BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man has been sentenced to a year in jail for stealing nearly 100 city parking meters in downtown Buffalo last year, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said.
Peter P. Christopher, 51, stole 91 parking meters from various locations downtown between May 1 and May 19, 2023.
He was originally facing 91 counts of grand larceny and 91 counts of criminal possession of stolen property, but pleaded guilty to one count of fourth-degree attempted grand larceny in December.
Police said in June that they believed around $100,000 worth of damage was done to city property.
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