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WEBBrown announces he’s leaving City Hall Brown is heading for OTB, where he'll be getting $295,000 and additional perks. City Hall, meanwhile, faces upcoming changes, starting with the ascention of Council President Chris Scanlon to acting mayor.
Buffalo cops rarely disciplined in the face of citizen complaints.
WEB6 hours ago · 2024. Buffalo cops rarely disciplined. Analysis of misconduct complaints shows the department found fault with officers only 9% of the time. One attorney called the data "staggering and shocking." The cop subject of the most complaints has been promoted and last year made nearly $170,000. By Geoff Kelly.
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WEBThe Daily Beast just reported that an analysis of Gallop poll results found 48 percent lean Republican, vs. 45 Democratic. For perspective, back in 1992, Dems held a 52 to 40 percent edge, narrowed to 48-43 percent in 2000. Meanwhile, the Pew Research Center reported in April a dead heat among registered voters, with 49 percent leaning ...
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WEBAs we do every year, we’re asking our readers to vote for their favorite Investigative Post story of 2021. Twelve stories are up for consideration: Analysis of 911 calls finds requests for service in Buffalo have declined, save for a surge in traffic stops, primarily in minority neighborhoods. Link.
Violent crime in Buffalo is declining, but still high
WEBOct 20, 2021 · A drop in 911 calls reflects Buffalo’s declining crime rate. Investigative Post recently analyzed 1.4 million 911 calls to Buffalo police between 2015 and 2019. The analysis showed a 5 percent drop in 911 calls as a whole, and a 21 percent drop in the highest-priority calls, involving violent crimes and property crimes in progress.
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WEBJan 2, 2024 · Geoff Kelly’s story on the Buffalo fire department clerk paid nearly $600,000 over seven years while on suspension was the runaway winner of Investigative Post’s best story of 2023. Kelly’s investigation garnered nearly 40 percent of the votes cast by readers, the widest margin since we instituted our story of the year balloting in 2013.
Federal oversight ends of county jails - Investigative Post
WEBJul 5, 2023 · A consent decree in place for more than a decade, imposed following the deaths of a number of prisoners, has been ended by a federal judge. Editor’s note: This is the first story reported by Bruce Rushton for Investigative Post. Bruce joined the staff last week; he covers criminal justice. He can be reached at [email protected].
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WEBJun 28, 2014 · Buffalo & WNY Investigative Reporting Center. IDAs look to dish out housing tax breaks Published by J. Dale Shoemaker. This story was produced by Investigative Post and New York Focus and based on interviews with 30 lawmakers, officials, advocates, lawyers and developers, as well as a review of data and historical records.