BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A Buffalo Common Council member is proposing a new initiative that would steer young people caught stealing cars into a mandatory job skills program rather than straight to legal consequences.
Council Member Zeneta Everhart is a sponsor of a resolution that would give Buffalo police more discretion in deciding when to make an arrest, rather than issuing appearance tickets for low-level crimes as required under a 2020 executive order.
“I hear this from residents in the Masten District every single day that someone is stealing their car or even just damaging their car for the thrill of it,” Everhart said…