Erie County Blotter.

07/21/2025

️ One Year Later: A Mission of Memory, Healing & Honor ️ This isn’… Shawn McMahon needs your support for Help Shawn McMahon Honor Hurricane Helene Victims

07/21/2025

I've just reached 45K followers! Thank you for continuing support. I could never have made it without each one of you. 🙏🤗🎉

07/21/2025

Wow.

One man is dead following a crash in Genesee County. Police say the driver of a BMW lost control of his vehicle while trying to pass another car along Bloomingdale Road in the Town of Alabama.

07/20/2025

NEWS RELEASE
****FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE****

On 7/20/25 shortly before 10:30AM officers from the Cheektowaga Police Department responded to a home on Lackawanna Ave in the Village of Sloan for reports of gunfire. A two-year-old was injured by gunfire and was immediately transported to Children’s Hospital. The child is undergoing surgery. Details are still emerging on the circumstances surrounding the shooting and a search is underway for any additional victims. At this time, an investigation is ongoing, and one person of interest is being detained. The early investigation strongly suggests there is no threat to the public at large. More information will be provided as it becomes available in the coming days.

07/20/2025

Live from Two Eagles Gas and Smoke Shop that had their restaurant, JoAndy's burn the the ground over night. No Injuries were reported.

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07/20/2025

From Our Erie County Department of Health (ECDOH) Regarding Pharmacy Closings.

Carry Narcan, and know how and when to use it. Our Office of Harm Reduction trains for Narcan use and provides Narcan and fentanyl test strips to Erie County residents for free.

Never use alone. Have Narcan and a friend with you who is not using drugs, or contact a service like Never Use Alone (neverusealone.com)

Test your drugs for fentanyl even if you think it is co***ne or another substance that is not an opioid.
Free test strips available from the Erie County Department of Health. Call (716) 858-7695.

Seek support. ECDOH has peer navigators and a family coordinator; call (716) 858-7695. The Buffalo & Erie County Addictions Hotline is available 24/7 with referrals for individuals and their families. Call (716) 831-7007.

Seek treatment. Local hospital emergency departments can connect patients to immediate medication assisted treatment. Ask for MATTERS Network.






Kara Kane | Public Information Officer (Health)

June 2025: Navigating Rite Aid Closures in WNY 6/6/25: Press Release - Mass Retail Pharmacy Closings Prompt Safety Messages, Practical Advice from Erie County

07/20/2025

Back Home!

07/20/2025

Latest trends continue to indicate that overnight shower and thunderstorm activity should diminish before reaching our area, with minimal threat of severe weather. Another batch of showers/storms will arrive early tomorrow morning and slowly move southeast through the area.

07/20/2025

[Delayed] Genesee County - Firefighters from Several departments are out at a Structure Fire. 858 Bloomingdale Rd.

07/20/2025

Cheektowaga - Route 33 East is CLOSED at Pine Ridge Rd for a Traumatic Motorcycle Accident. 🕊

New York State Police Requested to shut down entrance to Expressway.

Cheektowaga Police Department Reporting Expressway will be closed for an extended time.

Update: Erie County Sheriff's Office and NFTA Transit Authority Police Department Requested Mutual Aid to cover calls.

07/20/2025

https://gofund.me/7e0ddeca

🌪️ We Remember: One Year Later

September 24–27 — The Landfall of Hurricane Helene

Dear Friends,

One year ago, from September 24th to 27th, Hurricane Helene made landfall — and nothing was ever the same again.

Towns like Erwin, Tennessee and Asheville, North Carolina were left in ruin. Homes were swept away, lives forever changed. But from that devastation rose something powerful: courage, compassion, and community.

This is our thank-you, our tribute, and our final plea.

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💔 The Reality We Faced

Over 230 lives were lost across multiple states during Helene.

107 people died in North Carolina alone.

17 Tennesseans lost their lives, including firefighters and a beloved police K‑9 in Bumpass Cove.

6,300+ National Guard members deployed across the Southeast.

In Tennessee, 280 Guardsmen worked day and night to rescue more than 100 people and deliver over 34,000 pounds of supplies.

Helicopter teams rescued 58 people from Unicoi County Hospital in Erwin as waters rushed in.

We were there — not as a government agency, but as neighbors. As volunteers. As human beings who couldn’t look away.

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🙏 Why We’re Going Back

My team and I are returning this September 24–27, not with convoys of supplies like last time, but with something just as important: remembrance, healing, and love.

We’re returning to:

Lay a wreath in the river, where it’s believed some of the missing were lost to the lake basin

Visit fire departments we supported during the darkest hours

Reunite with families who climbed mountain trails just to reach food

Capture “before & after” photos, showing how beauty has grown from destruction

Deliver small gifts to children, who continue to deserve joy

This trip is deeply personal.
No massive trucks. Just a reliable rental, fuel, tolls, and a heart full of emotion.
And this time, it’s just our small team — those who were there from the start.

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❤️ How You Can Help Us Make It Back

We’re not asking for much — just enough to complete this final mission.
A donation of any size will help us cover the costs. And if you can’t give? A share or word of support goes just as far.

This may be our last trip... and I want to do it right.

From one disabled responder trying to keep a promise,
Thank you — for standing with us, then and now.

With heartfelt gratitude,
Shawn McMahon
Erie County Blotter | Hurricane Helene Relief Team | Partner of VFW Post 4933

️ One Year Later: A Mission of Memory, Healing & Honor ️ This isn’… Shawn McMahon needs your support for Help Shawn McMahon Honor Hurricane Helene Victims

07/19/2025

NEIGHBOR COLLECTING GIFTS, FLOWERS FOR BUFFALO MOM MURDERED IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 💔

PLEASE READ:

“As many of you have seen on the news Amanda Thompson, my neighbor, was murdered on her front porch early Thursday morning in an awful domestic violence situation.

Amanda was a beautiful person inside and out. The love and proudness she had for her children shined through every day. I am asking that anyone who is able to please bring flowers, balloons, cards, etc to place on her front porch steps. I want her children to know that as a community we are heartbroken and outraged. For them to feel the love we all have for Amanda and her family even if you didn’t know them.

My address is

637 S Ogden
Buffalo, NY 14206

If you’d like to make a donation to help, you can do so here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-amandas-family-after-tragedy