Incident

Incident Description

James R. Kaska, a retired Buffalo police detective hid inside a woman's vehicle that was parked in a driveway. He then confronted the woman inside the car and as she tried to leave he pushed her back in the car, hit her arm, and held her wrists. He also took her cellphone away as she tried to call 911. Police had previously asked Kaska to leave the home following a domestic incident.

Outcome

The Hamburg police department investigated the case. Kaska was charged with multiple misdemeanors related to the domestic violence incident. He was arraigned on charges of second-degree menacing, fourth-degree criminal mischief and second-degree harassment before Hamburg Town Court Justice Carl W. Morgan.