CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — Police in Cheektowaga are looking into a report of a possible bear sighting in the town early Monday.
The call came in around 9:30 for the neighborhood George Urban Boulevard and Genesee St. in the area of Calspan and the Diamond Hawk Golf Course.
A patrol car sent to check the area did not find anything. They say there is a heavily wooded area nearby with power lines and a railroad track passing through.
Police want to remind residents not to approach any wildlife that might wander into a neighborhood and immediately call 911 to report a wildlife issue.