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Police chief responds to problems with city’s red-light camera program

Iโ€™m wondering if the ground is beginning to crumble beneath Rochesterโ€™s red-light camera program. Itโ€™s not like Rochesterians were ever thrilled about the idea to install up to 50 cameras citywide to catch red-light runners, and recently the program has suffered a few knocks. First was the revelation that because of union contracts, city employees […]

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Light turnout for first RPD Twitter town hall

The digital revolution will beโ€ฆsparsely attended. Points for effort, but Rochester Police Chief James Sheppardโ€™s first Twitter town hall (transcript below) attracted few participants โ€” about a handful over an hourโ€™s time. A few participants asked multiple questions, and the RPD filled the remaining time by plugging PAC-TAC and other police programs, sharing neighborhood crime […]

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