MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature will hold its monthly voting session Wednesday with a very light agenda. Among the items the legislature will take action on is a resolution that would allow inmates from the Chautauqua County jail to … [Read more...]
Sheriff’s Office Announces New Member to County Jail Staff
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Jail has a new member on its staff to help with locating prison contraband. Chautauqua County Sheriff Joe Gerace says a new K-9 has joined to staff at the jail. He says Laelaps is a flat-coated female retriever who … [Read more...]
$150,000 Settlement Reached in Connection to 2014 Case of Jail CO Having Sex with Inmate
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County has reached a financial settlement with two individuals connected to the case of a former county corrections officer who had sexual contact with an inmate. On Wednesday night the county legislature voted on an … [Read more...]
Rising Cost of Criminal Justice System Addressed in County Budget
MAYVILLE - One of the cost cutting measures Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan has called for in his 2016 executive budget is in regard to the amount the county spends on housing inmates at the Chautauqua County jail. In recent years, the … [Read more...]
County Executive Pushes for Sales Tax Increase in State of the County Address
MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County executive Vince Horrigan says a sales tax increase is the best way to provide property tax relief for residents while also closing a $5.7 million budget gap in 2016. Horrigan made his comments while delivering his 2015 … [Read more...]
Two More Indicted in Falconer Street Home Invasion Case
JAMESTOWN – Two more suspects involved in the July 1 home invasion on Falconer St. that resulted in a shootout with police have been indicted by a Chautauqua County Grand Jury. Jamestown Police Captain Robert Samuelson says that 26 year-old … [Read more...]
Grand Jury Indicts Two Suspects Connected to Falconer St. Invasion, Bail Set at One Million Dollars
JAMESTOWN - Two of the six suspects involved in the July 1 home invasion on Falconer St. that resulted in a shootout with police have been indicted by a Chautauqua County Grand Jury on several charges, including robbery, sexual assault and criminal … [Read more...]
County Corrections Officer Accused of Having Sexual Contact with Inmate
MAYVILLE - A corrections officer at the county jail has been arrested after an investigation revealed he allegedly had sexual contact with a female inmate. Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Department corrections officer Jeffrey Swan was suspended from … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: County Jail Announces First Graduates of Ready Set Work Program
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Jail, in partnership with the Chautauqua County Office of Probation, recently graduated the first “Ready, Set, Work” participants. The graduation took place last Wednesday night in the county jail. . Ready, Set, Work … [Read more...]
