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News - 2015

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December
12/21/2015 Three Time Gun Felon Sentenced as Persistent Violent Felony Offender
12/15/2015 Domestic Violence Offender Sentenced to Prison for 12 Years
12/15/2015 Shuttle Bus Driver for Buffalo State College Admits to Drinking While Driving
12/9/2015 Sneaker Robber Convicted as Charged
12/9/2015 Jury Convicts Man of Attempted Murder in 2013 Buffalo Shooting
November
11/12/2015 Buffalo Man Guilty of Rape and Robbery
11/9/2015 Jury Convicts Defendant Who Shot a Man in His Apartment
11/5/2015 District Attorney's Statement Regarding the Patrick Kane Investigation
October
10/16/2015 Bookkeeper Admits Stealing Over $200,000 From Employer
10/15/2015 Three More Defendants Indicted for Murder
10/9/2015 Convicted Killer Prosecuted to Fullest Extent of the Law in Connection with Domestic Violence Hatchet Attack
10/8/2015 Eleven Defendants Indicted on Charges in Connection with Homicides in Buffalo
10/7/2015 Indictment Returned Against Alleged Heroin/Fentanyl Dealer
10/7/2015 Woman Charged in Embezzlement Case
10/7/2015 Drunk Driver Convicted of Vehicular Manslaughter
10/6/2015 Nine More Gun Wielding Defendants Successfully Prosecuted
10/6/2015 Predicate Felon Prosecuted to the Fullest Extent of the Law and Convicted as Charged in Record Time
10/5/2015 Man Admits to Shooting Friend for Allegedly Spreading Rumors About HIm
10/5/2015 Puppy Burner Prosecuted to the Fullest and Headed Back to Prison
10/5/2015 Kidnapper Prosecuted to Fullest Extent of the Law
10/2/2015 Christmas Day Domestic Violence Offender Convicted as Charged
10/1/2015 Jury Finds Buffalo Man Guilty of Attempted Murder
September
9/11/2015 Chief Riga Receives Career Service Award
9/11/2015 Yet Another Hit and Run Driver Prosecuted to the Fullest Extent of the Law
9/8/2015 Two to be Arraigned for Beating Death of Robbery Victim
August
8/21/2015 Driver of Vehicle that Killed a Boy in Delaware Park Cannot be Prosecuted for a Crime
8/20/2015 Driver in Another Fatal Collision Prosecuted to Fullest Extent of the Law
8/17/2015 Three Drug Dealers Taken Off the Streets
8/17/2015 Three More Gun-Toting Hoodlums Prosecuted to the Fullest Extent of the Law.
8/14/2015 Hit and Run Driver Prosecuted to the Fullest Extent of the Law
8/13/2015 Drunk Drivers Prosecuted to Fullest Extent of the Law in Connection With Death of Innocent Passenger
8/11/2015 Pervert Prosecuted to Fullest Extent of the Law
8/5/2015 Buffalo Man Charged With Fatally Striking Man With Vehicle
July
7/29/2015 Court Rejects Ridiculous Self-Defense Claim
7/29/2015 Man Charged with Killing his Wife
7/23/2015 Dog Fighting Trainer Found Guilty as Charged
7/22/2015 District Attorney’s Office Again Recognized for Prosecution of Tax Evasion and Unemployment Insurance Fraud
7/20/2015 Witness Tampering Burglar Prosecuted to Fullest Extent of the Law
7/20/2015 Buffalo Man Charged in Stabbing Death on Titus Street in December
7/17/2015 Burglar and Jailhouse Menace Pleads Guilty as Charged
7/17/2015 Pilfering Pixie Pleads Guilty
7/1/2015 Five More Gun-Toting Hoodlums Prosecuted to Fullest Extent of the Law
June
6/26/2015 Murder Charge for Teen Who Was on Unsupervised Release from Treatment Center
6/25/2015 Buffalo Police Officer Convicted for Stealing While On-duty
6/16/2015 Six More Gun-Toting Hoodlums Prosecuted to Fullest Extent of the Law
6/10/2015 Men Impersonating FBI Agents Found Guilty of Kidnapping
6/10/2015 County Parks Worker Pleads Guilty to Stealing Gasoline
6/9/2015 Jeffrey Basil Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in the First Degree
May
5/22/2015 Drunk Driver Prosecuted to Fullest Extent of the Law
5/21/2015 County Employee Steals Money from Erie County Employee’s Credit Union
5/20/2015 Boyfriend of Woman Murdered in Cheektowaga Indicted for Murder
5/19/2015 Thief Cleans Up House, then Cleans Out Victims
5/19/2015 Charter School CFO Pleads Guilty as Charged
5/18/2015 Three More Gun-Toting Hoodlums Prosecuted to Fullest Extent of the Law
5/18/2015 Stonewalling for Vicious Boyfriend Ends Badly
5/13/2015 Gunman and Carjacker Prosecuted to Fullest Extent of the Law
5/13/2015 Pedophilic Rapist Convicted After Trial
5/6/2015 District Attorney’s Office Recognized for Successful Fraud Prosecutions
5/6/2015 Ohio Man Charged in Buffalo Murder
April
4/30/2015 Animal Abuser’s Guilty Verdicts Upheld
4/30/2015 Pedophile Prosecuted to Fullest Extent of the Law
4/28/2015 Buffalo Man faces life in prison after conviction for Attempted Murder
4/24/2015 Man Charged in Dodge Street Beating Death
4/23/2015 Yuletide Rampage Results in Thug’s Third Felony Conviction
4/22/2015 Rare Bench Trial Conviction for Drunk Driver
4/22/2015 Drunk Driver’s New Year Begins with a Bang and a Bust
4/21/2015 Serial Robber Convicted
4/16/2015 Man Who Jumped Bail After Being Indicted for Robbery Convicted
4/15/2015 Home Invading Thug Prosecuted to Fullest Extent of the Law
4/15/2015 Career Criminal and Domestic Violence Offender to Spend Next Decade Behind Bars
4/14/2015 Three More Gun-Toting Thugs Prosecuted to Fullest Extent of the Law
4/2/2015 Two Charged in Shooting Death on E.North and Jefferson in Buffalo
4/1/2015 Second Defendant Convicted as Charged in Rape of 15-year-old Girl
March
3/31/2015 4th Street Man Charged in the Death of 1-Year Old
3/31/2015 Buffalo Man Charged With Beating Estranged Girlfriend to Death
3/30/2015 Thug Facing 25 for Shooting in front of Dive
3/27/2015 Alleged Drunk Driver Acquitted Again
3/26/2015 Things Break Bad for Teacher Peddling Meth
3/25/2015 One Defendant Convicted, While another Stands Indicted for Refusal to Truthfully Testify
3/24/2015 Prison Awaits for Thug who Terrorized School Teacher and Led Police on Chase
3/24/2015 Two Gun Toting Thugs and one Nitwit off to Prison as a Result of Excellent Police Work and the District Attorney’s No Plea Bargain Policy
3/23/2015 Gang Initiation Leads to Six Convictions, including that of its Malevolent Leader
3/19/2015 Vicious Vagabond Convicted as Charged
3/17/2015 Four More Convicted of Illegal Possession of a Loaded and Unlicensed Handgun
3/16/2015 Fatal Hit-and-Run Case Prosecuted to Fullest Extent of the Law
3/4/2015 Man Charged with Murdering His Mother
3/2/2015 Serial Robber and Prior Felon Prosecuted to Fullest Extent of the Law
3/2/2015 Woeful Would Be Robber Convicted as Charged
February
2/26/2015 Defendant Acquitted of Assault Charges
2/23/2015 Buffalo Man Charged in Rother Avenue Murder
2/19/2015 Jury Convicts Man Despite Uncooperative Witnesses
2/11/2015 Three More Gun-Toting Thugs Prosecuted to the Fullest Extent of the Law
2/10/2015 One Man Crime Wave Prosecuted to the Fullest Extent of the Law
January
1/28/2015 "Pikachu's" Attempts to Terrorize and Intimidate Family Backfires
1/16/2015 Prosecuting Gun-Toting Thugs Starts the New Year off with a Bang
1/14/2015 Florida Man Extradited to Buffalo to Face Murder Charges
1/13/2015 Former Erie County Sheriff’s Deputy Sent to Jail
1/12/2015 Drug Purveyor Pleads Guilty After Peddling Plethora of Pharmaceuticals
1/7/2015 Teenage Menace to Society Prosecuted to the Fullest Extent of the Law
1/7/2015 Three Teens Charged in Rape and Sodomy of Teenage Girl