Material produced in response to public-records requests stops short of explaining how the department operates and documents the use of technologies such as drones and fixed license plate readers.
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Decline in city’s crime numbers overall continues
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Through the first nine months of 2026, most categories of reported crime are at record 15-year low levels.
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Judge terminates receiver’s work in Mott case
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U.S. District Judge Frank Geraci Jr. officially ended the work of CPA Mark Kercher in the case of restaurateur Kathy Mott, who is awaiting sentencing for check-kiting. While praising Kercher, Geraci said: “You can’t get blood out of a stone.”
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Nativity scene case in Brighton widens
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A second Brighton resident has joined the case, claiming that town officials did not respond to his request to erect an Easter banner in Twelve Corners Memorial Park.
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DHS likely violated Rochester man’s free-speech rights, court rules
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A federal judge granted David Streever’s request for a preliminary injunction against the Department of Homeland Security, which had warned him that his criticism of ICE could lead to prosecution.
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Court upholds Rochester’s sanctuary city status
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A federal judge dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit against the city, which first adopted a sanctuary city policy four decades ago.
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Telesca Center receives $90,000 in state funding
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The new state grant will support the Telesca Center for Justice, which brought legal services to over 50,000 Rochester residents last year.
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In Brighton, a Nativity scene becomes a constitutional fight
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A town resident’s attempts to erect a Christmas Nativity scene in Twelve Corners town square, similar to Jewish and Muslim holiday displays, were met with silence from Town Hall. Now, he has sued the town, alleging violation of his rights to free speech, free exercise of religion, and equal protection of the law.
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Safe Streets Task Force called ‘crucial’ by RPD
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The task force—whose investigation of a drug ring led to more than 20 arrests announced last week—is a partnership between the Rochester Police Department and federal law enforcement.
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New DHS rule stirs concern at higher ed campuses
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Starting Sept. 15, the Department of Homeland Security will no longer allow international students to remain in the U.S. for as long as it takes to complete their degrees.
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This program pays New York cops to help Border Patrol arrest immigrants. Hochul backs it.
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Border county sheriff’s deputies participating in Operation Stonegarden have facilitated dozens of immigration arrests in recent years.