SAFE Act enforcement emerges as key issue in Erie County sheriff race By Robert J. 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E96 C246]k^Am 0 Comments Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Democratic sheriff candidates press for change, de-escalation Democratic candidates for Erie County sheriff agreed on this at their debate Monday: Change is needed at the Sheriff's Department. Party flip-flops, loyalty to Trump dominate GOP contest for Erie County sheriff In the Republican primary for sheriff, Healy-Case and Garcia vie to outdo each other in proclaiming loyalty to Donald J. Trump. Voter guide: 2021 primary elections Early voting began June 12 to kick off the 2021 election season. Primary day is June 22. 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Democratic sheriff candidates press for change, de-escalation Democratic candidates for Erie County sheriff agreed on this at their debate Monday: Change is needed at the Sheriff's Department.
Party flip-flops, loyalty to Trump dominate GOP contest for Erie County sheriff In the Republican primary for sheriff, Healy-Case and Garcia vie to outdo each other in proclaiming loyalty to Donald J. Trump.
Voter guide: 2021 primary elections Early voting began June 12 to kick off the 2021 election season. Primary day is June 22. Get caught up with recent stories relating to this ye…
Buffalo resident talks of 'nasty' treatment years ago from cop who wants to be sheriff The News has been gathering disciplinary records of sheriff candidates with law enforcement backgrounds now that those records are public docu…
Healy-Case starts sheriff's race ad war by attacking 'socialist' mandates Republican sheriff candidate Karen L. Healy-Case's first ad of the 2021 political season is expected to set the tone for contentious primary a…
Sheriff's candidate: Party chairman said she's 'not what a sheriff looks like' Party Chairman Jeremy Zellner denies he told Kimberly L. Beaty she had the wrong look.
Sheriff candidate stayed silent as man charged in fracas became cop who later decked his boss Brian Gould, the Democratic Party nominee for Erie County sheriff who is heading into a party primary, has twice been suspended, once in 2014 …
Sheriff candidate got warrant for raid that ended in dog’s death, $110K settlement Detective John C. Garcia, now retired, wielded the battering ram in the raid eight years ago and played a central role in the course of events.
Democrats endorse Brian Gould of Cheektowaga police for Erie County sheriff Brian Gould, assistant chief and a 24-year veteran of the town force, looks to secure the Working Families committee endorsement, which activi…
Garcia launches GOP primary campaign for Erie County sheriff A rare Republican primary is taking shape for this year's Erie County sheriff contest.
Analysis: Sheriff politics, the SAFE way Eight years after New York passed the tough gun control law that restricts criminals and the mentally ill from buying guns while banning some …
