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Legislator involved in fatal Westfield accident

WESTFIELD -- A Chautauqua County legislator was involved in a fatal two-vehicle accident last week, the Westfield Police Department reports. In a release issued Wednesday afternoon, the department said the incident occurred around 2:55 p.m. July 6 involving a sports utility vehicle and ...

Fredonia revisits shared police station with Dunkirk

The idea of a shared police station between Dunkirk and Fredonia got revived Monday. The issue came up at a Fredonia Board of Trustees meeting after Police Chief David Price said his department can't get certified by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. The accreditation ...

Crews respond to accident in city

There were no apparent injuries, but this minivan suffered damage, in a two-vehicle accident about 2:28 p.m. Monday afternoon near the intersection of Lake Shore Drive East and Pangolin Street in Dunkirk. The Dunkirk Fire Department and Dunkirk Police Department were on the scene, and cleared ...

UPDATE: Inmate used bed sheets to escape from Warren jail

WARREN, Pa. -- An inmate used bed sheets tied together to aid in his escape from the Warren County Jail late Thursday, officials confirmed at a press conference. A multi-agency manhunt is underway for Michael C. Burham, the prime suspect in the May shooting death of a Jamestown woman and ...

New Burham charge details escape from jail

WARREN, Pa. -- City of Warren police have filed a felony charge of escape against Michael Burham with District Judge Raymond Zydonik on Friday. According to the affidavit of probable cause filed in that case, county dispatch was notified that an inmate escaped at 11:26 p.m. on Thursday. Jail ...

Fredonia woman charged in bank robbery

A Fredonia woman has been charged in the robbery of a Dunkirk bank last week. Dunkirk Police reported Deanna L. Fijal, 36, was taken into custody and charged with third-degree robbery. She was being held pending arraignment in Dunkirk City Court. The Dunkirk Police Department, in a news ...