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Rochester suspends officers who were on scene as 9-year-old girl got pepper-sprayed by police

February 1, 2021 Matthew Leonard, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Comments Off

Rochester police released bodycam videos showing officers pepper-spraying a distraught 9-year-old girl when she disobeyed commands.

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First Black woman named interim police chief in Rochester following death of Daniel Prude

September 26, 2020 Matthew Leonard, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Comments Off

Cynthia Herriott-Sullivan, a former police lieutenant, is currently deputy executive director at the Rochester Housing Authority.