CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WKBW) — Cheektowaga homeowners have been dealing with a rat infestation. Video footage captured by Kevin Roberts shows rats of extraordinary size roaming his property.

"I would say that thing was probably bigger than a chihuahua, looking at that video," Roberts said.

Last week, I spoke with Roberts, who's taking matters into his hands after he said traditional pest control efforts have fallen short

For more than two months, he's been trying everything from bait boxes throughout his yard and digging up pathways that crisscross his property.

"As I got into the ground, you could see the pathways, so I just had to keep digging," he said.

I looked through years of town records and budget documents and found that this rat infestation issue isn't anything new. Records show

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