Aaron Torgalski (Police Officer) is an American police officer policer with the Buffalo, New York Police Department. ^{[2] [5] [17]}

Officer Aaron Torgalski was among 19 new recruits sworn in by Mayor Byron Brown and Police Commissioner Daniel Derenda in an afternoon ceremony on August 1, 2014. The recruits undertook a six-month training program at the Police Academy and graduated in January 2015.^[8]

Officer Aaron Torgalski has an annual salary of $81,419.This salary is 31 percent higher than average and 45 percent higher than median salary in City Of Buffalo. ^[8]

On June 4, 2020, a video uploaded on Twitter which allegedly shows Aaron Torgalski pushing an elderly man causing him to fall backwards and start bleeding from ear was shared widely among users. ^[1] The viral video viewed more than 17 million times also shows other Buffalo, New York police officers shove the 75 year old man to the ground and then walk by him as he lies, bleeding from the head, on the pavement. ^[1]

The incident occurred shortly after Buffalo’s curfew went into effect. On Twitter, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Buffalo’s Mayor Byron Brown both released statements about the incident.

Fifty-seven police officers in Buffalo, New York, have resigned from the force's emergency response team following the suspension of Aaron Torgalski and another officer.

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The protestor involved in the viral video was identified as longtime peace activist Martin Gugino. ^[15]

On June 6, 2020, Officers Robert McCabe (Police Officer) and Aaron Torgalski were charged with second-degree assault during a virtual arraignment. ^[17]

Both officers pleaded not guilty to the charge and were released on their own recognizance.

They are set to reappear on July 20, 2020, for a felony hearing. ^[17]

According to public online records, Officer Torgalski is a registered Republican.