CRIME & SAFETY
Decomposed body of boy who went missing in 2020 is found - months after mom died not knowing what happened to him
The decomposed body of a 12-year-old boy has been found months after his mother passed away without knowing what happened to her son.The body of Jaylen Griffin was found last Friday in a home in upstate New York. The location is around five miles from where he was last seen on 4 August 2020 leaving his home in the Central Terminal area of Buffalo.Jaylen’s body was found a week before what would have been his 16th birthday, police commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said at a news conference.Mr Gramaglia said they believed the body had been “up there in the house”...
Person seriously injured after being hit by a car in Amherst
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One person was seriously injured after being hit by a car on South Youngs Road in Amherst on Tuesday afternoon, according to police. Police responded just after 2:10 p.m. to South Youngs, south of Main Street, where a 20-year-old man from Cheektowaga was hit while crossing the street by a 2015 […]
Delivery driver who killed Rochester man in hit-and-run near Bills stadium sentenced to 120 days
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The delivery driver who admitted to killing a Rochester man with his car near Highmark Stadium and leaving the scene was sentenced Thursday. Khairullah L. Hasein was sentenced to 120 days in jail and 5 years probation. He pleaded guilty in February to one count of leaving the scene of an […]
1 hurt, several animals rescued from house fire in Amherst
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One person was hurt and several animals were rescued from a house fire in Amherst early Tuesday evening, according to fire officials. Crews responded to 582 Emerson Dr. just before 5 p.m. Tuesday. Smoke was coming from the home at the time. All of the residents were out of the home, […]
Person arrested following shots fired incident at Jaylen Griffin vigil
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One person has been arrested in connection to an alleged shots fired incident at a memorial for Jaylen Griffin on Monday night, Buffalo police said Tuesday. One person, identified as 25-year-old Daevon Roberts of Buffalo, is accused of shooting at a car following an altercation at the event, which was at […]
Woman admits to drunk driving in connection with hitting pedestrians
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo woman who was arrested last month pleaded guilty Wednesday to leaving the scene of an incident while drunk driving, according to the Erie County District Attorney’s Office. Maggie A. Coyle, 49, was driving intoxicated on Cazenovia Street the night before Saint Patrick’s Day when she hit two pedestrians while […]
DEA agent sentenced to four years for bribery scheme
In a significant development on Wednesday, a federal judge sentenced John Costanzo Jr., a longtime agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), to four years in prison. Costanzo was found guilty last year of bribery and honest-services wire fraud, marking another instance of a DEA agent facing federal convictions.
FBI raids Lockport spa
BUFFALO, N.Y. — 2 On Your Side has worked our sources to learn more about an FBI raid in Lockport. FBI agents were seen on video Tuesday afternoon going into the New Elegant Shiatsu Spa on South Transit Road. The FBI tells us that because this is an ongoing...
Police locate vulnerable teen in Cheektowaga
CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — Cheektowaga Police said Thursday they have located a missing, vulnerable teenager. Police on social media said the teen "has been located safely and returned home! Thank you for the communities quick response to sharing the post, sending in tips and getting the information out quickly."
Drunk driver pleads guilty for injuring pedestrians in hit-and-run in south Buffalo on St. Patrick's Day weekend
Submitted by the Erie County District Attorney’s Office. Acting Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announced 49-year-old Maggie A. Coyle of Buffalo pleaded guilty yesterday morning before Buffalo City Court Judge Rebecca L. Town to one count of leaving the scene of an incident without reporting resulting in personal injury (class “A” misdemeanor under New York State Vehicle & Traffic Law) and one count of driving while intoxicated (unclassified misdemeanor under New York State Vehicle & Traffic Law). She pleaded guilty to the highest sustainable charges.
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