A group of Rochester clergy is saying Police have to look at themselves not as warriors…but as protectors of the community. United Christian Leadership Ministries called today for local implementation of the report from President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing. The Reverend Lewis Stewart of UCLM says there are 59 recommendations in that […]
The organizers of Friday’s Black Lives Matter protests say they want the immediate dismissal of charges against those accused of disorderly conduct that night, and an apology to those they say were “terrorized” by police when they moved in to end the demonstration. They say the mayor and the chief acted “recklessly” in forcing an […]
Rochester Police Chief Michael Ciminelli says he and his leadership team are watching hours of video shot at Friday night’s “Black Lives Matter” demonstrations, which ended with 76 arrests and the unusual site of Rochester officers in riot gear. They’re looking at what went right and what went wrong. Chief Ciminelli says up until now, […]