The same month in 2020 that George Floyd was killed while being arrested by police in Minneapolis, a man in Buffalo had a similar encounter with police.
In its recent editorial, The Buffalo News’ editorial board argued to keep the Buffalo Police Department in traffic enforcement. We respectfully disagree.
Debate raged Tuesday over Buffalo’s School Zone Safety Program that uses speed camera technology to enforce the 15 mph speed limit at 20 locations near schools in the city.
Please share these flyers widely with your networks about the City of Buffalo’s new programs to help drivers avoid costly fees and tickets: Fix-It tickets, Stop Receipts, and the Buffalo Motorist Assistance Program. Please share on social media and, if you’re able, please print these flyers and post them in your workplaces or public places you visit to spread the word!
By assaulting 75-year-old Martin Gugino as he peacefully protested, the city and police attacked his “most fundamental rights as an American,” said his co-counsel.
Erie County District Attorney John Flynn says a grand jury has dismissed the case against two Buffalo police officers who pushed a man during Black Lives Matter protests in Niagara Square in June 2020.
During a rare meeting of Buffalo Common Council’s Police Oversight Committee, a group of community members asked, again, for the support of a new model of police supervision led by city residents bestowed with the authority to subpoena police and investigate complaints against officers.
Buffalo needs to end the speed-camera enforcement of its School Zone Safety Program, according to a coalition that’s pushing the city to curtail the use of ticketing and fines, an Erie County official, a local academic on urban affairs and a resident who conducted an independent review of the program.
Peter Rizzo is a certified urban planner, certified fraud examiner, and certified government auditor — so, he has a little bit of experience looking at best governmental practices.
Jake Reinhardt, his fiancée, and their 3-year-old daughter were all sound asleep when someone banged on their front door so hard that the noise echoed through the cold, dark January night.
