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Man sentenced for attempting to steal from Buffalo construction site

By Kayleigh Hunter-Gasperini,

2024-08-30

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man was sentenced Friday morning for attempting to steal from a construction site on Best Street in February 2023, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced.

According to officials, around 3:45 a.m. on Feb. 16 of that year, Sergio Brooks knowingly and unlawfully entered a construction site on Best Street near Michigan Avenue to commit a larceny. The building was partially completed at the time of the crime.

Buffalo police were alerted by a security system and located Brooks nearby. He ran from police, dropping two bags of stolen property in the process. Police found pipes, circuit breakers, valves, copper, and other metal construction materials inside of the bags.

Brooks, now 38, was found guilty in July of one count of third-degree burglary and one count of fourth-degree grand larceny. He was sentenced Friday to an indeterminate sentence of 2 to 6 years in prison.

Kayleigh Hunter-Gasperini joined the News 4 team in 2024 as a Digital Video Producer. She is a graduate of Chatham University.

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Donny Dew Google Reviews

09-01

Them sites leave valuable shit in the open all the time. Never could figure why.

Guest

09-01

let's start making an example of these Kia boys every time they go out and steal a cars they need to be arrested and facing jail time. maybe it'll be less car thefts. stealing cars should be a federal crime.

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