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Cop Pepper Sprays Black Mom With Toddler In Disturbing Bodycam Video

Rochester Police Department was also responsible for the handcuffing and pepper spraying of a 9-year-old Black girl last month.
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Police Officer Suspended After 9-Year-Old Girl Handcuffed, Pepper-Sprayed

Two other officers in Rochester, New York, were placed on administrative leave for their roles in a disturbance in which the child was forced into a police car.
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Mass Shooting Leaves 2 Dead, 14 Wounded In Rochester New York

A man and a woman were killed at a backyard gathering. No suspects were in custody as of early Saturday afternoon.
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Rochester Police Leaders Pressed City To Keep Prude Suffocation Video Secret

Newly released emails show Rochester police commanders urged city officials to hold off on releasing bodycam footage.
By Michael R. Sisak, AP

Naked Protesters Wear 'Spit Hoods' In Upstate New York To Decry Daniel Prude's Death

Prude, a 41-year-old Black man, died a week after Rochester police put a spit hood over his head and held him down until he stopped breathing.
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Rochester Mayor Announces Changes In Light Of Daniel Prude's Death

Mayor Lovely Warren and her police chief declined to resign but said the city would make mental health professionals more available for police calls.
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Video Shows Police Put Hood On Black Man Before He Died Of Suffocation

Daniel Prude died March 30 after he was taken off life support, seven days after the encounter with police in Rochester.
By Michael Hill, AP

People Are Loving This Police Department's Unofficial K-9 Pug

Hercules is trained to "hunt down any loose treats."
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Heroic Officer Rescues Skunk On Same Street Where He Once Saved Ducklings

The police department said he won't receive any special commendations, but we can think of a few he should get.
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