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Boil water notice for East Olean after water main break

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Boil water notice for East Olean after water main break

By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com

August 18, 2026

OLEAN — Mayor Amy B. Sherburne advised Tuesday afternoon that East Olean residents boil their water for consumption until further notice after a water...

Police reports 6/17/20: Arcade woman charged with welfare fraud

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Police reports 6/17/20: Arcade woman charged with welfare fraud

Jun 17, 2020

OLEAN — An Arcade woman faces multiple charges for alleged welfare fraud in Cattaraugus County, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office announced Tues...

$Protester shoved to ground has skull fracture, lawyer says$

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Protester shoved to ground has skull fracture, lawyer says

Jun 16, 2020

BUFFALO (AP) — A 75-year-old protester who struck his head on pavement after being shoved back by police remained hospitalized Tuesday with a fracture...

Governor missed opportunity to have law officers at the table

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Governor missed opportunity to have law officers at the table

JEFFREY MURPHY and PATRICK D. PHELAN, Special to Olean Times Herald

Jun 16, 2020

During times of chaos and division, uncertainty and unrest, tension and suffering, we look to our leaders to help guide the ship. We look to our leade...

State & Union: Olean policeman joins in ‘manhunt’

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State & Union: Olean policeman joins in ‘manhunt’

Jun 16, 2020

When the sun goes down, many Olean kids like to play a game called “manhunt,” essentially an elaborate game of hide and seek. A group was playing on S...

Cuomo signs more police reform bills: Courts must report new data on race

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Cuomo signs more police reform bills: Courts must report new data on race

KEVIN TAMPONE Syracuse Media Group

Jun 15, 2020

ALBANY (TNS) — Courts in New York must now publish new demographic data on arrests under a bill signed into law Monday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Courts wi...

Blue Lives Matter event in Bradford countered by Black Lives Matter

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Blue Lives Matter event in Bradford countered by Black Lives Matter

ERA STAFF news@bradfordera.com

Jun 14, 2020

Veterans’ Square was a busy site Saturday, hosting the “Blue Lives Matter” event organized to support law enforcement and gather signatures on a petit...

Blue Lives Matter event in Bradford countered by Black Lives Matter

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Blue Lives Matter event in Bradford countered by Black Lives Matter

Bradford Era staff

Jun 14, 2020

BRADFORD, Pa. — Veterans’ Square was a busy site Saturday, hosting the “Blue Lives Matter” event organized to support law enforcement and gather signa...

Cuomo signs police accountability legislation

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Cuomo signs police accountability legislation

MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press

Jun 12, 2020

ALBANY — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law on Friday a sweeping package of police accountability measures that received new backing following...

Mitrano calls out Reed for not considering Democratic police reform bill

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Mitrano calls out Reed for not considering Democratic police reform bill

Olean Times Herald staff

Jun 12, 2020

PENN YAN — Democratic candidate Tracy Mitrano highlighted sharp differences between herself and incumbent Rep. Tom Reed on the Justice in Policing Act...

Police reports 6/12/20: Two arrested during underage drinking initiative

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Police reports 6/12/20: Two arrested during underage drinking initiative

Jun 12, 2020

OLEAN — Two arrests were made following an underage drinking enforcement initiative conducted by the New York State Police in the city Wednesday. Twel...

Police reports 6/11/20

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Police reports 6/11/20

Jun 11, 2020

Olean Police Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office — Cheyenne J. Lore, 25, of 5162 Windmill Road, Napoli, was charged at 6:10 p.m. Sunday with second-de...

Trump ‘does not regret’ referencing Antifa theory about protester shoved by Buffalo cops

News, Western New York

Trump ‘does not regret’ referencing Antifa theory about protester shoved by Buffalo cops

CHRIS SOMMERFELDT New York Daily News(TNS)

Jun 11, 2020

President Trump “does not regret” promoting a false conspiracy theory about a 75-year-old cancer survivor who split his skull open after officers shov...

Police reports 6/10/20

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Police reports 6/10/20

Jun 10, 2020

Olean Police Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office New York State Police — A one-vehicle accident was reported at 9:30 p.m. Monday on Interstate 86 near...

NY criminalizes police chokeholds with law named after Eric Garner

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NY criminalizes police chokeholds with law named after Eric Garner

TERI WEAVER Syracuse Media Group

Jun 08, 2020

ALBANY (TNS) — New York lawmakers voted Monday to criminalize chokeholds by police officers that cause death or injury, one of several law enforcement...

RTW: Why care here? Racial policies and protests

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RTW: Why care here? Racial policies and protests

ALLY RAKUS, Special to Olean Times Herald

Jun 08, 2020

“I can’t believe the death of one man caused all of these protests.” The murder of George Floyd is one of many of its kind. Over the past week, thousa...

Mitrano calls for federal standards for law enforcement

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Mitrano calls for federal standards for law enforcement

Olean Times Herald staff

Jun 07, 2020

WATKINS GLEN — Congressional candidate Tracy Mitrano called Sunday for federal standards for training of all law enforcement officers, reinforced by C...

Corning woman charged with beating 100-year-old man to death with hammer

Crime News, Local News, Western New York

Corning woman charged with beating 100-year-old man to death with hammer

Jun 07, 2020

CORNING (TNS) — A Corning woman has been charged with beating a 100-year-old man to death with a hammer Saturday. The Elmira Star-Gazett e reported th...

Updated: Prosecutors investigating incident that injured 75-year-old man in Buffalo

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Updated: Prosecutors investigating incident that injured 75-year-old man in Buffalo

JOHN WAWROW Associated Press

Jun 05, 2020

BUFFALO — Prosecutors were investigating Friday after a video captured police in Buffalo shoving a 75-year-old man who then fell and cracked his head,...

Fix justice in New York

Fix justice in New York

Jun 05, 2020

The Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd, an unarmed, handcuffed black man, had been investigated 17 times by his department...

NYPD boss wants calm after stabbing, other attacks on cops

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NYPD boss wants calm after stabbing, other attacks on cops

MICHAEL R. SISAK and JIM MUSTIAN, Associated Press

Jun 05, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police are trying to determine if Wednesday’s ambush stabbing of an officer in Brooklyn was inspired by anti-police sent...