The Buffalo State college student authorities have been looking for over the past week is believed to have taken her own life. At this time, we believe Saniyya traveled alone from the Buffalo State College campus by bus to Niagara Falls State Park where the evidence suggests she took her own life during the early morning hours of Sunday, April 25, 2021, Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn said in a statement.
Saniyya Dennis was last seen leaving her campus home Saturday, April 24 at around 11:00PM.
The Erie County District Attorney’s Office doesn t usually become involved in missing person cases. We assisted in this multi-agency effort to find Saniyya at the request of SUNY Buffalo State College University Police.
DA s Office: Missing Buffalo State student Saniyya Dennis presumed to have taken her own life
The Dennis Family
and last updated 2021-05-06 11:37:47-04
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â Missing Buffalo State College student Saniyya Dennis is presumed to have taken her own life, Erie County District Attorney John Flynn reported in a news conference Thursday morning.
Dennis, 19, has been missing since April 24. Her cell phone last pinged on Goat Island in Niagara Falls around 1:23 a.m. April 25. Police, loved ones and volunteers have spent the past 11 days searching for the sophomore honors student from The Bronx. The Erie County District Attorney s Office partnered with University Police at Buffalo State this week to lead the search for Dennis. Her family met with the DA Wednesday night.
This is so heartbreaking…..
A Buffalo State college student, Saniyya Dennis, 19 was reported missing since April 24. News sources say, her cell phone last pinged on Goat Island in Niagara Falls around 1:23 a.m. April 25.
For 11 days, family/friends and a rescue team have been looking for Dennis. The Erie County District Attorney’s Office partnered with University Police at Buffalo State to lead the search. ABC reports she is presumed to have taken her own life.
Authorities didn’t locate her body. They believe she took her life based on a timeline since she’s been missing. According to District Attorney John Flynn, Dennis got into an argument with her boyfriend via the phone on April 24. She reportedly tried contacting him 59 times and didn’t hear back. Dennis called her male friend in New York and expressed to him that she planned on killing herself.
A home healthcare aide has pleaded guilty of stealing $50,000 from his elderly client in Akron.
In Erie County Court Tuesday, Gregory Dread, 25, of Buffalo pleaded guilty to a felony count of third degree grand larceny, which was the highest sustainable charge against him. Dread admitted to stealing the cash and signed a Confession of Judgement, which requires him to pay full restitution to the victim.
The Erie County District Attorney s Office said a friend of the victim noticed the money missing from a home safe and made authorities aware. The theft occurred between March 8-12, 2020.
Dread was released on his own recognizance until his sentencing, scheduled for Nov. 22. He faces a maximum of seven years in prison.
Police searching for missing NY college student Saniyya Dennis
Saniyya Dennis cell phone was last traced at Niagara Falls State Park near Goat Island
Saniyya Dennis.
The Buffalo State College sophomore was last seen leaving her dorm room on April 24th, but no one has heard from or seen her since. Authorities are still investigating her disappearance and urging the public to help, per
“University Police is working with police agencies at the local, state, and federal level. Agencies involved in the search for Sanniya include the New York State Police, NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services Clearinghouse, NYS Park Police, City of Buffalo Police, City of Niagara Falls Police, Erie County Sheriff’s Office, Erie Crime Analysis Center, Erie County District Attorney’s Office, Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) Police, Niagara Regional Police, Amtrak Police, and the United States Secret Service,” per a statement by University police.