City police say multiple public tips helped track down Kwik Fill robber...
Jamestown police have arrested a city man who allegedly assaulted the clerk and stole the cash register from the Kwik Fill station on Forest Avenue last Friday night. JPD Captain Bob Samuelson says officers were called to the scene at 342 Forest about 11:30 p.m. on a report of a strong-arm robbery. Samuelson says they were told that the suspect... later identified as 27 year-old Kyle Senear... entered the store and demanded cash from the register. He says Senear then punched the clerk in the face... and, grabbed the register before running off east towards Superior Street. The employee was treated at the scene by Jamestown Fire Personnel. Samuelson says police received multiple tips on the case... including some that identified the person as Senear... who was also on parole. He faces a charge of that, in addition to second-degree robbery. Senear is jailed pending arraignment.
Olean man pleads guilty to cyberstalking...
An Olean man has pleaded guilty to cyberstalking a person from Minnesota earlier this year. U-S Attorney Trini Ross says 29 year-old Luke Wenke recently entered the plea before U.S. District Judge John Sinatra, Junior. Ross says the charges carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Prosecutors say that in late January... Wenke threatened to hurt a person identified as "RG..." who is a criminal defense attorney representing an acquaintance of Wenke’s in a criminal matter in Minnesota. Beginning in September 2020... they say Wenke grew dissatisfied with the representation that 'RG' provided to the acquaintance, and began to harass and threaten R.G. Between September of 2020, and January of 2022, Wenke sent R.G. more than 76 e-mails, a voicemail, made two phone calls to the person's law firm, and tried to visit the firm in-person on one occasion. In late January... Wenke sent two extremely threatening e-mails to the defense attorney. He'll be sentenced on Aug. 18.
Freshwater Future announces grants available for people behind on water bills through LIHWAP program...
There is funding available for low-income residents in the Jamestown-area who have fallen behind on their water bills... or have received shut-off notices. The organization, Freshwater Future, says Congress has allocated new funding to help people through the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program. Freshwater's Executive Director, Jill Ryan, says the Michigan-based organization says they saw a lot of need during... and, coming out of the COVID pandemic. Ryan says it was important during the pandemic for people to wash their hands, and some needed help to afford that water. Ryan says the help is also available to low-income residents who have gone into arrears on their wastewater bills. She says grants are up to $2,500 for water... and, another $2,500 for wastewater on a combined bill. Ryan says they work with about 2,000 communities in the region to provide the help, along with technical expertise, and also help develop policy initiatives. Ryan says to find out more... go to the Board of Public Utilities website... or otda.ny.gov/LIHWAP. You can also call Freshwater Future at (231)-348-8200 and talk with 'Crystal' for help in navigating the forms and documentation needed.
"Grow Jamestown" Garden Fair returns Saturday -- outdoors...
After a two-year break due to the pandemic... the Grow Jamestown Garden Fair returned to downtown Jamestown Saturday. For the first time ever, the fair was held mostly outdoors. Organizer Linnea Carlson was pleased with the weather and the outcome... especially the way the community came out on a beautiful day. The fair was held along Third Street between Main and Cherry. Going forward Carlson... says she hopes to see the fair ‘grow’ even more with more vendors. Linnea Carlson is the also Director of the Jamestown Public Market which will open along Third Street in June. The Resource Center and Brigiotta’s were the presenting sponsors of Saturday’s garden fair.
Rapp announces $3.7-Million in funding being provided for WGH ER expansion...
More than 3-and-a-half million dollars is coming to Warren General Hospital in Warren, Pennsylvania for the modernization and expansion of it's emergency room. That from State House Health Committee Chairwoman Kathy Rapp and State Senator Scott Hutchinson... who say the 3.7-million dollar grant will come from Pennsylvania's Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program. Rapp says she "was honored to offer my support for this extremely necessary ER expansion project that will significantly increase access to the already top-notch patient care that Warren General Hospital continues to deliver to the rural communities I represent." Specifically... the Warren Republican says the project will improve patient care by renovating and moving the MedSurg unit closer to the ER. The ER will also be expanded to include larger treatment spaces that are equipped to accommodate behavioral health patients and patients with airborne infectious disease.
Two Rochester men plead guilty to discharing chemical spray during attempted insurrection on Jan. 6...
Two New York men have pleaded guilty to discharging chemical spray at police officers inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 attempted insurrection. Cody Mattice and James Mault entered their pleas before a federal judge in Washington, D.C., last Friday. Each faces between three and four years in prison after pleading guilty to the felony charges. Sentencing is scheduled for July 15. Mattice and Mault are both from the Rochester area and were indicted in October. Mault was arrested in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where he had been stationed with the U.S. Army. Mattice was arrested at his home in Hilton, New York.
