A legendary Buffalo detective who pursued a homicide investigation “on his own time and his own dime,” but in violation of orders, cannot sustain a civil rights claim against city officials, a Western District judge has held.
Chief Judge William Skretny (See Profile) said Dennis Delano’s tenacious pursuit of the case and his comments about it to a television reporter unquestionably involved matters of public concern that implicate First Amendment rights. But he also said Delano’s actions, even when he was off the clock, were sufficiently disruptive to the department to justify his suspension.
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