BUFFALO (WBEN) - The search continues for Saniyya Dennis, a 19-year-old Buffalo State student, who has been missing since Saturday, April 24.
On Tuesday, Chief of University Police Peter Carey released the following statement:
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. Buffalo State remains in close consultation with and is supporting the Dennis family.
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. I understand the desire for new details about this case is high, but to ensure the integrity of this multi-agency investigation, we are limited in our ability to share further information at this time.
According to Channel 7, Dennis' father, Calvin Byrd, is pleading with businesses on Old Falls Street in Niagara Falls to submit any surveillance footage they have.
Here's Byrd's statement via WKBW:
"On Old Falls - if you have a camera, and you know that it was on last week, please just submit the footage. We need all the help we can get," Byrd said. "According to the camera that I've seen - we've seen one dot with black clothing. It appears that she was by herself. Whether she was meeting someone in the park or later in the park, is another story. Whatever happens after she's off the camera - that's where the speculation happens. And we're just trying to get to the bottom of it. Whatever the outcome."
Anyone with information is asked to contact Buffalo State's University Police Department at (716) 878-6333 or police@buffalostate.edu. Information can also be shared through the University Police anonymous tip line at (716) 878-3166, or by calling the NYS Missing Person's Clearinghouse at (800) 346-3543.
