Patrick Lakamp is a staff reporter for The Buffalo News, with a focus on local news in Buffalo, New York. With over 25 years of experience, Patrick utilizes his skills in data analysis and court reporting to uncover stories and provide in-depth coverage on a range of topics, from crime and legal proceedings to local events and investigations.
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Patrick Lakamp's work is centered around legal cases, criminal trials, and the judicial system in Buffalo and New York. He appears to focus on breaking news and evolving stories within the realm of government & politics, crime, as well as legal policy regulation.
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By: Patrick Lakamp
Call it the Case of the Missing Mail. And mark it "solved."
By: Patrick Lakamp
The jury note passed to the judge on Tuesday – the second full day of deliberations in the Joseph Bongiovanni retrial – seemed more hypothetical
Joseph Bongiovanni fared worse at his retrial than his first trial earlier this year. Jurors found the retired Drug Enforcement Administration agent guilty on seven of the 11 counts he faced.
By: Patrick Lakamp
U.S. Attorney Trini Ross and Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph M. Tripi speak with reporters about the verdict in the Joseph Bongiovanni case.
By: Patrick Lakamp
New York Attorney General Letitia James won an appeal Tuesday to continue a lawsuit against the Niagara Wheatfield Central School District over her assertion the district "turned a blind eye to the abuse, harassment and bullying happening right in its school halls."
By: Patrick Lakamp
Buffalo attorneys Terrence M. Connors and Andrew Debbins filed the federal lawsuit, teaming with a personal injury law firm in Philadelphia on behalf of Destini Bigelow of Flint, Mich.
By: Patrick Lakamp
A judge Monday ordered Peter Celentano to remain in federal custody as his felony criminal case proceeds.
By: Patrick Lakamp
Twelve days after a jury convicted him, Joseph Bongiovanni on Tuesday asked for new lawyers to represent him, citing an irreparable breakdown in his relationship with his current legal team.
By: Patrick Lakamp
The Southern Tier gunman who killed 10 Black people in a racist rampage at a Tops Markets in Buffalo in 2022 missed another of his court proceedings – the 11th consecutive one.
By: Patrick Lakamp
A judge Monday ordered Celentano to remain in federal custody as his felony criminal case proceeds.
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