Five arrested in Jamestown during Thursday morning drug bust...
Five people from Jamestown have been arrested during a drug raid inside an apartment on the city's southside Thursday morning. City police say members of the Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force and Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force executed a search warrant on the lower apartment at 47 Charles St. about 10 a.m., and, found seven people inside. Once investigators secured the location... they found 33.4 grams of cocaine... a small quantity of Oxycodone pills... a small quantity of Methamphetamine... $478 in cash, scales and packaging used in the distribution of narcotics. Police arrested 44 year-old Sandra Pavlock... 44 year-old Larry Hicks... 25 year-old Larissa Pavlock... 21 year-old Robin Hadley... and, 20 year-old Dontrel Buchanon... all residents of the apartment. Pavlock is charged with is charged with two counts each of third and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... and one count each of second-degree criminally using Drug Paraphernalia... and, third-degree criminal nuisance. Hicks is charged with one count each of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... and, second-degree criminal nuisance. Larissa Pavlock, Hadley and Buchanon are each charged with second-degree criminal nuisance. All three were jailed pending arraignment.
Hochul signs mew Congressional District maps for New York state, but, process continues to draw controversy...
The long-running debate about redrawing New York’s congressional maps is over... as Governor Kathy Hochul has signed the new maps drawn by Democrats in the Legislature into law. This comes after an independent commission’s maps were rejected by the Democratic majority in the legislature as being "too similar to the 2022 maps..." which they say heavily favored Republicans. That sent the process back to "square one" after the state Supreme Court ordered that new maps be drawn last year. But... Senior Fellow Jeffrey Wice with New York Law School’s Census and Redistricting Institute says the state’s redistricting process was designed to fail because it was poorly conceived, and has poor wording to it. Wice adds the amendment was specifically designed to retain the then-Republican majority in the state Senate. Approval of the most recent maps ends New York’s redistricting debate – at least for now. But... Wice thinks now is the time for lawmakers to work on making the redistricting process more transparent – with more public input, and perhaps a new amendment to the state Constitution.
Slagle to leave County Attorney's post in mid-March...
Chautauqua County is in search of a new County Attorney with the resignation of Jamestown's Patrick Slagle... effective next March 13th. County Executive P.J. Wendel said in a press release late Thursday that Slagle is taking a new position with the New York State Court System. Wendel says Slagle has been County Attorney since being appointed in October of 2022... and, was also First Assistant County Attorney prior to that. Before holding that positiion... he says Slagle dedicated his legal expertise as an Assistant Social Services Attorney with the Chautauqua County Department of Health and Human Services. During his time as County Attorney... Wendel says Slagle has been involved in representing the county in various legal proceedings. Wendel adds his responsibilities also included overseeing the operations of the County Law Department and providing legal counsel to the County Executive, County Legislature, and various County Departments and agencies. Slagle has also been a long-time member of the Jamestown School Board.
Cummins' Engine launches next generation low emissions engine adaptable to alternative fuels to be produced in Jamestown...
The Cummins' Engine Company is launching production of it's most efficient, heavy-duty diesel engine line ever... and, it's compliant with federal emissions standards set to begin in 2027. Officials with the Columbus, Indiana truck and bus engine maker held a press conference Thursday afternoon to announce the next generation -- "X15 HELM" 15-liter engine -- that can use most kinds of alternative fuel. Cummins officials say the engines will be produced at their Jamestown, and North Carolina plants. Vice-President and General Manager for Global On-Highway, Jane Beamon, says it'll be fueled primarily with nature gas to begin with. Cummins' Engine Business President, Brett Merritt, says the Jamestown Engine Plant will be a key player in developing the new technology... which can run on fuels ranging from natural gas to hydrogen. Merritt says the idea is also to make an engine that meets their customer's efficiency and cost needs. He says they needed a "base platform" to start with. Officials say the new engine will feature improved greenhouse gas and fuel efficiency benefits while retaining the same ratings of the current X15 model. A more than $450-million expansion project for producing the new enginer is underway at the Jamestown Engine Plant.
Man arrested for pulling knife and threatening another person during argument...
A 50 year-old man has been arrested for allegedly pulling a knife on anther person after they got into an argument in the parking lot of a Falconer hotel Wednesday morning. Ellicott Town Police say they were called to the Budget Inn at the four-corners just after 8 a.m. on a report of a person "waving a knife around." Officer say they arrested Luis Lugo for getting into the argument and taking the knife out of his pocket. Lugo was arrested for third-degree menacing... and, was issued an appearance ticket for Ellicott Town Court.
