The possibility emerged after a rash of violent acts in and around middle and high schools since the school year began.
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RPD officer who shot man with knife in March will not be charged
A Monroe County Grand Jury has found “no cause for action” against a Rochester Police Officer after he shot and killed a man armed with a knife last March.
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Charlie Price, Rochester’s first Black police officer, dies at 98
“It was okay in the beginning,” Price once said of constant references to his race. “But I’m just plain Det. Sgt. Charles Price, period.”
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Rochester Police to take a “holistic approach” to crime spike
RPD Chief Herriott alluded to a plan to work with judges and lobby for stiffer penalties for specific crimes.
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RPD shoots, kills man who they say threatened officers with large knife
Rochester Police say a man is dead, shot by police, after threatening officers with a knife near the Open Door Mission early Wednesday morning.
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Former RPD chief: ‘It never occurred to me to make Daniel Prude’s death public’
La’Ron Singletary testified that when Mayor Lovely Warren saw the footage of Prude’s arrest, she said she saw “murder.”
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RPD recruits would be vetted for their ‘cultural fit’ under proposed reform
The United Christian Leadership Ministry’s committee on police reform says civilians should be involved in hiring Rochester police officers.
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RPD officials to review use of force used in weapons arrest of Roy Siplin
The Rochester Police Department says it will conduct an internal investigation into the arrest of 21-year-old Roy Siplin.
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City Council considers outside firm to ‘rethink policing’
Mayor Lovely Warren and city council met with WilmerHale, a law firm that specializes in guiding cities through a “Department of Justice style review” of the RPD.
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Rochester police, protesters stand off at City Hall
Sixteen people were arrested Wednesday after a standoff outside City Hall between Rochester police and the protesters calling for justice in the death of Daniel Prude.
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Activists dispute police account of Pennsylvania Avenue incident
Free the People Roc is calling on Rochester police to drop charges against four activists who were arrested during a July 5 incident.
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Warren, Bello launch Commission on Racial and Structural Equity
The commission will also examine policing policies, including use of force, as required under an order issued by Governor Andrew Cuomo.
