Buffalo Council Member calls for emergency meeting

Chris Scanlon says he wants to focus on training, tactics and policies.

He also wants to know who is giving orders, and who is overseeing management.

SUPPORTERS OF THETWO OFFICERSCHARGED WITHFELONY ASSAULT SAYGUGINO WAS OUTPAST THE CITYCURFEW AND NEVERSHOULD HAVEAPPROACHED AMOVING LINE OFOFFICERS.IN BUFFALO, ALITOUHEY, 7EWN.A BUFFALO COMMONCOUNCIL MEMBER ISNOW CALLING FOR ANEMERGENCY MEETINGWITH THE BUFFALOPOLICECOMMISSIONER ANDOTHER LEADERS INTHE POLICEDEPARTMENT.COUNCILMAN CHRISSCANLON SAYSMISTAKES HAVE BEENMADE IN THE PAST TENDAYS.HE SAYS HE HAS MANQUESTIONS FOR THEDEPARTMENTREGARDING TRAINING,TACTICS ANDPOLICIES.HE ALSO WANTS TOKNOW WHO IS GIVINGORDERS... AND WHO ISOVERSEEINGMANAGEMENT.MAJORITY LEADERDAVID RIVERA SAYSTHERE WILL BE AMEETING JULY 28TH...BUT SCANLON SAYSTHAT IS TOO LONG TOWAIT FOR ANSWERS.732 THE PUBLIC ISDEMANDING REFORMTHEY DEMANDINGANSWERS.

AND IBELIEVE DURINGTHESE TIMES WE HAVETO SHOULDER THATRESPONSIBILITY.

ASKTHOSE TOUGHQUESTIONS OF THATADMINISTRATION ANDASSIST IN FACILITATINGCHANGE.

WE AREELECTED TOREPRESENT THEPEOPLE OF THE CITYOF BUFFALO AND I DONOT BELIEVE WE CANWAIT THAT LONG FORANSWERMEANTIME - RIVERASAYS HE SPOKE WITHCOMMISSIONERBYRON LOCKWOODAND MAYOR BYRONBROWN ... AND ALLHAVE AGREED TOQUARTERLY MEETINGSWITH THE POLICEOVERSIGHTCOMM