Chautauqua County Public Safety Roundup: Fire, Construction Accident, DWI Crash and Multiple Arrests Reported Over the Weekend
HARTFIELD — Two adults and several children were displaced following a house fire Saturday evening on Route 430 in Hartfield.
Fire departments from across Chautauqua County were dispatched to 6505 Route 430 shortly before 8:30 p.m. Responding agencies included North Lake, Westfield, Ripley, Maple Springs, Portland, Fluvanna, Ashville, Bemus Point, Ellery Center, Brocton, Sherman, Cassadaga and Stockton fire departments, along with law enforcement and Chautauqua County EMS personnel.
No injuries were reported. A scanner transmission Sunday morning indicated the scene may have rekindled around 6 a.m. The cause of the fire has not yet been released.
Construction Worker Injured on Chautauqua Lake Bridge
A construction worker was seriously injured late Friday night while working on the Chautauqua Lake Bridge rehabilitation project.
Emergency responders were called to the bridge shortly before 11 p.m. after reports that a worker had fallen approximately 18 feet from a section of the bridge onto a safety deck below.
The worker reportedly suffered multiple injuries. Members of the Chautauqua County Technical Rescue Team, along with firefighters from Ashville and Bemus Point and Chautauqua County EMS, spent about an hour rescuing the victim from the safety deck.
The worker was transported by ambulance to the Ashville Fire Department before being flown by Mercy Flight to an Erie, Pennsylvania hospital for further treatment.
The cause of the accident remains under investigation.
Dunkirk Man Charged Following Alleged Hit-and-Run Crash
A Dunkirk man faces multiple charges after authorities say he struck a bicyclist with his vehicle and fled the scene Saturday night.
Chautauqua County Sheriff's deputies responded to Bennett Road near the Interstate 90 overpass shortly after 9:45 p.m. for a reported vehicle-bicycle accident.
Investigators say a Good Samaritan followed the suspect vehicle into the City of Dunkirk, helping deputies locate it. Following an investigation, deputies determined that the driver, identified as 52-year-old Pascual Pablo-Domingo, was allegedly intoxicated.
The bicyclist was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Pablo-Domingo was charged with leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, driving while intoxicated, unlicensed operation and consumption of alcohol in a motor vehicle. He was released with appearance tickets and is scheduled to appear in court at a later date.
Three Animal Cruelty Arrests Made in Jamestown
Jamestown Police made three animal cruelty arrests Saturday in two separate incidents involving puppies on the city's south side.
At approximately 10:14 a.m., officers responded to an animal complaint after a resident reported finding her pit bull puppy with a charging cord tied around its front paws. Police said the puppy was yelping and crying when it was discovered. Following an investigation, 26-year-old Daysean Braswell-Adams was arrested and charged with Animal Cruelty. He was processed at the Jamestown City Jail and later released with an appearance ticket.
Later Saturday afternoon, around 3:20 p.m., officers responded to Windsor Street after receiving a report that two individuals were beating a small puppy. Following an investigation, Arthur Hubbard and Cheyanne Alcorn were arrested and charged with Cruelty to Animals, a Class A misdemeanor.
Hubbard was held pending arraignment due to prior failures to appear in court, while Alcorn was processed and released with an appearance ticket.
All three defendants are scheduled to appear in Jamestown City Court.
Jamestown Man Charged with Petit Larceny
Jamestown Police also reported a shoplifting arrest Saturday evening.
At approximately 5:32 p.m., officers responded to a south side business for a shoplifting complaint. Police say William Dudley allegedly concealed merchandise on his person and left the store without paying.
Dudley was located nearby and taken into custody without incident. He was transported to the Jamestown City Jail, processed and released with an appearance ticket.
He is charged with Petit Larceny and is scheduled to answer the charge in court at a later date.
