A routine traffic stop for a traffic and noise violation in downtown Jamestown early Saturday morning led to the arrest of two Buffalo men for alleged drug possession. City police say officers spotted the car... driven by 21 year-old Maurice Cheatom... eastbound on West Third Street about 1 AM. Police say Cheatom was allegedly playing loud music in the car... and, was seen making an unsafe lane change on East Second Steet as he was turning onto Foote Avenue. Police pulled the car over... and, found that Cheatom had an suspended driver's license... and, that he and his passenger -- 19 year-old Markel Hilson -- were on possession of 4 ounces of cocaine. Futher investigation found that Hilson was also in possession of marijuana. Both were arrested on two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance... and, unlawful possession of marijuana. They were also allegedly in possession of more than 16-hundred dollars in cash. Cheatom also faces various traffic violations. Two other people were not arrested. Hilson is jailed without bail. Bail was set at one-thousand dollars for Cheatom. Anyone with information on illegal drug activity in Jamestown is asked to call the JPD Tip-Line at 483-TIPS... that's 483-8477.
Two people... one an alleged drug trafficker... have been accused of stealing more than 400-dollars worth of food and other items from the Lakewood Wal-Mart SuperCenter. Lakewood-Busti Police say 34 year-old Zulenka Fuentes-Cruz... and, Angel Cruz... allegedly took 417-dollars worth of merchandize from the store about 4 PM last Saturday afternoon. Officers say both allegedly damaged more than 184-dollars worth of meat and seafood because it was out of the cooler for a long-period of time... and, could not be resold. Zulenka Fuentes-Cruz was arrested in Jamestown back on May 6th after she was found in a Winsor Street home being used to traffick Heroin. Both she and Angel Cruz were issued appearance tickets for Busti Town Court.
A 1966 graduate of Jamestown Community College's nursing program returned home to address this year's graduates at the school. Carol Johnson says she'd never given a commencement speech before now. In her remarks, Johnson reflected on her start at JCC and how it got her established what she still considers a great field to work in. Johnson retired in 2011 after a 47 year career at Parkview Health System in Indiana, and has just written her first book, "What Would Florence Do? A Guide for New Nurse Managers." Some 576 spring graduates were honored at the Jamestown Commencement Saturday, in addition to about 250 others who'd earned their degrees last summer and fall.
Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi has resumed his schedule of Neighborhood Walking Tours from now through mid-Fall. The mayor was on the city's southside last Tuesday night to talk with residents on Howard Street. Teresi says the walking tours were an out-growth of his first Mayoral campaign in 1999... when a number of people said they only time they saw elected officials was when they were campaigning for office. At that time... Teresi says he decided to make the walks a priority... and, he says the vast majority of residents appreciate them. Teresi says he's received a number of ideas from residents during the walks that have been implemented -- in one way or another -- by his administration. He says one was the police "crackdown" on the illegal drug trade when the city's Heroin epidemic began just over two years ago. Teresi says he heard both general and "specific" concerns. For more information on the walking tours... contact Mayoral Assistant Matt Hanley at 483-7600. Teresi made his comments for this past weekend's "Community Spotlight" program.
A Westfield man is jailed on 250-thousand dollars bail for allegedly being found in possession of child pornography following his arrest last week. Sheriff's Deputies say they, and Westfield Village Police, executed a search warrant on the residence of 31 year-old Eric Brown of East Second Street last Tuesday. Officers say they arrested Brown without incident on 28 counts of criminal possession of a sexual performance by a child. He was arraigned... and, sent to the county lock-up.
The search resumes this morning for a fisherman from Wyoming County who was reported missing after he failed to stop and pick up a friend in his boat on Chautauqua Lake last Wednesday night. The Sheriff's Office reports that 64 year-old David Spink of Varysburg went missing after he was seen leaving Camp Prendergast about 7 PM Wednesday. Deputies say Spink planned to launch his boat from Prendergast Point... and, pick-up the friend. He was reported missing by family members last Thursday. Officers say his unoccupied boat was discovered on shore at Long Point State Park Thursday night. An air and water search has been underway. Anyone with information that may help in their search is asked to call the Sheriff's Office at 753-2131.
Local, north county governments involved in the process of a forming a North County Water District have now received copies of a draft municipal agreement. The copies were handed out by County Executive Vince Horrigan during a meeting of the Chadwick Bay Regional Development Corporation on Thursday evening. He wants the municipalities to review the documents... and, he discussed the next step involved in the process. Some local leaders have indicated that the toughest hurdle will be the intermunicipal agreements. Horrigan remains optimistic that they will be approved. Horrigan says there have been a lot of individual meetings, but, now it's a matter of making sure are in proper "legal" form. All but two local leaders attended the meeting. Horrigan expects the County Water Authority to meet next month to work on a final draft agreement.
Governor Cuomo has already made more than half-a-million dollars on his recently published memoir and now a recently filed financial disclosure suggests he can expect at least 150-thousand dollars more. The disclosure, filed last Friday with the state, shows the Democratic governor expects to make between $150,000 and $250,000 this year off the book. The memoir, entitled ``All Things Possible: Setbacks and Success in Politics and Life,'' was published by HarperCollins last fall.
A ban on brush burning remains in effect through Thursday for New York state... but, campfires are OK. The state Department of Environmental Conservation has downgraded the fire danger rating in the state from ``high'' to ``moderate'' amid milder temperatures and rain the forecast. So campfires, recreational fires and outdoor cooking fires are being allowed. Still... state officials ask that campers reduce risks by using existing campfire rings and building fires away from overhanging branches or dry grass. Crews have battled wildfires around New York state this month during the dry spell.
