22-year old Judith Threlkeld was reported missing to the Silver Creek Police Department on March 8, 1976. She was last seen walking home on Central Avenue after departing the Anderson-Lee Library when she disappeared. The Silver Creek Police Department investigated Threlkeld’s disappearance for several years, but was unable to locate Threlkeld. Threlkeld has not been seen in 46 years.

In June 2022, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office Unsolved Crimes Unit received information from a citizen about the Threlkeld case while investigating an unrelated homicide case in the Sheriff’s jurisdiction.

On the day she was last seen in Silver Creek in 1976, Threlkeld was wearing blue jeans, a khaki shirt, a blue sweater, a navy blue suede coat, and snow boots. She was carrying a brown purse.

The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating Threlkeld’s disappearance, and is asking anyone with information about the case to contact Investigator Tom Tarpley at (716) 753-4578, or Investigator Tom DiZinno at (716) 753-4579.

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On Wednesday the Warren County Coroner’s Office confirmed the subject of a search near Webb’s Ferry on the western side of the reservoir was located and positively identified.

The name of the female individual has not been released, although the next of kin has been notified.

Neither the coroner’s office or the U.S. Forest Service are releasing further details, including the circumstances surrounding the death or where the body was found.

Crews had been searching throughout the day on Tuesday, but they had seen no sign of the reported missing vehicle or the woman.

The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office says divers found the body of 47-year-old Timothy Yocum around 2:50 p.m. He was first reported missing late Saturday afternoon after going for a swim.

Dozens of area first responders — including members of the county Water Emergency Team, the Sheriff’s Office Marine Division, and New York State police dive team – assisted in the search.

Yocum was identified about two and a half hours after his body was recovered Monday near Greenhurst. The incident is being treated as an accidental drowning.

The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office says 47 year-old Timothy Yocum of Falconer was believed to have taken his boat on Chautauqua Lake Saturday afternoon. He was reported possibly missing around 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

Deputies believe Yocum may have jumped into the water for a swim before he went missing.

Water rescue crews, including dive teams, from the County Sheriff’s Office and State Police along with volunteers from local fire companies searched the waters near the Chautauqua County Yacht Club in Lakewood late Saturday and also throughout the day on Sunday but so far nothing has turned up.

In a press release, the Sheriff’s Office said the search would continue Sunday night and into today if necessary.

Images of Sven Blumquist that were distributed following his disappearance at the Great Blue Heron Music Festival Saturday, July 7.

SHERMAN, NY – The sister of the Warren County, Pennsylvania man who was last seen early Saturday morning, July 7 at the Great Blue Heron Music Festival is reporting on social media that he has passed away.

Heather Burkett, the sister of 23-year-old Sven Blumquist, made a public post on his Facebook page Friday morning that Blumquist’s body was apparently discovered Thursday night.

According to the Jamestown Post-Journal, Local police began searching for Blumquist in the largely wooded area in and around the Blue Heron Music Festival grounds in Sherman earlier this week after he was last seen walking away from his campsite around 1 a.m. Saturday.

His Family said when last seen, he was in search of music when he left most of his belongings and ventured into the nearby woods. He had not been seen or heard from since.

Because Blumquist is a resident of Pennsylvania, the Conewango Township Police Department in Warren County headed up the investigation, though officers and K9 units from several agencies — including the New York State Police, Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office and state Forest Rangers — assisted with the search.

Authorities have not yet confirmed that Blumquist has been located.

According to a flyer circulating on social media, Sven Blumquist was last seen early Saturday morning, July 7, at the festival. He was supposed to return home on Sunday but when he never returned, his family and friends became worried.

Blumquist was reportedly wearing a red zip-up hoodie, blue jeans and a bandana.

Blumquist was listed as a missing person with the FBI and a search has already taken place at the Blue Heron festival grounds and surrounding area. Other searches are likely to continue in the coming days.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the New York State Police at 665-3114 or Conewango police in Warren County at 814-726-0725.

Sean Carpenter

JAMESTOWN – The Jamestown Police Department has recovered a body from the Chadakoin River that is believed to be the city man who was reported missing last month.

In a media release sent out Tuesday afternoon, Jamestown Police Captain Robert Samuelson said a passerby spotted the body in the river just off Harrison Street shortly after 1:40 p.m. Tuesday. The body was then recovered and police say they believe it was 35 year-old Sean Carpenter.

Carpenter was last seen walking on Pine Street toward First Street in downtown Jamestown around 1:45 a.m. April 11.  He was reportedly walking toward his home on Superior Street in Jamestown but never made it there.

Samuelson said the body will be brought to the Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo for an autopsy as well as official identification.

The police say they will continue the investigation into Carpenter’s disappearance and what led to his death. The FBI has been assisting Jamestown police with its investigation.  Police had called the city man’s disappearance “suspicious.”

Wilfredo “Fred” Colon Rodriguez, Jr. (from Facebook)

JAMESTOWN – New York State Police have identified a body that was discovered in the Town of Randolph over the weekend.

According to an update from the New York State Police released early Monday night, the body that was discovered Saturday afternoon in Randolph has been identified as 48 year-old Wilfredo Rodriguez-Colon of Busti.

Police say Rodriguez-Colon’s body was discovered Saturday, April 21 at about 5:15 p.m. off of Swanson Hill Road in the Town of Randolph in nearby Cattaraugus County. Police say local residents discovered the body and called authorities.

According to a post on Facebook dated Sunday, April 22, the family of a man with the name “Wilfredo ‘Fred’ Colon Rodriguez Junior” of Lakewood (a village in the town of Busti) say he was last seen on April 15. Family members had reached out to the public to help find him. The name the police provided is not an identical match to the name of the individual as it is listed under his Facebook account, but his family has confirmed it was him.

Colon-Rodriguez’s body has been scheduled for an autopsy to determine the cause of death. State police say the Erie County Medical Examiners Office, along with the Cattaraugus County Coroner helped to identify the body. 

State police in Jamestown are also investigating the discovery of another body that was also found on Saturday, near Route 20 in Portland. An unidentified male body was discovered just before 3:30 p.m. by a passing motorist. No other details were provided, other than police saying the body is scheduled for an autopsy to determine the identity and the cause of death.

In a media release on Saturday, state police said both discoveries are being treated as ongoing investigations and wouldn’t provide any more information.

However, according to the Jamestown Post-Journal, state police have said there was “no reason to believe” the circumstances surrounding the two separate bodies are related.

Neither death is believed to be connected to the disappearance of 35-year-old Sean Carpenter, the Jamestown man last seen in the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 11 as he walked downtown on Pine Street between 2^nd and 1^st streets.

An extensive search for Carpenter has been underway since his disappearance, including an aerial search of the Chadakoin River on Friday.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Jamestown Police Department at 483-7537, or leave an anonymous tip at 483-TIPS (8477). Information can also be sent through the department’s 411 cellphone app.

Sean Carpenter

JAMESTOWN – The search for a missing Jamestown man continues into its fifth day Monday.

City police say 35 year-old Sean Carpenter was last seen walking early Wednesday morning, April 11 around 1:45 a.m. near Pine and First Streets in downtown Jamestown He was reportedly headed home near Superior Street but has not been seen or heard of since.

Family and friends of Carpenter raised concerns about his whereabouts on Thursday, and organized a search Friday morning, which included areas along the Chadakoin River. Police also say they’ve committed resources toward the search along the river, which was lowered to help in the search effort.

However, as of Monday morning Carpenter remains missing and police are treating the incident as suspicious.

Carpenter is described as being 6-feet, 2-inches tall and weighing 180 pounds. He has brown hair and blue eyes, and was last seen wearing a brown baseball hat, green jacket and gray and red sneakers.

Anyone with information is asked to call JPD at 483-7537, or leave an anonymous tip at 483-TIPS (8477). Information can also be sent through the department’s 411 cellphone app.

Sean Carpenter

JAMESTOWN – The Jamestown Police Department is asking the public for help in locating a city man who’s been missing since early Wednesday morning.

Police say 35-year-old Sean Carpenter was last seen walking on Pine Street toward First Street in downtown Jamestown around 1:45 a.m. Wednesday.

Carpenter was reportedly walking toward his home on Superior Street in Jamestown but never made it there.

Family members tell police that Carpenter has not gone missing like this before and as a result, they are treating the disappearance as “suspicious.”

Carpenter is described as 6-feet, 2-inches tall and weighing 180 pounds. He has brown hair and blue eyes, and was last seen wearing a brown baseball hat, green jacket and gray and red sneakers.

Anyone with information is asked to call JPD at 483-7537, or leave an anonymous tip at 483-TIPS (8477).

Information can also be sent through the department’s 411 cellphone app.