One of several police officers seen on video pinning down Daniel Prude faces potential departmental discipline, the Rochester Police Department said.
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Read More »September 24, 2021 Comments Off on RPD officer in Daniel Prude death faces departmental discipline
One of several police officers seen on video pinning down Daniel Prude faces potential departmental discipline, the Rochester Police Department said.
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Read More »July 19, 2021 Comments Off on Rochester police officer won’t be charged in fatal shooting
A Rochester, New York, police officer will not face charges in the fatal shooting of a knife-wielding man.
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Read More »July 6, 2021 Comments Off on Rochester police complete internal investigation of Daniel Prude death
The Rochester Police Department has completed its internal investigation into the death of a Black man detained by officers on a city street but has yet to make the results public.
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Read More »May 17, 2021 Comments Off on Rochester city, police sued for alleged excessive force
A Rochester man is asking for $200,000 in a lawsuit filed against the city of Rochester and several city police officers for allegedly assaulting him without justification a year ago. Just after 9:30 p.m. on May 17, 2020, on Gardiner ...
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Read More »February 26, 2021 Comments Off on Lawyers discuss how police are treated by courts
The “excited delirium” listed as a contributing factor in the death of Daniel Prude is a “quasi-medical” term used to place blame on the victim, according to Frederick Brewington, a Nassau County lawyer who participated in a Zoom program on ...
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Read More »November 14, 2019 Comments Off on Upstate New York proposal allows annoyance to lead to arrest
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — People who annoy an officer in one upstate New York county could find themselves facing jail time under a measure recently approved by a county legislature. Under the Monroe County proposal, a person who annoys, alarms ...
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Read More »October 28, 2019 Comments Off on Jury awards nearly $20 million to police sergeant told to ‘tone down your gayness’
St. Louis County Police Department Sgt. Keith Wildhaber had more than 15 years of experience on the force when he applied for a promotion in 2014, and by all accounts, he was a strong candidate. But shortly after Wildhaber applied, ...
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Read More »July 18, 2019 Comments Off on As prosecutors launch reforms, police chiefs convene national summit in D.C. with district attorney counterparts
WASHINGTON — The rise of reform-minded prosecutors in some of America’s biggest cities, and their moves to decriminalize offenses such as marijuana possession and fare jumping, created concern and confusion in their local police departments. The sudden changes in cities ...
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Read More »March 14, 2019 Comments Off on Flipping off cop is free speech, court says
Woman gets stopped for speeding. Cop shows mercy and gives her a ticket for a nonmoving violation. As police officer pulls away, however, woman gives him the finger – or, as a U.S. District Court puts it, “flips him the ...
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Read More »February 20, 2018 Comments Off on NYC rape case prompts calls to close police sex loophole
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The 18-year-old woman was driving with two friends near Coney Island in September when the two plainclothes detectives pulled her over and found marijuana. The officers released the two male passengers, handcuffed the woman and told ...
Read More »August 22, 2017 Comments Off on AG issues report on special investigations
The New York Attorney General’s Office has released a report on the work of the Special Investigations and Prosecutions Unit (SIPU), which looks into police-involved deaths of civilians. The Unit was created in July 2015 after Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued ...
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Read More »April 4, 2017 Comments Off on Baltimore police ready for reforms despite delay request
BALTIMORE — Baltimore’s mayor and police chief worked closely with Justice Department investigators to scrutinize the city’s police force and embraced a plan they crafted to overhaul the troubled department. So they were surprised by the Justice Department’s sudden request ...
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