Crime

Olean man sentenced to 3-9 years for hit-and-run death
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KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Aug 27, 2025
OLEAN — An Olean man has been sentenced to three to nine years in state prison for a 2023 hit-and-run incident on Seneca Avenue that resulted in a wom...
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Allegany County Court Report
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Aug 20, 2025
BELMONT — Derek Tyler-Lockwood of Alma was convicted Monday of fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, a class E felony. This conviction...
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Bradford community outraged after 2-year-old’s death
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By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
Aug 18, 2025
There's a photo circulating on social media of murder victim Oakley Hedlund at a birthday party in the weeks before his death. Oakley, 2½, was alleged...
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Man charged with Rochester murder apprehended in Salamanca
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By Olean Times Herald staff 
Aug 13, 2025
SALAMANCA — A man charged with the murder of a 28-year-old from Rochester was arrested Monday in Salamanca after a multi-day missing person search acr...
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Police reports 8/1/25
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Aug 01, 2025
Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office LITTLE VALLEY — Joshua J. Ball, 27, of Ashford, was charged at 8:09 p.m. Sunday with fifth-degree conspiracy, a cl...
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Police reports 7/31/25
Crime, Local News
Jul 31, 2025
Salamanca Police  Wednesday, 8:43 a.m. , Colten J. Karl-Lebrenz, 29, of Ellicottville, was arrested on a bench warrant issued out of Salamanca City Co...
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Police reports 7/29/25
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Jul 29, 2025
Wellsville Police Thursday, no time provided , Bryent A.K. Scotchmer, 31, of Wellsville, was arrested on a bench warrant issued out of Wellsville Vill...
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