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Policing in Buffalo has been under heavy scrutiny as of late, from the handling of protest during the civil unrest in our city, to some of the alleged unlawful arrests and use of force to people in our community. According to WIVB, during a recent meeting of the Buffalo Common Council s Police Oversight Committee, a group of community members asked, for the second time, for the support of a new model of police supervision, to be led by Buffalo residents.
Buffalo Common Council member, Ulysees O. Wingo explained that a model like this already exists, and it is the committee of council members that they are currently appearing before.
"At the end of the grand jury, the grand jurors voted to no-bill the case. Which means that they dismissed the case," Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn said.