Organizers of Rochester’s Black Lives Matter rally reject the narrative that outsiders were to blame for mayhem.
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Warren outlines lean budget that ‘reflects our new reality’
City officials had to close a $64.4 million gap due in large part by expected losses in state aid and sales tax revenue.
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RPD could get iPhone cracking tool
GrayKey enables its users to unlock passcodes in iOS devices, giving police access to personal files as part of an investigation.
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Police reform: advocates on what should come next
Police reform proponents say city officials don’t have to wait for a court decision to bring change to the Rochester Police Department. An accountability board is essential, they say, but additional reforms are also needed.
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Police union sues to stop referendum
Plans for a Police Accountability Board could be in jeopardy because of a lawsuit filed last week by the Rochester police officers’ union. The Locust Club wants a judge to block a November referendum on the board’s creation. The union; its president, Mike Mazzeo; and its treasurer, Kevin Sizer; are suing the City of Rochester, […]
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Christopher Pate’s arrest: lessons from the video
The footage of the arrest, beating, and subsequent treatment of Christopher Pate is now available for all of us to see, and it is incredibly troubling, in multiple ways. In May 2018 two white Rochester police officers, thinking that Pate, a young black man, resembled a burglary suspect, stopped him as he was walking in […]
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Scott predicts progress, regardless of PAB vote
Rochester took its most dramatic step yet last week in a decades-long search for a better system of police oversight. In a unanimous vote, City Council passed legislation creating an independent Police Accountability Board. The legislation still faces a public referendum, and it will be on the ballot in the November election. But if it […]
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Judge finds RPD officer used excessive force
Suspended Rochester police officer Michael Sippel has been found guilty of a misdemeanor assault charge by City Court Judge Thomas Rainbow Morse, according to media reports. Sippel’s case centered around his use of force during a May 2018 incident, which resulted in the arrest of Christopher Pate on charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. A […]
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Rochester City Council approves Police Accountability Board
Tuesday night was a milestone in a decades-long fight over how police misconduct claims in Rochester should be handled. In a unanimous vote, City Council passed a new law creating an independent, civilian Police Accountability Board.
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Coalition finds pluses, minuses in RPD’s body-worn camera use
Rochester police officers have been using body-worn cameras for nearly three years, and so far, a citizens’ group monitoring the program is giving it “generally high marks.” But city officials need to make improvements in key areas, the group says. The Rochester Police Department began using body-worn cameras in the summer of 2016. In 2017, […]
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