Weekly Safety Report: Fire, Stabbing, and Theft Impact Amherst, New York

This week in Amherst, New York, there were three incidents that occurred. A fire broke out at a senior apartment complex, resulting in residents being moved to a nearby senior center. An Amherst man was sentenced to prison for fatally stabbing his estranged girlfriend. Additionally, a former patient care aide was sentenced for stealing over $41,000 from a resident at a senior living facility.

Fire breaks out at senior apartment complex in Amherst

2 On Your Side01-01-2024

A fire started on a balcony area of one of the units at the Hopkins Court Apartments. Numerous residents were evaluated for minor injuries, and those with minor injuries were transported to local hospitals. Other residents were relocated to the Amherst Senior Center.

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• Fire breaks out at senior apartment complex in Amherst

AMHERST MAN SENTENCED FOR FATALLY STABBING HIS ESTRANGED GIRLFRIEND

wnynewsnow.com01-04-2024

Kirk F. Bielanin, a 55-year-old man, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for stabbing his estranged girlfriend, Diane Bird, once in the chest inside her home on Glen Oak Drive in the Town of Amherst.

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• AMHERST MAN SENTENCED FOR FATALLY STABBING HIS ESTRANGED GIRLFRIEND

Former Patient Care Aide to Serve Jail Time for Stealing More Than $ 41,000 from Senior Living Facility Resident

wnynewsnow.com01-04-2024

Latonia N. Turner, a 41-year-old woman, was sentenced to 6 months of incarceration and 5 years of probation for stealing an elderly resident's debit card while working as a patient care aide at a senior living facility in the Town of Amherst. Turner fraudulently used the debit card after going through the victim's purse while they were asleep.

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• Former Patient Care Aide to Serve Jail Time for Stealing More Than $ 41,000 from Senior Living Facility Resident

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