BUFFALO, N.Y. — Acting Buffalo Mayor Chris Scanlon said Buffalo Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia has submitted his resignation as commissioner effective at midnight Monday night. Scanlon says Gramaglia will return to his civil service rank of Captain.

Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia to retire after mayor makes change

Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia will no longer serve in his role moving forward, sources told WIVB News 4 on Monday. Gramaglia has served as police commissioner since March 2022. He was appointed commissioner by former Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown,

Joseph Gramaglia, who has been Buffalo Police commissioner since 2022, has been told that he is out of a job. The commissioner was "blindsided" by the decision, said a source with knowledge of the move.

Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon said he will submit Wright's name to the Buffalo Common Council as his nomination to be permanent BPD Commissioner.