Not sure if you have seen or heard about the incident with Cheektowaga police aggressively arresting a teenager for a petty theft, but I requested the body cam footage.
There is cell phone video of the incident but it’s not from the viewpoint of officers.
They denied it because it would interfere with judicial proceedings. I found that reason odd considering cell phone video already exists.
This is unfortunately one of the many reasons they can use to deny a FOIL request.
Below is the most recent opinion on this.
