City man receives 70 months in federal prison for trafficking Methamphetamine...
A Jamestown man has been sentenced to nearly 6 years in federal prison for trafficking significant amounts of methamphetamine in the area. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced that 49 year-old Richard Dean... who was convicted of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing, 500 grams of meth, was sentenced to 70 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Richard Arcara. Prosecutors say Dean was a drug trafficking associate of co-defendant Douglas Beardsley. During the conspiracy... Dean would go to Beardsley’s homes on Linden and Forest Avenues several times a week and pick up ounces of meth, and grams of heroin to sell for Beardsley. In January of 2019... Jamestown police spotted a suspicious man... later identified as Dean... but, he became evasive, and ran from officers. Shortly after... he was arrested on an outstanding warrant. Dean was searched at the city jail... and, found with quantities of meth, heroin, plastic baggies, a digital scale, and a common cutting agent. Later in 2019... he pled guilty locally to criminal sale and possession of a controlled substance charges. Beardsley was previously convicted... and, sentenced 14 years and 8-months in prison.
Jamestown man arrested on bench warrants when found on W. 3rd St. Bridge...
A man from Jamestown has been arrested on multiple warrants after city police spotted him walking across the W. Third Street bridge early Wednesday morning. Officers say a patrol saw 30 year-old Jeremy Lyons walking on the sidewalk... and, had knowledge of the active warrants. As police were taking Lyons into custody... he began resisting and pulling away. After a brief struggle officers put him into custody for resisting arrest... and, on the warrants. Lyons was take to the city jail pending arraignment.
Missing Olean man found dead in marshy area of city; public's help with investigation being encouraged...
Law enforcement in Cattaraugus County are investigating the death of an Olean man whose body was found in a marshy area of the city after he had been reported missing for nearly a month. Sheriff's officers in Little Valley say detectives found 43 year-old Christopher Herron, Senior in the swampy area at the end of Center Street -- and Fourth Avenue -- on May 10th. Deputies say Herron had been last seen on Apr. 10... and, he was reported missing on Apr. 17. The Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Team is asking anyone who may have seen Herron between Apr. 10 and May 10 to contact them at 938-2217.. or their anonymous tip line by texting (716) 498-3268.
Jamestown man arrested after allegedly assaulting woman during domestic incident...
A city man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman by punching her in the face during a domestic incident on Jamestown's eastside Wednesday morning. City police were called to the location of a 911 hang-up call about 8 a.m., and, found that 34 year-old Luis Deleon-Lopez had unlawfully entered the home... and, began physically assaulting the woman... injuring her. Officers say they took Deleon-Lopez into custody without incident... and, took him to the city jail on charges of second-degree burglary... and, third-degree assault. He's being held pending arraignment.
Schumer critical of efforts to keep SALT deduction in place in Trump's "big, beautiful" budget bill...
House Republicans finally approved their multi-trillion-dollar package of tax breaks and program cuts early Thursday morning. The vote was 215-214... with two Republicans joining Democrats in voting "no" on the proposal. They have been grinding out last-minute deal-making and an all-night committee hearing to shore up support and deliver on President Trump's top legislative priority. While Trump campaigned in New York last year on eliminating the cap on the State and Local Tax Deduction... New York Senator Charles Schumer said the president Tuesday reversed course. The cap -- set at $10,000 -- was imposed as part of the 2017 tax bill that Mr. Trump pushed for... along with former Congressman Tom Reed. Schumer says... while campaigning twice in New York... the president said the cap would be eliminated. However... that was reportedly revised up to $40,000 in the approved measure in the House. Mr. Trump himself had instructed the Republican majority to quit arguing and get it done.
City woman arrested for shoplifting at 7-Eleven in Jamestown after returning to the scene of the crime...
A woman has been arrested for allegedly stealing several items from the 7-Eleven Store on Jamestown's northside early Thursday morning. City police were called to the scene at 518 North Main St. about 4 a.m. after Katie Keeler returned to the scene after taking the items the prior evening. Officers say Keeler was seen on surveillance footage stealing the items... and she was arrested at the scene with incident for petty larceny. She was held pending arraignment.
BPU warns of new Con Edison scam...
The Jamestown Board of Public Utlities is alerting it's customers to a new scam in the area in which a person identifies themself as someone from Con Edison Electric. BPU Spokeswoman Becky Robbins says the person asks to speak to a customer about their electric bill. Robbins says a BPU customer told them their caller ID showed the calls came from California and Ohio. If the call gets far enough... the caller will ask for a customer’s credit and debit card or bank information. Robbins reminds customers not to give such information out over the phone to someone you don't know, or whose phone number you don't recognize.
