BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Erie County Sheriff’s Chief of Narcotics Daniel “D.J.” Granville is leaving his job with the county and plans to retire on March 27, his attorney confirmed to WIVB News 4 on Wednesday.
Terrence M. Connors, Granville’s attorney, said that Granville is moving into the private sector.
In April 2024, Granville crashed into several cars on Buffalo’s West Side in a county car and caused over $60,000 in damage. He pleaded guilty to reckless driving as well as leaving the scene of a property damage incident in August 2025, and was suspended without pay for 30 days and ordered to perform community service.
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The incident did not come to light until March 2025 and led to the demotion of Lucia Esquilin, Granville’s sister-in-law, within the Buffalo Police Department…