JAMESTOWN, NY — The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office and the Chautauqua County Humane Society announced a formal partnership Friday to expand animal cruelty enforcement, including a dedicated deputy assigned specifically to investigate those cases.
The announcement came days after Jamestown police arrested two people accused of beating a puppy.
On June 6, officers responded to Winsor Street for a report of two subjects beating a small puppy. Arthur Hubbard and Cheyanne Alcorn were each charged with Cruelty to Animals, a Class A Misdemeanor. Hubbard was held pending arraignment due to prior failures to appear. Alcorn was released with an Appearance Ticket after booking.
Sheriff Jim Quattrone said the volume and complexity of animal cruelty cases drove the decision to assign a dedicated deputy…