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Buffalo & WNY Investigative Reporting Center. Buffalo cops rarely disciplined. New York Civil Liberties Union obtained files of misconduct complaints filed against police and found sloppy record keeping and inconclusive investigations.
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This has been a tough week for The Buffalo News with word that Editor Sheila Rayam has been ousted and former Publisher Warren Colville has died. Margaret Kenny Giancola, the paper’s managing editor, succeeds Rayam. The News story announcing her appointment by Lee Enterprises, the paper’s chain owner, didn’t explain the move.
Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown's legacy of failure. : Investigative Post
3 days ago · Brown made history in 2005 when he was elected Buffalo’s first Black mayor. It’s especially damning that the city has done little to uplift its Black citizens during his tenure, which ended Tuesday with his resignation. A 2021 study by the University at Buffalo concluded Black Buffalonians “have not made progress over the past thirty-one ...
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The Organization. About Investigative Post. Investigative Post is the only news organization in Western New York dedicated exclusively to producing watchdog journalism. Its mission includes covering issues of importance to the citizens and taxpayers of Buffalo and Western New York. It has struck distribution deals with a number of media outlets ...
Violent crime in Buffalo is declining, but still high
Oct 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.
More misdeeds involving Niagara Falls candidate - Investigative Post
Oct 11, 2023 · Guns gone missing and an order to stay away from a former girlfriend are included in the past of Carlton Cain, GOP candidate for Niagara Falls mayor, who once was a top official in the city’s police department. Cain said he doesn’t recall signing an administrative order of protection issued by Acting Police Superintendent Michael Trane in 2019.
2021 - Investigative Post
As 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.
2022 - Investigative Post
A report to iPost readers Published by Jim Heaney. Investigative Post celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2022. I anticipated the year would include a fair amount of introspection, but aside from a column I wrote in February and a podcast we posted earlier this week, we were too busy with the present to reflect much on the past.
iPost sues to obtain Bills stadium studies - Investigative Post
Dec 1, 2021 · Investigative Post filed a lawsuit in state Supreme Court today seeking the release of two studies that are central to negotiations involving a proposed new stadium for the Buffalo Bills. Both studies were commissioned by Pegula Sports and Entertainment, which is affiliated with the Bills, and shared with Empire State Development, the state’s ...