Tag: Police accountability board, Rochester budget, Rochester Police Department
PAB Wants Close to $5 Million From City Budget
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net The Police Accountability Board is asking that the city devote $1 on its work for every $20 it...
City, RPD Hit by Class Action Lawsuit to Stop Excessive Force and Racial Profiling
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Ten individuals and two organizations have filed a class-action lawsuit against the city and...
RPD Updates Orders on Mental Health Arrests, De-escalation Techniques
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net The Rochester Police Department updated its policies when officers respond to a mental health...
Gates Police Video Shows Officer Helping Tyshon Jones
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net A 25-minute body camera video shows a Gates Police officer encountering a barefoot Tyshon...
RPD Issues New Policies on Officer Conduct
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net All members of the Rochester Police Department now are required to intervene if they believe...
“Who Was Tyshon Jones?” Family, Pastor Share the Life of Man Shot, Killed by RPD Officer
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Tyshon Jones would show his father Bible passages and tell him, “ ‘You’ve got to read...
Man Shot in Front of Open Door Mission Had Spent Earlier Part of Day in Different Shelter
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net The man with a knife who was shot by Rochester police shortly after 3 a.m. on March 10 in...
What Happened that Led to Shooting Outside Open Door Mission?
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net A call to 911 about a man who grabbed knives from the kitchen of the Open Door Mission on West...
Local Group Says Incidents With RPD Have Gone On Far Too Long
By Tyronda Jamestyrondajames@minorityreporter.net Pastor Wanda Wilson of Open Arms Christian Fellowship Ministry says it was only just...
Body Cam Footage of Portland Avenue Incident Raises More Questions About RPD Training
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net The latest incident involving Rochester police and a mother with her young child raises...
