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Cheektowaga Police get report of possible bear sighting

Call came in around 9:30 Monday morning in the area of George Urban Boulevard and Genesee St.
Credit: WGRZ

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.

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