An independent probe found that officials at the highest levels of city government suppressed information about Daniel Prude’s death.
Jeremy Moule
Covers county government and whatever else comes my way. Greyhound dad; vegetarian; attempted photographer with a love for film and fixer; sometimes cyclist.
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Council members to urge RPD chief, city to consider firing Prude officers
City Council will vote Tuesday to urge the city to take disciplinary action, up to firing, the officers involved in Prude’s death.
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Man killed by police was shot five times, City Council member says
Mary Lupien, the Council member, said the man was clutching a knife and appeared to be in mental distress when he was approached by police.
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Prude family files new lawsuit against city, Rochester police officers
The claim, like the one it supplants, accuses three police officers of using excessive force as they restrained Prude during his arrest.
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Social inequities exacerbate COVID-19 pandemic’s racial gaps
Blacks and Latinos are more vulnerable to COVID-19 for the same reasons driving other disparities: structural racism and poverty.
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The arts go dim due to COVID-19
The pandemic has been a slog for arts organizations, whose bottom lines have been decimated shutdowns.
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The pandemic’s school daze
The 12-month COVID-19 pandemic is often described as a “lost year,” and perhaps nowhere has that been felt more than in schools.
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COVID-19 changed the way we vote — and who votes
It took a global pandemic for New York to experiment with allowing all registered voters to cast their ballots by mail.
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WFH: The pandemic turned homes into workplaces
As government-mandated COVID-19 shutdowns forced companies to reduce office headcounts, many rapidly shifted to work-from-home models.
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Coronavirus and civil unrest are forever linked
George Floyd and Daniel Prude died at the hands of police officers, and both killings fueled protests nationally and locally.
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COVID-19 has taken something from each of us
One year in, the COVID-19 pandemic has upset social patterns, robbed people of their livelihoods, and claimed many lives.
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COVID-19’s toll on tenants: Falling behind and crossing fingers
The pandemic has been a massive public health concern, but its economic fallout has left some people at risk of losing their homes.
