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Rochester police chief resigns after Daniel Prude's death sparks days of protests (including the department's entire command staff)
CBS News ^ | September 8, 2020 | VICTORIA ALBERT

Posted on 09/08/2020 12:55:02 PM PDT by maggief

The police chief in Rochester, New York, announced his retirement Tuesday as his department faces scrutiny over the March death of Daniel Prude, a 41-year-old Black man who died in police custody, Mayor Lovely Warren said in a city council meeting. Warren said the department's entire command staff also announced their retirement.

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Chief La'Ron Singletary, who worked at the department for 20 years, issued a statement about his retirement. "For the past two decades, I have served this community with honor, pride, and the highest integrity," the statement said, according to CBS affiliate WROC. "As a man of integrity, I will not sit idly by while outside entities attempt to destroy my character."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: civilunrest; danielprude; josephmorabito; laronsingletary; lovelywarren; newyork; police; riot; rochester
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To: maggief

Now the commie Mayor and City Council can put fellow travelers in those positions.


21 posted on 09/08/2020 2:30:06 PM PDT by FroedrickVonFreepenstein
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To: maggief

Never trust your family’s or your own safety and security to anyone except yourself.


22 posted on 09/09/2020 6:10:07 AM PDT by BuffaloJack (Neither safety nor security exists in nature. Everything is dangerous and has risk.)
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