BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Data obtained by 7 News shows that the Buffalo Police Department issued less than 35 speeding tickets in October.

The department disbanded its dedicated traffic unit in December 2020. Joseph Gramaglia, former Buffalo Police Commissioner, said the unit was disbanded due to a shift in policing policies around the country and the pandemic.

Police union leaders said the department lacks sufficient resources for comprehensive traffic enforcement.

"We don't have a lot of the resources for traffic enforcement," Buffalo Police Union President John Davidson said.

In 2018, under a directive to crack down on dangerous driving, officers wrote 605 speeding tickets. In 2019, that number more than tripled to 1,911. In 2020, it climbed again to 2,546 speeding tickets, even with

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