City man riding bicycle in Jamestown last weekend arrested for drug possession...
A man from Jamestown faces multiple drug-related charges following a traffic stop on the city's eastside late last Saturday night.  Jamestown police say they spotted 29 year-old Zachary Graves riding a bicycle in the area of East Sixth and Grant Streets shortly after 10 p.m., when he tried to flee on the bike.  Officers say they chased Graves about half-a-mile before finally stopping him.  Once caught... police say he tried to assume another person's identity because he was sought on a city court warrant.  However... officers were quickly able to identify him... and, took him into custody without further incident.  Before being taken to the city jail... police searched him and allegedly found him in possession of a quantity of methamphetamine.  Graves is also accused of trying to conceal a quantity of cocaine inside the police vehicle.  Once inside the jail... he allegedly tried to conceal an additional quantity of cocaine and fentanyl.  Graves was arrested on charges including: third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... and, second-degree criminal impersonation.  He was jailed pending arraignment.

Jamestown man arrested following large fight on city's northside...
A city man has been arrested for disorderly conduct after Jamestown police saw him punching another man in the head several times during a fight on the city's northside.  Jamestown police were called to the 7-Eleven store at 518 North Main St. for a large fight just after 1 a.m. Sunday.  When they arrived... officers say they spotted 31 year-old Andrew Holcomb on top of the victim... and, repeatedly punching him.  Holcomb was arrested... and, issued an appearance ticket for city court at a later date.  The victim did not suffer any significant injuries.

Woman from Ohio arrested for Snomobiling while Intoxicated after being seen not wearing a helmet...
An Ohio woman has been arrested for snowmobiling while intoxicated after she was stopped on a trail in the town of Chautauqua for riding without a helmet.  Sheriff's officers say their Snowmobile Patrol stopped 50 year-old Cynthia Wasson of Fairlawn, Ohio on the trail off West Lake Road about 8:30 p.m. last Saturday.  During the investigation... they determined that Wasson was operating the Snowmobile while drunk.  In addition... they say the snowmobile Wasson was operating was uninsured and unregistered.  She was arrested for operating a snowmobile while intoxicated... operating a snowmobile without proper safety equipment... operating a snowmobile without insurance, and having an unregistered snowmobile.  Wasson was issued appearance tickets for Chautauqua Town Court.

City man arrested for allegedly wielding a knife while holding a child...
A Jamestown man has been arrested following a domestic incident during which he was holding a child in one arm... and, swinging a knife with the other.  City police were called to an eastside home just after 3 a.m. Saturday for a domestic dispute... and investigated.  Officers say they arrested 27 year-old Victor Andino for endangering the welfare of a child... and, he was taken to the city jail pending arraignment.

Wendel details reasoning behind announcement of re-election bid...
Chautauqua County Executive P.J. Wendel says he loves what he's doing... and loves what he's been able to do with the county, which he says is moving forward in a positive way.  That's part of why Wendel has decided to run for re-election.  He is touting more than $1.6-billion in economic development and lower taxes since taking office, but adds there's more work to do.  Wendel says they just completed the airport report, and he hopes to have some good news on that in the coming months.  The Lakewood Republican adds that continued economic development will be his key goal.  He says they have some additional shovel-ready sites... including one in the Mason Industrial Park.  He says there's also on location underway development in Ripley.  Along with work on Chautauqua Lake... Wendel says he also plans to focus on improving the county's housing stock.  Wendel is seeking a second full term in the county's top-elected post after he was appointed in January 2020 to fill out the rest of current State Senator George Borrello's term.

Jamestown man arrested for arson following incident at town of Ellicott business...
A city man is accused of setting an arson fire inside a business in the town of Ellicott early last week.  Town Police say they were called to the unidentified business shortly after 6 p.m. this past Tuesday for a suspicious fire.  Officers say their investigation showed that 34 year-old Ronald Greene, Junior of Jamestown had gone into the store... and, intentionally lit the fire during business hours.  Police say they found Greene a short time later... and, he was arrested on one count of second-degree arson.  He was taken to the county jail pending centralized arraignment. 

City woman arrested following domestic incident on northside...
A Jamestown woman has been arrested following a domestic incident in which she damaged another person's property... and, refused to comply with officers several times.  City police say they were called to a northside residence just after 6:30 p.m. last Friday for a physical domestic incident.  Officers say they found the suspect... 50 year-old Danielle Middaugh... had damaged the victim's property.  They add she failed multiple times to comply with their commands during the investigation.  Middaugh was arrested for fourth-degree criminal mischief... and, second-degree obstructing governmental administration.  She was jailed pending arraignment.