Six arrested during Thursday evening drug raid in Jamestown...
Six people have been arrested on several drug and weapons-related charges following a raid on an apartment on Jamestown's northside. Sheriff's officers say narcotics investigators from their department and Jamestown's, executed a search warrant on the lower apartment at 8 Price St. just after 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Deputies say they found the six people inside... and seized 25.9-grams of Fentanyl, 1.5 grams of methamphetamine, 2.4 grams of crack cocaine, scales and packaging material for the distribution of narcotics, and a .380 handgun. Officers say 39 year-old Amanda Penhollow and 49 year-old Monroe Wilcox are both charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... second and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon... and, second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia. Police add that Harlen Green, and Kayla Lutgen -- both 20 -- and, 25 year-old Orren Breen were all charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... second-degree criminal possession of a weapon... and, second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia. The sixth person... 25 year-old Kiona Furlow was charged with third and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... criminal possession of a firearm and second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia. All six were held pending arraignment. Anyone with information on suspicious or narcotics related activity in their area should call the Sheriff's Office Narcotics Investigators Tip line at 1-800-344-8702 or 664-2420... or the JPD Tip line at 483-8477.
Borrello finds areas of agreement, and disagreement in Gov. Hochul's State of State Address...
Local State Senator George Borrello says there are areas in which he agrees with in Governor Kathy Hochul's State of the State Address. However... the Sunset Bay Republican charactorized her speech as "a ship in a storm listing back and forth." Borrello believes Hochul "rightly" focused on New York's affordability issue... but, says it didn't contain anything that he feels is needed to change the state's direction. He says she avoided major policy items like electrification mandates and the Climate Act... which he called the "big elephant in the room..." or the CLCPA that's driving up most energy costs. Borrello says that's because they're "politically sensitive for her." He adds that proposals like scrutinizing executive pay or creating an "affordability monitor" are window dressing. He was also disappointed that Hochul went on what he calls an anti-law enforcement rant at the end of her speech... which he says was "taylored for the New York City radicals" to not cooperate with federal agents looking for illegal immigrants. Borrello says he does support the ideas of universal child care and developing more nuclear power.
NYSSBA official says organization found "number of promising" initiatives in State of State Address...
The organization representing school boards across New York state says there were a "number of promising" initiatives in Governor Hochul's State of the State Address. State School Boards Association Chief Advocacy Officer Brian Fessler says the most encouraging was the governor's call for funding Universal Pre-K education... because he says "more and more folks recognize that Pre-K instruction is not just valuable... but, bordering on necessary." Fessler says -- most importantly -- they want a "real focused (and) organized proposal" that will allow those districts who don't have UPK to do so. He says NYSSBA also wants to know more about the governor's push to emphasize math skills... which is similar to her "Back to Basics" reading initiative. More concrete proposals are expected in the governor's 2026-27 budget proposal next week.
House fire in city of Dunkirk under investigation...
Fire investigators in the city of Dunkirk are looking into a cause of a blaze that damaged a two-story house in the city's Fourth Ward on Wednesday. City Fire Chief Nick Barter says his department responded to 140 Townsend St. about 5:15 p.m. and found fire and smoke coming from the back of the residence. Barter says crews made an aggressive attack and got the flames under control using multiple hand lines and tools. He says no injuries were reported, and two pets were rescued from the home. The local Red Cross is assisting the occupants. Firefighters were on scene for about two hours. Fredonia Fire, East Dunkirk Fire, Dunkirk Police, Alstar EMS, county Emergency Services... and, Dunkirk Code Enforcement were also at the scene.
Lakewood man arrested in Celoron for alleged assault...
A man from Lakewood has been arrested for allegedly assaulting another person in the village of Celoron in early December. Ellicott Town Police say they formally arrested 39 year-old Timothy Cornelius for second-degree assault on January 5th. Officers say they responded to an unidentified address where Cornelius is accused of getting into an altercation... and, hitting the victim several times in the face... causing serious injuries. Police say the victim needed medical treatment. They add Cornelius was arrested without incident... and, will appear in Ellicott Town Court at a later date.
City man arrested for allegedly stealing "high-value" sports trading cards...
A man from Jamestown has been arrested for allegedly stealing two "high-value" sports trading cards from a town of Ellicott business. Town police were called to a reported theft this past Monday... and, determined that 47 year-old Shaun Cook had taken the cards... and, left the business without paying for them. Cook was arrested on two counts of petty larceny... and, issued an appearance ticket for Ellicott Town Court.
