One person seriously injured in stabbing incident at Chautauqua Mall restaurant...
One person suffered serious injuries in an alleged stabbing incident early last evening at the Chautauqua Mall in Lakewood... and, a Jamestown teen is under arrest. In a Facebook release... Lakewood-Busti Police and local fire rescue crews were called to the mall for a stabbing victim inside a mall restaurant. Officers say the victim was taken to UPMC Hamot Medical Center in Erie, Pa. for treatement of a serious laceration. The victim is expected to recover. Police arrested 19 year-old Kadan Hollingsworth a short distance away. They say witnesses identified Hollingsworth as the assailant... and, he ws arrested for first-degree assault... fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon... and, endangering the welfare of a child because the incident occured in close proximity to a 5 month old infant. Jamestown, and Ellicott Police and the Sheriff's Office assisted with the investigation.
Two arrested in Fredonia for alleged gun incident in Wal-Mart Parking Lot...
Two Dunkirk residents have been jailed on weapon charges after one of them allegedly threatened someone with a gun last Tuesday night. Fredonia Police received a 911 call about a heated argument between two men at the Fredonia Wal-Mart at about 10:15 p.m. Moments later, a second 911 call was received, saying that one of the men was displaying a pistol and pursuing the other in his vehicle. Police Chief David Price says officers located the suspect vehicle on Bennett Road. A traffic stop was conducted with help of Dunkirk Police, and the two occupants -- 41-year-old Juan Cruz-Corraliza and 41-year-old Viviana DeJesus-Ramos -- were allegedly found in possession of a loaded firearm. Cruz-Corraliza was charged with second and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, two counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, second-degree criminal use of a weapon and second-degree menacing. DeJesus-Ramos faces one count of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon and two counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Both were taken to the county jail on $50,000 cash bail... $100,000 property
One person treated for smoke inhalation, and two kittens perish in Crescent St. fire in Jamestown...
A late afternoon house fire in Jamestown has extensively damaged the home's interior... and, it sent one person to the hospital. City firefighters were called to the scene at 539 Crescent St. just after 4:30 p.m., and, began battling the stubborn blaze. Battalion Fire Chief Keith Olson says the fire appeared to start on the second-floor of the two-and-a-half story house... and, says they found fire coming out a second-floor front window. He says all residents got out of the home... but, he did confirm that one person had to be taken to UPMC Chautauqua Hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation. He says the fire wasn't under control until shortly before 7 p.m. due to the house having a metal roof, and multiple layers of shingles underneath it. Olson says there was a lot of interior damage to the home... with most fire and heat damage to the second-floor. There was water damage to the first-floor. Olson says fire investigators were called to look for the cause. An off-duty shift was called in to assist.
County Legislature approves resolution calling on Gov. to delay implementation of new Wetland Regulations that would affect Chautauqua Lake...
County lawmakers in Mayville have approved a resolution urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to delay the implementation of new wetlands regulations on Chautauqua Lake. Those regulations are to take effect next Jan. 1, and, the legislature adopted the measure, 13-to-6. Jamestown Democrat Tom Nelson says he watched a video of state Department of Environmental Conservation officials answering some pointed questions from County Executive P.J. Wendel about their impact on the lake. Nelson says they said any ordinary maintenance or repair of existing development are exempt from the regulations... along with areas in the immediate area of a designated wetland area. He says that includes any structures, or maintenance within 100-feet of a wetland. However... Ellicott Republican Lisa Vanstrom argued the DEC has a tendancy to overreach... and, fellow Republican Marty Proctor... whose district includes Findley Lake... they simply want a delay to get answers to some critical questions.
Village of Celoron cuts ribbon on new playground...
Another piece of the village of Celoron's Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan is now in place. The ribbon was cut yesterday afternoon on the new, state-of-the-art playground at Lucille Ball Memorial Park... capping what Mayor Scot Schrecengost calls an "incredible project." Schrecengost calls it one of the last remaining projects in the park... which has also seen a new basketball court put in... along with new handicapped bathroom facilities and renovated park pavillion and bandshell. He adds the playground has been very busy in the short time it's been open... and, he thanked everyone involved in the 7 to 8 year effort. One of the major players involved was the Western New York and Finger Lake's Regional Development Company. Regional Grants Administrator Kate Badgley says they provided a signifcant amount of funding... a $165,000 grant. Officials with the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation... and, the Ralph C. Sheldon Foundation were also on hand... and, thanked for their support of the project.
