WHECTV Created: June 09, 2021 12:41 PM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) $4.5 million dollars, that s how much Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren wants to cut from the Rochester Police Department s budget, and we now have a better idea of how that would work.
Warren said the city is working with RPD to retool the department to keep officers on the streets. She made it clear she does not want to see staffing affected by the cuts, especially in light of the uptick in violence and the number of retirements. We are only down two officers, Warren said. We are keeping and wanting to make sure that we keep the same level of police officers because we still believe that we have an issue as many cities across the country are having with violence.
Created: May 04, 2021 11:06 AM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren and other city leaders plan to launch a new Office of Neighborhood Safety, which the mayor says will bring a unified strategy to reduce violence in the city.
In a news conference at the Father Tracey Advocacy Center Tuesday on North Clinton Avenue, leaders said the office would use strategies ranging from coordinating a non-police response to transformative mentoring, job readiness programs, peacekeeping fellowships, and trust-building, among other efforts.
The city specified the fellowship would identify people with a high likelihood of becoming gun violence victims and enroll them in a program that includes peer-to-peer mentorships and earning. Warren said it mirrors similar programs in Newark, New Jersey, and Richmond, California.
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