Jamestown City Council voted down Mayor Eddie Sundquist's citizen appointments to the Board of Public Utilities as well as the reappointment of Justin Hubbard to the Human Rights Commission. City Clerk Jennifer Williams read a letter from the … [Read more...]
Police Agencies Enter Final Stage of Completing Mandated Reform Plans
JAMESTOWN - Local police agencies have finalized their draft plans for the New York State Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative initiative. The plans are the result of a mandate issued by Gov. Andrew Cuomo last summer in the wake of the … [Read more...]
Cuomo Releases Guidelines for Law Enforcement to Follow as Part of Police Reform Executive Order
ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced new guidance for the New York State Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative. That's the executive order he initiated in June. The guidance offers a framework and topics for consideration by … [Read more...]
Borrello Denounces Effort to Bring More Transparency to Law Enforcement Misconduct, Points to Additional Costs for Local Governments
ALBANY - Chautauqua County's Senate representative in Albany says there's already been unintended consequences of the recent repeal of a state law that protected members of law enforcement from disclosing disciplinary records. Earlier this month … [Read more...]
Residents Gather in City Park for Second Consecutive Week for BLM Rally, Call for Public Safety Reforms
JAMESTOWN - For the second straight weekend a rally calling for the reform in law enforcement took place in Jamestown. According to the Post-Journal, over 250 people - the vast majority wearing masks with some trying to maintain social distancing … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist: June 4, 2020
WRFARadio · Community Matters - Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist: June 4, 2020 AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist talks about a series of protests that took place recently in Jamestown - one of which he … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Rep. Tom Reed – June 3, 2020 Conference Call
WRFARadio · Rep. Tom Reed - June 3, 2020 Conference Call AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE AT SOUNDCLOUD Conference Call on June 3 with Rep. Tom Reed (R-Corning, NY 23), who discussed the murder of George Floyd by an officer in the Minneapolis department … [Read more...]
Jackson Center Releases Statement Involving Murder of George Floyd
JAMESTOWN - The Robert H. Jackson Center has released a statement in regards to the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis Police officer on May 25. The death sparked a series of national protests and demonstrations, some of which escalated into … [Read more...]
Schumer, Gillibrand and Other Senate Democrats Condemn President’s Threat to Use Military in Cities Impacted by Riots
WASHINGTON - New York's two U.S. Senators are joining their Democratic colleagues in condemning President Donald Trump's threat to use military force to combat demonstrations and protests that had grown into riots in some areas of the country. While … [Read more...]
Rally and Protest Events in Jamestown Remain Peaceful
JAMESTOWN - There were two rallies that took place in Jamestown on Sunday as part of the series of national protests taking place across the country. The days of protests were triggered by the death of George Floyd, a black man who died when a white … [Read more...]
