'Defund the police' movement isn't why mayor wants to spend less on Buffalo police By Deidre Williams News Staff Reporter May 17, 2021 May 17, 2021 Updated Mar 18, 2026 The proposed operating budget for the Buffalo Police Department was cut by about $700,000. Sharon Cantillon / News file photo Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Deidre Williams News Staff Reporter Mayor Byron W. Brown suggests spending less money on police for the next year.kAmqFE qF772=@ :D?’E ;@:?:?8 E96 C2?<D @7 4:E:6D 24C@DD E96 ?2E:@? 567F?5:?8 E96:C A@=:46 56A2CE>6?ED :? E96 27E6C>2E9 @7 AC@E6DED @G6C E96 562E9 @7 v6@C86 u=@J5 3J |:??62A@=:D A@=:46]k^AmkAm%96 Sgd]b >:==:@? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^3F772=@?6HD]4@>^?6HD^=@42=^3C@H?\AC@A@D6D\FD:?8\d_>\:?\7656C2=\DE:>F=FD\:?\dbc\d>\3F586E\7@C\a_aa^2CE:4=60d`ga2a72\2h74\``63\2h7a\_7fdef63degg]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmqC@H? 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Adopted budget trims spending but doesn't 'defund' Buffalo police The $534.5 million spending plan for the 2021-22 fiscal year includes $85.3 million for the Police Department, some $743,139 less than its cur…
City close to establishing an official fund balance replenishment policy The City of Buffalo's equivalent of a savings account has dropped conspicuously in recent years – down to a zero in unassigned funds since 2018.
Walton pushes police accountability, calls officers 'overtaxed' with duties others should do Mayoral candidate India Walton wants to amend the city charter to establish an independent police oversight body with investigatory and subpoe…
India Walton challenges Byron Brown to mayoral debate "Are you willing to stand before the people of Buffalo and offer your vision for the city alongside mine?" Walton asked Brown in a letter.
'Defund the police' debate comes to suburban political campaigns National rhetoric about defunding police has appeared this year in political campaigns in the suburbs, long known for touting their safe commu…
'Defund the police' debate comes to suburban political campaigns National rhetoric about defunding police has appeared this year in political campaigns in the suburbs, long known for touting their safe commu…
India Walton, community activist Speakers at City Hall on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020 talk about defunding police and what they believe are failures of the Brown administration.
