Wednesday, September 09, 2020

ROCHESTER POLICE CHIEFS RESIGN OVER PRUDE DEATH

Rochester police chief and his top deputies ALL resign amid fallout over Daniel Prude's spit hood death - as he defends his actions and says 'events over past week are attempt to destroy my character'

Daily Mail
September 8, 2020

Top police leaders in Rochester, New York's third-largest city, have retired en masse amid criticism of the city's handling of the suffocation death of Daniel Prude.

Police chief La'Ron Singletary, his Deputy Chief Joseph M. Morabito and Chief of Administration Mark L. Simmons are among those who have retired.

Mayor Lovely Warren said on Tuesday that the mass departure could include other senior commanders as well.

Prude, a 41-year-old black man, died several days after an encounter with police on March 23. His death sparked outrage and nightly protests after his relatives last week released police body camera video showing police putting a hood over his head to stop him from spitting and then holding him down for about two minutes until he stopped breathing.
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COMMAND STRUCTURE OF ROCHESTER PD GIVES A HEARTY "UP YOURS" TO PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY

by Bob Walsh

The Chief and both Deputy Chiefs of the Rochester, NY police department have all announced their resignations.  All will be gone by the end of this month if not sooner.  

The chief has been especially vocal in his unhappiness about what he describes an unwarranted personal attacks against him personally and his department in general.

They are under some heat over the in-custody demise of an intoxicated nutter.  Possibly deservedly so, possibly not.

1 comment:

Dave Freeman said...

There are a number of democrat governors and mayors who should be tried for treason. Their handling of these riots is criminal.