Officer Detail: William(Craig) C. Macy Jr

General Information

Name William(Craig) C. Macy Jr
OpenOversight ID 84235
Department Buffalo Police Department
Race White
Gender Male
Birth Year (Age) 1981 (~45 y/o)
First Employment Date 2008-01-18
Number of known incidents 3
Currently on the force Yes

Assignment History

Job Title Badge No. Unit Start Date End Date
Chief Commissioner's Office Unknown
Police Officer P3417 E District Unknown 2010-06-09
Lieutenant E District Unknown
Chief Chief of Detectives Unknown
Lieutenant Neighborhood Engagement Team 2018-10-15
Lieutenant City Court Booking 2018-01-15
Police Officer P3417 Housing 2010-06-09 2018-01-15
Prob. Police Officer 2008-01-18

Descriptions

  • Jan 01, 2026

    Macy was employed for 17 years by the Buffalo police department. He reached the rank of Chief of Detectives before retiring in September 2025.

    Macy worked as a uniformed patrol officer, a community police officer in the now dissolved Housing Unit, and was a supervisor of both Central Booking and uniformed officers. Macy was previously assigned to specialty units that include the Crowd Management Team (ERT), Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT), Neighborhood Engagement Team(NET), and the Special Investigations and Intelligence Unit.

    In addition to his employment with the Buffalo police, Macy retired from the New York Army National Guard after 21 years of in both the National Guard and Active Army. Macy was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Field Not Available

    Sean Ryan said in regards to Macy's appointment as interim Commissioner, “I am grateful for Craig Macy’s willingness to step into this role. He is widely respected in the Department and has demonstrated consistent, results-driven service to this city. His leadership will ensure stability and professionalism at the Buffalo Police Department while we complete our nationwide search."

    In his new role, Macy will temporarily oversee more than 700 rank-and-file members of the BPD, most of whom belong to the police union.

    President of the Buffalo Police Benevolent Association John Davidson welcomed Macy “back in the fold.”

    “While the Buffalo PBA values the continued collaboration with the current command staff, we are looking forward to further strengthening our relationship with the department, knowing that Craig Macy will be back in the fold,” Davidson said.

    “I personally have found him to be professional and well respected by the members,” he added.

    Source: BTPM

Salary

Annual Salary Overtime Total Pay Year
$117,481.73 $42,484.00 $159,965.73 FY2024
$103,129.76 $71,417.89 $174,547.65 FY2023
$80,882.76 $93,682.19 $174,564.95 FY2022
$143,601.00 FY2020

Incidents

Incident 233

Date Nov 27, 2014
Department Buffalo Police Department
Officers Corey R. Krug , Daniel Derenda , William(Craig) C. Macy Jr
Description

Buffalo police officer confronted Devon Ford on Chippewa Street slammed him onto a car, took him to the ground and then hit him six times with a nightstick.

"I just remember being on my back, saying 'I didn't do anything, I didn't do anything," Ford told a federal court jury.

Outcome

Krug was temporarily suspended. A jury found Buffalo Police Officer Krug not guilty of two counts of deprivation of constitutional rights in the November 2014 use-of-force case.
Address Buffalo, NY
 

Incident 325

Date May 03, 2014
Time 04:30 PM
Department Buffalo Police Department
Officers William(Craig) C. Macy Jr
Description

On May 3, 2014 at around 4:30 P.M., Buffalo Police Housing Unit Officer Craig Macy was conducting a “vertical foot patrol” at 305 Perry Sweep in response to “general resident complaints” when he saw Raymon Richardson exit an elevator in the building. Without having any reason to suspect Mr. Richardson of trespass or wrongdoing, Macy approached Mr. Richardson and asked him whether he lived in the housing project. Mr. Richardson informed Macy that he did not live there.

Macy continued to press Mr. Richardson with further questions, but Mr. Richardson replied by stating that he would not respond because “this was harassment.” At that point, Macy informed Mr. Richardson that because he said that he did not live there, he was no longer free to leave and arrested him and took him into custody at the BPD Housing Unit headquarters.

After an hour, Mr. Richardson informed the officers that his children may be home alone. Buffalo police officers then accompanied Mr. Richardson to his home, saw that his two children were indeed alone, and subsequently charged him with Endangering the Welfare of a Child and two counts of Trespass.

Outcome

During criminal proceedings, the Judge dismissed Mr. Richardson’s charges on the basis that Buffalo Police Officer Craig Macy violated Mr. Richardson’s Fourth Amendment rights. Although the court found that Macy’s initial inquiry was constitutional, Judge Martoche found his secondary more accusatory questioning and subsequent detention was unconstitutional because Mr. Richardson’s conduct did not present the “individualized” circumstances necessary to show “that criminal activity was afoot.”

The Judge found that the fact that Mr. Richardson did not live in the high rise and that he decided to stop answering Macy’s questions was insufficient for an investigatory detention and arrest. In dismissing the charges based on Buffalo police department’s illegally obtained evidence, the court underscored “the fact that an encounter occuring in a high crime vicinity, without more, has not passed De Bour and Hollman scrutiny” for even the lowest-level of inquiry. The Court made clear that “simply put, police encounters with civilian subjects must be proportionate to the concerns raised by the subject’s observed conduct.”
Address Buffalo, NY
 

Incident 305

Date Aug 29, 2010
Department Buffalo Police Department
Officers William(Craig) C. Macy Jr , Corey R. Krug , Thomas W. Herbert , Melinda M. Jones , Brian Strobele , Joseph E. Paszkiewicz
Description

Marcus Worthy was subjected to excessive force, false arrest, malicious prosecution, and abuse of process by Buffalo Police Officers Corey Krug, William Macy, Thomas Herbert, and Joseph Paskiewicz on August 29, 2010. At the time, Worthy, a licensed security guard trainee with a valid pistol permit, was standing outside a residence when the officers arrived in response to an unrelated incident. Without provocation, they tackled, handcuffed, and beat Worthy with a flashlight, causing significant injuries, despite him offering no resistance.

Following the assault, the officers, joined by Buffalo Police Officer Melinda Jones and Lieutenant Brian Strobele, fabricated felony and misdemeanor charges against Worthy (including menacing a police officer and resisting arrest) to conceal their misconduct.

Outcome

The charges filed against Worthy were dismissed by a grand jury.

A civil complaint filed against the City of Buffalo, Buffalo Police Officers Brian Strobele, Corey Krug, Joseph Paskiewicz, Melinda Jones, Thomas Herbert, and William Macy. A civil case against the City of Buffalo, Corey Krug, and Joseph Hassett was settled for $70,000.

Corey Krug was charged with violating the civil rights of three men through use of excessive force, one of which included Marcus Worthy. Krug was eventually acquitted on all counts. Krug as well as the other officers have not faced accountability for this incident of brutality.

Address Buffalo, NY

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