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Tepid response so far to police reorg
Included in Mayor Lovely Warren’s new budget is troubling news about the Rochester police reorganization, which went into effect last year. Warren led the reorg, which is more of a realignment since it doesn’t include new police buildings. The city is currently studying the how, where, and when of neighborhood precincts. The city sought public […]
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RPD trains for transgender safety
The Rochester Police Department is one of the few in New York State that has protocols for interacting with the transgender community, says City Council member Matt Haag. “This is pretty unusual,” he says. “I think it’s something we should be proud of in Rochester, that our police department initiated this kind of leadership.” The […]
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Citizen input sought for body-camera program
Rochester City Council kicks-off a series of public meetings tomorrow on the pending police body-camera program. Meetings will be held throughout November and one on December 3. The first meeting, on Thursday, November 12, will be held in City Council Chambers at City Hall, 30 Church Street. The city hopes to phase in the camera […]
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Rochester to hold summit on race
Racism is often described as one of the most difficult subjects to talk about, but the only way for it to get easier is if we do talk about it, says Naimah Sierra, deputy director of youth and community services for Action for a Better Community. “There are historical structures that have been put in […]
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City of Rochester starts shopping for police body cameras
The City of Rochester has begun shopping for vendors to get its police body-camera program off the ground. Proposals are due by July 31, with the intent of selecting a vendor or vendors by December 1. Most of the language in the city’s request for proposals (see below) seems boilerplate, but you can glean a […]
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Calls for better access to police reports
Victims of domestic violence have to deal with fear, emotional harm, and often, physical harm. And if they want a copy of the police report dealing with their case, they have one more hurdle to overcome: they must make a trip downtown to the Public Safety Building. It can be a hardship for people who […]
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RPD says no Taser ban
Local clergy had called on the police department to temporarily stop using Tasers after the death of Richard Davis.
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Police union, City Hall still divided over reorg
Without a physical presence in the neighborhoods, nothing will change, the union head says. The police chief disagrees.
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Privacy, other questions surround body cameras
A Rochester police officer strikes a pregnant woman in the back of the head and throws her to the ground. Bystander video of the event — an August 2013 altercation between the officer and Rochester resident Brenda Hardaway — lands on social media, creating a stir. The police explanation went like this: If only you’d […]
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Parole under scrutiny
Two recent, violent incidents allegedly involving parolees have focused attention on the issue of former prisoners returning to Rochester’s streets. Michael Caruthers is accused of raping a teenage girl downtown last month, the day after he got out of prison. And Thomas Johnson III has been charged in the shooting death last week of Rochester […]
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[UPDATED] Rochester police officer Daryl Pierson killed while on duty
We’re compiling the community’s response from social media.
