Today we begin our look back at Johnson County's top stories during the last year as we focus on January through April of 2021.
The Buffalo City Council moved their first meeting of the year on January 4 to the Bomber Mountain Civic Center to to accommodate more people and to allow social distanc
Buffalo police looking to identify suspect in June 10 homicide on Grider Street
Photo from video provided by Buffalo Police Department
and last updated 2021-06-29 16:48:22-04
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â The Buffalo Police Homicide Unit is asking for the public s assistance identifying an individual that is the suspect in a June 10 homicide.
Police say the individual is the suspect in the Holiday Johnson homicide that occurred on the 300 block of Grider Street on June 10.
You can view a video of the suspect on the Buffalo Police Department Facebook here.
Police ask anyone with information to call (716) 851-4498.
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10.5 pounds of illegal cannabis seized from house near ECMC
According to police, over 10.5 pounds of marijuana was found in 754 ziplock bags and 734 plastic vials. Police also found $1,081.
Credit: Buffalo Police Department Facebook Author: Emyle Watkins Updated: 9:37 AM EST February 8, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. Buffalo Police say their SWAT team recovered over 10 pounds of marijuana from a house in Buffalo s Grider neighborhood, not far from Erie County Medical Center.
Once inside the house at 242 Wyoming, the police called in the narcotics unit to assist and execute a search warrant.
According to police, over 10.5 pounds of marijuana was found in 754 ziplock bags and 734 plastic vials. Police also found $1,081.
A pedestrian was hit and killed Tuesday morning by a school bus belonging to Johnson County School District #1.
According to Buffalo Police Chief Jason Carder, at about 7:50 Tuesday morning, officers responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian on South Main Street.
On the Buffalo Police Department’s Facebook page, “the preliminary investigation shows the accident occurred when an adult male, of Buffalo, attempted to access his vehicle parked on South Main Street when he was struck by a passing Johnson County School Bus.
The victim sustained critical injuries and was transported to the Johnson County Healthcare Center for treatment, but later died.