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BUFFALO — Robert Lowe, 35, of Buffalo was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with depredation of government property. The charge carries a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $1,000 fine.
Prosecutors say that at approximately 10:40 p.m. Thursday, Lowe rammed his SUV into the gate of the Buffalo Office of the FBI on Mohawk Street. Lowe then backed up from the gate and drove around the perimeter of the FBI office at a high rate of speed. The defendant then drove to the perimeter gate on Staats Street and rammed into that gate twice. The gate gave way and Lowe entered the parking lot, drove in circles and then rammed into the outbound lane perimeter gate. The defendant drove out of the parking lot through Staats Street and was stopped and taken into custody by Buffalo Police at Chippewa Street and Elmwood Avenue.
The estimated value of the damaged security gates at the FBI is in excess of $50,000.
