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etichy@post-journal.com Ross Olszewski of the Jamestown Police Department is pictured Monday morning taking photographs at Dow Park. A copper statue part of the “Underground Railroad Tableau” series was stolen sometime between Thursday and Monday.
Photo by Eric Tichy This statue honors the anonymous fugitives who touched Jamestown in the pursuit of freedom along the underground railroad.
Ross Olszewski of the Jamestown Police Department is pictured Monday morning taking photographs at Dow Park. A copper statue part of the Underground Railroad Tableau series was stolen sometime between Thursday and Monday.
Photo by Eric Tichy
A statue part of a series at Dow Park in Jamestown memorializing the local Underground Railroad movement appears to have been stolen. The piece is one of three at the park created by the late David Poulin titled “Underground Railroad Tableau.”
dphillips@post-journal.com
The Jamestown Police Department released its 2020 annual report that indicated the total number of violent crimes in the city rose from 191 in 2019 to 251 last year, which was an increase of 31%.
P-J photo by Dennis Phillips
The total number of violent crimes in the city of Jamestown increased by more than 30% in 2020.
Earlier this month, the Jamestown Police Department released its 2020 annual report that indicated the total number of violent crimes rose from 191 in 2019 to 251 last year, which was an increase of 31%. Violent crimes include murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault, of which three of the four categories increased in 2020.