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 […]
The Rochester Coalition for Police Reform is proposing an overhaul of Rochester’s civilian police review board, replacing it with a “Police Accountability Board” that would independently investigate complaints of police abuse. The report written by Barbara Lacker-Ware and Ted Forsyth calls for the Rochester City Council to enact what it calls a “robust civilian oversight […]
Three people were taken to Rochester General Hospital after their car crashed into a pole on Clifford Avenue late Saturday night. Rochester police say the driver apparently tried to pass another vehicle illegally, but lost control of the car and smacked into the pole. The pole was knocked over and power was cut to the […]