Missing Buffalo State College student sought in Niagara Falls
Updated May 04, 2021;
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Niagara Gazette, Niagara Falls, N.Y. (TNS)
Family and supporters of missing Buffalo State College student Saniyya Dennis have been looking for leads in the case in Niagara Falls.
The 19-year-old was last seen on April 24. Officials say a video shows her in the elevator of her dorm at around 11 p.m. Hours later her cell phone pinged near Goat Island in Niagara Falls.
On Monday, posters looking for information on the college student were spotted throughout the downtown area. A $10,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to her return.
Police Search for Missing College Student Saniyya Dennis Who Disappeared from New York College 10 Days Ago
Buffalo State Police are continuing their search for a missing college student who has not been seen for 10 days.
Saniyya Dennis, a 19-year-old Bronx native and sophomore at SUNY Buffalo State College, was last seen on Saturday, April 24, when she was spotted leaving her dorm at Bishop Hall and walking away from campus.
“Our one and only goal in this investigation is to locate Saniyya and reconnect her with her family. Understandably, emotions are high right now, but I want to be clear that our department will not rest until Saniyya is found,” University Police Chief Peter Carey said in a statement.
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Family of Saniyya Dennis
The family of a Buffalo State College student missing since last weekend has put up a $10,000 reward for information that leads to her safe return. In the meantime, the family of Saniyya Dennis has traveled to Buffalo from New York City, and expressed their frustration Friday over the investigation so far.
Dennis, a sophomore at Buffalo Bronx native, was last seen leaving her on-campus residence hall late Saturday evening. Investigators say the last ping identified from her mobile phone was around 1:20 the following morning near Goat Island in Niagara Falls.
Peter Carey, Chief of University Police at Buffalo State College, explained that no activity had been traced to her phone since.
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“I am sick of talking about Black Lives Matter.”
The professor, identified by WGRZ as Erica Cope, started out her statement with, Ok so I m gonna say, and this is like me speaking honestly and you guys have to respond to me honestly with how you feel about this.
According to WIVB, she is a part-time professor at the College.
Katherine Conway-Turner, President at Buffalo State College, issued a statement via Twitter:
“Let me be absolutely clear Black Lives Matter at Buffalo State College. The viewpoint expressed in a video clip circulating online by a part-time instructor clearly runs counter to all that we stand for at Buffalo State. While free expression and debate is welcome on our campus and in our classrooms, we must always recognize that free speech is not without consequence for those it reaches. At its core, Black Lives Matter is a human rights statement. While we do not yet have the full context of the instructor’s comments, the reality is the