Eight Arrests Made in Connection With Looting in Buffalo

Eight arrests have been made in connection with looting that took place during winter storms in Buffalo, New York, police announced on Tuesday, December 27.

Buffalo Police Department established an anti-looting detail to deal with business break-ins during severe winter weather.

This footage shows the destruction caused to a store in Buffalo, with shelves ransacked.

In a press conference on Monday, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown called the looters “the lowest of the low.” Credit: Buffalo Police Department via Storyful

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- I mean, it's going to be impossible to secure.

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- I got the back door secured, and I found this big piece of metal to like, brace against it.

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- [? Stealing ?] all them shoes.