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.

Acting Buffalo Mayor Chris Scanlon said Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia has resigned from his position and will return to the rank of captain.

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.