BUFFALO, N.Y. — Chains hang from its doors, and windows are covered with wood as a way to prevent another break-in. There's been a second incident of people breaking into MLK Park's casino.
Buffalo Police said they have made an arrest in a burglary at Martin Luther King Jr. Park casino.
"We were just about to finish a lot of work in that building, and I think people knew there was some newer stuff in there," Andy Rabb, the deputy commissioner for the Buffalo Parks and Recreation Department, told 2 On Your Side.
Parise Love, 64, is charged with burglary in the third degree, criminal mischief in the second degree, criminal possession of stolen property, and grand larceny.
Buffalo Police say officers were called to MLK Park casino for a report of a burglary. Police say Love allegedly removed metal bars from windows and broke a door, causing thousands of dollars in damage.
Video from the City of Buffalo's surveillance camera system shows this individual rolling a stove out of the casino. He then begins struggling to get it out of the park, flips it, then finally runs off while pushing the stove down the sidewalk.
Officers say Love removed a stove from the building.
Police were able to track Love down using surveillance cameras. They say he was pushing the stove down the street at the corner of Fillmore Avenue and Northampton Street.
Rabb said the cameras placed in and around the casino have a big impact.
"We are evaluating to see if more are required. We think some of the improvements we made, the additional cameras, the improved lighting, the perimeter work, and the work we'll be finishing on the building will help to resolve this issue," Rabb said.
Samuel Herbert, former chairman of save MLK Park, says the lack of police is a contributing factor in the burglaries. He says if people start speaking to elected officials, more changes will come to the park.
"People who use this park don't speak up," Herbert said.
He added: "Mayor Brown gets 100 calls in one day on the same issue, something gone be done. What did Frederick Douglass say when he wanted to get something done? Frederick Douglass said we have to identify those decision-making individuals. We have to begin the process of direct agitation."