The Rochester Police Department has returned to one officer patrol cars, and the union representing patrol officers isn’t happy about it. An aide to the police chief confirms the standard patrol cars are back to solo after two days. The department went to two-man patrol cars after the Baton Rouge shootings on Sunday. Locust Club […]
The Rochester Police Department has confirmed that the RPD is now using two officers per patrol car. The temporary change was made following the attack that killed three officers in Baton Rouge yesterday, and the earlier attack on police in Dallas. The city hasn’t said how long officers will double up. Tactical cars in the […]
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, […]