Brocton Woman Accused of Trying to Strike Victim with Her Vehicle
A Brocton woman has been sent to the Chautauqua County Jail after she apparently tried strike someone with her vehicle on Friday. Chautauqua County Sheriff's deputies responded to a Brocton address shortly after 6:00 PM for a well-being check after someone received text messages from 60-year-old Cherilynn Schlemmer...
Crawford man accused of stealing from Erie refugee agency waives case
A Crawford County man accused of stealing funds from an agency in Erie that assists immigrants and refugees has waived the lengthy list of criminal charges he faces to court. Jeffrey A. Brooks, 58, of Guys Mills, waived his preliminary hearing before Erie 5th Ward District Judge Paul Bizzarro Jan. 29 on 50 criminal...
Sentence ordered for defendant ranked 4th-highest in Erie gang case
The federal indictment that dismantled 4-Nation listed Darian A. Beasley as near the top of the hierarchy of the violent Erie street gang . The indictment ranked Beasley, 33, also known as Terry Hasberry, Chewy or Chewdollaz, as fourth among the 22 defendants charged with conspiring as members of 4-Nation to deal...
High school instructor arrested in child exploitation case
STUART - A Pennsylvanian man was arrested after he sent inappropriate messages and photos to an undercover police officer for the Stuart Police Department. SPD was posing as a 14-year-old girl on a social media app. During the chat sessions with the undercover detective, the suspect sent harmful material and...
District Statement Regarding Employee’s Recent Arrest
Jason Dekaye, a Junior ROTC instruction in the Erie Public School District has been arrested. As of Jan. 30 Dekaye is still custody and is awaiting a date for a court hearing. The Erie School District has released statement regarding the employee now on leave, who has recently been arrested. While the employee’s...
Wendel, Borrello React to Heritage’s Decision to Close Gerry Facility
The decision by Heritage to soon close its skilled nursing and rehabilitation center in Gerry is an "intelligent, business decision" that will hopefully keep its overall operations viable. That from Chautauqua County Executive P.J. Wendel, who says he's sorry to see Heritage Village closing within a month. However,...
ECGRA awards $100,000 grant for new ambulance in Erie County
The Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority awarded a $100,000 multi-municipal grant to Emergycare for a new ambulance in their fleet on Thursday. Emergycare has been facing resource challenges for over a decade, and ECGRA directed funding to where the community needed it most. “We’re really happy to help Dave Baskak...
Postal Service Responds to Possible Delivery Delay Concerns
Recently there have been many residents experiencing a delay in mail delivery and pickup. The Postal Service provided this statement as to why some residents may be experiencing these delays. “The Postal Service’s goal is to deliver the mail, but safety remains our top priority. As most areas in and...
Contractor injured after fall from Erie Insurance building
Thursday, it was reported that a man fell three stories from the Erie Insurance Building in downtown Erie. The company said the man was a non-employee contractor working on site at the Hirt Perry Square building. He was injured and taken to a local hospital for medical evaluation. Erie Insurance said the city’s...
Erie High JROTC instructor arrested for soliciting Florida minor
(WJET/WFXP) — Erie High School’s JROTC instructor is facing criminal charges after police in Florida said he sent harmful material to an undercover officer posing as a 14-year-old during an online chat session. City of Stuart police in southeast Florida said they started investigating 50-year-old Jason Dekaye of...
