Former Atlanta, Louisville police chief to be Buffalo's first female police commissioner

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A former Atlanta and Louisville police chief is set to become Buffalo's first-ever female police commissioner, Mayor Sean Ryan said Monday. Erika Shields on Monday was named Buffalo's permanent police commissioner beginning in May. Shields is a former chief in Atlanta from 2016 to 2020 and then in Louisville from 2021 [...]