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Tonawanda SWAT team shut down after arrest, criminal probe of two members
Tonawanda SWAT team shut down after arrest, criminal probe of two members

The Town of Tonawanda police chief has temporarily shut down the department's SWAT team after two recent episodes that left one member charged with driving while intoxicated and another under investigation by the Erie County District Attorney's Offic…

Mon, Feb 18, 2019

The Town of Tonawanda police chief has temporarily shut down the department's SWAT team after two recent episodes that left one member charged with driving while intoxicated and another under investigation by the Erie County District Attorney's Offic…
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  4. Sabres send Kyle Okposo home for medical evaluation.  

  5. New Era workers gain an ally in Nationals closer Sean Doolittle.  

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