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A 22 year old South Carolina man was arrested in connection with forcible touching of women in the Park Ave area earlier this year. Police identified the suspect as Jalen Carr of Myrtle Beach. Carr was arrested on September 8th in South Carolina and charged with forcible touching and was only issued an appearance ticket. […]

A civil rights lawsuit against the Rochester Police Department, Former Police Chief La’Ron Singletary & 7 police officers has been officially filed by the family of Daniel Prude. The officers, Mark Vaughn, Troy Taladay, Paul Ricotta, Francisco Santiago, Andrew Specksgoor, Josiah Harris, and Sgt. Michael Magri are currently suspended from the force with pay. The […]

Another protest happened last night in response to the death of Daniel Prude at the hands of Rochester Police Officers. More than 1000 people joined in and marched for justice for Daniel Prude and major reform to the Rochester Police Department. The march began at 6:30 on Jefferson Avenue, where the incident took place between […]

According to New York State Attorney General Letitia James, the Daniel Prude death investigation is moving to a grand jury. She gave a statement that said: “The Prude family and the Rochester community have been through great pain and anguish. My office will immediately move to empanel a grand jury as part of our exhaustive […]

As reported by the Democrat & Chronicle,  “A Black man died of asphyxiation after Rochester police officers trying to take him into protective custody pinned him to the ground while restraining him. The incident occurred in March, two months before George Floyd’s very similar death in Minneapolis touched off nationwide protests, yet it didn’t become public until […]

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 […]

It’s been a hot summer in Rochester NY this year between the Coronavirus and violence. Mayor Lovely Warren issued an emergency order banning all public Gatherings of five or more people outside and 10 or more inside from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. This decision comes after weeks of violence occurring in the city of […]

On Sunday, July 5th the Frederick Douglas statue that was on display at the Maplewood Rose Garden was torn down and vandalized. Officers from the Rochester Police Department reported they found the statue and its pedestal damaged and removed from their base. The statue was found about 50 feet from its pedestal, leaning on the […]