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New York Attorney General Changes Body Camera Policy Following Daniel Prude's Death
The New York attorney general has made a significant change to the state’s body camera policy in the wake of how Daniel Prude’s death was handled. NBC News reports that state Attorney General Letitia James announced on Sunday that local law enforcement agencies will no longer determine when body camera footage is released in cases…
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‘Make Him a Suspect’: Rochester City Records Confirm Coordinated Police Effort to Cover Up the Death of Daniel Prude
A cache of documents from the Rochester, N.Y., police department, including emails, police reports and internal reviews, show a coordinated effort on behalf of city officials to keep the death of Daniel Prude out of the public eye. Prude, a Black man experiencing mental illness, died of suffocation in March after cops responding to a…
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Rochester Mayor Fires Police Chief and Suspends Two City Officials Over Daniel Prude's Death
In New York, Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren has fired the police chief and suspended two city officials due to their handling of Daniel Prude’s death. CBS News reports that the move comes following an investigation by the city’s deputy mayor into how city officials behaved following Prude’s death. Warren said Monday was Police Chief La’Ron…
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Rochester, N.Y. Police Chief La’Ron Singletary, Commanding Officers Resign Following Accusations of a Cover-Up
Rochester, N.Y. Police Chief La’Ron Singletary has resigned after a week of sustained protests over the March extrajudicial killing of Daniel Prude. Singletary, who is Black, had received calls for his resignation after Prude’s family released body camera footage of his death last week. Prude was detained by police on March 22 after his brother…
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New York Attorney General Letitia James Says She Will Form Grand Jury to Investigate Daniel Prude's Death
NY Attorney General Letitia James is forming a grand jury to investigate the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died in March after Rochester police put a hood over his head, which suffocated him. The state prosecutor made the announcement on Saturday and said the grand jury will be part of an “exhaustive…
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Watch: NYPD Escorts Pro-Trump Protesters Into Car Moments Before It Plows Through a BLM March in Times Square [Corrected]
In a scene that’s become all too familiar this year, a car rammed through a group of Black Lives Matter protesters in New York’s Times Square on Thursday night, hitting several pedestrians and cyclists. That news would have been grim enough, but as reporters and internet sleuths looked into the attack, which was widely shared…
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Family Demands Justice for Unarmed and Naked Black Man Who Died After Altercation With Rochester, NY, Police Officers [Updated]
A few things: Erratic behavior shouldn’t automatically be perceived as threatening. People on drugs are still people. A person displaying signs of mental illness needs help, not excessive force. The Black Lives Matter explosion will never subside as long as police officers continue being overly aggressive when dealing with Black people—especially when those encounters end…