(WNY News Now) – A 35-year-old Silver Creek man faces multiple charges following an investigation into an allegedly unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in the village.

SILVER CREEK, N.Y. — A Chautauqua County man is facing three criminal charges after deputies investigated a report of an unauthorized vehicle use in the Village of Silver Creek.

According to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to an address in Silver Creek at approximately 2:12 a.m. on November 1, 2026, for a report involving the unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

An investigation determined that Matthew M. Frommer, 35, of Silver Creek, allegedly entered and operated a vehicle without the owner’s permission.

On November 5, deputies took Frommer into custody and transported him to the Chautauqua County Jail for Centralized Arraignment Processing (CAP).

Frommer was charged with:

• Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle in the Third Degree
• Aggravated Harassment in the Second Degree
• Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree

He is scheduled to return to Town of Hanover Court at a later date to answer the charges. The charges are allegations, and Frommer is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.