“Terrorism, for the foreseeable future, is going to be our number one priority,” he said. “We have a Joint Terrorism Task Force because everyone wants to take that on.”

Sitting on an international border, Loewffert also sees counter-intelligence, particularly the protection of technical and trade secrets as a critical mission. There’s also the work of the office’s cyber squad and Safe Streets Task Force.

“We’re still working the gangs,” he said.

Tackling public corruption, something that has brought the FBI repeatedly to Niagara County over the years, will also have a prominent place on Loeffert’s to-do list.

“I thought Buffalo might be a little slower paced,” Loeffert said. “But it’s not. It’s busy.”