Nine arrested in Dunkirk Drug Bust...
Nine people have been charged following an early morning drug-raid early Wednesday in the city of Dunkirk. Sheriff's deputies say Dunkirk Police... the Sheriff's Departments Narcotics investigators... and Jamestown drug agents executed a search warrant at 13 Willowbrook Drive about 6 a.m. Officers say the raid followed a six-month long investigation... and, turned up nearly 23-grams of Fentanyl... .84-gram of methamphetamine... five dosage units of Codeine... and scales and packaging material for narcotics sales. Police arrested 28 year-old Robert Kaczor, Jr., 28 year-old Raymond Provorse, 26 year-old Kathleen Shipley and 25 year-old Natalie Carr on two counts each of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... and, second-degree criminally using Drug Paraphernalia. They add that Taylor Austin and Dakota Cordell were charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... and, two counts each of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... and, second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia. Officers say James Tilly-the-third was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a Controlled Substance... and, Robert Wordell was charged with first-degree criminal nuisance. The ninth person... Danielle Gee... was sought on a valid Arrest Warrant. All nine were taken to the police station pending arraignment.
Three arrested last Tuesday for being in possession of stolen guns...
Three people have been arrested following a traffic stop Tuesday night on Jamestown's eastside for allegedly being in possession of "an assortment" of rifles and pistols. City police say they conducted the stop in the area of Curtis and Falconer Streets shortly after 8 p.m., and, found that the occupants... 41 year-old Michael Knepp... 42 year-old Ronald Morse and 23 year-old Dakota Proestler were in possession of the guns. Officers say further investigation showed that the weapons were stolen during a recent burglary in the city. Police took all three to the city jail for processing. Knepp is charged with five counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon... one count of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon... and, one of fourth-degree criminal Possession of Stolen Property. Police say Morse faces one count each of fourth-degree criminal Possession of a Weapon... and, one of fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. Proestler is charged with one count each of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon... and, fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. Proestler and Knepp were jailed pending arraignment. Morse was released with an appearance ticket.
Gillibrand outlines Family Support Services for Addition Act she's again sponsoring...
New York's junior U.S. Senator is joining with others in re-introducing bi-partisan legislation to help support families of individuals struggling with substance use disorder. Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand announced Wednesday that she's joined with West Virginia Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito to sponsor the $25-million Family Support Services for Addiction Act. Gillibrand says the COVID-19 pandemic brought about a sharp spike in the number of drug overdose deaths. In New York... she says those numbers grew by 68% between 2019 and 2021... while alcohol-misuse also rose by 25.5% during the pandemic. Gillibrand says often times families don't have the wear-withall to afford help... or don't have access to it. She adds that in many cases, insurance won't cover it. Gillibrand says the program will provide grants to non-profits and commmunity organizations to support services to families... including HOPE Chautauqua here in the Jamestown-area. She says the $25-million in grant funding would be doled out over a five-year period. The legislation also has Republican and Democratic sponsorship in the House of Representatives.
Sundquist discusses work on plans to bring on eight new firefighters with federal funds...
Jamestown city officials are working on plans to bring on eight new firefighters to help fully staff their stations... and, the department's ambulance service. That from Mayor Eddie Sundquist... who says the eight new hires would by funded by a $1.8-million dollar federal SAFER Grant awarded recently to the city. Sundquist says they appreciate the federal assistance... which would allow all fire stations to be open "24/7..." and, continue to run EMS calls with their ambulance service. He adds that the city also received just over $284,000 in Assistance to Firefighters Grant from the federal government for new equipment... including radios. He says there are plenty of potential recruits on the civil service list for firefighters... but, the problem will be getting them all trained in a timely manner. That's because the state's Fire Training program in Montour Falls only accepts so many recruits each semester. The Jamestown Fire Department does have a training grounds location in the Brooklyn Square area. The Assistance to Firefighters Grant program is administered through the Federal Emergency Management Agency -- or FEMA.
Three arrested in Bemus Point following alleged fight...
A fight involving family members in the village of Bemus Point has led to the arrest of three people on menacing and child endangerment charges. Sheriff's officers were called to a Pine Street location about 8:20 p.m. last Friday... and, found that the minor victim was also threatened with a baseball bat. Deputies say 38 year-old Jeffery Martinelli of Bemus Point... and, 18 year-old Landin Martinelli of Jamestown... were both charged with endangering the Welfare of a child. In addition... 30 year-old Jonathan Martinelli of Bemus Point was charged with second-degree menacing and endangering the welfare of a child. All three men were issued appearance tickets for Ellery Town Court.
