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6 December 30, 2015 The Amherst Bee — Your Community Newspaper — www.AmherstBee.com Local News Williamsville schools sponsor community forum The Williamsville Board of Ed- ucation will hold a community forum from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 9, in the cafeteria at Williamsville South High School, 5950 Main St., Williamsville. The town hall-style meeting will provide parents, residents and staff members a chance to discuss education-related issues of their choice. There is no set agenda or topics to be addressed. Attendees may email discussion ideas or specific questions to board- [email protected]. School Board members and Su- perintendent Scott Martzloff will be at the forum to listen to concerns, answer questions and address the latest topics impacting Williamsville Central and public education. B B e of the l ot t e r s t l ot t e r e s t Excerpts from police calls are a regular fea- ture in all nine Bee Group newspapers. Some of the more unusual reports from 2015 are reprint- ed here. Each is an actual listing from a local town or village police blotter. Illustrations by Julie Halm A Meadowbrook Parkway man said large bones found in his yard were from either a farm animal or a Tyrannosaurus rex. During a traffic stop on Ridge Road, a driver told police she didn’t have a license: “I haven’t for 30 years.” A woman was irate because a Main Street discount store doesn’t sell peanut butter candies in quan- tities of six. A Salvation Army volunteer was reportedly stealing money from the collection bucket outside a grocery store. She said she had simply dropped her gum in the bucket and was trying to get it out with a back scratcher. Chicken was thrown at a man’s truck some time overnight, and someone stabbed one of his tires, causing it to go flat. Not far from the house, police located three empty, 10-pound bags of boneless, skin- less chicken. A Doat Street resident told police that $20 of his “weed money” had been stolen. A man was found asleep at the wheel of a running car in the “no parking” zone of an Elma busi- ness. A William Street resident said a woman mooned him when they argued about garbage totes. A woman at a Main Street fast-food restau- rant was irate be- cause she was not given fries with her meal. Police said a man was found with his pants around his ankles in the parking lot of a Dick Road store. A Delaware Avenue resident reported that a woman from a near- by apartment called him a “loser.” A man was repeatedly calling an ex-girlfriend because she left a butter knife in bed. He wanted to return it. A woman was arrested at the sheriff’s station picking up an intox- icated friend. She had three license suspensions. A Shepard Avenue resident reported that someone tried to en- ter her house but instead painted her door. A Wainwright Road man re- quested an overnight checkpoint near his home after 28 cents was stolen from his car. A man on Union Road who called attention to an upside-down American flag said he was hit in the face by the owner. On Kinsey Avenue, a man re- ported that a teenager wearing gray shorts and a blue jacket was in the tree above his car. A pink handbag found in Depew contained $20, a lighter, a pack of cigarettes and an order of protec- tion. A Walden Galleria store clerk said she confronted two women trying to shoplift and they dumped lotion on her. A motorcyclist stopped on Burch Avenue didn’t have a license but claimed he was not driving; he was “traveling.” An Evans Street resident said her neighbor urinates out of his second-floor window and it lands in the garden. A “suspicious” man seen in Wrazen Park for several evenings said he was there to get away from his wife for a while. A woman who hit a parked car on Maple Road told police she was unable to find the brake. A Tillotson Avenue man said a basketball net left in the street was infringing on his quality of life. In Kenmore, two scantily clad women asked an elderly man if he wanted to go to a hotel for a good time. A patrol failed to locate two donkeys that were reportedly wan- dering down Wolcott Road. A subject was located after striking a sign on Seneca Street but continuing on to a hair appoint- ment. A Manko Lane woman said she thought one of her neighboring ten- ants stole her license and her teeth. A woman at a Walden Galleria business wanted to see an officer because her manicure had been done incorrectly. An ex-girlfriend was thought to be responsible for a pile of choco- late chips on the hood of a car in Lancaster. A bicyclist chased by five peo- ple who said he stole the bike had the receipt, service manual and directions. A Cheektowaga woman said her boyfriend moved out and took her mattress, jewelry and money she kept in a Bible. “Suspicious” youths sitting in a parked truck on Barone Court were just watching a meteor shower. A Heather Road woman said her neighbor was throwing moth- balls into her backyard. Two people on Elmwood Av- enue possibly having sex in a car were fully clothed and just waiting for the rain to stop. A Walden Galleria store man- ager said a man was “fondling” the mannequins. At a Broadway gas station, one woman tried on another’s designer sunglasses and then left wearing them. A motorist accused of driving recklessly on Losson Road claimed he was just trying to avoid potholes. Church fliers weren’t glued to multiple car windows on Transit Road, police said. The culprit actu- ally was a combination of dew and heat. A man with- out a peddler’s permit was charged be- cause he kept selling bonsai trees out of a van in Orchard Park. A woman at a Cheektowa- ga apartment complex said someone put photos of the devil all over the hallway walls. A North Creek Drive man said someone shot paint balls all over the out- side of his house, but they were actually bird droppings. An erratic driver in Depew was asked to complete a sobriety test, but he said, “I can’t do that. It’s too hard.” A Victoria Boulevard resident called about 4 p.m. and said a neighbor had been washing her car since 7 a.m. A woman in Depew said her brother stole her college textbooks to pay for a urine sample. He is on probation. A woman driving erratically on Central Avenue was also barefoot, despite having two pairs of shoes in the car. A man loitering with a duffel bag at Thruway Plaza was traveling to Ohio “so he could be where the weather is warm.” On Route 219, police reported finding 30 grams of marijuana in a man’s SpongeBob SquarePants lunchbox. An East Robinson Road wom- an found a glass door smashed and someone’s underwear and pants on her dining room floor. A Depew man put a “Leave Us Alone” sign on the door of his apartment, but someone lit it on fire. A “confused” woman in pink pajamas was seen walking in and out of traffic on Colvin Boulevard. A Harlem Road woman report- ed that a neighbor’s wind chimes were offensive. A Vegola Avenue man said a pig wearing a harness was grazing in a drainage ditch near his home. A man at a Harlem Road laun- dromat said another man took his clothes and was using them as a blanket. An East Aurora woman claimed she was a witch and would burn the house of kids riding scooters on her sidewalk. A man sleeping in the hallway of a French Road apartment complex said he was too tired to enter his res- idence. A Borden Road woman alerted police that her boyfriend put something on top of her apple pie. It was salt. A woman driving on Houston Street said a man told her she couldn’t park in front of his house and called her “fat.” A lot of screaming coming from a Barone Court residence was found to be people watching a Sabres game. A man said to repeatedly steal subs from a Southwestern Boule- vard store took a ham sub this past week. A woman unhappy with a cake banged on a Meadow Place door and threatened the woman who made it. A woman at a Dick Road restaurant said a man followed her to the bar and tried to give her flowers. He was ejected. A Palmdale Drive resident re- ported that her $300 bra was miss- ing. A man accused of taking paint from a store was arrested at a dental office just after his wisdom teeth were removed. A Newstead man was injured when he fell off a stoop where he and his son had been drinking. A West Hazeltine Avenue res- ident reported that there was a man dressed in all black who was run- ning across lawns and jumping over bushes. He told police he was just walking home. A teenager was reportedly walking in the middle of Delaware Road, swatting at cars. A Wabash Avenue woman re- ported getting stuck in the bath- tub. A woman reported that during the night she heard loud banging on her door and in the morning found hand prints on her windows. When asked why she hadn’t called police the previous night, she said, “I was scared.” A Meadowbrook Parkway man said large bones found in his yard were from either a farm animal or a Tyrannosaurus rex. A man on Como Park Boulevard said three dogs got loose and were chasing him while he tried to drive away on his riding lawn mower. GETTING OUT OF JAIL? 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6 December 30, 2015 The Amherst Bee — Your Community Newspaper — w w w. AmherstBee.com Local News

Williamsville schools sponsorcommunity forum

The Williamsville Board of Ed-ucation will hold a communityforum from 10 a.m. to noonSaturday, Jan. 9, in the cafeteriaat Williamsville South HighSchool, 5950 Main St.,Wi l l i a m s v i l l e .

The town hall-style meetingwill provide parents,residents and staff membersa chance to discusseducation-related issues of theirchoice.

There is no set agenda or topicsto be addressed.

Attendees may email discussionideas or specific questions to [email protected].

School Board members and Su-perintendent Scott Martzloffwill be at the forum tolisten to concerns, answerquestions and address thelatest topics impactingWilliamsville Central and publiceducation.

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Excerpts from police calls are a regular fea-ture in all nine Bee Group newspapers. Some ofthe more unusual reports from 2015 are reprint-ed here. Each is an actual listing from a localtown or village police blotter.

Illustrations by Julie Halm

● A Meadowbrook Parkway mansaid large bones found in his yardwere from either a farm animal or aTyrannosaurus rex.

● During a traffic stop on RidgeRoad, a driver told police she didn’thave a license: “I haven’t for 30years.”

● A woman was irate because aMain Street discount store doesn’tsell peanut butter candies in quan-tities of six.

● A Salvation Army volunteer wasreportedly stealing money from thecollection bucket outside a grocerystore. She said she had simplydropped her gum in the bucket andwas trying to get it out with a backs c r a t c h e r.

● Chicken was thrown at a man’struck some time overnight, andsomeone stabbed one of his tires,causing it to go flat. Not far from thehouse, police located three empty,10-pound bags of boneless, skin-less chicken.

● A Doat Street resident toldpolice that $20 of his “weed money”had been stolen.

● A man wasfound asleep atthe wheel of arunning car in the“no parking” zoneof an Elma busi-ness.

● A WilliamStreet residentsaid a womanmooned himwhen they arguedabout garbagetotes.

● A woman at aMain Streetfast-food restau-rant was irate be-cause she was not given fries withher meal.

● Police said a man was foundwith his pants around his ankles inthe parking lot of a Dick Roadstore.

● A Delaware Avenue residentreported that a woman from a near-by apartment called him a “l o s e r. ”

● A man was repeatedly callingan ex-girlfriend because she left a

butter knife in bed. He wanted toreturn it.

● A woman was arrested at thes h e r i ff ’s station picking up an intox-icated friend. She had three licensesuspensions.

● A Shepard Avenue residentreported that someone tried to en-ter her house but instead paintedher door.

● A Wainwright Road man re-quested an overnight checkpointnear his home after 28 cents wasstolen from his car.

● A man on Union Road whocalled attention to an upside-downAmerican flag said he was hit in theface by the owner.

● On Kinsey Avenue, a man re-ported that a teenager wearinggray shorts and a blue jacket wasin the tree above his car.

● A pink handbag found in Depewcontained $20, a lighter, a pack ofcigarettes and an order of protec-tion.

● A Walden Galleria store clerksaid she confronted two women

trying to shoplift and they dumpedlotion on her.

● A motorcyclist stopped onBurch Avenue didn’t have a licensebut claimed he was not driving; hewas “traveling.”

● An Evans Street resident saidher neighbor urinates out of hissecond-floor window and it lands inthe garden.

● A “suspicious” man seen in

Wrazen Park for several eveningssaid he was there to get away fromhis wife for a while.

● A woman who hit a parked caron Maple Road told police she wasunable to find the brake.

● A Tillotson Avenue man said abasketball net left in the street wasinfringing on his quality of life.

● In Kenmore, two scantily cladwomen asked an elderly man if hewanted to go to a hotel for a goodtime.

● A patrol failed to locate twodonkeys that were reportedly wan-dering down Wolcott Road.

● A subject was located afterstriking a sign on Seneca Street butcontinuing on to a hair appoint-ment.

● A Manko Lane woman said shethought one of her neighboring ten-ants stole her license and herteeth.

● A woman at a Walden Galleriabusiness wanted to see an officerbecause her manicure had beendone incorrectly.

● An ex-girlfriend was thought tobe responsible for a pile of choco-late chips on the hood of a car inL a n c a s t e r.

● A bicyclist chased by five peo-ple who said he stole the bike hadthe receipt, service manual anddirections.

● A Cheektowaga woman saidher boyfriend moved out and tookher mattress, jewelry and moneyshe kept in a Bible.

● “Suspicious” youths sitting in aparked truck on Barone Court werejust watching a meteor shower.

● A Heather Road woman saidher neighbor was throwing moth-balls into her backyard.

● Two people on Elmwood Av-

enue possibly having sex in a carwere fully clothed and just waitingfor the rain to stop.

● A Walden Galleria store man-ager said a man was “fondling” themannequins.

● At a Broadway gas station, onewoman tried on another’s designersunglasses and then left wearingthem.

● A motorist accused of driving

recklessly on Losson Roadclaimed he was just trying to avoidpotholes.

● Church fliers weren’t glued tomultiple car windows on TransitRoad, police said. The culprit actu-ally was a combination of dew andheat.

● A man with-out a peddler’spermit wascharged be-cause he keptselling bonsaitrees out of avan in OrchardPark.

● A woman ata Cheektowa-ga apartmentcomplex saidsomeone putphotos of thedevil all overthe hallwaywalls.

● A NorthCreek Driveman saidsomeone shotpaint balls allover the out-side of his house, but they wereactually bird droppings.

● An erratic driver in Depew wasasked to complete a sobriety test,but he said, “I can’t do that. It’s toohard.”

● A Victoria Boulevard residentcalled about 4 p.m. and said aneighbor had been washing her carsince 7 a.m.

● A woman in Depew said herbrother stole her college textbooksto pay for a urine sample. He is onprobation.

● A woman driving erratically onCentral Avenue was also barefoot,despite having two pairs of shoes inthe car.

● A man loitering with a duffel bagat Thruway Plaza was traveling toOhio “so he could be where theweather is warm.”

● On Route 219, police reportedfinding 30 grams of marijuana in aman’s SpongeBob SquarePantslunchbox.

● An East Robinson Road wom-an found a glass door smashedand someone’s underwear andpants on her dining room floor.

● A Depew man put a “Leave UsAlone” sign on the door of hisapartment, but someone lit it onfire.

● A “confused” woman in pinkpajamas was seen walking in andout of traffic on Colvin Boulevard.

● A Harlem Road woman report-ed that a neighbor’s wind chimeswere offensive.

● A Vegola Avenue man said apig wearing a harness was grazingin a drainage ditch near hishome.

● A man at a Harlem Road laun-

dromat said another man took hisclothes and was using them as ablanket.

● An East Aurora woman claimedshe was a witch and would burn thehouse of kids riding scooters on hersidewalk.

● A mansleeping in thehallway of aFrench Roadapartmentcomplex saidhe was too tiredto enter his res-idence.

● A BordenRoad womanalerted policethat herboyfriend putsomething ontop of her applepie. It was salt.

● A womandriving onHouston Streetsaid a man toldher she couldn’tpark in front ofhis house andcalled her “fat.”

● A lot of screaming coming froma Barone Court residence wasfound to be people watching aSabres game.

● A man said to repeatedly stealsubs from a Southwestern Boule-vard store took a ham sub this pastweek.

● A woman unhappy with a cakebanged on a Meadow Place doorand threatened the woman whomade it.

● A woman at a Dick Roadrestaurant said a man followed herto the bar and tried to give herflowers. He was ejected.

● A Palmdale Drive resident re-ported that her $300 bra was miss-ing.

● A man accused of taking paintfrom a store was arrested at adental office just after his wisdomteeth were removed.

● A Newstead man was injuredwhen he fell off a stoop where heand his son had been drinking.

● A West Hazeltine Avenue res-ident reported that there was a mandressed in all black who was run-ning across lawns and jumpingover bushes. He told police he wasjust walking home.

● A teenager was reportedlywalking in the middle of DelawareRoad, swatting at cars.

● A Wabash Avenue woman re-ported getting stuck in the bath-tub.

● A woman reported that duringthe night she heard loud bangingon her door and in the morningfound hand prints on her windows.When asked why she hadn’t calledpolice the previous night, she said,“I was scared.”

A Meadowbrook Parkwayman said large bonesfound in his yard werefrom either a farm animalor a Tyrannosaurus rex.

A man on Como Park Boulevard said three dogs got loose andwere chasing him while he tried to drive away on his riding lawnm o w e r.

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● A white man wearing a dark,hooded sweatshirt and shortsreportedly took the signs forRoutes 20A, 78 and 16 that werehanging from a village barricade atthe intersection of Olean Road andMain Street during the Taste ofEast Aurora.

● A Kenmore resident reportedthat two women and one man threwa shopping cart on his lawn andthen started heading toward Ken-more West High School.

● An Edgebrook Estates residentclaimed that a man had been takinga bath in the nearby creek and hadleft on a bicycle.

● On Columbia Drive, a residentreported that a sick squirrel waswandering around the backyard.The resident said the squirrel ap-peared to be rabid as it was jump-ing and walking in circles.

● A Hamilton Boulevard residentreported loud music nearby. Policespoke with the woman playing themusic, and she said she had fallenasleep with it on.

● An Enola Avenue resident re-ported that a dog pushed an airconditioner out of the window ontothe driveway.

● A French Road resident report-ed that a garden gnome, valued at$75, was stolen from her yard.

● A Como Park Boulevard resi-dent said he received a sarcasticletter about a grammatical error hehad made.

● A woman on Meadow Placesaid she was having problems withneighboring tenants. She claimedthey were constantly yelling at her,pounding on the walls and tamper-ing with her laundry. Police advisedthe woman’s neighbors to “act theirage.”

● A man on Como Park Boule-vard said three dogs got loose andwere chasing him while he tried todrive away on his riding lawn mow-e r.

● A resident on Rossler Avenuesaid the neighbors were singingkaraoke so loudly that her wallswere shaking.

● A Victoria Boulevard residentreported that there was a suspi-cious person riding a bicycle whilecarrying two microwaves.

● A man allegedly punched an-other man’s car and said, “If youcall the cops on me again, I’ll shootyou.” The man called police.

● A burning smell and a smokedetector activation were apparentlycaused by a man leaving corncooking in a pan.

● A man allegedly stole $144worth of miniature candy bars froma dollar store.

● On Darwin Drive, an officer wasin an unmarked car conducting aspecial detail when a man allegedlytried to break into the vehicle. Theteenaged male and two otherswere caught and arrested.

● A Stillwell Avenue resident re-ported that a construction crewnearby was playing vulgar music.

● A suspicious vehicle was re-ported at Eastern Hills WesleyanChurch. It was the pastor, who hadbeen working late.

● A Lackawanna woman wasstopped by police on SenecaStreet for driving approximately 5mph. During the stop, police ob-served the driver to have slurredspeech. When asked for her li-cense and registration, she handedthe officer her Visa card.

● A Harlem Road woman calledpolice after she found her apart-ment ransacked. She said she hadbeen staying with a friend andbelieved the perpetrator enteredher unlocked bedroom window.Her television, valued at $398;bank card and checkbook; and twobottles of olanzapine pills were tak-en. The person also ate leftoverKFC from the refrigerator.

● A Harlem Road woman report-ed that someone had entered herhome. She said multiple drawerswere opened, her bedding wasdisturbed and wine was stolen fromthe fridge.

● A Buffalo woman who ap-peared to be intoxicated was trav-eling an estimated 80 mph onBroadway. When pulled over, shetold the officer, “I was out of gas.That’s why I was going 80 mph. Icould have made it home even one m p t y. ”

● An employee at a Harlem Roadstore told police a man opened apackage of doughnuts. The manthen asked if he could use the storephone to ask someone to drop offmoney to pay for the food.

● The manager at a SouthRossler Avenue store said a manand woman took several pairs ofmen’s underwear and left the storewithout paying.

● An unknown individual used a

Town of Orchard Park credit card toorder airline tickets to The Congofor $280.

● A resident of Allenhurst Roadreported that nails were put in frontof the tires of her vehicle for thepast two days. She also said thaton the previous day, a nail punc-tured the tire as she was attemptingto leave the parking lot.

● The manager of a Niagara FallsBoulevard grocery store reportedan irate woman who was refusingto leave the premises. The manag-er said the woman became angrybecause he could not process alottery ticket.

● A resident of a Foxberry Driveapartment reported that her neigh-bor will intentionally drop heavyitems in the middle of the night,causing disturbances.

● A taxi driver re-ported that a patronwas refusing to paythe fare after beingdropped off at herhome on Lawn-wood Drive. Thedriver said the pa-tron entered herhouse 20 minutesbefore he called po-lice. He said theperson was sup-posed to return tothe cab to pay thefare using a creditcard. Police re-sponded and as-sisted the driver inrecovering thefare.

● A complainantreported a dead catin the street onLasalle Avenue.However, patrol re-ported that it wasnot an animal, but afur collar from acoat.

● A dispute on Delaware Avenueinvolved a pedestrian who wasstanding in front of a bus becausehe didn’t think it would stop forhim.

● A business on Woodridge Driveput out corn and apples to feeddeer, but turkeys were eating thefood and walking on vehicles.

● A woman on Virginia Roadthought she was locked inside herhouse because her door wouldn’topen. It was frozen shut.

● A driver heading east onSeneca Street was seen swervingbetween the lane divider andshoulder, and patrol initiated a traf-fic stop. When asked for the driv-er’s license and registration, thedriver handed patrol his cell-phone.

● A resident of Oakview Drivereported that a man in his 20s waswalking from property to propertyas he peered inside garbagetotes.

● At a Niagara Falls Boulevardbusiness, an employee reportedthat a woman in her mid-40s at-tempted to steal several items fromthe store. The employee said thewoman dumped the merchandiseall over the floor before running outof the building and into a nearbywooded area.

● A Hoerner Avenue woman saida neighbor ripped out the flowers inher yard because he didn’t like theway they were growing.

● Erie County sheriff’s deputiesissued a total of 10 traffic tickets toa Niagara Falls man after stoppinghis vehicle on Grand Island forspeeding and a loud muffler.

● An Ernst Place gas stationemployee reported and identified aman who allegedly shoplifted an

iced tea and a package of cigars.Police said the man claimed hestole the items to appear before ajudge in order to obtain a protectionorder from a woman who had beeninjecting him with foreign DNA.

● A Kenmore Avenue residentreported a fight in a nearby churchparking lot.

● Ellen Drive residents were ar-guing with a relative who allegedlysold their Thanksgiving turkey fordrugs.

● A passerby on Walden Avenuesaid two “suspicious” men ap-peared to be praying in the middleof a parking lot.

● A “possibly intoxicated” driveron Hazeltine Avenue had just takensome wrong turns while viewingholiday lights.

● A man reportedly stole $240worth of teeth-whitening strips froman Alberta Drive business.

● Detectives arrested a hotelhousekeeper for stealing prescrip-tion Adderall from a guest of a localhotel chain.

● Two women were arguing out-side a Thruway Plaza Drive storeabout who had the better boyfriend,and a passerby said one threat-ened the other.

● S h e r i ff ’s deputies were called toinvestigate a burglary of a guest’smotel room. The guest said a pre-scription bottle was taken from apersonal bag in the room and waterspilled over his laptop. While detec-tives questioned housekeepingstaff about the alleged burglary,video was recovered by the com-puter forensics lab that showed awoman taking the prescription bot-tle from the guest’s bag and pour-ing a liquid onto the keyboard.Using the recovered laptop video,

detectives wereable to positivelyidentify the house-keeper, who admit-ted to intentionallydamaging the lap-top because she“could tell that it wasrecording.”

● A Buffalo manwas stopped fortraveling 91 mph ina 45-mph zone onTransit Road inClarence. The offi-cer suspected thedriver of DWI.

● A resident ofGraystone Lanewas outside whenhe saw an inflatableman resting on thehood of his car. Hebelieves it may befrom a former em-ployee. There wasalso a dent in hisgarage door. Thedamage is estimat-ed at $200.

A patrol failed to locate two donkeys that werereportedly wandering down Wolcott Road.

A woman at a Cheektowaga apartment complexsaid someone put photos of the devil all over thehallway walls.

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