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Police union leader questions new RPD chief's independence from City Hall

By Gino Fanelli • Sep 28, 2020

The president of the union representing Rochester police officers on Monday offered tepid praise for the selection of Cynthia Herriott-Sullivan as the city's new interim police chief.

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Police union president said Monday that he’s optimistic about working with incoming interim chief Cynthia Herriott-Sullivan. WXXI’s James Brown has details.

Mazzeo, Singletary ousted from RASE Commission; Johnson calls for 'ceasefire'

By Gino Fanelli • Sep 9, 2020

Rochester Police Locust Club President Michael Mazzeo and Rochester Police Chief La’Ron Singletary will not serve on the city-county Commission on Racial and Structural Equity, the commission co-chair, Bill Johnson, said Wednesday.

Johnson also called for a "ceasefire" between public officials, police and those protesting the death of Daniel Prude after he was restrained by police in March. The news of Prude's death was made public last week.

Police union president says officers followed protocol in Daniel Prude's arrest

By Gino Fanelli & David Andreatta • Sep 4, 2020

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Rochester Police Union president Mike Mazzeo says there’s a need for more transparency from city government in wake of the death of Daniel Prude. WXXI’s James Brown has more ...

Addressing the death of Daniel Prude publicly for the first time, the president of the Rochester police union said Friday that the officers involved in Prude's arrest conducted themselves consistent with their training.

Police Accountability Board can't punish police officers

By James Brown • Jan 28, 2020

Rochester’s Police Accountability Board will not be able to punish police officers -- for now, anyway.

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Rochester’s Police Accountability Board will not be able to punish police officers, at least for now. WXXI’s James Brown has details.

State Supreme Court Judge John Ark ruled Tuesday that the newly created board can operate, but he is strictly limiting what they can do.

Monroe County's top cops shun 'annoyance law'

By Gino Fanelli & David Andreatta & Jeremy Moule • Dec 4, 2019

A trio of Monroe County's most visible law enforcement officers -- the county sheriff, Rochester's police chief, and the city's police union president -- on Wednesday decried a new county law outlawing intentionally annoying an officer or other first responder.

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Rochester’s Police union joins a chorus of activists, lawyers and law enforcement agencies to oppose the new “annoyance” law. WXXI’s James Brown has details.