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Just-Released Records Show Lack of Judicial Oversight in Sheriff’s Cell Phone Spying

04/07/2015  |  Comments Off on Just-Released Records Show Lack of Judicial Oversight in Sheriff’s Cell Phone Spying

Buffalo, NY’s WGRZ reports newly released records suggest the Erie County Sheriff’s Office obtained little judicial oversight for its controversial... more

April Fool’s Day Prank Gone Bad Leads to NFTA Investigation

April Fool’s Day Prank Gone Bad Leads to NFTA Investigation

04/02/2015  |  Comments Off on April Fool’s Day Prank Gone Bad Leads to NFTA Investigation

Niagara Frontier Transit Authority police are investigating a girl for an irresponsible April Fool’s Day joke she pulled yesterday. According... more

Arizona Coyotes Radio Commentator Arraigned in Buffalo on Numerous Charges

Arizona Coyotes Radio Commentator Arraigned in Buffalo on Numerous Charges

03/27/2015  |  Comments Off on Arizona Coyotes Radio Commentator Arraigned in Buffalo on Numerous Charges

Nick Boynton, the Arizona Coyotes' radio commentator and a former NHL player, appeared for arraignment in Buffalo City Court on... more

Will Sheriff’s Use of Cell Phone Spying Lead to Reopened Criminal Cases?

Will Sheriff’s Use of Cell Phone Spying Lead to Reopened Criminal Cases?

03/18/2015  |  Comments Off on Will Sheriff’s Use of Cell Phone Spying Lead to Reopened Criminal Cases?

A New York State Supreme Court ruling is requiring the Erie County Sheriff’s Office to turn over documents related to... more

Attica Guards’ Plea Deal Means No Jail Time for Inmate’s Beating

Attica Guards’ Plea Deal Means No Jail Time for Inmate’s Beating

03/02/2015  |  Comments Off on Attica Guards’ Plea Deal Means No Jail Time for Inmate’s Beating

WGRZ invited me to their studios to discuss the plea deal reached by former Attica prison guards Sean Warner, Keith... more

Buffalo Schools Board Member Carl Paladino Threatens Legal Action Over Charges He Calls Slanderous

Buffalo Schools Board Member Carl Paladino Threatens Legal Action Over Charges He Calls Slanderous

02/26/2015  |  Comments Off on Buffalo Schools Board Member Carl Paladino Threatens Legal Action Over Charges He Calls Slanderous

WGRZ’s Kelly Dudzik asked for my analysis on Buffalo School Board member Carl Paladino’s threat to take legal action against... more

Family of November Storm Victim Donald Abate Files Notice of Claim Against County

Family of November Storm Victim Donald Abate Files Notice of Claim Against County

02/25/2015  |  Comments Off on Family of November Storm Victim Donald Abate Files Notice of Claim Against County

The family of Donald Abate, one of the 13 people who died as a result of the November 2014 snowstorm... more

Parents Sentenced in Daughter’s Death After Failing to Obtain Medical Treatment for Her

Parents Sentenced in Daughter’s Death After Failing to Obtain Medical Treatment for Her

02/06/2015  |  Comments Off on Parents Sentenced in Daughter’s Death After Failing to Obtain Medical Treatment for Her

Even after repeated admonitions to obtain medical treatment for their daughter Marissa, Jeremy and Astrid Ikeler failed get her treatment,... more

Guns America’s S. H. Blannelberry and I Discuss New York’s SAFE Act and Orders of Protection

Guns America’s S. H. Blannelberry and I Discuss New York’s SAFE Act and Orders of Protection

02/05/2015  |  Comments Off on Guns America’s S. H. Blannelberry and I Discuss New York’s SAFE Act and Orders of Protection

Reporter S. H. Blannelberry of Guns America and I spoke recently. Click on the video above for the full interview.... more

After Years of Rumors, Former NYS Assembly Speaker Silver Faces Serious Charges

02/02/2015  |  Comments Off on After Years of Rumors, Former NYS Assembly Speaker Silver Faces Serious Charges

Sheldon Silver, who served as speaker of the New York State Assembly for two decades, was arrested January 22 on... more