The police chief in Rochester is asking city councilors to approve the purchase of body cameras for his officers.
Addressing councilors Tuesday night during a budget workshop for fiscal year 2022, Police Chief Paul Toussaint said the “time has come for Rochester to equip police with the recording devices.
“We think it is an important project especially given the climate of our country right now,” Toussaint said. “There have been a lot of very high profile cases in the news … that have eroded some trust between the public and police around the country.”
The proposal calls for a one-time $150,000 purchase of 50 body cameras and related charging equipment, data storage and software through Motorola WatchGuard.
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There’s no shortage of cooking and baking contests on TV but B.C. is proving that we’re no slouch in serving up stiff competition.
Here’s a look at several Canadian food TV series that feature competitors from Vancouver and a few other cities in B.C.
Top Chef Canada
British Columbia will have strong representation on Season 9 of
Top Chef Canada, which will premiere at 10 p.m. on April 19 on Food Network Canada.
Mission Hill Winery chef de partie Siobhan Detkavich
Top Chef Canada
Andrea Alridge, a 30-year-old chef de cuisine at Vancouver’s CinCin Ristorante and Bar;
ROCHESTER Six months have passed since 19-year-old Michael Mowry was shot and killed in the middle of the night inside his Monroe Drive bedroom.
While no one has yet been charged and public details about that Aug. 30 night have been limited, prosecutors and investigators say their work on the homicide case hasn’t stopped.
“I don’t think there’s been a week that’s gone by that I have not spoken with the lead investigators on the case or we have not gotten together to work on different aspects or talk about the some of the other things they are doing investigative-wise,” said Senior Assistant Attorney General Ben Agati. “They are certainly working hard. It’s not seen out in front of the camera, so to speak, but there’s a lot of things going on behind the scenes where they are interviewing witnesses, finding new witnesses and continuing to do a search for even more evidence to discern who is the person who did this or persons, as well (as) who may have been involve
There has been an alarming spike in catalytic converter thefts since last fall in New Hampshire, police are warning. Experts say the part only takes a few minutes to remove from a car, but each one is worth hundreds of dollars, if not more. “It’s amazing how expensive they really are,” explained Michael Shackford, the service manager at Tri-City Towing.