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Officers with the Jamestown Police Department are pictured at the scene of a shooting incident in July. A story on the shooting was one of the most read in 2020.
P-J photo by Jay Young
Editor’s Note: The Post-Journal is looking back at the top stories of 2020 and the way they will shape the coming year. Today, 20 for 2020 looks at breaking news stories that were among the most-read stories in the newspaper this year.
The past year has been a busy one for breaking news, though resolutions to those incidents will have to wait until early in 2021.
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Federal charges filed recently against a Jamestown woman accused of sex trafficking two minors has shed light on the cooperation taking place between several agencies whose goals are aimed at ending child abuse and ensuring those victimized receive the necessary care.
At the local level is the Child Advocacy Program, a nonprofit whose mission is to end child abuse in Chautauqua County with offices at 405 W. Third St. in Jamestown and 40 E. Main St. in Fredonia. When abuse is identified, the organization coordinates a community response to “bring healing, hope and justice to these children and families,” said Beth Oakes, CAP executive director.
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