Police Reports

Olean Patrol Officers responded to Buffalo Street near E. Fall St. for a report of a hit and run involving a pedestrian on July 27th at 9:17 p.m. . Patrol Officers located a 15 year old female that had been struck by a vehicle and appeared to have serious injuries. Olean City Fire responded and transported the victim to Olean General and she was later taken via Mercy Flight to a Buffalo hospital. Witnesses were located at the scene who saw the victim get hit and also assisted the victim until the ambulance arrived.

Interviews with witnesses and video obtained led to a description of the suspects vehicle which was later located by a Olean Police officer at a Vehicle collision shop . Yesterday at approximately 4:40 p.m. the driver of the hit an run vehicle, 42 year old Kevin Carll of 5089 Cooper Hill Rd. Hinsdale was arrested by the Criminal investigation unit and charged with:

Assault 2nd. degree ( D Felony )

Tampering with physical evidence ( E Felony )

Reckless endangerment 1st degree ( E Felony )

Leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death or serious injury ( E Felony )

Carll was arraigned in Olean City Court and held on bail.

The victim fortunately has been released from the Hospital and is recovering at home. The Cattaraugus County sheriff’s accident reconstruction team assisted at the scene.

Body Found in Potter County, PA

Friday, August 2nd, 2024, 6:18 PM EDT

By Alexandra DerynPlay Video

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) — One of the four men involved in the brutal torture and murder case, that happened in Elmira in 2021, was sentenced on Friday. 

Eddie Marte was the so-called “ringleader” in the 2021 kidnapping and murder of Juan Jose Gotay. In January of 2021, Gotay was tortured at various locations in Elmira, before his body was found bound and mutilated months later in Potter County, Pennsylvania.  Read more….video……