Two arrested during raid at Weeks St. apartment in Jamestown Friday...
A man and a woman are now jailed without bail for allegedly trafficking a large amount of narcotic drugs from a home on Jamestown's northside. City Police Captain Bob Samuelson says members of the Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force... JPD SWAT Team... and, state Police C-NET Team... raided the lower apartment at 23 Weeks Street about 6:45 a.m. Friday. Samuelson says they arrested both 37 year-old Michael Gibson of Buffalo... and, 34 year-old Jean-anne Rysdyke of Jamestown. Samuelson says both are charged with three counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... and, one count of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He says the weapon seized was a stun gun. He adds police also found quantities of Heroin... crack-cocaine... and, ecstasy... and, drug paraphernalia. They also found that Gibson was also sought by State Parole. Anyone with information on illegal drug trafficking is asked to call City Police at 483-TIPS... that's 483-8477.
Heroin now linked to increase in Hepatitis C cases...
Public health agencies and drug treatment centers nationwide are scrambling to catch up with a dramatic rise in Hepatitis-C. They believe the disease... which now affects about 3-million Americans... is due at least in part, from growing heroin use. The number of acute cases grew by more than 270 percent from 2009 to 2013. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that the number of people using heroin rose nearly 150 percent from 2007 to 2013. New treatments for hepatitis C are making headlines because of their popularity and high price.
Schumer announces he opposes Iran Nuke Deal...
U-S Senator Chuck Schumer, the Number-three Senate Democrat, is breaking with President Barack Obama and will oppose the Iran nuclear deal. Schumer made the announcement late Thursday night. The move is a blow to the Obama administration, which has lobbied hard for the international accord ahead of a vote next month. Schumer says in a statement that there is a "real risk" that Iran will not moderate... and, will use the pact to pursue its nefarious goals. Schumer is widely expected to become the next Democratic leader after Senator Harry Reid retires, and his split with Obama is remarkable for a senior leader. But Schumer, who is Jewish, also is a strong supporter of Israel and represents a state with a significant population of Jewish voters.
Hendrickson says Fiorina, Rubio, were big winners in GOP Debates...
Many potential Republican voters in next year's presidential Election were most impressed by former Hewlett-Packard Chief Executive Officer Carly Fiorina during Thursday last night's two GOP debates. Count Chautauqua County Republican Committee Chairman Al Hendrickson among them. Hendrickson watched both forums... and, feels the first one involving seven 'lower-polling' candidates was the better of the two. While he didn't like the formats... he says the debates did help some candidates get their name out there... one being FiorIna. She was in the first debate because her polls numbers weren't high enough. The first debate also included former U-S Senator Rick Santorum... former Texas Governor Rick Perry and former New York Governor George Pataki. As for the second-debate... Hendrickson felt U-S Senator Marco Rubio of Florida was the winner. He feels the second forum wasn't "as fair" as the first one... partly because of the man creating the most stir in recent weeks -- Donald Trump -- was the focal point. He says the moderators and main candidates seemed to focus on the billionaire developer.
