Four people arrested following high-speed car chase, and drug raid in Jamestown...
Four people have been arrested -- including a wanted parolee -- on several drug-related charges following a high-speed chase that began in Jamestown and ended in Frewsburg.  City police say officers attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of Willard and Allen Streets just before Noon Tuesday after spotting the parolee... 40 year-old Samuel Pointer of Jamestown and Buffalo... driving the vehicle.  Police tried to stop Pointer... but, he wouldn't comply... and, led officers on the chase into the town of Ellicott, and then Frewsburg.  They say Pointer finally stopped on the Falconer-Frewsburg Road, and he and a woman in the car, 23 year-old Dakota Trippe of Jamestown, were arrested.  There was also a child under the age of one-year-old in the car's back seat.  Members of the Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force later conducted a raid on Pointer's home... and, found the other two suspects... 44 year-old Russell Barlett of Jamestown, and 49 year-old Don Lawson of Buffalo.  They also found just over 11-grams of heroin, 1.6-grams of crack cocaine, 8.4 grams of fentanyl, nearly 30-grams of methamphetamine, and two handguns.  Pointer faces 14 individual charges... including two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon... and, three counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.  He's also charged with unlawfully fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle.  Lawson also faces two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, and three counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance.  Police say Trippe and Bartlett are each charged with two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... and one count of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

City man busted for drug possession after traffic stop...
A Jamestown man faces several drug-releated charges following a traffic stop on the city's eastside early Tuesday morning.  Jamestown Police say they stopped 37 year-old Tyler Elsesser in the area of East Second and Cowing Streets shortly after 3 a.m., and, found he had a suspended license... and, he was arrested.  Officers then searched the vehicle... and, found various quantities of methamphetamine, cocaine, Fentanyl, Heroin, prescription pills and suboxone.  They also found digital scales.  Elsesser was arrested on one count of Felony third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... five counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... and one count of second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia.  He's also charged with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle... and, was jailed pending arraignment.

Investigation continues into fatal shooting in Sinclairville...
The investigation is continuing into a fatal shooting that occurred in the village of Sinclairville last month. 18-year-old Joseph Misciagno of Cassadaga died after being shot in the lower back following a dispute in the area of Reed and Park Streets shortly after 7:30 p.m. on July 5.  Chautauqua County Sheriff Jim Quattrone gave an update Tuesday on where the investigation stands, and says they anticipate charges "relatively soon" depending on follow up investigations.  Quattrone says one of the reasons an arrest has not been made is because of recent changes to New York State's discovery laws... because you can't continue an investigation now once an arrest is made.  Six people were reportedly involved in a dispute that led to the shooting, including Misciagno.

City woman arrested after child found wandering alone...
A city woman has been arrested for allegedly leaving her 2-year-old child unattended... and, left wandering in the area of West Ninth and Cherry Streets Monday night.  Jamestown police were on patrol in the area when officers were flagged down by two citizens shortly before 8 p.m.  Police say they had the 2-year-old with them... noting the child was alone.  Officers say it was about 30 to 40 minutes before they found 19 year-old Lynette Merced... and, arrested her for endangering the welfare of a child.  They say the child was found about two-blocks away from their home... but was not hurt.  The infant was turned over to another family member.

Della Pia "fearful" of what may happen in Congress if polarization becomes worse...
The Democratic candidate for the 23rd Congressional seat in this month's special election... and, the general election in November….. spoke to supporters Tuesday evening at Dow Park in Jamestown.  Owego's Max Della Pia says he is ‘fearful for what is going to come ahead... if we don’t have the right people in Congress.’  Della Pia says we need people moved by service to their country... not for political gain, power, or money.  The Republican primary for Congress on Aug. 23, the same day as the special election, is getting a lot of press.  Della Pia calls that a gift.  He says some people he's spoken with say they're kind of sick of "the polarization, the anger, the hate" in politics now.  Della Pia says he's not that kind of person. 

2021 Audit shows Jamestown "rainy day" fund growing...
The city of Jamestown wound up fiscal year 2021 with a very "positive financial result..." with revenues exceeding spending by about $4-million.  That from the city's third-party auditor... Accountant Carl Widmer with the firm Drescher and Malecki... which performed Jamestown's audit for the second year in a row.  Speaking to the City Council at Monday night's work session... Widmer noted that most of that was "unexpected revenues..." fueled mainly by sales tax proceeds that came in between $1.2-million to $2-million over budget.  In fact... he says the city has done well in it's budgeting the past five years... with the overall, undesignated fund balance... now at just over $6-million.  He says that's 17.2% of total year's revenues... which he says is well within what the Government Financial Officers Association recommends municipalities keep on hand for emergencies.  He says they should have 16.7% of annual funds... and he says the city is now just past that.  Widmer says having 2 to 3 months funding is most advisable.