Fire at Jamestown Senior High Rise claims one life...
A fatal fire has damaged part of the seventh-floor of the Senior High Rise building in downtown Jamestown... and, has displaced some of the residents. City Fire Battlion Keith Olson says crews were called to the scene at 303 West Fifth St. just before 7:30 p.m. Monday, and, found smoke and fire coming from one of the apartments. Crews quickly moved to the upper floors, and hit the fire with water from their high rise system. Olson says an off-duty shift went to the scene... while others remained at Station-One at City Hall to maintain city coverage. Battalion Chief Shawn Shilling says crews had the flames under control and out by shortly after 8 p.m. Crews were still at the scene late Monday night. No other residents were hurt... but, one firefighter had minor injuries. Unattended cooking on a stove apparently triggered the fire... which was mainly confined to the seventh-floor apartment. City officials say 30 of the 90-plus residents are being assisted temporariiy by the local Red Cross.
City man wanted on warrant found by police with fentanyl and another drug...
A Jamestown man has been arrested for being found in possession of fentanyl and another controlled substance following a weekend traffic stop on the city's southside. Jamestown Police say their Violence Interdiction... and, K-9 Units... stopped the car on Kidder Street -- near Broadhead Avenue -- shortly after 11 p.m. last Saturday. Officers say they found that 33 year-old Christopher Belin ws in possession of a quantity of Alprazolam... and, a digital scale. Police took Belin into custody and he was taken to the city jail for booking. During a search... Belin allegedly removed the fentanyl from his person... and, tried to consume it to avoid being caught. However... he was caught. Police charged Belin with one count each of third, fourth and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... tampering with physical evidence... and, second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia. He was jailed pending arraignment.
Falconer man arrested for drug possession following unwanted person call...
A Falconer man has been arrested on multiple drug charges after his arrest in Jamestown for being an unwanted person inside a home. City police were called to the scene at 310 Allen St. shortly after 3 a.m. Sunday... and, learned that 34 year-old Jacob Carr was one of the unwanted persons there. They also found that there was an active arrest warrant for him out of City Court. Police arrested Carr and, a later search found seperately packaged fentanyl and methamphetamine in his possession. He was jailed pending arraignment.
County Chamber, and Visitor's Bureau teaming up to help promote businesses providing Total Solar Eclipse scheduling and merchandise...
A large number of visitors are expected in Chautauqua County for next month's total solar eclipse... and, with that the county's Chamber of Commerce is helping local businesses who will be dealing with additional customers that day. Chamber President and Chief Executive Officer Dan Heitzenrater says they have been teaming up with the county's Visitors Bureau on getting the word out about businesses who will be hosting special events on the weekend of the eclipse. Heitzenrater says CCVB has been spearheading collection and listing of those events" so people coming into the area can take advantage of them... and, the chamber is trying to suppliment that. He says businesses can register by going to the Chamber's website or the CCVB website. He says that offer is for businesses that will be holding special hours that day... or specials that are eclipse-themed. As of Monday, Heitzenrater says the Visitors Bureau had listed 47 locations in the county with special eclipse events. The chamber recently hosted workshops in Dunkirk and Jamestown specifically geared towards helping businesses prepare for the eclipse.
No city-sponsored eclipse events in Jamestown, but, there's at least one event taking place at the Fenton...
The city of Jamestown is not sponsoring any solar eclipse events on Apr. 8, but, the Fenton History Center will be hosting a viewing party that day from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. The city council's Public Safety Committee recently voted to approve the event... and the full council will vote on it Monday, Mar. 25. Mayor Kim Ecklund says... though... that she and other city leaders are preparing for any possible emergencies... including potential power and communications issues. Ecklund says the city will be receiving several of the special eclipse-viewing glasses from Chautauqua County... and, they'll have more information soon about distribution. The total solar eclipse is to take place about 3:15 p.m. to 3:22 p.m. in the Jamestown -- Chautauqua County area. Most viewing events are generally taking place between 2 and 4 p.m.
Man and woman from Jamestown arrested after breaking each other's glasses during domestic dispute...
A man and woman from Jamestown were arrested Sunday for allegedly breaking each other's glasses during a domestic dispute on the city's northside. Jametown police were called to the unidentified location about 2:30 p.m., and, after investigating, learned that both 37 year-old Karen Danson... and, 35 year-old Andrew Cooley... had broken each other's prescription glasses. Officers also found that Danson and Cooley had valid orders of protections against one another. Police took both into custody and they were taken to the city jail on charges of second-degree criminal contempt... and, fourth-degree criminal mischief. Both were jailed pending arraignment.
