Sanborn, NY (WBEN) State Police arrest a former fire company president for stealing bell jar funds.
State Police say the comptroller's office alerted them 49 year old Lawrence Amacher, the former Pekin Fire Company President, possibly took funds from the company's bell jar collection. Troopers add Amacher withdrew $1,800 from the company's bell jar account and falsely submitted the required New York State Gaming Commission reports in 2014 and 2015, which misrepresented his use of the funds.As company president, Amacher oversaw the fire company's games of chance, used to raise money for the company to aid their protection of the community. Comptroller DiNapoli's office and the State Police say Amacher pocketed cash collected for his own use.Amachaer was processed at State Police Niagara and issued appearance tickets returnable to the town of Cambria Court in May 2019.
