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Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Portion of Ridge Lea Road, North Bailey Avenue to close starting Monday
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A portion of Ridge Lea Road and North Bailey Avenue between the driveway of Lowe's and Romney Drive will be closed to all traffic starting Monday, Amherst police announced. The closure will go through Friday, June 6. Courtesy: Amherst Police Department WIVB News 4 reached out to Amherst police for information on the reason for the five-day closure and is waiting to hear back. Katie Skoog joined the News 4 team in April 2024. She is a graduate from the University at Buffalo. You can view more of her work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CTV News
23-05-2025
- CTV News
Moncton man who allegedly stole RCMP car in N.B. and drove it to N.S. arrested
An RCMP vehicle is seen in this file photo. (CTV News Regina) A Moncton man who allegedly stole an RCMP vehicle in New Brunswick and drove it to Nova Scotia last week has been charged with more than 20 offences. Cumberland County District RCMP and Amherst Police Department officers responded to a report of a stolen RCMP vehicle entering Nova Scotia around 2:32 p.m. on May 16 according to a news release. Police tried to stop the vehicle on Highway 2 in Upper Nappan, but the driver fled towards Amherst Point on Southhampton Road. Officers used a spike belt on that road, damaging the vehicle. The suspect travelled westbound on Highway 104 before officers stopped the vehicle near the Fort Lawrence overpass around 2:49 p.m. and arrested him. There were no reported injuries. The vehicle was allegedly stolen while an RCMP officer responded to a report of an 'unwanted person' at a Sackville, N.B., hotel. Kyle Douglas Smith, 37, was charged with several offences in Nova Scotia, including: theft of a motor vehicle possession of firearms possession of property obtained by crime impaired operation dangerous operation mischief He is also facing charges in New Brunswick. Smith appeared in Amherst Provincial Court on May 21 and was remanded into custody. He will return to court on June 16.
Yahoo
04-02-2025
- Yahoo
3 care workers charged with fraud of vulnerable woman
Three care workers are facing fraud charges after allegedly removing "large sums of money" from the bank account of a vulnerable woman they were assigned to care for. Amherst police say the victim, who has ALS — a neurodegenerative condition that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord — is unable to move and needs several hours of care each day. Cpl. Tom Wood of Amherst Police says the three care workers had access to the woman's bank account as part of their duties. The 13-month investigation found that the workers allegedly removed the money to cover the hours they had worked, but there were discrepancies between those reported hours and the actual hours they worked. The victim contacted police in November 2023 to report that a large amount of money was missing from her account. Wood said the amount totalled about $40,000. Wood would not disclose the name of the agency the women worked for. Each of the three workers has been charged with fraud over $5,000. They are slated to appear in court next month. MORE TOP STORIES
CBC
04-02-2025
- CBC
3 care workers charged with fraud of vulnerable woman
Three care workers are facing fraud charges after allegedly removing "large sums of money" from the bank account of a vulnerable woman they were assigned to care for. Amherst police say the victim, who has ALS — a neurodegenerative condition that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord — is unable to move and needs several hours of care each day. Cpl. Tom Wood of Amherst Police says the three care workers had access to the woman's bank account as part of their duties. The 13-month investigation found that the workers allegedly removed the money to cover the hours they had worked, but there were discrepancies between those reported hours and the actual hours they worked. The victim contacted police in November 2023 to report that a large amount of money was missing from her account. Wood said the amount totalled about $40,000. Wood would not disclose the name of the agency the women worked for. Each of the three workers has been charged with fraud over $5,000. They are slated to appear in court next month.
