This is my 1900th review because the cops in question belonged back in 1900, rather than in the…read more21st century. I prefer to call them the "University Cease" as in "Cease & Desist" as in, harrassing me and arresting me for no reason at all. I've talked to cops who are friends and to lawyers and to the DA of Amherst about what happened in this review, and they've all encouraged me to take action about it, but I decided not to bother. However I'm happy to put it in writing because it happened and it could happen to you. I was using the computers here at UB thanks to my gf, who had lent me her password. I was a student down in Virginia, up here for the summer, and nobody else was around. Our internet at our place wasn't working. A police guy came by and asked if I was a student. I said "yes, I'm a student." He left. Later, he followed me to my car, and asked to see ID. I showed him ID, and he immediately arrested me because I was not a UB Student. I reminded him that he'd asked if I was a student, not if I was a UB Student, but he said that regardless of my opinion, it was "false personation" and then I spent the night in a jail cell. So we all paid for my arrest with our tax dollars for this. Fair enough. Of course I didn't get charged with anything and the DA threw it out. Six months later I was on campus, visiting friends, and walking back to my car late at night, and he spotted me. He asked for ID. I showed him. He remembered me, and assured me I was "violating my ban" since I was "banned from UB." I assured him that I'd never been banned from UB, and he arrested me anyway. He kept me in jail again. "Trespassing" was the charge this time. Again, it was thrown out, and the DA got very angry. She said she'd be following up and finding out why this particular officer was harrassing me. No charges. No problems for me except 2 random nights in jail for doing absolutely nothing. He was very aggressive in the way he arrested me too. I didn't even remotely resist. It basically amounted to him being bored, and not liking me. If visiting friends or using computers at a University where your gf is a student, is a crime, then a hell of a lot of people will get arrested. So because one man from this police department harrassed me and wasted 2 nights of my life in a jail cell and 2 days of my life in court only for those charges to be thrown out, I'm giving this department a 1-star rating. And as much as I know some lovely cops, between these personal experiences, and then all of the much-publicized shooting deaths (I should say, murders) perpetrated by cops recently... it's hard for me to have a very positive opinion of the police force in general. On the other hand, I've had some great police experiences, so more power to them and my love to all of the good cops out there. And my apologies to anyone at the UB PD who are good cops and good men, but this guy is not. He is a menace, and since he's my only real example of UB cops, and I can't review him individually (I have his name, and will never forget it, but I won't put it here because I don't want him trying to come after me or something), I have to review the whole department. One funny thing I remember is that his friend, the guy with a moustache who helped bring me in, muttered to me when the jerk wasn't listening, that "he doesn't know what this guy's problem is, and not to worry, I'll be out by morning." The police. Serving and protecting all of us. Awesome.

Detective Richard "Dick" Hy saved my life while I was being attacked by a bunch of skittle-haired…read morechickens. I was walking down the street when they struck out of nowhere. I think they were hiding in the trees. As I curled into the fetal position, trying to protect my vital organs, Detective Hy came flying in with the knife hand. It was an unstoppable display of masculine fury and civil service. Feathers were flying everywhere, the carnage gave me Vietnam flashbacks. He helped me up, asked if I was OK, and flew away into the night sky. I will forever remember this day, as it is the day I learned what it is to be a man and a hero. Maybe one day, I can protect others the way he protected me.

I was visiting New York and got lost. A man lured me into a dark alley with the promise of free…read morecandy. There was no candy. There was lots of meth. I was forced at gunpoint to put it in my bum to smuggle it. Detective Hy swooped in on his trusty companion, Eagly, screaming, "NOT TODAY, COMMIE!" He roundhouse kicked my attacker so hard he handcuffed himself and turned himself in at the PD. Without hesitation, Detective Hy fished out every single ounce of meth and saved my life.

My husband and I had an auto accident today, and police from this district responded. They were…read moregreat, courteous, caring, and professional. Officer Juan Garcia, Jr. handled everything very well, and was super. He conducted himself professionally, was courteous, and very helpful.

Professional, honest, sincere and caring. Things happen...but they do everywhere. However in the…read moreB-district you know you will have a timely response. The Officers never make you feel like you inconveniencing them. I moved from the suburbs where you knew the Police by name. Even though I live in the city now by the time your done talking to the District B Police you have that same community spirit. It is because they do care about the city and all the residence. They seem to know the right balance of leniency and when to be firm. So when you see an officer on the road say hello. If they are walking; shake their hand and thank them. Don't be so fast to criticize them. Remember they are human and do get frustrated, so if they don't say the perfect thing for the TV...give them a break. I can only speak for the Buffalo B District Police Department but I will sleep well tonight knowing they are protecting my neighborhood.

Had to stop in to grab a police report for a car accident I was in..the building is old and smells…read moreawful. Not sure how they have people working in here. The service was awful. I waited for over 20 minutes before anyone even acknowledged I was standing there. Thank God I was not in distress. Do better BPD

So you have time to give tickets for people doing business on Hertel but you don't have time to…read morecome and patrol the surrounding neighborhoods so cars don't get broken into? Really? Drive commerce away but allow the criminals to break into the tax paying citizens cars? Those same people whose taxes pay your salaries? And then, just to give more tickets you actually park your car with light flashing in the turn lane to sit and write a ticket, not allowing people to turn left, in the left turn lane that has a tune arrow. Very effectively blocking traffic as the bus was in the other lane. You repeated this at the North Park designated turn lane as well. Terrible customer relations. You simply MUST have something better to do. c133

On many occasions, I've dealt with the CPD, and on 90% of those occasions, they treated me pretty…read morebadly. I used to live right around here (in East Buffalo, but minutes from Cheektowaga), so I had my share of run-ins. But one instance was worse than all the others. We were treated like the most wanted criminals just because of expired stickers that my gf forgot all about. So, the Cheektowaga police pulled me and my girlfriend over, and she was a few days past her inspection sticker, or was it registration - I forget. You would expect that she'd get a ticket, right? She didn't. The car was towed. I had to walk home. She was put in jail. She was bailed out by her brother hours later because I didn't have the money to bail her out.. It cost her a massive amount of money. She had to get the car out of the impound. She is a bill-paying tax-paying good girl who occasionally forgets to pay x or y, and then remembers when they remind her. She isn't very good at staying on top of things, so to speak ;) What I'm saying is, that's what the Cheektowaga Police are spending your money on. And that's what they do to make money. This was a few years ago, perhaps things are better now? I wouldn't bet on it. Ugly way of doing things. No wonder a lot of people don't like them. I've had many great experiences with the Buffalo PD. Amherst PD not so much. Clarence PD absolutely not. UB PD the absolute worst... but Cheektowaga, not too far off. One star.

OK, I am not sure yelp is the place for reviews on the town court systems, however, this was a nice…read moreplace and perhaps one of you will find yourself in the area as well. Not by choice I bet. Its a new building (largely paid for by parking/speeding tickets no doubt) on Union, with a fabulous parking situation. The Court and Police are in the same driveway, but the signs indicated the police may be in a different building, I'm not sure. we were there for the court. You walk into the building and there is a (no joke) armed guard, and a scanner for your purse, briefcase whatever and you walk through a metal detector. Seriously? Little high tech for a small court house? Nevermind paranoid? Just sayin'. * Here's where the three stars comes in * But, while you are emptying pockets and putting purses into the scanner, someone else just walks right through, scanner goes off, and the guard does nothing. Now I get he may know the guy, but why on earth would he just let him walk through in front of a short line of people, set off the scanner and not blink? I assume it was an attorney (it was not a policeman in uniform), and I assume he was not carrying a gun, perhaps only his keys, but I don't really care how much you go in and out in a day, you should set an example to the rest by doing it the right way. You are after-all, an officer of the court. If this man was not some sort of officer of the court then I really don't know what to say. If you are going to bother with the time, expense and hassle of the system, then at least make it consistent and frankly, "SAFE FOR ALL". But once inside, this would go back to 4 stars, the lines were very short, they were fast and the people behind the bullet proof glass were pleasant enough. No issues there, they also provide a receipt without prompting etc. Leaving was much easier than going in, there is a different door to exit through. Overall I admire the police and law enforcement in general, I understand gun laws and generally support these types of organizations, in thought and pocketbook. But this experience really left me uncomfortable, I would not want to sit jury in a courthouse where not everyone got the same level of scrutiny as I did.

My experience with these cops are an overall 1 but due to Lt wells I'll give it a 3 star. He was…read moretold something by the dispatch that was twisted. I said to knock until it becomes a disturbance and it was told that I said go cause a disturbance taken out of context and he didn't approach on a power trip but in a calm authorities way to make sure and confirm no peace was disturbed. Had this been my only experience def would've been a 5 star! Wish all was as understanding/fair as him. Please keep up the good work!

While I completely understand that public safety is paramount with any governmental agency, honesty…read moreand integrity should as well be on the list. While stopped at a red light, I checked my phone for messages. As I was doing this, a town police car pulled up along side me. As soon as the light turned green I immediately put my phone down, and was subsequently pulled over. The officer stated that I was being stopped for using my portable electronic device while the vehicle was in gear. How did he know for certain my vehicle was "in gear?" Now, to be fair, due to the time of the morning it was, this officer probably "assumed" that I had been drinking, and needed an excuse to pull me over, but when he saw his error I was then written a ticket for disobeying the "portable electronic laws of NY state," and a day later at court this proved to be a $90 fine. I decided to just pay the fine as I didn't really see the sense in returning for a trial. But then, of course, this is exactly what they were counting on. Seemingly, the laws are no longer meant to safely maintain the general populace, they are made to enrich the municipalities. It's all about the money, folks, and nothing more.

United Auto Towing…read more My car was illegally towed from Sweeney st north Tonawanda for a "special event" no parking 10am to 9pm Saturday 10/19/24. North Tonawanda police did not place these temporary no parking signs within tbe required 12 hour advanced notice and then lied however my surveillance cameras prove they lied. They are organized criminals. The tow truck driver at 7163824455 said that it will cost me $400 to pick up the car literally 1 hour after I was towed. I asked him to break down the fees and he said $150 towing fee, $50 skids fee and $75 gate fee because they are not open on Saturdays. I said that doesn't add up to $400. Then the towtruck driver threw a tantrum and said now I have to pick it up on Monday because he doesn't have to release the car to me today, he said he was going to do it as a courtesy. I worked in fraud investigation for 20 years and my cousin is a federal judge in DC. I will contact the FTC, NY attorney General and DOJ Monday morning regarding conspiracy to defraud if the owner doesn't contact me at 8:30AM to properly resolve this issue. Buffalo FBI 716-856-7800. Attorney will be reported to attorney grievance committee for license to practice law revocation if he does not return calls.

Hello, after trying to deal with a safety concern yesterday, I feel retaliated against by the…read moreofficer who reported to the scene. At the very least, I hope this email serves as documentation that citizens are trying to make the area safer, only to have Kenmore officers retaliate and not address the originating safety concerns. Your dispatchers tell me to call when there's an issue, I call, and then the officer blows up on me, literally asks me to show him how I thought the cars were causing a safety concern. When I tried to show him, I opened my door as the cars were 180* behind me, he slammed it shut and sid you don't ever open your door. He just asked me to show him the cars that were behind me, so I'm dumbfounded by his request. He made it seem like opening the door would get me shot when he asked me to point it out to him. I have 100% of the event on audio/video. I was also worked up and frustrated since he did not care about why he was called to the scene, only to give me a hard time for inquiring. Receiving conflicting info from the dispatcher to the officer and then again from the lieutenant wasn't also a good look IMO. The issue where your officer wanted to pull his gun was related to scenario 4, In the 14 years I have lived on Shepard, the safety issues have only increased. Common scenarios from turning from Shepard, making a left onto Elmwood going towards the 290: The areas that are concerning are: 01.) Bus stop is at the corner (green circle), it's a blind left turn from me (yellow circle) when the bus is parked on the corner. 02.) Then add to this when a delivery is being made at Consumers (red circle), they use both positions shown to unload, the truck(s) back to the dock and block view of oncoming cars on Elmwood. Put both situations together, it's simply not safe to turn off Shepard. Do you not agree the car behind the bus (maroon) is a safety concern for the car (yellow) turning onto Elmwood? I know I pull out blindly hoping not to be T-boned by the (maroon's car, truck or tractor-trailer), all of which who are still traveling at full speed while passing the bus on the right. 03.) Yesterday morning, a construction vehicle (purple circle) was stopped at the stop sign, not doing work, with hazard lights on. My only option was to turn onto Elmwood from the oncoming lane. I called your office, and your dispatcher said these construction crews have been advised on these issues many times, and they will send an officer. So the dispatcher makes my request justified, then the officer and lieutenant say we have to deal with it while construction is going on, and the truck drivers are free to do as they wish. Now add all 3 scenarios together and try to make a left turn, safely. I know I pull out often, blindly hoping not to be T-boned by the maroon car, truck or tractor-trailer, all of which who are still traveling at full speed while passing the bus on the right in scenario 1. 04.) The other issue is on the opposite side of Shepard. Crossing Elmwood from the opposite side of Elmwood, to the side consumers is on, constantly has cars (pink circles) parked near the corner, not allowing 4 cars to pass at the same time. Crossing Elmwood while a car is turning left on Shepard Ave is not possible and is unsafe to try to do so. Now, add a bus to the corner (bottom right, green circle), and you've got multiple safety concerns simultaneously.

On Sat, June 26, I was babysitting for my friend's granddaughter, who was sleeping, all of a sudden…read moreacross the street 30 feet from the window at the Puerto Rican restaurant there was a police car, lights, and sirens so loud, it went on for a little bit, completely woke her up, if this was going to be an event or an open house why have it at a park? Not to mention after all this happened, the restaurant came out with three bags and four drinks for them, I'm sure it was a freebie. Maybe that is why they did this., bottom line. I could not get Alexa asleep for an hour and a half after., they need to warn this building if there is going to be another chaos, please, please.. , they were doing it for the children in the restaurant only a couple, I understand that, but please warn these of the extreme noise going on for 12 minutes or do it at a park or open house