Page 12 - Jay Withey News Today

A Buffalo man who was refused shelter from nearby houses broke into a school Saturday night to seek shelter, saving two dozen other people in the mix.

"To whom it may concern," wrote Jay Withey. "I'm terribly sorry about breaking the school window and breaking in the kitchen."

Jay Withey left a note apologizing for breaking into the school after rescuing motorists who were trapped in their cars.

Jay Withey left a note apologizing for breaking into the school after rescuing motorists who were trapped in their cars.

After breaking into a school, he went back to help others stranded by the road in the storm.

Jay Withey left a note apologizing for breaking into the school after rescuing motorists who were trapped in their cars.

The Cheektowaga Police Department thanked 27-year-old Jay Withey, a local hero whose quick thinking helped more than 20 people find shelter during last weekend's deadly winter storm in Western New York.

(CNN) — As a deadly and historic blizzard barreled through Erie County, New York, last weekend, some residents found themselves in a dire scenario — stranded in howling snow with nowhere to go, their cars dwindling in gas supply with police unable to come to the rescue. Among those trapped last Friday was Jay Withey, […]

Jay Withey left a note apologizing for breaking into the school after rescuing motorists who were trapped in their cars.

Jay Withey left a note apologizing for breaking into the school after rescuing motorists who were trapped in their cars.