Daniel Telvock

2 weeks ago | wivb.com | Rob Petree |Daniel Telvock

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) issued a lengthy report this month, sounding the alarm over what they describe as prying eyes in the form of hyper-invasive drones that they say could be used by law enforcement to potentially spy on New Yorkers. The report shows well over 800 active drones registered by government agencies across the state, representing a 65% increase in two years, a majority of which are used by law enforcement.

Jan 9, 2025 | wivb.com | Daniel Telvock

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A federal judge Wednesday signed an order at the behest of the U.S. Attorney’s Office to temporarily block media outlets from in-person interviews with convicted strip club owner Peter Gerace Jr.On Dec. 27, a jury found Gerace guilty of eight of nine counts, including conspiracies to commit drug and sex trafficking, maintaining a drug-involved business at Pharaoh’s Gentlemen’s Club in Cheektowaga, bribing a former DEA agent, and witness tampering.

Nov 7, 2024 | wivb.com | Daniel Telvock

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Prosecutors painted a Cheektowaga strip club owner as a “sexual predator” who groomed vulnerable exotic dancers with free drugs to coerce them into commercial sex acts with influential men who had deep pockets.

Oct 25, 2024 | wivb.com | Daniel Telvock

This is the third installment in a series about … View Part 1 and Part 2 here. BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Law enforcement officials in Western New York have no plans to let up on their criticism of a law passed in 2019 that carved out a pathway for undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. The stickler is that the “Green Light Law” made the Department of Motor Vehicle’s database hands off to federal immigration officials without a warrant or court order.

Oct 23, 2024 | wivb.com | Daniel Telvock |Trina Catterson

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — For years, minority residents of Buffalo have spoken out about discriminatory police stops, which they say have often resulted in multiple tickets, sometimes for the same infraction. In addition, Buffalo Police Department data showed that minority drivers were about three times more likely to be stopped than white drivers, based on a News 4 Investigates analysis published in 2022.