The Rochester Police Department says it’s conducting an internal investigation into an accusation of police brutality. According to the Reverend Lewis Stewart of United Christian Leadership Ministry, a man named Christopher Pate was mistaken for a suspect in a criminal investigation by two officers. Pate claims he was detained at Fulton Avenue and Bloss […]
The family of Rochester teenager Ricky Bryant is calling for a criminal investigation of claims that he was beaten, kicked and tasered by five city police officers last year. The Rochester Police Department released its nine-month investigation into the incident last month, and found the officers acted within the department’s policies. The Reverend Lewis Stewart […]
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 […]