The divide between white and Black New Yorkers on policing is wider on some issues than the rift between Democrats and Republicans.
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City Council greenlights GrayKey iPhone hacking tool for police
Rochester City Council authorized the Police Department to subscribe to an iPhone hacking tool over objections from some residents.
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Who is essential? The underappreciated and overlooked.
To some extent, we are all essential. Collectively, we make the world go round. But there are degrees of indispensability.
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Court ruling temporarily hobbles Police Accountability Board
Rochester’s new Police Accountability Board was dealt a setback Tuesday with a court ruling that severely, but temporarily, curtailed its powers.
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Monroe County’s top cops shun ‘annoyance law’
Other Monroe County police chiefs share their colleague’s concerns.
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County first responder harassment law passes
Democratic legislators who have worked as first responders say it’s unnecessary and problematic.
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What does it mean to harass police?
New York’s various harassment laws are pretty specific. They spell out what forms of intimidation, communications, threats, or physical contact — for example, shoving or slapping someone — are illegal. But a proposed county law that would make it a misdemeanor to harass police officers, peace officers, and first responders contains no such detail. It […]
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Feedback 10/12
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Sheriff’s office investigating civilian employee’s alleged Facebook post
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is reviewing an inflammatory Facebook post allegedly made by one of its employees. The person in question is a civilian employee of the sheriff’s office, not a deputy. The post says “Yea.. And black lives matter.. Fuck that shit.. Bring back public hanging, lashings and stockades.. All done in the […]
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WEEK AHEAD: Rally for women’s equality; RPD reorg; port proposal; inner loop final designs; Vargas’s East plan
This post has been corrected. At 4 p.m. on Friday, May 9, the Finger Lakes Women’s Equality Coalition will rally in support of the Women’s Equality Act. The demonstration will take place in front of 2300 West Ridge Road, Greece; State Senator Joe Robach’s office is in that building. The state legislation covers workplace and wage discrimination, domestic […]
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Rochester’s underground justice system
Whenever Rochester Police Chief James Sheppard is asked to explain this year’s surge in violent crime, he answers that many of the city’s altercations are the result of “ongoing disputes.” It’s a response that some people find wanting — after all, couldn’t most shootings, stabbings, and assaults be attributed to a dispute of some kind? […]
