CRIME & SAFETY
Missing Buffalo teen
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Police Department needs your help in locating a 14-year-old girl who has been reported missing. Chancarde Munezero is described as an African female, about 5'7" tall with a medium build. She has long, black hair. Chancarde was last seen in the 400 block of Busti Avenue wearing a red jacket on May 5, 2024.
Weekend shooting of six teens sparks debate: 'Do kids have enough to do?'
“We have to find something for these kids. They really don’t have anything” said Marnetta Malcolm. She said she’s devastated by the violence that rang out on Alexander Place on Saturday that left a 14 year old girl dead, and five other teens wounded.
Local pastor voices concerns after back-to-back weekends of gun violence in Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – There’s been back-to-back weekends of gun violence on Buffalo’s East Side, and it’s raising concerns in the community. Last weekend, two maintenance workers were shot and killed on Zenner Street in Buffalo in what police call a random attack involving a squatter. Then on Saturday shortly after 11 p.m., police say […]
West Seneca man arrested following multiple bench warrants
WEST SENECA, N.Y. — The Erie County Sheriff's Office Narcotics & Intelligence Unit, alongside the United States Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force, made an arrest of a 46-year-old West Seneca man on Friday. John Whitaker had multiple bench warrants and had been taken into custody without incident. Whitaker had...
Man wanted on rape charges is arrested on bus at Peace Bridge
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A man who had an active arrest felony warrant for strongarm rape was arrested Thursday at the Peace Bridge. Bereket Mengesha, a 46-year-old male Ethiopian citizen and lawful U.S. permanent resident, was entering the United States on a commercial bus. Its destination was Maryland, where Mengesha lives.
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