The mail WHO WILL LEAD? Regarding Mary Anna Towler’s “Rochester and Murder: Content to Contain It” (December 6): Rochester’s children should not fall victim to a local charisma deficit. Whose job is it to plan and execute the policies that will create safety for children in our urban community? The assignment is too broad for […]
murder in Rochester
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What options for a city ‘made for murder’?
Second of an occasional series. Rochester has the highest murder rate in New YorkState — and, for a city its size, one of the highest in the country. Overwhelmingly, the crimes are committed by young, black males. Overwhelmingly, the victims are young black males. How, in a city once known for its strong industries, good […]
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Rochester: made for murder?
First of an occasional series. Last week, a grand jury indicted three Rochester men in connection with the March 9 murder of Herschel Scriven, a young minister and church organist, in southwest Rochester. The night before the Scriven indictments, two men were shot in northeast Rochester. On Sunday morning, two others were shot in the […]
