Dewey Place home in Jamestown damaged by basement fire...
Jamestown firefighters made fairly quick work of a basement fire at a home on the city's northside very early this morning. City Fire Battalion Chief Brian Acterberg says crews were called to 15 Dewey Pl. about Midnight... and, attacked the fire with an extinguisher. Acterberg says they performed an overhaul on the house. However... he says the building had a working smoke detector, and that alerted the family to get out. Acterberg says no one was hurt. Damage was mainly confined to the basement... and, he says the blaze apparently originated in an electric panel in the basement area. Firefighters were at the scene until about 2:30 Tuesday morning.
Man from Westfield arrested during drug raid Monday morning...
A Westfield man has been arrested on numerous drug-related charges following an early morning raid at his apartment on North Portage Street. Sheriff's officers say members of the county SWAT Team... Southern Tier Regional and Jamestown Metro Drug Task Forces... Westfield Police... and, members of Sheriff’s Department Road Patrol executed a Search Warrant at 154 North Portage just after 6 a.m. Monday. They arrested 49 year-old Louis Dros for seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... and, second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia. He was taken to the county jail for Centralized Arraignment Program. Anyone with information on suspicous or narcotics related activity in their area... call the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force Tipline at 1-800-344-8702 or 664-2420... the Jamestown Police Tipline call 716-483-8477... or Dunkirk Police Department Tipline call 363-0313.
Quattrone says marijuana-related crashes not increasing at this point with marijuana legalization...
Chautauqua County Sheriff Jim Quattrone is continuing to follow developments as the legalization of marijuana continues to move slowly forward in New York State. Quattrone says there doesn't seem to be an increase in marijuana-related crashes so far, but no dispensaries have been approved in the county at this point. He says there are currently some dispensaries on the local indian reservations... but, nothing anywhere else. Quattrone is concerned about THC levels in the marijuana that is legally sold. He says it's something the State's Cannabis Management Board will try to regulate. He says one of the big reasons for legalization in New York is so we know what's in the marijuana. However... Quattrone says that's been difficult to control. Nine local governments will allow dispensaries in Chautauqua County... including the cities of Dunkirk and Jamestown. That's according to the latest from the Rockefeller Institute of Government's Opt Out tracker.
Three county residents arrested on weapons and other charges...
Three Chautauqua County men were arrested on weapons and other charges following a raid on a home in the town of Gerry late last week. Sheriff's deputies say they were joined by the county's SWAT Team... and, the Southern Tier Regional, and Jamestown Metro Drug Task Forces in executing a search warrant at 4183 Route 380 late last Friday. Officers say they arrested 28 year-old Wayne Wright III of Sinclairville for fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon after being found with multiple illegal firearms. Their investigation also led to the arrest of 23 year-old Jonathan Camacho-Monge, and 37 year-old Dustin Clifton -- both of Jamestown -- who were wanted on warrants out of Meadville, Pennsylvania. Clifton and Camacho were taken to the county jail as fugitives from justice. Officers also took Wright to the county jail pending arraignment... and more charges are pending.
Gerace Office Bldg in Mayville reopens today...
Chautauqua County's Gerace Office Building has reopened for business after being closed late last week due to an electrical malfunction in the building that triggered a power outage. County Executive P.J. Wendel says water from last week's rain and flooding issues got into the basement area of the building... triggering the malfunction on an electric panel. The outage occured late last Thursday and the building was closed through President's Day on Monday. Wendel says county staff worked over the weekend to take care of the situation... and, he thanked "the dedicated professionals who work for the county's Department of Public Facilities... and, Information Technology Departments.
Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2022 honored during Induction Dinner Monday night...
It took more than a year... but, the 11 newest members of the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame were officially inducted during last night's banquet in Lakewood. The Class of 2021 became the Class of 2022... and, included a wide range of sports being represented. Among them were Washington-&-Jefferson University Football Coach Mike Sirianni... whose family name is very familiar to the area. Sirianni starred at Southwestern High School, then later at Mount Union in Ohio. Sirianni called it an outstanding honor from the place he grew up in. Sirianni became head coach at Washington-&-Jefferson in 2003... and, has a winning record of 156-36. Fredonia's Marc Tramuta made his name in baseball... and, has been a Major League Baseball scout since 2003. He says it's "nice to be honored" as well. Deceased inductees were also honored... among them Jamestown native Richard Shearman... who was involved in speed skating and sail boat racing. His daughter, Mary, from Westfield remembered him doing a lot of travel for his sports teams, and others. Other inductees on hand at the Lakewood Rod and Gun Club included Fredonia and Daemen College sports stand-out Sara Bogardus-Burnett... swimmer Andrew Creager...martial arts competitor Christina Kebort... basketball stand-out Lewis Mack... and Randy Anderson. Other deceased inductees included George Barone... Harry Carlson... and, Larry Rodgers.
