Mayor Brown starts search for new BPD commissioner

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The City of Buffalo is looking for someone new to lead the police department now that Commissioner Daniel Derenda has retired.
“He has served the city well, he’s managed the police department well and I wish him well in his next venture,” said Mayor Byron Brown.
Derenda leaves BPD after seven and a half years in the top position. He started as a city officer three decades ago and will now move onto the private sector.
“He told me some time ago h