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December

12/21/2017	Homeless Man Accused Of Killing Another Homeless Man
12/21/2017	Buffalo Woman Sentenced For Biting Off Ear
12/21/2017	Buffalo Man Sentenced In Deadly Anchor Bar Shooting
12/18/2017	Former Bookkeeper Sentenced For Stealing From Plastic Surgeon
12/14/2017	Buffalo Man Sentenced On Rape Conviction
12/13/2017	Buffalo Man Sentenced For Fatal Hit-And-Run Crash
12/12/2017	Driver Sentenced For Hit-And-Run Crash
12/11/2017	Cheektowaga Woman Sentenced For Deadly Shooting
12/8/2017	Arraignment For Buffalo Man Accused Of Starting Apartment Fire
12/7/2017	Buffalo Man Accused of Shaking Baby Daughter Is Arraigned
12/7/2017	Hit And Run Driver Sentenced
12/7/2017	Bills "Streaker" Pleads Guilty And Is Banned From Stadium For A Year
12/6/2017	Former Top UB Administrator Is Sentenced For Stealing State Funds
12/4/2017	Buffalo Man Sentenced To Prison For Possession Of Cocaine With Intent To Sell
12/1/2017	DA Flynn Consents To Vacate Buffalo Man's Murder Conviction
12/1/2017	Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To Criminal Possession Of A Controlled Substance

November

11/29/2017	Buffalo Man Sentenced For Deadly Stabbing
11/29/2017	Town Of Tonawanda Man Pleads Guilty In Death Caused By Opiates
11/28/2017	Buffalo Man Sentenced For Sex Trafficking
11/28/2017	Drunk Driver Sentenced For New Year's Day Crash
11/27/2017	Buffalo Man Accused Of Stabbing Dog Is Indicted On Animal Cruelty Charge
11/27/2017	Buffalo Man Arraigned On Murder Charge In Allentown Shooting
11/27/2017	Buffalo Man Arraigned On Charges In Serious Injury Crash
11/27/2017	17-Year-Old Pleads Guilty In Double Shooting Of Two 16-Year-Olds
11/27/2017	Buffalo Man Arraigned On Murder Charge From June Homicide
11/27/2017	Buffalo Man Sentenced On Gun Charge After Leading Police On Car Chase
11/20/2017	Alden Woman Pleads Guilty To Welfare Fraud
11/19/2017	Daughter And Boyfriend Accused Of Murdering Her Father
11/17/2017	Buffalo Woman Indicted In The Death Of Her Former Husband
11/17/2017	Former Teacher Sentenced For Sending Inappropriate Text Messages
11/16/2017	Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty After Attempting To Run Down Police Officers With Vehicle
11/15/2017	Cheektowaga Driver Indicted In A Deadly Hit And Run Crash
11/15/2017	Cheektowaga Man Charged In Dollar General Shooting
11/15/2017	Jury Returns Guilty Verdict In Heroin Trial
11/13/2017	Buffalo Man Accused Of Fatal Shooting In Allentown
11/9/2017	DA Flynn Honors Local Veterans With Donation
11/8/2017	Buffalo Woman Accused In 2005 Stabbing Death Of Her Mother
11/8/2017	Cheektowaga Woman Pleads Guilty In Deadly Shooting
11/8/2017	Buffalo Man Sentenced For Serious Injury Crash
11/6/2017	Buffalo Woman Sentenced In Cold Case From 1983
11/3/2017	Driver In Hit And Run Crash Pleads Guilty
11/2/2017	Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To Narcotics And Weapon Charges
11/2/2017	Cheektowaga Man Pleads Guilty To Assaulting His Wife
11/2/2017	Buffalo Woman Pleads Guilty To Welfare Fraud
11/1/2017	Lancaster Man Admits To Selling Cars Illegally
11/1/2017	Tonawanda Woman Admits Stealing From PTA At Lindbergh Elementary

October

10/30/2017	Driver Pleads Guilty In Hit And Run Crash
10/26/2017	Buffalo Man Sentenced For Serious Injury Crash
10/24/2017	Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To Sex Trafficking Charges
10/23/2017	Buffalo Man Sentenced For Attempted Robbery At Rail Station
10/20/2017	Guilty Verdict Returned In Drug Trial
10/19/2017	Bank Robber Pleads Guilty To Hold-Up
10/17/2017	Buffalo Woman Convicted Of Manslaughter In Stabbing Death Of Boyfriend
10/16/2017	Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty In Deadly Stabbing
10/13/2017	Amherst Man Admits Stealing $318,000 From Medical Facility
10/10/2017	DA Flynn Lights Old County Hall Purple For Domestic Violence Awareness Month
10/6/2017	Hit And Run Driver Pleads Guilty
10/5/2017	East Aurora Man Sentenced For Deadly Shooting
10/5/2017	Buffalo Man Sentenced For Incident With NFTA Officer

September

9/26/2017	Armed Robber Sentenced For Three Hold-Ups
9/21/2017	Town Of Boston Man Pleads Guilty To Sexual Conduct Against A Child
9/20/2017	Buffalo Man Going To Prison For Selling Heroin
9/15/2017	Drunk Driver Pleads Guilty In New Year's Day Crash
9/14/2017	Buffalo Couple Charged With Fatal Beating
9/14/2017	Buffalo Heroin Dealer Pleads Guilty
9/13/2017	Twenty-Five To Life Sentence For Convicted Killer
9/13/2017	Guilty Plea In Hit And Run Fatal Crash
9/12/2017	Town of Tonawanda Man Charged With Murder
9/11/2017	Cheektowaga Man Charged With Assaulting His Wife
9/11/2017	West Seneca Man Sentenced For Stealing From Social Club Fundraisers
9/7/2017	Former Top SUNY Buffalo Administrators Charged With More Than $330,000 Theft Of State Funds
9/7/2017	Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty In Zoe Restaurant Shooting
9/6/2017	Reward Of Up To $11,000 Offered To Help Solve Lackawanna Arson
9/6/2017	Buffalo Woman Pleads Guilty In 34 Year Old Cold Case
9/6/2017	Guilty Plea In Drunk Driving Crash
9/5/2017	Buffalo Man Is Sentenced For Deadly Shooting
9/1/2017	Niagara Falls Man Admits Stealing From Employer
9/1/2017	Buffalo Man Charged In Serious Injury Crash

August

8/31/2017	Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To Possessing Cocaine
8/30/2017	Alleged Driver In Grand Island Hit And Run Case Is Charged
8/30/2017	Drug Dealer Is Sentenced To Shock Incarceration
8/29/2017	Buffalo Police Officer Accused Of Assault During Arrest
8/28/2017	Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To Gun Possession After Leading Police On Car Chase
8/24/2017	Tonawanda Man Admits Stealing From Bus Company
8/24/2017	Buffalo Teen Sentenced For Sexual Assault
8/24/2017	Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty In Serious Injury Crash
8/22/2017	Jury Returns Guilty Verdict In Sexual Assault Trial
8/18/2017	Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty In Serious Injury Crash
8/18/2017	Armed Robber Pleads Guilty To Three Hold Ups
8/18/2017	Grand Island Couple Pleads Guilty In Attack On Deputy
8/17/2017	Cheektowaga Woman Sentenced For Tax Scam
8/17/2017	Former Teacher Pleads Guilty To Sending Inappropriate Text Messages
8/17/2017	Driver Charged In Fatal Thruway Crash
8/15/2017	Buffalo Mother Sentenced In Stabbing Death
8/7/2017	Buffalo Men Plead Guilty To Gunpoint Robbery At Amherst Denny's
8/3/2017	East Aurora Man Sentenced On Sex Charge Involving Minor
8/2/2017	Two Drug Dealers In Jail After Selling Fentanyl To Undercover Officers
8/2/2017	Guilty Verdict For Shooting Death From 2008

July

7/28/2017	Buffalo Man Sentenced For Shaking Baby And Causing Serious Injuries
7/27/2017	Inmate Arraigned On Murder Indictment In Death Of Innocent Bystander
7/25/2017	Buffalo Man Sentenced For Dealing Heroin Out Of His Home
7/24/2017	Buffalo Man Sentenced On Gun And Drug Charges
7/21/2017	Buffalo Man Sentenced For Possessing Fentanyl
7/19/2017	East Aurora Man Pleads Guilty In Deadly Shooting
7/13/2017	Buffalo Man Sentenced On Gun Charge In Shooting Of 11-Year-Old
7/13/2017	Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To Raping Two Women
7/7/2017	Buffalo Man Sentenced In Deadly Shooting
7/5/2017	Buffalo Man Indicted For Attempting To Assault NFTA Police Officer

June

6/30/2017	Town Of Tonawanda Man Indicted For Death Caused By Opiates
6/28/2017	Buffalo Man Admits Shaking Baby And Causing Serious Injuries
6/28/2017	DA Flynn Hails Ride-Hailing In Effort To Stop Drunk Driving
6/27/2017	West Seneca Man Admits Stealing From Social Club Fundraisers
6/23/2017	Drunk Driver Sentenced For Crash That Paralyzed Another Driver
6/23/2017	Buffalo Man Sentenced For Selling Fentanyl/Cocaine Mix
6/22/2017	Home Health Care Aide Sentenced For Stealing From Elderly Client
6/21/2017	Tonawanda Man Sentenced For Killing His Girlfriend
6/20/2017	Gunman Who Shot And Paralyzed Victim Sentenced
6/19/2017	Buffalo Teen Admits To Sexual Assault
6/16/2017	Buffalo Man Sentenced For Double Stabbing
6/15/2017	DA Flynn Joins Push To Help Stop Bike Thefts
6/13/2017	Former Auto Group Comptroller Sentenced For Stealing $4.1 Million
6/13/2017	DA Flynn And Inspector General Announce Arrests In Crackdown On Welfare Fraud
6/12/2017	Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To Possessing Fentanyl
6/8/2017	Buffalo Man Convicted Of Gun Charge In Shooting Of Eleven-Year-Old
6/8/2017	Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To Gun And Drug Charges
6/6/2017	Buffalo Man Arraigned On Several Charges In Stabbing Death
6/6/2017	East Aurora Man Pleads Guilty To Sex Charge Involving Minor
6/6/2017	Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty In Deadly Shooting
6/2/2017	DA Flynn Joins Local Leaders To Stop Elder Abuse
6/1/2017	DA Launches Police Liaison Program To Enhance Relationship With Law Enforcers
6/1/2017	Two Buffalo Teens Sentenced For Stomping A 64-Year-Old

May

5/31/2017	DA Joins Buffalo's Chief Judge In Announcing Country's First Opiate Intervention Court
5/30/2017	Buffalo Man Sentenced For Starting Damaging Fire
5/25/2017	Driver Arraigned On Multiple Counts In New Year's Eve Crash
5/25/2017	Son Sentenced For Beating Death Of His Mother
5/24/2017	Babysitter Arraigned On Murder Indictment In Death Of Toddler
5/23/2017	Buffalo Mother Pleads Guilty In Stabbing Death
5/18/2017	Delevan Man Sentenced To Jail For Deadly Crash
5/17/2017	Eden Man Arraigned On Murder Indictment For The Death Of His Mother
5/16/2017	Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Fentanyl/Cocaine Mix
5/12/2017	Buffalo Man Sentenced For Stalking Ex-Girlfriend
5/12/2017	Buffalo Deli Owner Gets Jail Time In Welfare Fraud Case
5/12/2017	Student Gets Jail Sentence For Bringing A Gun To School
5/11/2017	New Task Force Launches In Erie County To Combat Elder Financial Abuse
5/10/2017	Cheektowaga Woman Sentenced For Crash That Injured Three
5/9/2017	Eight Year Sentence For Buffalo Man Caught With Cocaine
5/9/2017	Jail Time For Police Impersonator
5/9/2017	Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty In Double Stabbing
5/5/2017	DA Flynn Adds Diversity To Office With Hires
5/4/2017	Son Arraigned On Murder Charge In Fatal Shooting Of Father
5/4/2017	Heroin Dealer Pleads Guilty to Selling Drugs Out Of His Home
5/4/2017	Jury Returns Guilty Verdict In Rape Trial
5/3/2017	Probation Given In Election Fraud Case
5/3/2017	Cheektowaga Man Gets 50 Years To Life For Murder Of Girlfriend And Her Young Son
5/2/2017	Former UB Supervisor Gets Jail Time For Bid Rigging Scheme
5/2/2017	Appellate Court Affirms Results In Two High-Profile Cases

April

4/24/2017	Buffalo Woman Sentenced In Drunk Driving Crash
4/21/2017	Eden Man In Custody After His Mother Is Found Dead
4/21/2017	Buffalo Man Admits Starting Fire That Caused Millions Of Dollars In Damage
4/19/2017	50 Years to Life For Buffalo Man Who Sexually Assaulted A 10-Year-Old
4/13/2017	Student Admits Bringing Concealed Weapon to School
4/13/2017	Buffalo Deli Owner Pleads Guilty In Welfare Fraud Case
4/12/2017	Buffalo Teen Sentenced in Death of Ohio Man
4/10/2017	Buffalo Teen Admits to Stomping of 64-year-old
4/7/2017	Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To Training Pit Bulls To Fight
4/7/2017	Two Buffalo Teens Admits To Stomping 64-Year-Old
4/7/2017	Elba Man Sentenced For Raping Females Under Age 16
4/6/2017	Home Health Aide Admits Stealing From Elderly Client
4/6/2017	Cheektowaga Man Admits Stealing $188,000 From Elderly Neighbor
4/6/2017	North Tonawanda Man Admits Stealing From Elderly Woman
4/5/2017	Son Pleads Guilty In Beating Death Of His Mother
4/5/2017	Heroin Dealer Gets Six Year Prison Sentence
4/3/2017	Buffalo Man Indicted On Sex Trafficking Charges

March

3/31/2017	Admitted Rapist Sentenced To 35 Years In Prison
3/29/2017	Guilty Plea In Drunk Driving Crash That Paralyzed Man
3/28/2017	Former Comptroller Admits Taking $4.1 Million From Towne Auto Group
3/28/2017	Jury Returns Guilty Verdict In Stalking Trial
3/27/2017	Cheektowaga Woman Pleads Guilty In Tax Scam
3/24/2017	Buffalo Man Accused Of Killing One, Injuring Three
3/23/2017	Reward Of Up To $11,000 Offered For Help Solving 1982 Homicide
3/22/2017	Ballowe's Request For Early Release From Jail Denied
3/20/2017	Jury Returns Guilty Verdict In Murder Trial
3/16/2017	Babysitter Charged With Murder In Death Of Marilla Toddler
3/15/2017	Cheektowaga Man Admits Killing His Girlfriend And Her Son
3/13/2017	Warning Issued On Cell Phone Scam
3/10/2017	Adopt-A-School Project Named After Fallen Buffalo Officer
3/9/2017	Sentencing For Buffalo Man Who Strangled Former Girlfriend
3/9/2017	Amherst Man Sentenced For Deadly DWI Crash
3/8/2017	Buffalo Man Off To Prison After Being Caught With Fake Money
3/7/2017	Fleece Jackets Seized During Domestic Incident Donated To Haven House
3/3/2017	Convicted Sex Abuser Gets 50 Years To Life
3/3/2017	Convicted Arsonist Gets Jail Time
3/3/2017	Lackawanna Man Gets Jail Time For Possessing Child Pornography
3/1/2017	Appeal Granted In Kuzdzal Conviction Reversal
3/1/2017	Drug Dealer Gets Seven Year Prison Sentence

February

2/27/2017	Buffalo Man Accused Of Being High And Causing A Serious Injury Crash
2/22/2017	Sentencing For Cuban National Caught At Border With Forged Credit Cards
2/21/2017	Embezzling Youth Baseball President Gets Weekends In Jail
2/21/2017	Former UB Supervisor Pleads Guilty To Taking Bribe
2/17/2017	East Aurora Man Indicted For Deadly Shooting
2/16/2017	Community Activist Pleads Guilty To Election Law Violation
2/16/2017	Cheektowaga Woman Pleads Guilty In Crash That Injured Three
2/14/2017	Two Buffalo Men Indicted In Anchor Bar Shooting
2/10/2017	Sentencing For Teen Who Tried To Shoot Buffalo Police Officer
2/8/2017	Buffalo Man Arraigned In Zoe Restaurant Shooting And Three Other Crimes
2/7/2017	Buffalo Man Indicted On Murder Charge For Deadly Shooting
2/7/2017	Guilty Plea In DWI Crash That Injured Two
2/7/2017	Buffalo Man Accused Of Training Pit Bulls To Dogfight
2/6/2017	Buffalo Man Indicted For Deadly Stabbing
2/2/2017	DA's Office Lauded For Recovering Money Lost To Unemployment Fraud
2/1/2017	Former Bookkeeper Admits Stealing From Doctor
2/1/2017	Canadian Man Pleads Guilty In Lottery Scam
2/1/2017	Cheektowaga Man Sentenced In Fatal Beating

January

1/31/2017	Fleeing Defendant Pleads Guilty To Rape Charges
1/30/2017	Buffalo Man Indicted On A Murder Charge
1/27/2017	Buffalo Woman Pleads Guilty In Drunk Driving Crash
1/26/2017	Arcade Man Admits Stealing From Former Employer
1/25/2017	Police Impersonator Pleads Guilty
1/25/2017	Delevan Man Pleads Guilty in Deadly Crash
1/25/2017	Jury Returns Guilty Verdict In Sexual Abuse Trial
1/25/2017	Cheektowaga Woman Indicted For Murder
1/25/2017	Gun-Toting Defendant Pleads Guilty
1/25/2017	Former Bank Worker Admits Stealing From First Niagara Accounts
1/23/2017	Leader Of Stolen Credit Card Ring Is Sentenced
1/19/2017	Tonawanda Man Sentenced In Boating Crash
1/19/2017	DA Flynn Announces New, Beefed-Up Narcotics Bureau To Fight Opiate Epidemic
1/18/2017	Lackawanna Man Convicted Of Disorderly Conduct On Chippewa
1/18/2017	Defendant Pleads Guilty As Murder Trial Winds Down
1/10/2017	Teen Involved In Fatal Boating Crash Is Sentenced
1/6/2017	Three Teens Indicted For Stomping Of 64-Year-Old
1/4/2017	Cheektowaga Man Charged With Attacking Ex-Girlfriend With Sledgehammer
1/4/2017	Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty And Faces 45 Years In Prison