Two arrested in town of Carroll on drug-related charges following traffic stop...
Two people have been arrested on multiple drug-related charges following a traffic stop late last night in the town of Carroll. Sheriff's Department narcotics investigators say they saw 38 year-old Brook Patterson of Jamestown driving a car with a suspended license shortly before Midnight on Main Street in Frewsburg. Deputies say once the vehicle was stopped... the passenger -- 39 year-old Brian Jones of Frewsburg -- got out... and, allegedly threw a glass smoking pipe containing cocaine residue. Deputies say both men were detained... and, a search of the pair, and the vehicle found that Patterson was in possession of a quantity of cocaine... packaging materials... and, digital scales. Jones was arrested and charged with felony tampering with physical evidence. Patterson was arrested and charged with third-and fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... and, second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation. Jones was released with an appearance ticket... while Patterson was sent to the county jail pending arraignment.
Region gets at least quick glimpses of Total Solar Eclipse...
No matter where you were... or how much cloud cover there was... you got to at least "experience" Monday's Total Solar Eclipse in Jamestown and Chautauqua County. As "totality" began... you could hear birds chipping like it was dusk... then all the street lights came on. In most places... the clouds were able to break just enough for everyone to get a look at the moon covering the sun. There were several official... and, "unofficial" watch partieis going on... one of the official ones was at the Fenton History Center. Executive Director Jane Wahlberg has been with the Fenton about a year... but, says they really wanted to do this. Wahlberg says "it's history." Local residents... and, out-of-towners were among those gathering as the "partial eclipse" began shortly after 2 p.m. Among the people on hand at the Fenton was Schenectady's Meg Urbanski... who was joined by her sister to see the Lucy-Desi Museum and the National Comedy Center... but, also wanted to see the eclipse. She says they're both excited to see the eclipse. Also among the out-of-towners at the Fenton History Center were people from New York City.... Georgia... California... and, Pennsylvania. There were also eclipse viewing parties at the County Airport near Jamestown... Bemus Point... and, in Dunkirk along the Lake Erie shoreline.
Eclipse experienced by students at SUNY JCC...
Prior to ‘totality’ on Monday, the Jamestown campus of Jamestown Community College was alive with activity. The college’s Vice-President of Student Affairs, Dr. Kirk Young, was there to take it all in... and, says they had "quite a good gathering" of students, faculity, staff and community members. One of the events was an eclipse-related scavenger hunt. Southwestern Central School Senior, Sam Kautzman, took part in it and says they have a number of stands -- or booths -- each of which had instructions for people to follow. Peter Samuelson was interested in the science experiments done during totality… in particular the way both humans and animals reacted to total darkness. In one way there was NOT complete darkness on the JCC campus. Staff and volunteers all wore fluorescent green tee-shirts that said ‘JCC -- Totally Worth It -- 04-08-24.’
Dunkirk Eclipse Fest a success...
A once-in-a-lifetime event shrouded Chautauqua County in darkness for more than three minutes Monday afternoon... and, a DJ spun "eclipse-themed" tunes along the Dunkirk waterfront. That as the 'totality' phase of the solar eclipse concluded at the city's Eclipse Fest. Skies were cloudy in Dunkirk before totality began at 3:18 p.m., with peeks of sun breaking out not too long after that phase ended. Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz was amazed by the experience... mainly seeing how dark it became, and being able to see some of the total eclipse near the end when the clouds broke. The temperature at the Dunkirk Airport reached a high of 64 at the beginning of the eclipse and dropped to 55 during the totality phase. As for Eclipse Fest itself... Mayor Wdowiasz said there was a great turnout for the event at the Clarion Hotel and Steelbound Brewery.
City man arrested on warrants, and drug possession...
A Jamestown man has been arrested after being found to have outstanding arrest warrants... and, being in possession of narcotic drugs. City police say officers spotted 21 year-old Branden Ryan at a location on the city's southside late last Saturday afternoon... and, knew there were warrants for his arrest. Police say Ryan was taken into custody and searched... and, found in possession of a small amount of methamphetamine. He was taken to the city jail pending arraignment on his outstanding warrants... and, one count of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
Cassadaga man with 28 drivers license suspensions arrested for operating ATV on a public roadway...
A Cassadaga man whose license has been suspended nearly 30 times has been arrested for allegedly driving an all-terrain vehicle on Route 60 in the town of Stockton. Sheriff's deputies say they stopped the ATV on the pubic roadway late last Saturday afternoon near Cassadaga. Officers say a DMV License check on 25 year-old Riley Priest showed that his license had 28 suspensions on it. Priest was charged with unlawful operaton of an ATV on a highway... and, issued traffic tickets for Stockton Town Court at a later date.
