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IT'S A DISTURBING SIGHT...
DOZENS OF USED NEEDLES PILED
HIGH NEAR A BUFFALO
NEIGHBORHOOD. A NEWS 4 VIEWER
SENT US THESE PICTURES. HE WAS
ALARMED AND WANTED TO KNOW HOW
THEY GOT THERE AND WHO'S
RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEANING THEM
UP. SO WE SENT NEWS 4'S ANTHONY
CONGI TO INVESTIGATE,, ANTHONY?
DIANA, THE VIEWER WHO SENT US
THE PHOTOS WORKS FOR THE MAYOR'S
AREAS ALL ACROSS THE CITY. BUT
THIS MORNING WENT FAR BEYOND
WHAT THEY NORMALLY CLEAN UP.
((IT'S A SHOCK. YOU DON'T EXPECT
TO SEE THAT.)) YET, THERE THEY
WERE... RIGHT NEXT TO A WEST
SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD... PILES AND
PILES OF SYRINGES AND OTHER
FOUND THEM WHILE CLEANING UP AT
THE END OF HUDSON STREET NEAR
((WHEN WE GOT UNDER THE BRIDGE
WE FOUND A BUNCH OF ***
NEEDLES, SPOONS, EMPTY DRUG
BEING OVER THERE. WE WEREN'T
EXPECTING THAT. WE FOUND SOME
EMPTY MATTRESSES, BLANKETS, ALL
SORTS OF STUFF UNDER THERE; IT
APPEARED SOMEBODY WAS LIVING
UNDERNEATH THERE WHERE THEY WERE
USING.)) THE CREW TRIED STAYING
AWAY FROM THE VISIBLY EXPOSED
NEEDLES, AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO
DO ABOUT THEM.
GLOVES SO YOU'RE NOT TRYING TO
GET PRICKED. YOU HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT THE DANGERS OF *** AND
OTHER THINGS. IT'S DEFINITELY
SOMETHING WHERE WE WANTED TO BE
CLEANING UP.)) SO WHAT SHOULD
SOMETHING LIKE THIS? WE WENT TO
THE ERIE COUNTY HEALTH
COMMISSIONER, WHO SAYS SHE ISN'T
SURPRISED TO HEAR ABOUT THE
DISCOVERY.
DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA, THERE'S A
LOT OF DRUG USE THERE; THERE'S A
LOT OF DISPOSAL OF NEEDLES AND
PARAPHERNALIA. THIS IS A HIGH
USE AREA.)) THE HEALTH
SOMETHING, THE MOST IMPORTANT
YOURSELF.
EXPOSED TO. PLEASE, WE WANT YOU
TO CALL US AT THE HEALTH
CALL
AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE A TEAM