Stories from around the region that would be categorized as crime related.
Crime

Man Charged Following Tuesday Morning Drug Raid
JAMESTOWN – A man is facing charges after the Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force raided a McKinley Avenue House Tuesday morning. Antonio A. Sanders Jr., 29, was arrested after Jamestown Police executed a search warrant …

Man Charged In Domestic At North Main Street McDonald’s
ELLICOTT – A City of Jamestown man was arrested early Tuesday morning following an alleged domestic incident at the North Main Street McDonald’s. Edward J. English, 20, is charged with aggravated family offense and criminal …

Woman Arrested Following Alleged Burglary In Falconer
FALCONER – A woman was arrested following a reported residential burglary at a home in the Village of Falconer early Sunday morning. Town of Ellicott Police said Laurie A. Gullett, 49, was arrested after she …

Woman Charged After Almost Colliding With Sheriff Deputy While Allegedly Driving Drunk
COLDSPRING – A Quaker Run Woman was arrested Sunday after the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office said she almost struck a Sheriff’s Deputy Patrol vehicle head on while traveling on Route 394. Deputies said Lana K. Watt, …

Mayville Man Charged With Meth, Heroin Trafficking
MAYVILLE – A Mayville man was arrested Sunday evening at 34 South Erie St. following a lengthy investigation into the selling of methamphetamine and heroin, according to the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force. Harry …

Seven Arrested In Methamphetamine Raid
CONEWANGO – Seven people were arrested following a raid Friday evening at 138 Williams St. which resulted in the seizure of more than a half ounce of crystal methamphetamine packaged in several small containers, along …

Cuomo Calls For Closing Three State Prisons In Face Of Declining Inmate Population
ALBANY – In the past eight years the prison population of New York State has declined by 10,000 inmates and, in the face of that, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is directing the Department of Corrections and …

Buffalo Mayor Brown Orders Police To Stop Enforcing Low-Level Marijuana Offenses
BUFFALO – Mayor Byron Brown announced Friday in a tweet and at the State of the City Address that he is “directing Commissioner Lockwood to stop enforcing low-level marijuana possession offenses.” Lockwood is the Buffalo Police …

Second Suspect Indicted In Jamestown Drive-By Shooting
JAMESTOWN – A Chautauqua County Grand Jury has returned a second indictment in connection with a drive-by shooting on North Main Street near West Ninth Street, according to the Jamestown Police Department. Corey M. Johnson, …

Catt County DA Rieman Announces Pleas And Sentences
LITTLE VALLEY – Cattaraugus County District Attorney Lori Pettit Rieman reported the following activity on Monday in Cattaraugus County Court. Arraignments: Christopher Dupont, 31, of Salamanca, plead not guilty to an indictment charging him with third-degree criminal possession …