Westfield man arrested for threatening another person with knife...
A Westfield man is accused of menacing another person with a knife during a domestic incident last weekend in the town of Westfield. Sheriff's officers say they were called to the scene just after 5 p.m. Saturday for a domestic dispute. Deputies say they determinied that 36-year-old, Adam Warner intentionally put another person in fear of serious physical injury by displaying the knife. Warner is also accused of destroying property belonging to another person. He was arrested and charged with second-degree menacing... and, fourth-degree criminal mischief. He was jailed pending centralized arraignment.
City man arrestes after leading police on vehicle pursuit with his van...
A Jamestown man is accused of leading police on a vehicle pursuit throughout the city... and, into the town of Ellicott before his car crashed into a gate. Jamestown police say they spotted the driver of a van commit multiple moving violations shortly before 8 p.m. last Friday. Officers say the pursuit ended as 28 year-old Zachary Graves crashed the van into the gate on a private property and he got out and tried to flee on foot. After a brief foot chase... Graves was taken into custody. Police conducted a search... and, say they found Graves in possession of 1-gram of crack cocaine... and, .1-gram of fentanyl. Graves is charged with third-degree unlawfully fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle... second-degree obstruction... resisting arrest... two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... reckless driving... second-degree Aggravated unlicensed operation... and, 26 vehicle and traffic law vioations.
Tranum says local and regional manufacturers are very concerned about tariffs...
While some new tariffs proposed by the Trump Administrative have been delayed... two organizations that advocate for Western New York manufacturers are expressing deep concern about the what kind of impact tariffs will have across the region. The Manufacturers Association of the Southern Tier... and, the Buffalo-Niagara Manufacturers Alliance... recently stated that continued uncertainty surrounding trade policy threatens investment, job creation, and long-term manufacturing growth. MAST Executive Director Todd Tranum says manufacturing companies tend to plan months or years ahead... and adds that tariffs should be imposed with great care... using a scalpel versus a hammer. Tranum adds that there's concern over how those tariffs will drive up costs for foreign manufacturers. He noted that New York State is one of Canada's largest trade partners, with total trade between the two countries exceeding $42-billion in 2022. Tranum says the advocate group's suggest that policymakers prioritize solutions that reduce trade uncertainty, promote a competitive business environment, and support a strong domestic manufacturing base.
City man arrested for allegedy breaking into building on Jamestown's westside...
A Jamestown man has been arrested for allegedly breaking into a building on the city's westside early last Friday morning. City police say they were called to the unidentified location just after 1 a.m., and, when they arrived... they could hear someone in the building and a man ran out through a door at the rear of the building. However... he was subsequently stopped and taken into custody by perimeter officers. Police soon after learned that 32 year-old Mark Burch, Jr. had damaged part of the building while breaking in. Burch was arrested for third-degree burglary... fourth-degree criminal mischief... possession of burglar tools... and, resisting arrest. He was jailed pending arraignment.
Man from Olean indicted for being part of Joseph Zaso narcotics conspiracy ring...
An Olean man has been indicted by a federal Grand Jury for allegedly being part of a narcotics conspiracy involving a Jamestown man... and, several others. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced that -- if convicted -- 54 year-old Theodore Coffie faces 10 years to life in prison. Prosecutors say that between July 2016, and March 2021, Coffie conspired with Joseph Zaso, and others, to sell heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, crack cocaine, and marijuana in the Olean area. Zaso was previously convicted and is awaiting sentencing in the case. Coffie was arraigned last Friday... and, is being detained in Buffalo. DiGiacamo says the
The indictment is the result of an investigation by the Jamestown Police Department... and, the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Frank Tarentino.
Borrello voices ongoing support for Corrections Officers during protest, and as DOCCS reaches tentative agreement with union...
More than 1,000 corrections officers across New York State were in Albany last week to voice their concerns over working conditions inside state prisons. It may have worked... with a tentative agreement reportedly struck last week between the CO's union... and, the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Still the strike continued into a fourth-week over the weekend. State Senator George Borrello says he continues to stand with them the officers... and, attended their rally. He says the striking officers have been pushed "beyond the breaking point..." and he supports them fully. Borrello and several other GOP senators sent a letter calling on Governor Hochul and State Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon to ensure safe working conditions. He adds that they have also reached out to the federal government... to see if the Department of Labor could assist with bringing about a resolution. The state Department of Corrections and Community Services say the strikes, which began on Feb. 17, were still ongoing at 32 correctional facilities.
