Two Saturday fires in Jamestown keep firefighters busy...
Two fires... one inside an apartment at the Hotel Jamestown building and the other in a home's basement... kept city firefighters busy last Saturday. Crews were first called to the third-story apartment at the Hotel Jamestown just before 11:30 a.m., and, found heavy smoke coming from the apartment. City Fire Chief Ryan Rousch says firefighters removed a victim from the apartment who had to be treated for smoke inhalation. Crews located the fire on the stove top... and, found it had extended into the kitchen cabinets. The flames were quickly snuffed out with a water can.
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The second fire was called in from 311 Superior St. just before 7:30 p.m. Chief Rousch says crews found smoke coming from the front of the building on arrival. He says the homeowner told them that everyone was safely out of the building. Firefighters got a handline set up... and, the flames were confined to the basement and put out in about 15 minutes. Crews rescued a cat that had to be treated for smoke inhalation. Rousch says crews stayed on scene to check for extension... and, overhaul the scene. The cause remains under investigation.
Four arrested during traffic stop in Jamestown last Saturday night for drug possession...
Four people -- three from Jamestown -- have been arrested on drug related charges following a traffic stop on the city's northside late last Saturday night. Jamestown police say they conducted a traffic stop shortly before 11:30 p.m., and, determined the people inside the vehicle were in possession of just over 31-grams of the pain-killer Tramadol and packaging materials. Officers arrested the four.. including 33 year-old Jaleel Tibby... 26 year-old Kiara Smith-Villa and 26 year-old Alyssa Lamper of Jamestown... and, 24 year-old Trayvon Briscoe of Philadelphia. While being taken into custody... police say Tibby attempted to run off before being caught by officers. In addition... Smith-Villa was found in possession of 9.1 grams of methamphetamine... 4 grams of Fentanyl... a digital scale and a quantity of an unknown cutting agent. Tibby was also found in possession of 12.2-grams of Xylazine. All four were taken to the city jail pending arraignment on two counts each of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... and second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia. They add that Tibby was also charged with resisting arrest. Smith Villa was also charged with added counts of third and fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... and, two counts of second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia. Lamper faces an additional count of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance after being found wtih two suboxone strips with no perscription.
Man from Falconer arrested for noise, threats against neighbor...
A Falconer man is accused of making unreasonable noise... and, then threatening harm to one of his neighbors, and that person's property. Ellicott town Police say they were called to a complaint of a disorderly person the afternoon of Sept. 3... and, found that 39 year-old William Merecki had caused a disturbance in the neighborhood that led to "unreasonable noise." He then later made the threats to the neighbor. Merecki was arrested for second-degree harassment... and, disordery conduct. He was arraigned at the county jail... and, issued an appearance ticket for Ellicott Town Court.
Man from Ellery faces Leandra's Law violation after allegedly driving golf cart on highway drunk...
A man from the town of Ellery has been arrested for allegedly driving a golf cart on a public road drunk with a minor riding along with him. Sheriff's officers say a routine patrol spotted 42 year-old Patrick Kent riding the car on a public roadway about 8:30 last Saturday night... and, stopped him Their investigation found that Kent was operating the cart while intoxicated... and, he was charged with DWI... DWI -Leandra's Law... No/or insufficient tail lamps... and, operating an unregistered motor vehicle. He was issued appearance tickets for Ellery Town Court.
Three new murals dedicated in county as past of "Paint CHQ" countywide mural festival...
Three of four wall-sized murals commissioned by the Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Development have now been unveiled to the public. The latest was Saturday afternoon in the village of Falconer. The mural is on the eastside of State Lanes on Main Street... and, depicts the village's history... as well as a large Falcon -- which is the school district's long time mascot. The Department's Planning Coordinator Rebecca Wurster says a steering committee helped develop the mural' concept using what's called "Creative Breeding..." which includes the history of Falconer, the landscape, and the large Falcon. A world-renowned mural artist... Mandi Caskey of Columbus, Ohio... was hired by the "Paint CHQ" effort for the nearly 10-month long project. Falconer Mayor James Jaroszynski was also on hand... and, says "it captures the true spirit of Falconer." The county's Deputy County Executive for Economic Development Mark Geise says he wasn't quite sure what to think of the proposal at first... but, he say's it's a great way for local communities to tell their story... and show pride in their communities. The dedication in Falconer was part of a weeklong "Countywide Mural Festival..." featuring the first three murals... with the others in Westfield, and Sherman. The fourth one in Dunkirk will be dedicated next Saturday.
