Multiple scams and thefts prompt police blotter update
Lancaster report details a Dolly Parton sweepstakes scam where a resident was asked for Apple gift cards totaling about $2,000 plus $1,150 via PayPal and an added $500 for travel. A caller named Jelly Roll claimed to transport the car. Other incidents include a motel eviction for nonpayment, a shoplifting complaint, and a large grand larceny case where $50,000 was manipulated through staged hacking and gift cards. The blotter notes no confirmed losses beyond $50,000 and advises ceasing communication with suspects. case referrals and a closing note follow.
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Apple
Jelly Roll
M&t Bank
Bee Heard Letter Complaints and Obituary Notice
A reader submission comments on local policing and fracking politics, then reports the death of Earl Tob er, 93, of Depew. Tob er was married 70 years to Mary Nickie Tober and father to five, with eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Visitation and funeral details are listed for Amigone Funeral Home at Transit Road and St Luke Lutheran Church, with interment at Holy Rest Cemetery.
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Lancaster
Walden Pond
Depew and
Broadway
Transit Road
Nursing Home
New York State
Langworthy
the Bee
Jsinner
Beenews.com
Bee
Tober
Earl
Depew
Mary Alexandra
Nickie
Bell) Tober
Karen Machnica
Michael
Mary Ann
James
Jon Sr
David
Suzanne
Norma
Robert) Havens
Gordon Tober
Lancaster-Depew Chapel
Amigone Funeral Home, Inc
St. Luke Lutheran Church
Holy Rest Cemetery
Cheektowaga
Amigone.com
Sophia Veffer Upstander Award seeks HERO nominees
The Holocaust Education Resource Organization invites Western New York residents to nominate individuals for the 2025 Sophia Veffer Upstander Award honoring local advocates for equality and human rights. Last year's recipient was Matthew Giordano of Villa Maria College. nominations due April 15 to Lauren BuffaloJewishFederation.org ahead of a June 9 ceremony.
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The
Holocaust Education Resource Organization
Sophia Veffer
Buffalo
HERO
New York
Matthew Giordano
Villa Maria College
Lauren
BuffaloJewishFederation.org
Missing Amherst woman found deceased
Amherst police report Leah Bellitto a 29 year old missing since February 8 was found dead in water near Dodge Road Amherst on February 11. Authorities say no signs of foul play and no public danger, investigations ongoing with tips sought at 716-689-1311. Nardin Academy mourns alumna Bellitto class of 2015 and offers condolences.
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Amherst Police Department
Leah Bellitto
Bellitto
Dodge Road
Amherst
Ransom Oaks
Amherst Police
Nardin Academy
Buffalo
Nardin
Penn Dixie Wins Grant to Restore Ecosystem at 54 Acre Park
Penn Dixie Fossil Park & Nature Reserve received a 17433 grant from the Great Lakes Commission via the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in partnership with the US Geological Survey. The funding funds Phragmites australis removal under PAMF Active Adaptive Management to boost biodiversity, document outcomes, and feed a central PAMF database for future control methods.
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Penn Dixie
Penn Dixie Fossil Park & Nature Reserve
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes
United States Geological Survey
U.S
Europe
PAMF
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