Jamestown man arrested on drug and weapons charges after e-bike and foot pursuit in Brooklyn Square area...
A city man known to police has been arrested after allegedly being found in possession of drugs and a loaded firearm following an E-bike pursuit.  Jamestown police say they spotted 20 year-old Samuel Arrington, Jr. riding the e-bike on the sidewalk on Main Street just after Noon yesterday... a violation of the City Code.  Officers say they tried to stop Arrington... but, he ignored police and continued south on Main. The pursuit continued through Brooklyn Square and to the city's westside where he fled on foot.  He was taken into custody after a brief foot pursuit and struggle.  Police say they found Arrington in possession of the loaded gun with a high-capacity magazine... 51.4 grams of fentanyl, and a digital scale.  Police say Arrington does not have a pistol permit and cannot legally possess the firearm.  He was arrested on charges including:  two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia... and, second and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon.  Arrington was taken to the county jail on $1,000 cash bail.

Three arrested following Dunkirk drug bust...
Three people have been arrested following a drug bust in the city of Dunkirk in which a large amount of methamphetamine was found.  Sheriff's officers say they and narcotics investigators from their department and Dunkirk executed a search warrant at 18 West Beach Road just after 5 p.m. Thursday.  Police found 32 year-old Alexiss Matthews and 45 year-old Peter Galardo inside... along with nearly 173-grams of meth... 6.58 grams of fentanyl... 34.8 grams of psilocybin mushrooms... scales and packaging material used for drug sales and $535 in cash.  Matthews is charged with second, third, and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... and, second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia.  Galardo was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.  Deputies say the owner of the residence... Joshua Latona... was charged with second-degree criminal nuisance.  Officers say Latona and Galardo were both released with appearance tickets for Dunkirk City Court.  Matthews was held pending arraignment in Dunkirk City Court.  Anyone with information about suspicious or drug-related activity in their area to contact the Sheriff's Office tip line at 1-800-344-8702... or 664-2420.

City woman arrested for aggravated harassment following northside domestic...
A woman from Jamestown has been arrrested for allegedly sending threatening messages to another person during a domestic incident.  City police say they were called to a northside residence about 6:30 a.m. Thursday for the reported dispute.  Officers determined that 34 year-old Chelsea Coulter had used an electronic device to send the threatening messages.  They also found that Coutler was violating a valid Order of Protection the victim has against her.  Coulter was taken into custody on one count each of second-degree aggravated harassment... and, first-degree criminal contempt.  She was held pending arraignment.

Quattrone critical of NYS move to end 287(g) agreements between local police agencies and ICE...
Chautauqua County Sheriff Jim Quattrone feels last week's directive to a dozen law enforcement agencies in New York to end their 287(g) agreements with ICE goes too far.  Quattrone spoke about the letters that Governor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James sent to those departments... the first enforcement action under the Attorney General's new Office of Immigrant Trust.  He says the New York State Sheriffs' Association sees that action as being "an overreach" in that that law circumvents what the law allows local agencies to do.  Three of the agencies that received letters are in the western Southern Tier... but, none have any impact on Chautauqua County police agencies.  Quattrone says the county will continue to work with its federal partners in making local communities safer... and, that includes arresting those people who have judicial warrants for their arrest... and those who are commiting crimes.  The enforcement action by OAG is to ensure compliance with the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act, which bans local law enforcement agencies in New York from participating in any formal or informal 287(g) agreement and using correctional facilities, juvenile detention facilities, and facilities for youth to house federal civil immigration detainees.

"America 250" is theme for this year's second annual Chautauqua County History Expo...
"America 250" will be the theme of this year's second-annual CHQ History Expo to be held this Sunday in Mayville.  The effort is again being headed up by Chautauqua County Historian Norman Carlson... who says the program will begin with an opening ceremony at 10 a.m. at the Town of Chautauqua Community Municipal Building... the former Mayville High School.  Carlson says the idea is to bring together local municipal historians... along with local geneological... and lineage societies will also be part of the festivities.  He says this year's expo is about more than looking back... "it's about understanding how Chautauqua County fits into the broader American story as we celebrate our nation's 250th anniversary."  Carlson says they'll have reinactors... lectures... and representatives from various historical artifacts, such as the Bemus Point-Stow Ferry.  Half-a-dozen Chautauqua County communities were named after signers of the Declaration of Independence and that will be chronicaled as well.  The History Expo runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the former Mayville School... and, admission and parking will be free.