Dunkirk man arrested after seven-hour stand-off, and shooting and wounding police officer...
A nearly seven-hour-long standoff in the city of Dunkirk's Fourth Ward ended with an arrest Tuesday afternoon after an officer was shot that morning.  Dunkirk Police say members of the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force served a search warrant at 312 Franklin Ave. shortly before 6:30 a.m.  City Police Captain Doug Switzer says when officers entered the residence with help of the department's SWAT Team, the suspect shot one officer in the chest... but, thankfully his bullet proof vest prevented serious injuries.  The wounded officer was evaluated at Brooks Memorial Hospital... and later released.  Switzer says the suspect -- 39-year-old Christopher Marcinowski -- then barricaded himself inside an upstairs bedroom with a woman.  Switzer says Marcinowski surrendered peacefully after lengthy negotiations, along with the woman.  He was initially charged with the counts in the warrant being served... along with three felony counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.  Residents in the area of Franklin Avenue were asked to shelter in place following the shooting.
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Dunkirk Police were assisted at the scene by the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office, and Jamestown Police and their respective SWAT teams... along with the Chautauqua County District Attorney's Office... Dunkirk Fire Department... county Emergency Services... and, the Sheriff's Crisis Negotiation Team.

Two city residents arrested for animal cruelty after eight animals are found in deplorable conditions...     
Two Jamestown residents have been arrested after eight animals -- one that was dead -- were found neglected and living in deplorable conditions.  City police say they received an animal neglect complaint for a house at 36 Peach St. Monday afternoon.  Officers say they had been unsuccessful in making contact with the tenants... and, got permission to check on the animals and obtained a search warrant.  Police did make contact with the tenants... identified as 42 year-old Kristen McCauley... and, 18 year-old Darian McCauley.  Officers say they found a deceased puppy... four adult dogs... one other puppy... and, two cats in the residence.  One adult dog needed immediate veterinary care.  Officers found that the apartment was filled with accumulated feces... urine... bugs and refuse.  Officers determined the McCauley's were not able to provide sanitary living conditions and proper sustenance for the animals.  Both were charged with eight-counts each of overdriving, torturing and injuring animals -- failure to provide proper sustenance... and, four counts of having unlicensed/unvaccinated dogs.  They were later released with appearance tickets for city court.  Jamestown police and their Dog Control Officer were assisted by the Chautauqua County Humane Society and the city's Department of Development during this investigation. The animals were removed from the McCauley's custody pending future court proceedings.

Gerry man arrested for animal cruelty in death of Ball Python...
A man from Gerry is accused of animal cruelty after his Ball Python snake was found dead inside an enclosure in his home late last week.  Sheriff's deputies say they were called to a home on Route 380 and investigated.  They say they found that 23 year-old Austin Billick had not provided food... water... or a heat source for the animal... which was found dead.  Ball Pythons are a small type of phyton... growing to about 3 to 6 feet long, and tend to be more docile.  Billick was issued an appearance ticket for overdriving, torturing and injuring animals; failure to provide proper sustenance... and, will appear in Gerry Town Court at a later date.

Wendel wants to get to bottom of reason Refresco has ended all contracts with local grape growers...
Chautauqua County's top elected official says he wants to get to the bottom of why Refresco chose to cut ties with local grape growers.  County Executive P.J. Wendel says the local beverage processing company's decision last week to cancel all of its grape contracts came as a shock to him.  Wendel says he plans to hold a meeting with Refresco representatives... and, the county's Industrial Development Agency to find out more  He says he's heard there's been a oversupply of Concord Grape Juice... that may have causes some of that.  In a statement released to a news outlet in Erie, Pa., Refresco said its decision was "the result of sustained grape market challenges and supply imbalances that we do not expect will recover in the foreseeable future."

City woman arrested on DWI charge after allegedly running red-light, and going the wrong way...
A woman from Jamestown has been arrested for drunk driving after allegedly running a red light at a southside intersection... while traveling the wrong way.  City police say a patrol in the area of South Main Street and the Arterial spotted the car go through the red light just after 2 a.m. Sunday.  Officers stopped the vehicle... which was driven by 44 year-old Tiffany Haight... and, determined she was driving drunk.  Haight submitted to a breath test... which resulted in a .17 blood alcohol content.  Police say they later found that she had a previous DWI conviction in the past 10 years, making this DWI a Felony.  They add she was also operating the vehicle with a revoked driver's license... and, she was additionally charged with first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation.  Haight was taken to the city jail pending arraignment and issued multiple vehicle and traffic tickets.