BUFFALO, NY-- Following a
recent incident involving two Buffalo Police officers, the Buffalo Common
Council wants to reinstate the Police Oversight Committee.
Common Council President Darius
Pridgen proposed the resolution on Thursday.
The oversight committee would
review NYS laws and NYS Liquor Authority and training measures to make sure the
Buffalo Police Department is in compliance.
Two Buffalo Police officers
were suspended without pay following an assault at a local bar that seriously
injured a veteran.
The suspension stems from an
incident earlier this month when Jeffrey Basil, the manager of Molly's Pub,
allegedly shoved William Sager down a flight of stairs at the bar critically
injuring Sager.
Sager was out for drinks with a
friend of his, Don Hall.
Another source close to the
investigation tells Scott Brown that Basil, the bar manager, pulled the bar's
security tape and when he did at least one of the off-duty officers was there
with him.
The fact could potentially
result in the off duty officer being charged with tampering with evidence.
