Rochester last year experienced the highest year-over-year increase in its homicide rate in a decade.
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On the thin blue line
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Rochester police officers say they serve the public with pride, but are angered and frustrated by events of the last year.
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Monthly bankruptcy filings remain low
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Total area filings this year through November are down nearly 28 percent, but a surge could be on the horizon in 2021.
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New dashboard shows geography of city crime
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Data visualizations document the location of crimes and trends in different categories.
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The risks facing Warren and Doorley
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For Rochester’s mayor, a felony conviction would mean removal from office and the possibility of losing her pension; for the district attorney, a hung jury or acquittal would be a political blow.
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Privilege and policing policy
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There are questions we all should be asking ourselves in relation to police policies and conduct
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Warren faces felony charges
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Rochester’s mayor and two others were indicted by a grand jury for campaign finance violations allegedly committed during the last city mayoral race.
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Can trust be restored?
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The death of Daniel Prude has caused a deep breach between Rochester police and the people they serve. Does another divide—on how to respond—separate elders and younger members of the Black community?
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Warren names RPD’s first female leader
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Cynthia Herriott-Sullivan, a Black former lieutenant with the city’s police department, will become interim chief on Oct. 14.
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Suit targets RPD response to school bus incident
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Police officers allegedly maced, injured and wrongly arrested an eighth-grade honor student.
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A lens on Black lives and the fight for justice
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RIT assistant professor of photography Joshua Rashaad McFadden has turned his focus to racism and police brutality—in Minneapolis and now in Rochester.