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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. (snip) 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,...

The Rochester Police Department’s “entire command staff” announced their retirement on Tuesday, the mayor there said, amid raging protests over the death of Daniel Prude, the black man who was killed while being subdued by city cops while he suffered an apparent breakdown. Chief La’Ron Singletary, a 20-year veteran of the force, and Deputy Chief Joseph Morabito, who served the department for 34 years, released statements moments before a scheduled briefing with Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren and the City Council about last night’s demonstrations. During the meeting, Warren told council members that “the entire Rochester Police Department’s command staff has...