Two Jamestown residents arrested following reported fight with driver of car on city's southside...
Two city residents are accused of damaging another person's car on Jamestown's southside following a reported fight late last week. City police say they were called to the Foote Avenue Plaza shortly before 9 p.m. last Friday for the reported altercation. When they arrived... officers found the victim seated inside a parked vehicle that had sustained visible damage... along with one suspect -- 34 year-old Jasmine Davis -- nearby. They found that Davis approached the victim’s car... struck it... and, threatened the victim while they were locked inside. Police say the second suspect... 23 year-old Elijah McBride... also approached the vehicle, threw items at it, and then struck the driver-side mirror -- breaking it. The vehicle also had a broken windshield... and, food debris on the exterior. Davis was arrested at the scene for second-degree harassment. McBride had fled... but, was later found at a separate location and arrested for third-degree criminal mischief... and, others are pending.
Four arrested in Dunkirk during Lincoln Avenue drug bust...
Four north county residents have been arrested in a drug raid in the city of Dunkirk early Monday afternoon. Sheriff's officers say members of their Narcotics Investigation team... along with those from Jamestown... and, Dunkirk Police... executed a search warrant at 81 Lincoln Ave. shortly after 1 p.m. Inside... they located 28 year-old Dakota Cordell... 23 year-old Taylor Austin... 36 year-old Matthew Eggelston... and, 55 year-old Robert Ryen. During a subsequent search... Investigators seized 331.69 grams of methamphetamine, 5.35 grams of cocaine, 2.42 grams of crack cocaine, 14.55 grams of fentanyl... 79l dosage units of suboxone, scales and packaging material used for trafficking drugs... along with a stolen .44 magnum revolver and just over $4,900 in cash. Cordell was charged with second... third and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... third-degree criminal possession of a weapon... fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property... and, second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia. Austin was charged with three counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... and second and seventh-degree criminal possession of drugs... criminal possession of a firearm... fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property... and second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia. Eggelston was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... and, Ryen was charged with first-degree criminal nuisance. The investigation is ongoing and more charges are expected.
City Council weighs in on proposal to provide the city an additional $1.6-million in Temporary Municipal Aid from the state...
The Jamestown City Council's Finance Committee has approved a resolution urging Governor Kathy Hochul and the state legislature to approve an additional $100-million in local, municipal aid. For the first time Monday night... lawmakers discussed the proposal... which includes an additional $1.6-million for the city. Committee Chairman Doug Scotchmer read the resolution... noting that the additional money was in the Governor's 30-day amendments to her budget proposal. Scotchmer says they "applaud" the governor's proposal, and "reaffirming her commitment to strengthening New York's cities and villages." Scotchmer also noted that the resolution also calls on the state to develop -- "a more permanent and predictable solution for unrestricted aid" to local governments. Mayor Kim Ecklund also cautioned council members to not treat the additional aid as a windfall... because it won't likely be sent to the city by late in 2026 at the earliest. She says they have to work to make sure it stays in the final budget plan. The state legislature recently finished up it's budget hearings on the governor's proposed, $260-billion spending plan... and, work will begin on the Senate and Assembly's "one-house" budget bills. The final budget is due by Apr. 1.
AAA says local Gas Prices up due to Iranian Conflict...
Gasoline prices in the Jamestown-area... and, the rest of New York state and the nation have spiked in recent days due to the ongoing Iranian Conflict. That today from AAA East Central, which reports the national average for a gallon of regular, unleaded gas has jumped to $3.19... which is 20-cents more than Monday... and, 31-cents higher than a month ago. Here in the Jamestown-area... the price began increasing Monday morning to just under $3.30 a gallon. Prices prior to the conflict were in the area of $3.20. Oil prices ended the day Tuesday at $74.56 a barrell on the Texas Intermediate Crude Oil.. and, briefly hit just over $77. AAA Spokesman Jim Garrity says -- 'consumers should prepare in case gasoline prices rise even further. At this point, all eyes are on crude oil, which accounts for 50 to 60 cents of each dollar you spend at the pump. Also, demand is increasing and refineries are beginning their annual transition to summer blend gasoline, which are both trends that typically push prices higher in the spring."
Public Hearing for sidewalk project on Fairmount Ave. set for Thursday...
A public hearing on plans to put in new sidewalks on one side of Fairmount Avenue in the town of Busti and village of Lakewood is set for Thursday night. The state Department of Transporation... which is undertaking the project... says the hearing will be held at the Busti Town Hall from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. DOT officials say there will be a formal presentation at 5:30 p.m.., and, the public will be able to ask questions and provide feedback at that time. The Project area will run from State Route 474 to Elmcrest Avenue... and will entail a repaiving of the road from Winch Road to Elmcrest... along with the construction of new sidewalks on one side of the roadway from Route 474 to Shadyside Avenue.
