BUFFALO, N.Y. — Pat Crangle with the Buffalo Police Department is one of dozens of patrol officers putting his best foot forward in neighborhoods across the Queen City.
“It’s nice to not just be in the car going call to call,” said Crangle. “It’s nice to get out stretch your legs and walk. You get to talk to more people and actually hear what’s going on, not from 911 to our computer to going to the call.”
BPD kicked off its foot patrol initiative in early June, with officers handing out postcards for people to scan and complete a survey to address issues and complaints or questions, on top of discussing it with the officer…