DUNKIRK POLICE DEPARTMENT -- DUNKIRK -- Dunkirk Police have made an arrest in a hit-and-run accident that occurred at Lake Shore Drive East and Main Street in the city. After an extensive investigation by the patrol and detective divisions, Dwayne Nicholson, age 58, of Dunkirk with leaving ...

JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT ¯ Amber L. Garofalo, 22, of Jamestown, was charged with third-degree assault, second-degree menacing, criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation and endangering the welfare of a child. Officers were dispatched at 10:04 p.m. Thursday to the south side ...

JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT ¯ Kirsten N. Swartz, 21, of Jamestown, was charged with three counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Officers responded at 3:11 p.m. Monday to a reported domestic dispute on the east side of the city. An investigation found that Swartz allegedly initiated ...

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF DUNKIRK -- A Van Buren Point woman was critically injured after a one-car accident on Route 5 near Willow Road late Saturday night. Chautauqua County sheriff's deputies report the incident occurred just before 11:30 p.m. Upon arrival, deputies located a vehicle ...

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ¯ SHERIDAN — Rik A. J. Rinehart, 34, of Sheridan, was charged with first- and second-degree criminal contempt, fourth-degree stalking and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Deputies at 3:03 a.m. Thursday received a report of an alleged ...

DUNKIRK POLICE DEPARTMENT ¯ Larry Casey, 32, of Dunkirk, was arrested Dec. 16 and charged with third-degree criminal mischief. ¯ Heather Krull, 38, no address listed, was arrested Friday and charged with two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. ¯ Gary ...