The Cheektowaga Police Department wants to thank a man credited with saving several lives by breaking into a school and giving people shelter during last week's storm.
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, but to thank him for his selfless actions that likely saved several lives and two dogs during last week's brutal winter storm. The man, who police are calling"Merry Christmas Jay," left a note explaining that he broke a window on Friday evening so that he could bring several people inside Pine Hill School in"I'm terribly sorry about breaking the school window [and] for breaking in the kitchen," the note reads.
"Got stuck at 8 p.m. Friday and slept in my truck with two strangers. Just trying not to die. There were 7 elderly people also stuck and out of fuel. I had to do it to save everyone and get them shelter and food and a bathroom." Police want to thank a man who broke into a Buffalo-area school to save several people during last week's brutal winter storm.
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