Delano to sue the city

Former Buffalo police detective Dennis Delano is suing the city of Buffalo for violating his 1st Amendment rights. Deputy Mayor Byron Brown had Delano suspended after he spoke out about the murder of Crystallyn Girard. Brown is one of the defendants listed in the lawsuit. Surprisingly, Mayor Steve Casey is not mentioned.

Dennis Donahue took a plea and testified against Girard's mother, Lynn DeJac. Later, it was discovered that Donahue's DNA was found inside the 13 year old victim. In fact, Donahue's DNA shows up quite frequently at murder scenes. He has only been convicted of one death, but his DNA has been found at three separate murders. The city claims Girard died of a cocaine overdose, which nobody in their right mind believes...

A second investigation into Girard's death by an independent medical examiner hired by the District Attorney's office found that she died of a cocaine overdose, something her family and Detective Delano vehemently denied. In late 2008, DeJac's conviction was thrown out and she was freed from prison.

I helped Dennis Delano a little bit when he ran against William Stachowski for State Senator. I found him to be a really nice, down to earth guy. He was recently elected to a judicial post in Cheektowaga.The city blatantly retaliated against Delano for speaking the truth. I'm glad he is taking them to court and I hope he wins...

wgrz.com | Buffalo, NY | Dennis Delano Files Free Speech Lawsuit Against City of Buffalo

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Lawsuits will not deter Delano

You can always tell when someone is trying to do a good thing in area politics: the local Democrats and Republicans work together to oppose them. Dennis Delano must be perceived as a guy neither party can control, as evidenced by the fact they are trying to invalidate his signatures for Cheektowaga town judge.

Signatures are another advantage of incumbancy, as the incumbants are able to use their supporters (whose jobs usually depend on them getting reelected) to collect them. When someone is a challenger, it is much harder to get on the ballot, as the incumbants already have ready made sychophants on their side. This challenge will not succeed. Delano is a good man and deserves to be on the ballot. The establishment is clearly threatened by his popularity.

In an unrelated matter, Erie Couny Democratic Chairman Len Lenihan was sued for having the worst combover in the Western Hemisphere...

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Delano believes Wienckowski was murder victim

Add former Buffalo detective Dennis Delano to the list of people who believe 20 year old Amanda Wienckowski was murdered and did not die from a drug overdose. In this story on channel 2, even a layperson can see the marks on her neck that certainly seem to point to strangulation. I would guess that the murderer was one of the last three people to talk to her on the phone before her death. And how did her body get into the garbage tote? Who is the person that dumped her there? Wouldn't a normal person call an ambulance or 911 if somebody overdosed in their house? Wienckowski's mother will not quit until she gets the justice she deserves.
Former detective says Wienckowski was murdered : City of Buffalo : The Buffalo News