Skip to content
HeyJared

Aaron Besecker

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
8
Latest publication
Sep 30, 2026
Outlet visibility, for The Buffalo News – Buffalo
Top 100K sites
Earliest in this view
Jul 8, 2026

Latest articles

  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Aaron Besecker

    Trial of parents accused of waterboarding 7-year-old boy pushed to next year (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone · English

    Read excerpt

    Nicholas Texido, one of Jacklyn Balabis' defense attorneys, says the October trial has been pushed back until April due to what he described as his "family health issue." Texido spoke after a Sept. 29 court appearance. The trial of a Buffalo mother and stepfather accused of waterboarding and attempting to drown a 7-year-old boy has been delayed until April. Erie County prosecutors revealed Tuesday they plan to introduce recordings of 64 jailhouse phone calls tied to the case against Jacklyn Bala

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Aaron Besecker

    Buffalo cop who pulled over fellow officer abused his authority, Internal Affairs finds (opens the original)

    Excerpt · English

    Read excerpt

    News staff reporter Aaron Besecker discusses the latest developments in the case of Buffalo Police Officer Joshua Patchett. The Buffalo Police Department’s Internal Affairs Division has reached a determination about the conduct of Officer Joshua C. Patchett, who earlier this year pulled over another cop who ticketed Patchett’s girlfriend. When Officer Joshua Patchett’s girlfriend got pulled over for speeding and erratic driving on the Kensington Expressway, he did more than just help offer

  3. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Aaron Besecker, Ben Tsujimoto, Patrick Lakamp, , Jonathan D. Epstein, Sandra Tan, Matt Glynn, Stephen T. Watson

    Crime and punishment: September police and court coverage (opens the original)

    Excerpt · English

    Read excerpt

    Get caught up on the latest Buffalo News coverage about crime and courts in Western New York. (25) updates to this series since 16 hrs ago Frank J. Calire, 70, was struck Aug. 23 while crossing Sheridan Drive at the site of the Town of Tonawanda’s Rails to Trails bike and pedestrian path. Nicholas DiCarlo of Lockport faces up to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2025 crash that killed motorcyclist Hunter Weber, 26, also of Lockport. A person was found dead Wedne

  4. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Aaron Besecker

    Man accused in West Side shootout with police faces deadline for plea deal (opens the original)

    Excerpt · English

    Read excerpt

    Buffalo Police Interim Commissioner Craig Macy describes the encounter between Buffalo Police B-District officers and a gunman who was in the process of robbing a 7-11 when the officers happened to show up on their break. A shootout ensued and the suspect stole a car which he then crashed al… The man accused of shooting at Buffalo police at a West Side convenience store in April has until Friday to decide whether he will take a plea deal that comes with a 20-year-to-life prison sentence. Two Buf

  5. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · Aaron Besecker ,

    Buffalo News coverage of police misconduct cases (opens the original)

    Excerpt · English

    Read excerpt

    The subject of police misconduct in agencies in our area has been a topic The Buffalo News has extensively covered. (32) updates to this series since Aug 26, 2026 A New York State trooper has pleaded guilty and resigned after being accused of leaking confidential information in a drug trafficking investigation that was obtained by the targets. A judge rejected Javon Williams’ defense attorney’s request to dismiss the charges after body camera footage revealed the officer watching the video w

Publishing over time

Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.

Recurring subjects

Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.

Audience

Top 100K sites

For The Buffalo News – Buffalo, the outlet · Measured Aug 1, 2026

Website popularity band, not a count of readers or article views.

About this data

Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.

Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.

See coverage about Aaron Besecker