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Rochester police plan “cultural competency” courses for officers in budget proposal

By James Brown • Jun 8, 2021

Interim Rochester Police Chief Cynthia Herriott said Tuesday, that she wants to add a historical perspective to its training programs in order to connect with the community.

During one leg of its marathon review of the city department budgets, Rochester City Council peppered Herriott, flanked by much of her command staff, with questions about her plans for the $90.8 million Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren wants to allocate for police.

Rochester police announce 2-day mandatory training program for officers

By Noelle E. C. Evans • Apr 28, 2021

The Rochester Police Department announced a new training program for officers on Wednesday. The mandatory two-day program will take place in May.

It’s called the Robert E. Craig Institute for Ethical Leadership, named after the former RPD deputy chief who was at the announcement.

Rochester Police policy changes and city council reform plans in question

By James Brown • Mar 30, 2021

A day after Rochester City Council announced its plans for police reform, the Rochester Police Department has released policy changes of its own.

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A day after city council announced its plans for police reform in Rochester, the police department has released policy changes of its own. WXXI’s James Brown has details…

In a statement from Police Chief Cynthia Herriott’s office Tuesday, the department announced that it updated its mental hygiene detention policy.

PAB lawyers up to help gain access to RPD documents

By Gino Fanelli • Mar 25, 2021

The Rochester Police Accountability Board has retained a New York City law firm in an effort to ensure the Rochester Police Department complies with the board’s requests for information during investigations.

Connections: The Gates Police Department on responding to calls that involve mental health issues

By Evan Dawson & Megan Mack • Mar 24, 2021

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The Gates Police Department on responding to calls that involve mental health issues

We sit down with Gates Police Chief James VanBrederode and Officer Mike Furia. Officer Furia was recently praised for his interaction with a man who said he was homeless, and who officers thought was experiencing a mental health crisis. Furia brought the man to a shelter, just one day before he was shot and killed by an RPD officer.

We talk with him and the chief about responding to calls that involve mental health issues. Our guests:

James VanBrederode, Gates Police Chief
Mike Furia, Gates Police Officer

Benny Warr, pushed out of wheelchair by cops in 2013, seeks new trial

By James Brown • Mar 10, 2021

A man who was shoved out of his wheelchair by Rochester police eight years ago during an arrest is seeking a new trial.

A jury awarded Benny Warr a dollar for his lawsuit against the Rochester Police Department two years ago. His lawyer says that trial had several problems, however.

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A group of judges is considering whether a Rochester man who was kicked by police should get a new trial.

Connections: Members of the Rochester Police Accountability Board discuss recent policing incidents

By Evan Dawson & Megan Mack • Mar 9, 2021

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Members of the Rochester Police Accountability Board discuss recent policing incidents

We sit down with members of the Rochester Police Accountability Board to discuss a number of recent events that have placed Rochester back in the national spotlight: the grand jury decision in the Daniel Prude case; RPD officers pepper spraying a nine-year-old girl; and, most recently, officers pepper spraying a mother while her three-year-old child was nearby.

Our guests discuss their ideas for reform, and the possible impact of the PAB having disciplinary powers. Our guests:

Conor Dwyer Reynolds, executive director of the Rochester Police Accountability Board
Shani Wilson, chair of the Rochester Police Accountability Board
Celia McIntosh, vice chair of the Rochester Police Accountability Board
Arlene Brown, member of the Rochester Police Accountability Board

From social club to obstacle to police reform. How the Locust Club came to be.

By Gino Fanelli • Mar 8, 2021

Around the time that a Rochester police officer pulled out her pepper spray to use on a 9-year-old-girl, Mike Mazzeo, the president of the Rochester Police Locust Club union, pulled out a pen to sign a lawsuit contesting recent appointments by the police chief to the Rochester Police Department’s top brass.

RPD officers pepper-sprayed woman with young child on Portland Avenue

By James Brown & Noelle E. C. Evans • Mar 5, 2021

Rochester Police released body camera footage Friday of a woman who was pepper-sprayed by officers on Portland Avenue last month while she was with her child.

In a news conference Friday, the Police Accountability Board claimed the woman was also tackled, but that wasn’t clear in the video that police released.

RPD officer fires gun in stolen car incident; no one hit by the gunfire

By Randy Gorbman • Feb 28, 2021

Rochester Police say one of their officers fired his gun after an incident involving a stolen vehicle early Sunday morning.

It happened around 4:40 a.m. Sunday when, according to RPD, two officers tried to stop a stolen vehicle at 780 Dewey Ave.

Officials say that during the traffic stop, the suspect put the vehicle in reverse and struck the officer’s vehicle while the officers were standing in the open door jamb of the car. Authorities say that one officer fired at least one round from his gun, hitting the suspect’s car.

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