As community activists continue their push for major reform of police oversight in Rochester, Mayor Lovely Warren and Police Chief Michael Ciminelli announced today that two officers have been suspended without pay related to allegations of excessive force. And they have asked Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley to investigate possible criminal misconduct. Rochester resident […]
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City Council wades into police oversight
City Council agreed in a meeting last week that improvements to the Civilian Review Board are needed, and Council wants those changes in place by July 1, 2018. “The Civilian Review Board in its current state lacks community trust, and the Council knows that this is a problem,” Council President Loretta Scott said in a […]
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City Council could seek a subpoena in Bryant case
The Rochester City Council is going to consider legislation that would authorize the investigation of a citizen’s complaint against the Rochester Police Department. By approving the legislation, Council would clear the way for President Loretta Scott to issue a subpoena to the Rochester Police Department. The investigation, if approved, would center on an August 8 […]
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Group seeks more police accountability
The Rochester Coalition for Police Reform, a social justice group led by the Rev. Lewis Stewart, is calling for abolishing the current Civilian Review Board and replacing it with a new board with much stronger oversight powers. The current board doesn’t have the power to independently investigate complaints, or subpoena testimony or evidence, and has […]
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The big divide
In 2001 and 2002, the dramatic deaths of five African-Americans during or following a police action made Rochester headlines. In one incident, an officer shot and killed a 14-year-old boy who was fleeing a police chase. In another, an officer tripped during a drug raid and fatally shot a man. <p?It was a tense time. […]
