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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 »Rochester police officer won’t be charged in fatal shooting
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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »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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Read More »Lynch says US must hold police accountable
BALTIMORE — As a younger lawyer, Loretta Lynch prosecuted New York police officers who sodomized a Haitian immigrant in a precinct bathroom. As attorney general, she’s broadened her focus to go after entire police departments for unconstitutional practices. In an ...
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