m. Monday they observed a vehicle on I- 86 traveling at a high rate … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Man Who Robbed Two Convenience Stores in 2012 Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison
JAMESTOWN – The Jamestown man who was found guilty of robbing two stores in the spring of 2012 has been sentenced to serve several years in prison. The county district attorney’s office says 33 year old Carlos Torres was sentenced to 8 years in state … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Fredonia Couple Escapes Injury After Driving onto Flooded Roadway
STOCKTON - A Fredonia couple escaped serious injury Wednesday when the vehicle they were in was swept off a roadway due to high flood waters in the town of Stockton. The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s office says 83 year-old John VanScoter of Fredonia … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Jamestown Police Officer Charged in Off-Duty Incident
WEST ELLICOTT - An officer with the Jamestown Police Department has been placed on administrative leave after being arrested following an off-duty incident at his Town of Ellicott home. According the town of Ellicott Police Department, officer … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: JPD Investigate Suspicious Person REport
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Police Department is investigating a complaint involving a man seen talking to kids on their way to school. The JPD sent out a media release yesterday, saying that the suspicious person is described as an older white male … [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: Erie Police Arrest Two Men Connected to Regional Bank Robberies
ERIE, PA - Two men are in police custody in Erie, Pa. and are believed to be connected to a series of Bank Robberies in Ohio and New York – although Jamestown Police say there does not appear to be a connection with either of the two local robberies … [Read more...]
