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WJTN News Headlines for Thurs., Mar. 10, 2022

Buffalo man arrested for trying to steal Dirt Bike with fake money in Jamestown, and leading police on chase...
A Buffalo man is under arrest after allegedly trying to steal a dirt bike on Jamestown's southside... after trying to buy it with counterfeit money... and then fleeing police.  City police were called to a location on Martin Road just after 7:30 p.m. last Sunday after 21 year-old Arnaldo Mateo, Jr. and another person arrived at the scene, and tried to use the fake money to purchase the bike.  However... they grabbed the bike and fled.  The owner of the bike then called police and tried to find Mateo and the other subject.  The owner later found and confronted him several blocks away... and, got the bike back before Mateo and the other person fled.  Their gray-colored SUV was later involved in a hit-and-run accident in a parking lot near UPMC Chautauqua Hospital.  Officers then located the vehicle near Foote and Cole Avenues speeding towards Brooklyn Square.  The SUV then stopped... and, as officers were getting ready to approach the SUV... it sped off again.  Police later learned the suspects threw what appeared to be a handgun onto the ground near North Main and Fifth Streets.  The vehicle fled... and, was later found in Erie County near Buffalo.  Mateo was arrested, and turned over to Jamestown police.  He faces several charges... including first-degree reckless endangerment and fourth-degree grand larceny... and, more charges and arrests are pending.


Great Valley man arrested for being in possession of a stolen handgun...
A Cattaraugus County man has been arrested for allegedly being found in possession of a stolen handgun during an investigation in the town of Great Valley.  Sheriff's officers in Little Valley say they and members of the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force raided a home at 3755 Halsaver Rd. Monday afternoon... and, arrested 48 year-old Rene LeBlanc after he was found with the firearm.  LeBlanc was charged with Felony criminal possession of a firearm... and, fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property.  He was issued appearance tickets for a future court appearance.


As gas prices jump, pressure on to eliminate NYS sales tax on gas, and step up domestic oil production...
Gasoline prices continue to rise across the region -- and nation.  Tuesday's national average price for a gallon of gasoline is $4.25 a gallon... up 8 cents from Tuesday.  AAA says the New York State average is $4.43, up 6 cents between Monday and Tuesday.  With President Biden imposing a ban on oil and other energy shipments from Russia... are there other steps that could be taken to help stabilize gas prices?  AAA of Western and Central New York's Elizabeth Carey says prices have been going up since Russia first began threatening to invade Ukraine.  Carey says there are some calls to either release more gas and oil reserves, or step up domestic production.  Meanwhile, there's a push in Albany to suspend the New York State gas tax.  State Senator George Borrello says more Democrats are supporting the move, but the Sunset Bay Republican doubts that Governor Kathy Hochul will get on board.  Borrello says state Republican leaders have been calling for a suspension of the gas tax since last October.


NY Immigration Coalition urges state to welcome Ukrainian Refugees...
The New York Immigration Coalition is among the groups urging the United States to take in as many Ukrainian refugees as possible, as Ukraine faces an ongoing invasion by Russia.  New York has roughly 150,000 Ukrainian residents, the largest population in the nation.  Governor Kathy Hochul recently said New York is prepared to coordinate with the Biden administration to accept refugees fleeing the conflict.  The Immigration Coaltion's Nicole Catá says she hopes to see resources directed to beefing up the refugee program.  Cata says it's been an "absolutely devastating week for Ukrainians, both here and abroad."  More than 100 recipients of the Deferred Action for Children Arrivals program -- also referred to as DACA -- and more than 1,700 international students are from Ukraine.  Catá hopes the Biden administration will put measures into place protecting them from deportation. 


Catt. Co man rescued after suffering leg injury in wilderness area...
A 66-year-old man from Little Valley was taken to a Buffalo hospital after a wilderness rescue in the town of Mansfield in Cattaraugus County last Saturday.  The State Department of Environmental Conservation reports that Cattaraugus County 9-1-1 requested a forest ranger to assist in locating the man with a disability in a vehicle struck on an unknown seasonal road around 1:30 p.m.  About a half-hour later... the man was located, lying in the snow with an unstable lower leg injury near the Cattaraugus State Forest.  The ranger provided a hypowrap to keep the man warm until the Cattaraugus Fire Department arrived with its tracked UTV. The man, who was not identified, was transported by ambulance to the Erie County Medical Center for treatment.


JHS Express Winter Guard takes Third-place at WGI Regionals...
The Jamestown High School Express Winter Guard finished in third-place at the recent Winter Guard International Regional Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Winter Guard Director Kaitlyn Marsh says they competed against 10 other schools from New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Virginia in the "Scholastic A" class.  They performed their show, "Somebody Who Loves Me."  The Winter Guard will next perform at the McElrath Gym on Saturday, Mar. 26 at 5 p.m. with both JV and Varsity squads taking part.  They go to Dayton, Ohio in April to compete in Winter Guard International's World Championships.