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ROCHESTER., N.Y. (WHEC) Mayor Lovely Warren referenced her faith throughout Thursday’s press conference. She says that it s what s helped her repair vital aspects of the city of Rochester. God has guided my path, he showed me the way to repair our police department, he showed me the way to fully fund the police accountability board,” Mayor Warren said.
Religious leaders tell News10NBC that they were texting her throughout the speech, praising her courage to come to the podium. I texted her to let her know that I appreciated her strength in which she spoke and I knew that she would have strength because so many people in the faith community and people in Rochester are praying for the mayor,” Rev. Dr. Rickey Harvey said.
Rochester Church Leaders Take on New Roles During Pandemic By Lowell Rose Rochester
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. To keep faith alive during the COVID-19 pandemic, those who lead took on roles they d never had before.
Pastor Rickey Harvey recently returned to the sanctuary at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church for service, for the first time in more than a year.
“It’s good to be here, it’s good to be here, and we’re glad that you’re worshipping with us today,” said Pastor Harvey.
While the pews are empty, the message remains the same.
“My role has been to keep hope alive, because we’ve had some dark days, we’ve had some very hard times,” the pastor said.
Rochester Police Chief Cynthia Herriott-Sullivan speaks to reporters on March 5, 2021, about an incident in which a woman was pepper-sprayed with her 3-year-old daughter nearby. The Rochester Police Department released body camera footage Friday of a Rochester police officer pepper-spraying a woman as her 3-year old daughter looked on. The department released the video immediately after members of the city’s Police Accountability Board held a news conference to describe the video, which they said they had viewed Thursday night after receiving it from City Council President Loretta Scott. The incident took place on Portland Avenue on Feb. 22 and involved two officers whom the Police Accountability Board said played a role in the pepper-spraying of a 9-year-old girl on Harris Street three weeks earlier. The board declined to identify the officers.
What I saw on the footage was a woman trying to enter a restaurant, being physically restrained by an officer while she was holding the child, [City Council member Mary] Lupien said. She put the child down and he wrestled her to the ground in front of the child.
The officer is alone at this point, Lupien said, when another officer arrives. The child then tried to help her mother and was restrained by the second officer, Lupien added.
The first officer handcuffed the mother and then pepper sprayed her in the face while she was holding her daughter s hand, Lupien said.