Post JournalCrime
A Jamestown man is facing charges after a burglary and making threats with a weapon. Demarco D. Lathan, 37, was charged with felony first-degree burglary, fourth-degree criminal mischief and second-degree menacing. At around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, officers of the Jamestown Police Department responded to an address on the city’s East Side. Upon arrival officer made […]
Post JournalCrime
A dispute between neighbors led to child endangerment charges against a pair of city residents last week. At about 3:40 p.m. Thursday, Jamestown Police Department officers responded to a residence on the East side of the city for a harassment complaint. It was determined that Robert J. Overton Jr., 56, had made threats to his […]
Post JournalCrime
If one thing is clear after our series of stories detailing the experiences of domestic violence survivors, it is that the system isn’t perfect. We agree with Sally Jaroszynski, an attorney who has been practicing law for more than 30 years, though, when she says the courts have made strides in what is a tricky […]
Post JournalCrime
A Portland man has been charged with third-degree rape and endangering the welfare of a child. In July 2026, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office received a sex offense complaint that occurred in the Town of Portland. After an investigation deputies obtained a warrant for Kevin D. Brown, 21, of Portland on Oct. 28. Deputies charged […]
Post JournalCrime
A Falconer man was charged five times in a little more than two weeks by Ellicott police officers that resulted in four trips to the county jail for centralized arraignment. William S. Seignious, 32 , of Falconer was charged with petit larceny at 1:56 p.m. Oct. 22 after officers responded to the Dollar General in […]
OleantimesheraldCrime
From bad burglars and a renewed gang war to a new iron process drawing national attention from a stony Labrador to big wins in football sectional games, here’s a look back on the week that was 125, 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago in this edition of Turning Back the Clock. 1901 Nov. 11 — The Portville Basket Factory shuts down for a week or two in order to...
Rome SentinelCrime
Authorities said a middle school student from the Rome City School District brought a knife onto a First Student bus bound for BOCES in Verona on Monday, Nov. 9. School staff notified the BOCES school resource officer. Authorities said the knife was found on the bus and secured.
Rome SentinelCrime
The Whitesboro Police Department is warning residents of a telephone scam that has been making the rounds involving people threatening arrest over missing jury duty.
ThedailystarCrime
A former Massachusetts police detective has been convicted of murdering a pregnant woman to keep her from revealing he had sexually abused her when she was 15. Matthew Farwell was
ThedailystarCrime
A prosecutor says 82-year-old estranged father of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, cut an electronic monitoring device off his ankle, just days after his arrest for keeping child sexual abuse
DailyfreemanCrime
A Poughkeepsie woman was charged with grand larceny for stealing jewelry from a residence where she worked, police said Friday.
DailyfreemanCrime
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A man is in critical condition after he was shot by a state trooper during an armed domestic dispute Sunday, according to police. State Police said in a press release that troopers from the Wawarsing responded to a reported domestic dispute on Berme Road at around 4:43 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, involving […]