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Amid a wider pushback from police departments and even some state legislatures against civilian review of police misconduct, it appears that efforts to create a civilian review board for the

The Police Accountability Board voted to fire Conor Dwyer Reynolds from his role as executive director and to remove his temporary replacement Duwaine Bascoe.

A community activist and former Buffalo Police Advisory Board member is questioning why police used lethal force.

'This is not anti-police. This is about, how do we work cooperatively with police?' Buffalo Common Council member Rasheed N.C. Wyatt said.

The Left doesnt need a new platform on policing; we need a new communications strategy.

So where are we a year later here in the City of Good Neighbors? We checked with some of our local community leaders for their assessment.

Derek Chauvin guilty: Former officers conviction creates renewed push on police reform There have been efforts to improve transparency in Buffalo, but there has been pushback from the police union. Community advocates have said progress has been slow. Author: Jeff Preval Updated: 7:17 PM EDT April 21, 2021 BUFFALO, N.Y. — With Derek Chauvins conviction, there is a renewed push to address police-community relations and make reforms nationally and here at home. "...

On Sept. 12, Buffalo police shot Willie Henley, a troubled man that relatives say had a history of mental illness. He was charged with assault after swinging a baseball bat at police.  Two weeks earlier, the March 2020 death of Daniel Prude in Rochester came to light with the release of police body camera footage that showed him as a troubled, naked man gasping to breathe in a spit helmet. And suddenly, the already boiling issue of race and policing turned to look at how police interact with p...

The tool is described by its maker as like "remote handcuffs" but some have questioned its use in the New York mental health call.