Salamanca woman jailed on murder, other charges
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Salamanca woman jailed on murder, other charges
November 1, 2025
SALAMANCA — A city woman is facing murder and other felony charges after a death on River Street on Friday morning. The Salamanca Police Department re...
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Juvenile charged with Jamestown Street arson
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Juvenile charged with Jamestown Street arson
Rich Place, Managing Editor 
Aug 10, 2017
GOWANDA — A 12-year-old juvenile has been charged with second-degree arson in connection with the blaze that destroyed two downtown businesses on Jame...
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Counsel on first appearance renewed for three years
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Counsel on first appearance renewed for three years
RICK MILLER County Reporter 
May 25, 2017
LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Public Defender’s Office policy of counsel on first appearance policy will continue — at least for the next thr...
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Zoar Valley campaign has reduced injuries, deaths
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Zoar Valley campaign has reduced injuries, deaths
RICK MILLER County Reporter 
May 24, 2017
GOWANDA — For the past 10 years, William Cain has spent weekends during summer months warning visitors away from The Nature Conservancy’s private prop...
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Rape, unlawful imprisonment charges changed on appeal
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Rape, unlawful imprisonment charges changed on appeal
RICK MILLER County Reporter 
May 17, 2017
A 48-year-old Little Valley man’s conviction for rape and unlawful imprisonment two years ago has been overturned by the Appellate Division of State S...
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County Public Defender’s Office gets $750,000 grant
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County Public Defender’s Office gets $750,000 grant
RICK MILLER County Reporter 
May 13, 2017
LITTLE VALLEY — The state Office of Indigent Legal Services has awarded Cattaraugus County another counsel on first appearance grant for $746,125 to k...
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Attorney: NY violates 2nd Amendment with SAFE Act
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Attorney: NY violates 2nd Amendment with SAFE Act
RICK MILLER County Reporter 
May 02, 2017
SALAMANCA — A Second Amendment rights attorney says a secret database used by New York State Police to seek confiscation of an individual’s guns under...
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Machias man mulling fatal crash plea
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Machias man mulling fatal crash plea
Tom Dinki | Special to The Press 
Apr 26, 2017
LITTLE VALLEY — It will soon be decided whether a Machias man goes to trial over a 2013 motorcycle accident that killed his wife. A plea deal is on th...
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Police Reports 4/22/2017
Police Reports 4/22/2017
Apr 25, 2017
After an investigation initiated by the Cattaraugus County Department of Social Services, Jeryl L. Pearl, 51, of Freedom, NY was arrested at the Olean...
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Gowanda man faces child porn charges
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Gowanda man faces child porn charges
Press Release 
Mar 16, 2017
BUFFALO — A Gowanda man has been arrested and charged with production and distribution of child pornography, federal authorities announced Wednesday. ...
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Spruce guilty in van death
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Spruce guilty in van death
Mar 10, 2017
LITTLE VALLEY — A Steamburg man pleaded guilty to manslaughter Monday in Cattaraugus County Court for striking and killing Salamanca’s Watson Cooper w...
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Chase leads to charges in city
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Chase leads to charges in city
Press Release 
Feb 08, 2017
SALAMANCA — A Cuba man faces multiple charges after leading police on a high-speed chase. Michael L. Card, 34, of Cuba, was charged with unlawful flee...
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