Dunkirk woman arrested during pair of drug raids in north county city...
A pair of drug raids in the city of Dunkirk Monday morning led to the arrest of one person... and seizure of cocaine and fentanyl along with firearms.  Sheriff's officers say they were assisted by Dunkirk and Jamestown police... and, the FBI's Safe Streets unit in executing search warrants at 91 Lincoln Ave., and, the lower apartment at 4 Front St. about 8:30 a.m.  Deputies say they seized quantities of the drugs, as well as scales and packaging material for the sale and distribution of narcotics.  They also found a shotgun and a rifle.  Investigators arrested 43 year-old Alberta Maxwell-Battle for third-and seventh-degree criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance... fourth-degree criminal Possession of a Weapon... and second-degree criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia.  Maxwell-Battle was arraigned in Dunkirk City Court.  The investigations for both locations are still on going with the possibility of additional arrests.  Police add that if you see suspicious or illega narcotics activity in your area... call the Sheriff's Office Narcotics Investigators Tip line at 1-800-344-8702 or 664-2420.  For the Jamestown Police Tip line call 483-TIPS... that's 483-8477.

Three more people arrested in drug conspiracy led by Joseph Zaso...
Three more people -- including one from Jamestown -- have now been indicted for their alleged involvement in a Western New York drug trafficking operation.  U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging 42 year-old Ernest Brown of Buffalo... and, 38 year-old James Jackson, also known as "Bookah" of Jamestown... with narcotics conspiracy.  If convicted... Brown faces a mandatory 15 years in prison and a maximum of life, while Jackson faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life.  Prosecutors say both Brown and Jackson conspired with Joseph Zaso and others... to sell fentanyl in the Buffalo and Jamestown-areas.  The third person... 38 year-old Quentin Yancey of Rochester... was also arraigned in Buffalo for narcotics conspiracy... and, faces a minimum of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life.  All three were arraigned, and are being detained.  Five other suspects were indicted last week.

Flood Watch continues until Thursday afternoon for Chautauqua County, and much of WNY...
We reached the 60-degree mark in the Jamestown-area Tuesday... as the sunshine combined with warmer air to get the mercury to our highest temperature reading of the year so far.  However... rain was in the offing through late tonight... and, that's led to the National Weather Service to continue a Flood Watch for Chautauqua County now through 1 p.m. Thursday.  Meteorologist Heather Kenyon in Buffalo says they're keeping an eye on regional waterways... such as Cattaraugus Creek in northern Chautauqua County.  Kenyon says low-lying areas will see the most potential for flooding or high water... mainly in the creeks and streams across the region.  Those include the Cattaraugus Creek in northern Chautauqua County where it empties into Lake Erie.  Kenyon says there maybe a few hours of dry weather during the day today... but, she says the rain will pick-up later in the day... with a possible thunderstorm later today. 

Jamestown using sand and brine-mix to stretch remaining salt through end of Winter...
Our warmer temperatures and the lack of snow is welcome news to Jamestown and other local communities that have faced salt shortages in the past couple of weeks.  Chautauqua County recently announced a move to add sand to it's salt mixture to get through the end of Winter.  In Jamestown... Acting Public Works Director Mark Roetzer says they are also using sand to help stretch what salt they have left because the can't get any more.  Roetzer says they have enough left for 4 or 5 more snow events.  He says their brine mix includes both water and salt.  For the most part... Roetzer feels it's been a "very good Winter for plowing..." given the circumstances.  He says they have some plow truck drivers who have never dealt with the amount of snow we're received because the past few Winters have been relatively mild.

City man arrested for burglary at southside home...
A Jamestown man has been arrested for allegedly trying to break into a house on the city's southside late Monday morning.  City police say they were called to the residence shortly before 10 a.m. on a reported "burglary-in-progress."  Officers were told that a man... dressed in all black... was attempting to break-in while the homeowners were inside.  On arrival... officers found a man inside the attached garage.  The JPD K-9 unit encountered the suspect as he was leaving the garage.  Other officers arrived and attempted to detain the man -- identified as 46 year-old Michael Wolfe -- but he began to resist.  After a brief struggle, Wolfe was taken into custody, and later gave police a false name.  Officers say Wolfe had outstanding warrants for his arrest... and, they found burglars tools in his possession.  They determined that Wolfe was trying to steal property from the residence... and, he was arrested for second-degree burglary... criminal possession of burglar tools... petty larceny... second-degree criminal impersonation... and, resisting arrest.  Wolfe was arraigned... and, released with appearance tickets for city court -- due to the state's Bail Reform law.