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Published September 28The Lawless Parades: Buffalo’s Street Crisis
The Lawless Parades: Buffalo’s Street Crisis By: Sumit Majumdar Recently, a massive incident occurred directly on Niagara Street in Buffalo. A rider on a four-wheeler attempted to execute a prolonged pop-a-wheelie at high speed while weaving through active, moving traffic. The…
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Published September 15Assault Call Turns into Death Investigation as Two Armed Suspects Flee Scene
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 8:05pm on September 13th after reports of a dead body on Genesee Street in Buffalo. Dispatch advised responding officers of an initial call of an assault. However, it was quickly changed…
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Published September 14Arrest warrant issued for notorious landlord
Charles Dobucki’s abandoned property at 42 Cottage Street. Photo: Andre Sadoff. Scofflaw landlord Charles Dobucki is again wanted for arrest, after failing to appear in Buffalo Housing Court last Thursday. For years, Dobucki has left four abandoned properties in Allentown to…
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Published September 09Woman Beaten Bloody in Buffalo Hotel Room as Two Small Children Watch
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 11:52pm on September 7th after reports of a domestic incident with injuries at a hotel in Buffalo. The 911 caller, an employee at the front desk, told dispatch that a male was physical…
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Published September 05Man Shot in the Back During Armed Carjacking
POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 8:42pm on September 4th after reports of an armed carjacking in the area of Grider Street and Northland Avenue in Buffalo. 911 callers advised police of shots fired. Dispatch was then…
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Published September 04Buffalo Police Officer Marc Hurst Files Lawsuit Against Gunman Who Shot Him Six Times During Ambush
A Buffalo police officer who survived being struck by half a dozen bullets during a violent domestic disturbance call in May has filed a civil lawsuit against the man who pulled the trigger. Officer Marc Hurst, a nine-year member of the force assigned to C District, filed a…
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Published September 03Two Teens Dead After 9-mile Police Chase of Stolen Car Ends in Buffalo Crash
A high-speed multi-jurisdictional police pursuit spanning more than nine miles ended with fatalities early Thursday morning, leaving two teenagers dead and three others seriously injured after a stolen vehicle slammed into a city intersection on Buffalo’s East Side. The crash…
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Published September 02State stymies Buffalo’s efforts to combat lead poisoning
A Buffalo house cited for lead hazards. Photo: Adam Smith-Perez. New guidelines from state health officials could derail Buffalo’s latest efforts to ramp up the fight against lead poisoning. The guidance, a 77-page document issued in June, forbids any “formal enforcement action”…
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Published August 31No consequences for no-show Buffalo cops
Officers Kereem Johnson and William Jones said they were seriously injured in a car accident two years ago and wanted time off. Buffalo police brass questioned the severity of their injuries and instead assigned them to light duty monitoring surveillance cameras posted around the…
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Published August 26No discipline for no-show Buffalo cops
Two years ago, eight Buffalo police officers assigned to monitor the department’s surveillance cameras frequently showed up for work late, disappeared for hours at a time, and left early. Sometimes they didn’t show up at all. They were caught dead to rights by the use of…