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July 23, 2022
Kelvin Vickers, 21, pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, attempted murder, assault and weapons counts.
Man sentenced for racist email
July 17, 2022
A Rochester police officer has been assigned administrative duties after he handcuffed an ambulance worker while she assisted a patient.
March 2, 2022
La’Ron Singletary will get $75,000 from the city of Rochester, NY, and health benefits he would have received for 24…
New York Genuine Ridgeway mom thegrio.com
June 21, 2021
A Rochester, New York mother, Genuine Ridgeway, was killed in front of her children last Friday and police are asking…
May 16, 2021
A 20-year-old man was fatally shot during a traffic stop in upstate New York early Friday morning. Police have released…
Daniel Prude thegrio.com
April 17, 2021
15 jurors voted not to charge the three officers in the death of Daniel Prude, who died of asphyxiation, while…
Daniel Prude thegrio.com
March 12, 2021
An investigation into the official response to Daniel Prude’s police suffocation death is faulting the city’s mayor and former police…
March 6, 2021
In a scene captured in bodycam and security footage, Rochester police use excessive force to detain a mother accused of…
Daniel Prude thegrio.com
February 25, 2021
Joe Prude watched in angry disbelief as New York state’s top prosecutor announced there would be no criminal charges against…
Daniel Prude thegrio.com
February 23, 2021
Police officers shown holding Daniel Prude down naked and handcuffed until he stopped breathing will not face criminal charges.
Details of the security kit of a riot police officer (including handcuffs, 9mm handgun, radio station and baton)
January 31, 2021
Police in Rochester released bodycam videos of officers restraining a 9-year-old girl who was cuffed and sprayed with a chemical…
December 17, 2020
La'Ron Singletary was effectively fired on Sept. 14 when, at a news conference, Lovely Warren said, "Today is Chief Singletary's…
Daniel Prude thegrio.com
September 16, 2020
Rochester police commanders urged city officials to hold off on publicly releasing body camera footage of Daniel Prude’s suffocation death.
September 6, 2020
A grand jury will investigate the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man whom Rochester police placed a hood over…
August 16, 2010
Teen attorneys represent 16 to 19-year-old first time offenders after they've been arrested for misdemeanors, and 75 percent of those…