Erie County Sheriff

The veteran sheriff's official was involved in a series of late-night crashes in a county-owned pickup truck in April of last year, which resulted in the county paying out around $60,000 to residents in Buffalo whose parked vehicles were damaged.

The Erie County Legislature is getting involved now in the incident with Erie County Sheriff’s Chief of Narcotics and Intelligence Daniel "DJ" Granville. He was involved in a series of crashes during a night in April of 2024 in the city of Buffalo with a county-owned vehicle.

The Erie County Sheriff said, about 4 p.m., Sgt. Arthur Basher, 39, suffered a medical event.

Body cameras for guards in Erie County's Correctional Facility are closer to reality, with negotiations underway with an employee union.

Erie County Sheriff John Garcia said population in the county's lockups may be way down, but that doesn't mean major cuts in the staffs of the Holding Center in downtown Buffalo and the Correctional Facility in Alden.

The case against Wallace Waliczek, 55, of Lancaster was scheduled to go to trial in Lancaster Town Court Wednesday. He instead pleaded guilty to one count of the fourth degree misdemeanor charge.

The Erie County Sheriff's Office has announced the arrest of one of its own, following a probe into contraband found at the Alden Correctional Facility.

Erie County has announced new five-year contract agreements with two bargaining units representing law enforcement workers.

With Election Day less than three weeks away, candidates for Erie County sheriff were in East Aurora Wednesday evening for an occasionally testy debate.

An Oakfield man has been arrested for threatening Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz.