Buffalo in the ’80s: Commissioner and sheriff are bicycle cops for a day

By Steve Cichon
steve@buffalostories.com
@stevebuffalo

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t’s the kind of photo op we don’t see as much anymore.

To promote a statewide bicycle safety campaign, Buffalo’s two top cops — City Police Commissioner James Cunningham (white belt) and Erie County Sheriff Kenneth Braun — hopped on a customized bike built for two and rode around Niagara Square.

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