Town of Cheektowaga Neighborhood Watch

05/27/2020

Please remember - DO NOT operate your propane grill anywhere but outside!

05/21/2020

With the snow and the parking ban long gone, please do not park vehicles across the sidewalk. Park excess vehicles on the appropriate side of the street. Residents are out walking; especially those that are visually impaired with service animals. Be considerate of your neighbors.

05/12/2020

05/12/2020

**Please do not be alarmed if you see low flying aircraft**

Today, a formation of U.S. Air Force aircraft are planning to fly over Western New York to honor the brave men and women working on the front lines in the battle against COVID-19. If you do come out to see the aircraft, please remember social distancing guidelines. Stay safe and healthy! 🇺🇸

05/10/2020

Happy Mother’s Day from the Cheektowaga Police Department family! Especially to our CPD mothers in blue and all of the essential employees who are out there today, keeping our communities safe & moving instead of spending time at home with their loved ones. Stay safe and healthy! 💙

05/04/2020

05/03/2020

04/21/2020

PLEASE SHARE***ATTEMPTING TO IDENTIFY

There has been a recent rash of Stolen Vehicles and thefts from vehicles in South Cheektowaga. Attempting to identify this suspect caught on video going through a vehicle on Louise Drive. This suspect may be responsible for multiple thefts in the area Please contact Detective Turnbull @ 686-7440

04/13/2020

JUST A FRIENDLY REMINDER: IN ORDER FOR TRASH AND RECYCLING COLLECTION TO CONTINUE DURING THIS STATE OF EMERGENCY, IT IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO KEEP OUR TOWN EMPLOYEES SAFE FROM BEING EXPOSED TO COVID-19.

• ALL GRASS PICKUP WILL BE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED until the State of Emergency ends. Please mulch your grass. It is good fertilizer. Otherwise please put your grass in your garbage tote or drop it off at the sanitation department where we have a sanitation truck available for you to dump your bagged grass.
• Only town-authorized garbage and recyclable totes shall be used for collection by the Town. No bags outside of both the town-authorized garbage and recycling totes will be picked up. Please place all non-recyclable garbage in garbage bags before they are put into the tote.
• Large household furniture will be limited to one item at curbside. In addition, large amounts of solid waste left at the curb will not be picked up. A dumpster should be rented for any of your move-outs or spring cleaning. Mattresses will still be picked up but must be placed in a plastic bag.
• “Brush” and “tree parts” defined as cuttings from shrubs, hedges and trees will be picked up, however, residents must bring them loosely to the road and cannot use containers or bags.

Please call the Sanitation Department at 686-3426 with any further questions.

04/10/2020

Erie County Emergency Services Commissioner Dan Neaverth opens up about his battle with COVID-19

https://www.wivb.com/health/coronavirus/erie-county-emergency-services-commissioner-dan-neaverth-opens-up-about-his-battle-with-covid-19/

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)–Another Western New York leader is opening up about their battle with COVID-19. We checked in with Erie County’s Emergency Services Commissioner Dan Neaverth to get…

04/08/2020

Forwarded from a resident...

04/07/2020

From Erie Co. Dept of Health:

We will not be holding our free rabies clinics this May.
Your cats, dogs & ferrets still need to be protected against rabies w/ a vaccine. Call your local veterinary practice about how & when to vaccinate your pet. Rabies is a deadly disease that animals can transmit to humans.

04/05/2020

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a virus (more specifically, a coronavirus) identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China.

04/03/2020

Walmart to limit stores to 20 percent capacity starting Saturday

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(WIVB) – Walmart will start limiting the number of customers who can be in a store at once, to about 20 percent of each store’s capacity. The chain announced the news on its website Fri…

04/02/2020

Due to the State of Emergency declared by Governor Cuomo, Cheektowaga's Sanitation Department is required to make the following changes:

• All grass pick-up will be temporarily suspended until the State of Emergency ends. The town council recently cancelled a public hearing to consider a permanent end to grass pickup, but as of now no resolution has passed changing grass pickup on a permanent basis.

• Only town-authorized garbage and recyclable totes shall be used for collection by the Town. No bags outside of both the town-authorized garbage and recycling totes will be picked up. Please place all non-recyclable garbage in garbage bags before they are put into the tote.

• Large household furniture will be limited to one item at curbside. In addition, large amounts of solid waste left at the curb will not be picked up. A dumpster should be rented for any of your move-outs or spring cleaning. Mattresses will still be picked up but must be placed in a plastic bag.

• “Brush” and “tree parts” defined as cuttings from shrubs, hedges and trees will be picked up, however, residents must bring them loosely to the road and cannot use containers or bags.

In order for garbage and recycling collection to continue, it is of the utmost importance to keep our town employees safe from being exposed to COVID-19. Our town Sanitation Department is working collaboratively with other departments to provide both safety and service to our community. Sanitation Foreman Scott Kowal said, “We thank our residents for their cooperation during these difficult times. I am very proud of my employees for continuing to serve residents during this crisis.”

If you have any questions, please contact our Sanitation Department at (716) 686-3426.

03/29/2020

HEADLINE: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 29 at 1:55PM EDT until March 29 at 2:30PM EDT by NWS Buffalo

DESCRIPTION: ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL ERIE AND NIAGARA COUNTIES...
At 155 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Lewiston to near Hamburg, moving northeast at 65 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Buffalo, Cheektowaga, Niagara Falls, West Seneca, North Tonawanda,
Clarence, Lockport, Lackawanna, Kenmore and Depew.
This includes Interstate 90 between exits 57A and 49.
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...70MPH

INSTRUCTIONS: For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

Issued By: NWS Buffalo (Western New York)

03/26/2020

Current guidelines from the CDC...

03/23/2020

Amherst EM on Twitter

These days we are all cleaning and disinfecting more and more. Use the products according to their labels. PLEASE don't mix chemicals. The results could be dangerous. https://t.co/A1gX94PkBD

“These days we are all cleaning and disinfecting more and more. Use the products according to their labels. PLEASE don't mix chemicals. The results could be dangerous.”

03/23/2020

Governor Cuomo announced the "New York State on PAUSE" executive order, a 10-point policy to assure uniform safety for everyone.
The 10-point NYS on PAUSE plan is as follows:

Effective at 8PM on Sunday, March 22, all non-essential businesses statewide will be closed;

Non-essential gatherings of individuals of any size for any reason (e.g. parties, celebrations or other social events) are canceled or postponed at this time;

Any concentration of individuals outside their home must be limited to workers providing essential services and social distancing should be practiced;

When in public individuals must practice social distancing of at least six feet from others;

Businesses and entities that provide other essential services must implement rules that help facilitate social distancing of at least six feet;

Individuals should limit outdoor recreational activities to non-contact and avoid activities where they come in close contact with other people;

Individuals should limit use of public transportation to when absolutely necessary and should limit potential exposure by spacing out at least six feet from other riders;

Sick individuals should not leave their home unless to receive medical care and only after a telehealth visit to determine if leaving the home is in the best interest of their health;

Young people should also practice social distancing and avoid contact with vulnerable populations; and

Use precautionary sanitizer practices such as using isopropyl alcohol wipes.

03/21/2020

St. Joseph closing ER as it prepares for Covid-19 patients

https://buffalonews.com/2020/03/21/st-joseph-closing-er-as-it-prepares-for-covid-19-patients/

Sisters of Charity Hospital's St. Joseph Campus in Cheektowaga is closing its emergency room as it prepares to convert to a hospital for ...

03/20/2020

03/19/2020

If you see an app for COVID-19, DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT! Once you do, it locks your phone and asks for ransom to unlock it.

03/19/2020

In order to protect the health of our critical employees, we are closing public access to our station immediately. PLEASE DO NOT COME TO THE STATION. We are working to make all requests possible over the phone or through email. Please use the numbers listed below if you need service from the police station. Any questions, please call 686-3510.

03/17/2020

The Cheektowaga Police Department would like to ensure our residents that we are ready to continue to respond to calls for service in the town. We have made some operational changes that we would like the public to be aware of. If you call our dispatch and need the police, fire or ambulance to respond to your home, you will be asked a couple screening questions. These questions are intended to help our first responders remain healthy and ready to respond to the next call for service. If you are calling to report a crime that is not in progress, has no follow up and there is no evidence to collect, you will be asked to provide a phone number and an officer will call you to take the report over the phone. We are prohibiting visitors to our headquarters and ask that you only come to our station if it is essential.

This is an unprecedented situation that is constantly changing. We are working closely with the health professionals and will continue to provide professional emergency services to the residents and visitors of Cheektowaga. We urge our citizens to follow the guidelines suggested by the Erie County Health Department. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

03/16/2020

https://www.facebook.com/156290947747602/posts/2918423891534280/

03/15/2020

Erie County Executive Mark Polonzarz has issued a State of Emergency as of noon on Sunday.

All Schools in Erie County will be closed on Monday. Teachers and Staff are still to report. Further discussions will be held on Monday to decide on further closures.

Erie County residents can call 716-858-2929 with COVID-19 questions.

03/13/2020

WARNING!!
• Fake Online Coronavirus Map Delivers Well-known Malware: A malicious website pretending to be the live map for Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases by Johns Hopkins University is circulating on the internet waiting for unwitting internet users to visit the website. Visiting the website infects the user with the AZORult trojan, an information stealing program which can exfiltrate a variety of sensitive data. It is likely being spread via infected email attachments, malicious online advertisements, and social engineering. Furthermore, anyone searching the internet for a Coronavirus map could unwittingly navigate to this malicious website.

03/13/2020

Due to the current health situation, our March meeting has been cancelled.
See you in April!

03/03/2020

What programs would you like to see at our monthly meetings?

02/20/2020

Sarah Bonk, Behavioral Specialist for the Town, gave a presentation on her position, as well as the state of mental health

02/06/2020

Just a reminder - it is against the law to throw your snow in the street.
New York Vehicle & Traffic Law
Sec. 1219

02/06/2020

FYI, be on the lookout. Someone has been walking the E Toulon Dr neighborhood trying to break into cars overnight. Found tracks in the snow leading to each car in the driveways that weren't coming from their houses. Were not from paper deliveries.

02/04/2020

01/31/2020

Be watchful when driving - people passing you in the center turn lane! It's called that for a reason.

01/31/2020

Social Security scams heating up again
Caller ID shows Sage ATC
512-379-3421
They are only one of the culprits
HANG UP - DO NOT ENGAGE!