Rochester voters apparently will have a say in how much power a new Police Accountability Board would have. At its May 21 meeting, City Council plans to vote on establishing an independent Police Accountability Board with broad powers. As the legislation is written now, the board would have the authority to impose discipline on officers […]
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Feldman says no to increasing armed UR officers
Addressing what has been a controversial issue concerning public safety on the University of Rochester campus’s various sites, President Richard Feldman has decided that armed Department of Public Safety “supervisors” will have unrestricted access to all parts of the UR’s campuses. But in a written statement released today, Feldman has decided against adding an armed […]
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Rochester’s big decision on police oversight
Sometime this spring, City Council may vote on legislation that will dramatically change the way Rochester handles accusations of police misconduct. While activists have been pushing for reform for decades, for the past two years there’s been a particularly concerted effort, and city officials have now come up with two proposals. One, from Mayor Lovely […]
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La’Ron Singletary to head Rochester Police Department
Mayor Lovely Warren has chosen La’Ron Singletary, a Rochester native with 19 years’ experience in the RPD, as Rochester’s next police chief. His appointment comes after a national search in which more than 20 candidates applied.
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Feedback 3/27
Send comments to feedback@rochester-citynews.com, with your name; city, town, or village; and, for verification, daytime phone number. We edit selections for publication. Locust Club: ‘PAB proposal isn’t warranted’ In response to the March 13 Feedback letter by Ted Forsyth of the Police Accountability Board Alliance: The Rochester Police Locust Club again finds itself in the […]
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Feedback 3/20
Send comments to feedback@rochester-citynews.com, with your name; your city, town, or village; and, for verification, your daytime telephone number. We edit selections for publication. The RPD and ‘block-clearing’ Six years ago, officers of the Rochester Police Department pulled Benny Warr from his wheelchair and struck him while he was waiting for the bus. The officers, […]
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Feedback 2/27
We welcome your comments. Send them to themail@rochester-citynews.com, or post them on our website, rochestercitynewspaper.com, our Facebook page, or our Twitter feed, @roccitynews. Comments of fewer than 350 words have a greater chance of being published, and we do edit selections for publication in print. We don’t publish comments sent to other media. Police union’s […]
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Council schedules third forum on Police Accountability Board
City Council has set a date for the third, and last, public forum it will hold on its legislation to create a Police Accountability Board.The forum will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 21, in the City Hall Atrium.
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Police, community, and the gap in trust
City Council is considering major changes in the way Rochester handles civilian complaints about police conduct. Supporters and Council members say the changes could improve public trust in the police, which will help officers. How police will feel about the change is another matter.
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Council continues study of Police Accountability Board
City Council expects to vote at its March 19 meeting on legislation to create a Police Accountability Board rather than in February, as first planned.Council President Loretta Scott says the vote has been delayed to allow additional public input.
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Council’s police accountability plan gets mixed reviews
During their first opportunity to weigh in on City Council’s proposed Police Accountability Board, residents had both criticism and praise on Wednesday night.
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Council nearing vote on police oversight reform
[UPDATED] One of the most important reforms in recent Rochester history – changing the way the city handles complaints about police conduct – is likely to be voted on by City Council in February. After months of study, Council released its proposal last week for a Police Accountability Board with broad powers. Council held the […]
