Rochester Police
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A national activist group called The Arc of Justice convened in Rochester on Tuesday and demanded that the Rochester Police Department be investigated and watched by a federal civil rights monitor due to frequent allegations of excessive force. In the last month, two women have been pepper sprayed and a man brandishing a knife was […]
Rochester Police responded to a call of a man with knife early Wednesday morning. Officers said the man cut himself and threatened to kill the officers. One of the officers shot the man after he would not drop the knife and came close to that officer. The incident took place on West Main Street outside […]
The Rochester Police Department released body camera footage on an officer using an irritant on a 9-year-old girl during a family trouble call Friday afternoon. Rochester Police responded around 3:30 p.m. to a home on Avenue B for a family trouble call involving a possible stolen vehicle. Upon arrival, officers say they were approached by […]
At this point, police officers across New York State may need to have some sort of training update. There is a new law called the New Yorkers Right To Monitor Act. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the law into legislation on June 14, 2020. Citizens have the right to use their phones to record law enforcement […]
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