Rochester, NY police officers pose during a recruitment video. Image: Youtube/City of Rochester
The Rochester Police Union is suing the city of Rochester, New York, to delay the release of disciplinary records of the city’s police officers.
According to
News10NBC, the union said there are numerous issues with the files and the union is accessing the files to search through them. Mike Mazzeo, the president of the Rochester Police Locust club said the union is not trying to stop the information from being released, but is trying to make sure the information is accurate.
“We’re not seeking to stop the release of this information,” Mazzeo said. “We’re only looking at a reasonable time to review and to make sure the information is correct and reasonable.”
Mayor fires police chief following Prude s death; David Lee Miller reports.
A former Rochester police chief who was fired in connection with the department’s response to the death of Daniel Prude revealed the city’s mayor pushed him to lie about her handling of the investigation – and claimed he was ousted when he refused to do so, recently filed court papers show. I repeatedly refused to lie for Mayor Warren. Former Rochester Police Chief La Ron Singletary
La’Ron Singletary, who was fired from the Rochester Police Department (RPD) in September shortly after announcing his plans to retire, on Wednesday filed a notice of claim with the Monroe Court Clerk’s office announcing his intention to sue Mayor Lovely Warren and the city for defamation of character, the creation of a hostile work environment and his wrongful and retaliatory termination, according to the documents.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. The former Rochester police chief who was terminated in connection with the department’s response to the death of Daniel Prude revealed the city’s mayor pushed him to lie about her handling of the investigation – and claimed he was ousted when he refused to do so, recently filed court papers show.
“I repeatedly refused to lie for Mayor Warren.” Former Rochester Police Chief La’Ron Singletary
La’Ron Singletary, who was fired from the Rochester Police Department (RPD) in September shortly after announcing his plans to retire, on Wednesday filed a notice of claim with the Monroe Court Clerk’s office announcing his intention to sue Mayor Lovely Warren and the city for defamation of character, the creation of a hostile work environment and his “wrongful and retaliatory termination,” according to the documents, Fox News reported.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) Rochester, New York’s former police chief alleges the city’s mayor pressured him to lie about her handling of the police killing of Daniel Prude, which was kept from the public for six months, and that she fired him because he refused to do so.
La’Ron Singletary alleges in legal papers made public Wednesday that Mayor Lovely Warren urged him to omit facts and give false information to back her claim that she didn’t learn key details of the March 23 encounter that led to Prude’s suffocation death until months later. Singletary was terminated in September after announcing plans to retire.