Free the People ROC has planned an advocacy campaign this week to gain support for Daniel’s Law, which legislators hope to vote on by June 10.
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RPD bans chokeholds, orders officers to intervene
Rochester police officers now have a “duty to intervene” when they witness a colleague using unreasonable force.
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Mother of pepper-sprayed 9-year-old files notice of claim against the City of Rochester
A Rochester woman has filed a notice of claim against the city after her 9-year-old daughter was handcuffed and pepper-sprayed by police last week.
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Cynthia Herriott-Sullivan takes over as interim chief of the RPD
The new interim chief of the Rochester Police Department was sworn in at City Hall on Wednesday.
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Protests end with arrest at the PSB; another protest planned
After a night of protests, Free the People Roc organizers are planning another protest at the Public Safety Building in Rochester on Wednesday morning.
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Rochester Police Chief La’Ron Singletary resigns amid RPD brass shake-up
The RPD’s top brass, including Chief La’Ron Singletary, announced Tuesday they were stepping down amid accusations of a cover-up in Daniel Prude’s death.
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During sixth night of marches, protesters call for justice for Daniel Prude
The demonstration began Monday evening and a standoff between police and protesters continued until about 1:00 a.m. Tuesday.
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Black Lives Matter group shuts down intersection, RPD makes arrests
Rochester police arrested 16 following Saturday’s rally
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Rochester’s viral profile
When the Gangnam Style music video hit YouTube in 2012, it became a viral sensation that made South Korean singer Psy an international star, and introduced much of the world to Korean pop music or Kpop. Psy’s prancing dance moves inspired imitation and parody worldwide. And the video that seemed to erupt out of nowhere […]
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This city, this summer
The shootings — day after miserable day, sometimes several times a day — take place so often, with such regularity, that they begin to lose their shock effect. In other neighborhoods, the summer festivals go on, and tens of thousands of us turn out. The pools and beaches open, the East End rocks, the parks […]
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Can you say adobe?
When you think of local suburban housing, and you think of Penfield, you probably imagine row upon row of subdivisions, one house not much different from the next, with a couple of barns tossed in here and there the farther out you drive. Just ask me, I live there. Post-1960s suburban housing design lacked a […]
