Four arrested on numerous drug-related charges following traffic stop, and raid in Dunkirk-Fredonia area...
A eight-month investigation into the illegal trafficking of drugs in the north county has led to the arrests of four people on a slew of drug-related charges. Sheriff's officers say their narcotics investigators... and, those from Dunkirk, and Jamestown Police Departments conducted a traffic stop and execution of a search warrant at 52 Maple Ave. in Fredonia Tuesday. They say Dunkirk Police pulled over a car on Route 60 in the town of Dunkirk operated by 31 year-old Altarique Mitchell of Rochester. A short time later police conducted the raid on Maple Avenue. Inside the residence at the time... was of the search was 33 year-old Arriell Catalano... and, 31 year-old Tynell Tolbert, and, 27 year-old Rojonique Walker -- both of Buffalo. Investigators say the raid and the traffic stop led to the combined seizure of just over 280 grams of methamphetamine, 53.42-grams of crack cocaine, 7.53 grams of powder cocaine, 35 dosage units of Suboxone, a quantity of hydrocodone pills, scales and packaging material for the distribution of narcotics, and just over $5,700 in cash. All four suspects are charged with second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance... seventh-degree criminal possession... and second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia. Walker was also sought on arrest warrants out of the Cheektowaga and Depew Police Departments. All four suspects were taken to the County Jail pending centralized arraignment.
City woman arrested for causing disturbance inside Jamestown school...
A Jamestown woman has been arrested after becoming disorderly and hitting a school resource officer in the Jamestown Public Schools Monday. City police were called to the unidentified school building about 8:20 a.m. to remove 33 year-old Alyssa Payne... who was threatening staff in a student-populated area when they arrived. Officers told Payne she needed to leave... but, she refused and subjected multiple students -- including her own child -- to her outburst. A School security officer then began to escort Payne out when she began to push and punch the officer. When told she was being arrested... she began pushing and pulling away from police. Payne was finally taken into custody on charges of second-degree harassment, resisting arrest, third-degree criminal trespass... and, endangering the welfare of a child. As per bail reform... she was arraigned and released with appearance tickets for city court.
City man faces drunk driving charge following two-car crash...
A Jamestown man faces a drunk driving charge following an early morning accident Monday on the city's northside. Jamestown police say they responded to the location just before 3 a.m., and, were told en route that one of the vehicles had left the scene. Officers say they spotted the car a short time later... and, stopped it in the area of Lincoln and East Fifth Streets. They determined that 23 year-old Dalton Kopp was driving while intoxicated... and, he was taken to the city jail without incident. Kopp was later found with a blood alcohol content almost twice the legal limit... and, he was charged with DWI... aggravated unauthorized operation... leaving the scene of a property damage accident... consumption of alcohol in a motor vehicle... and, other violations. Kopp was released with appearance tickets for city court.
Molitor says only one of 11 budget bills have been adopted in state Assembly...
The midnight deadline Tuesday for New York State's budget has passed without a deal in place... and, talks in Albany have remain stalled. That from State Assemblyman Andrew Molitor... says only one of the 11 bills that comprise the spending plan had been finished at that time. That is the debt service bill... which allows the state to pay it's bills, and creditors. Molitor says it'll be a lengthy process before the remaining 10 budget bills are completed. The Westfield Republican says one of the reasons is because of policy that Democratic lawmakers "sneak" into the budget... including things like bail reform. Some of the sticking points in negotiations include changes to the state's discovery law and extending the time period that someone with a serious mental health issue can be held for observation.
Schumer says Trump tariffs wlll be problematic for Upstate NY...
President Donald Trump's proposed "tsunami" of tariffs will raise the cost of "everyday goods" for upstate New Yorker's by as much as $6,500 a year. That from U.S. Senator Charles Schumer during a Tuesday video press conference... and, Monday on the floor of the Senate. The New York Democrat says the tariffs could also hurt small businesses... kill jobs... and, damage upstate New York's vital tourism industry. Trump has called it "Liberation Day..." but, Schumer calls that a contradiction because on the one hand, he says it's going to bring more jobs to the U.S., but, his economic advisor says it's going to bring "trillions of dollars" in new revenues. As for what the tariffs will look like... Schumer... who is Senate Minority Leader... says early returns aren't looking too good. He says Trump's poll numbers on the economy are not looking good... and, the stock market has been in negative territory the past several weeks. Schumer says a New York Times analysis shows that nearly 160,000 jobs in the upstate region could be impacted... and just over 30,000 of those are in Western New York.
