BUFFALO, N.Y. — State Attorney General Letitia James’ office is “monitoring” the controversial police misconduct case of Erie County Sheriff’s Chief of Narcotics and Intelligence Daniel “D.J.” Granville, a spokesperson for her office confirmed Thursday.
The acknowledgement comes one day after one of Buffalo’s senior lawmakers urged James to launch an independent investigation into the Granville scandal, one of the region’s most high-profile police misconduct cases in years.
Niagara District Common Council Member David Rivera said the lack of transparency surrounding a series of hit-and-run crashes involving Erie County Sheriff’s Narcotics Chief DJ Granville is eroding public trust in law enforcement. For nearly a year, Buffalo Police and the Sheriff’s Office told the public nothing about the matter until a 2 On Your Side investigation revealed details of the case in March…