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Spencerport Central School District has placed one of its administrators on leave. They have also placed him under investigation for standing with protestors demanding justice for the death of Daniel Prude. Steve Lysenko is a 9th-grade teacher and the Assistant Principal at Spencerport schools. Mr. Lysenko expressed his frustration with the Rochester Police Department on […]
#FreeRayshawn is a brand new show starring Lawrence Fishburn, Stephan James and Jasmine Cephas Jones. The show will premiere on the relatively new streaming app Quibi, a mobile-centric streaming platform that focuses on shorter programming options that launched back in April. #FreeRayshawn is a story about a man trying to prove that he’s innocent so […]
On Sunday, a demonstration led by an activist group called Save Rochester – Black Lives Matter organized a shutdown of a section of I-490 to protest against police brutality and inequalities for communities of color. The rally began at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park and proceeded to march down East Broadway Street and then […]
Rochester Police are looking for a suspect from a robbery that took place back in January. The crime happened at West Ridge Connections when a man attempted to rob the store and shot the co-owner. The co-owner suffered a gunshot to the shoulder by the suspect who then turned to shoot a woman that was […]
In a statement released by San Fransisco Mayor London Breed, the city will not be using the police force to respond to non-criminal calls. The city will be using what they call “non law enforcement agencies” which consist of unarmed professionals who will take over calls for things like homelessness, mental health issues and noise […]
The Rochester Police Department is asking for help in identifying a person who was at someone’s home with a gun. The man was seen on video via a Ring camera on the front porch of a home in Rochester. He had a gun and was wearing a mask and gloves. In the video it appears […]
Back in May, Christian Cooper uploaded a video that showed him asking a woman to put a leash on her dog. She proceeded to call the police, saying that a Black man was threatening her life. Amy Cooper, the woman in the video, has been charged with a misdemeanor for making false accusations when she […]
Police accountability has been at the top of the list of demands from protestors and demonstrators all over the country. In New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill designed to repeal section 50a of the state Civil Rights Law, which keeps police disciplinary records from the public. The bill added a ban on chokeholds […]
If you’re going to Charlotte over the 4th of July weekend you may see businesses in the area closed. According to 13Wham news, the restaurant Dominic’s and other businesses said they will close Saturday through Monday. The reason they say is not because of COVID-19 but the safety of employees and customers. One of the […]
Police Chiefs from Rochester, Irondequoit, Brighton, Gates and Greece have been holding meetings with community members for the past couple of nights to connect with the community and open a dialogue about law enforcement and how it effects the citizens of Rochester. Topics included community policing, excessive force, current events, policy and procedures. Rochester Police […]
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