City man arrested for damages at UCAN Mission, and illegally possessing a loaded gun...
A city man has been arrested for allegedly causing $1,600 in damages to the UCAN City Mission on First Street in Jamestown.  City police were called to the location for a "criminal mischief complaint" just after 9 p.m. Wednesday... and saw a broken window and security cameras at the scene.  Officers say the suspect... identified as 37 year-old Max Thompson... left before police arrived.  The next morning... Thompson came to the JPD reception area to make a complaint that the mission would not let him back in.  He was quickly arrested.  Upon his arrest... he was allegedly found in possession of a loaded handgun which was reported stolen from a location in Erie County.  Thompson was charged with second-degree criminal mischief... second-degree criminal possession of a Weapon... and, fourth-degree criminal possession of Stolen Property.  He was jailed pending arraignment.

After pleading guilty to Pa. charges, no word yet on when Michael Burham will face charges in Chautauqua County...
The Jamestown-area man accused of shooting and killing a city woman this past May has pleaded guilty to six criminal counts related to kidnapping and escape in Pennsylvania.  The Warren County District Attorney's Office says 35 year-old Michael Burham entered the pleas in Warren County Court Thursday afternoon.  Burham was charged in connection with the kidnapping of a couple from Sheffield after he allegedly shot and killed 34 year-old Kala Hodgkin... and, forced them to accompany him to South Carolina where he was later captured.  He pled guilty to five charges in that case... including kidnapping, recklessly endangering another person... terrorist threats... theft... and burglary.  For last Summer's escape from the Warren County Jail... Burham pled guilty to one count of escape.  The D-A's office says a tentative sentencing date has been set for next Jan. 5.  There has been no word yet on when he will face charges in Chautauqua County.  We do have a call into District Attorney Jason Schmidt's office.

Four people arrested in Jamestown on major drug charges...
Four Jamestown residents face felony charges following a drug raid on a house on the city's northside in which two city police detectives were exposed to Fentanyl.  Police say members of the Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force and the Sheriff's Office Narcotics Investigators executed a search warrant at 36 Vanburen St. just after 4 p.m. Wednesday... and, found the four people inside with a child.  However... while trying to clear the apartment... the suspects allegedly scrambled around -- trying to destroy or hide evidence.  During that time... police say a large quantity of fentanyl went airborn, exposing the detectives.  Two of them were treated at the scene by Jamestown firefighters... with one later being treated and released from UPMC Chautauqua Hospital.  Officers add that evidence was thrown out a window, on the floors, attempted to be burned, and a large quantity of fentanyl was also dumped  into a bucket of water.  After the residence was secured, detectives searched the apartment... and found just over 19-pounds of a fentanyl/water compound... 296 baggies of fentanyl... 58 Clonazapam pills... and, $1531 in cash.  All four adults... 48 year-old Santos Santiago... 51 year-old Anabell Santiago... 40 year-old Hiram Calderon-Donato... and, 40 year-old Edward Martinez-Pagan were charged with first... third and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... tampering with physical evidence... criminally using drug paraphernalia... second-degree assault... and endangering the welfare of a child.

Postal worker from Dunkirk pleads guilty to federal child porn charge in Buffalo...
A former postal worker from Dunkirk has pleaded guilty in federal court to receiving child pornography from the daughters of a female acquaintance.  U.S. Attorney Trini Ross has announced that 38 year-old Michael Fratini entered the plea in U.S. District Court Thursday to attempted receipt of child pornography.  Prosecutors say Fratini used his cellphone to solicit nude photos and videos of the pre-pubescent daughters of the woman... whom he met in October 2021 through a dating app.   After meeting in person... they say the woman did not hear from Fratini again for several months.  In March 2022... they spoke over the phone and Fratini told her that he had a "mother/daughter" fantasy.  He then sent a follow-up text message asking for videos and/or pictures of her daughters to fulfill his fantasies.  After receiving the text... the woman reported it to the Sheriff’s Office.  At their direction... she continued text message conversations with Fratini.  Later that month... investigators surveilled Fratini leaving his workplace at the time... the U.S. Post Office in Buffalo... and travel to an Amherst hotel where he was expecting to meet the female acquaintance.  After arriving at the hotel, Fratini was taken into custody.

Salvation Army in Jamestown to begin Red Kettle Campaign next Monday...
The needs are great in the immediate Jamestown-area... and, that's why the Salvation Army in Jamestown has upped it's Red Kettle Campaign goal for this year.  That from Major Kim Merchant with the Salvation Army... who says they annual campaign gets off to an early start next Monday morning at a couple of locations.  Merchant says they need bell ringers... both individuals and groups... and, she says families can do it again now with pandemic restrictions having been eased.  The number to call is 664-4108.  Merchant says their goal this year is $125,000... which is $10,000 more than last year due to inflation -- and to keep food in their pantry.  This year... with Christmas Eve on a Sunday... Merchant says they'll close the campaign on Saturday, Dec. 23.  She says you can give to the campaign by scanning the QR code on the kettles... drop in your change... or write-out a check to The Salvation Army.  You can mail that to 83 South Main Street in Jamestown.