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There will be a press conference Thursday morning with the attorneys for the seven officers suspended by Mayor Lovely Warren. The seven officers were suspended because they were involved in the death of Mr. Prude on March 23. In a statement released Wednesday, the attorneys said they would be “releasing and discussing materials relevant to […]
Saturday morning, former lieutenant with the Rochester Police Department, Cynthia Herriott-Sullivan was named interim Police Chief. With this decree, she has become the first woman to lead the RPD. She starts on October 14th and the nationwide search for a permanent police chief will start on June 21st, 2021, after the Democratic Primary. Herriott-Sullivan commented […]
Rochester Police are looking for help in identifying a person who attacked a Dunkin Donuts employee. The attack happened at the Dunkin Donuts on Monroe Avenue. Police released a video of the incident to help find the person attacking the victim. The incident happened on September 2nd at 12:45 p.m. Police reported the employee suffered […]
It was a busy day in the City of Rochester. Mayor Lovely Warren announced Monday would be RPD Cheif La’Ron Singletary’s last day. She also announced the suspension of the City Corporation Counsel Tim Curtain and Justin Roj the Communications Director. Both suspended without pay for 30 days for failure to act, inform, and follow […]
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 […]