Poloncarz denies grabbing woman who called police but did not seek charges

No charges were filed in the incident, which involved Poloncarz and a woman who told police that the county executive allowed her to look at his cellphone and then became “irate” when he noticed her looking at his text messages.

Poloncarz denied grabbing or restraining the woman in any way, and he said he did nothing to merit a police report being filed.

“This past Saturday I got into a disagreement with a woman I was seeing over some text messages she found on my phone. It led to a long, emotional discussion that resulted in a tough breakup,” Poloncarz said in an interview with The News.

Per the police report, Poloncarz, 55, allegedly grabbed the woman and restrained her against a window until she was able to escape outside. The report goes on to say that Poloncarz followed the woman outside and grabbed her again. She then screamed for help and Poloncarz left the residence, according to the report.

“I did not, as the report alleges, pin her up against the window. I did not restrain her,” he said. “And I’m just disappointed that a really private moment, an emotional moment in regards to the breakup is now public. But I understand I’m a public official and that happens.”

The incident was around 8:30 p.m., according to the police report.

Poloncarz said he and the woman spent at least an hour and a half that evening in discussions inside her residence, on her front porch, in the backyard and walking on the street.

“I saw the report and it makes it indicate that she screamed and I left, and that’s not what happened,” he added.

Poloncarz said he was not contacted by any law enforcement and first learned of the incident report through media.

A spokeswoman for Erie County District Attorney John Flynn released a statement late Thursday saying that the office was…