Officer Detail: Michael J. Acquino

General Information

Name Michael J. Acquino
OpenOversight ID 83835
Department Buffalo Police Department
Race White
Gender Male
Birth Year (Age) Data Missing
First Employment Date 2008-01-18
Number of known incidents 1
Currently on the force Yes

Assignment History

Job Title Badge No. Unit Start Date End Date
Chief D632 Detectives 2022-01-01
Detective D632 Intelligence 2018-01-15
Police Officer P2308 Strike Force 2013-04-01 2018-01-15
Police Officer P2308 Housing 2010-07-24 2013-04-01
Police Officer P2308 C District 2009-01-15 2010-07-24
Police Officer P2308 C District 2008-10-06 2009-01-15
Prob. Police Officer Academy 2008-01-18 2008-10-06

Descriptions

  • Sep 09, 2025

    Michael Acquino is a Task Force Officer (TFO) with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Acquino has been with the Buffalo Police Department (BPD) since January of 2008 and a TFO with ATF since 2020. He is assigned to the ATF Buffalo Field Office, New York Field Division. He is a graduate of the Erie County Police Academy and attended the Task Force Officer School at ATF Headquarters located in Washington DC.

    His primary duties as a TFO include investigating violations of federal firearms laws including illegal firearm trafficking and unlawful possession of firearms; violent gang activity throughout the City of Buffalo; and the possession of firearms during the commission of drug trafficking crimes and crimes of violence.

Salary

Annual Salary Overtime Total Pay Year
$123,291.00 $103,415.00 $226,706.00 FY2023
$99,274.00 $88,619.00 $187,893.00 FY2022
$97,957.00 $74,280.00 $172,237.00 FY2021
$127,457.00 FY2020
$109,584.00 FY2019
$105,738.00 FY2018
$129,178.00 FY2017
$129,908.00 FY2016
$120,165.00 FY2015
$115,073.00 FY2014
$98,793.00 FY2013
$98,032.00 FY2012

Incidents

Incident 37

Date Jul 15, 2016
Department Buffalo Police Department
Officers Joseph B. Acquino , Mark C. Hamilton , Michael J. Acquino , Daniel Derenda
Description

Four officers followed Arthur Jordan into the PCS Metro store and told him he was wanted for questioning. When Jordan said he wouldn’t go with the officers, who lacked both a warrant and probable cause for an arrest, the officers closed in on him, sprayed him in the eyes with copious amounts of pepper spray, punched him in the head and eventually restrained him enough to perform a search.

Address Main Street near Filmore Ave
Buffalo, NY

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