Furor in Rochester After Police Pepper-Spray Mother With Toddler

By Gotham Rex on March 5, 2021

A woman accused of shoplifting was sprayed with a chemical irritant and knocked to the ground in front of her daughter, the latest altercation between the police and Black residents. Source: New York Times

Daniel Prude's Death Leads to No Charges for Police

By Gotham Rex on February 23, 2021

Mr. Prude, a Black man who was having an apparent psychotic episode, died after police officers placed a mesh hood over his head and pinned him to the ground, leading to widespread protests. Source: New York Times

New Footage Emerges of Police Pepper-Spraying of Distraught 9-Year-Old

By Gotham Rex on February 11, 2021

“Please don’t do this to me,” the child said to an officer in Rochester, N.Y. “You did it to yourself, hon,” the officer replied. Source: New York Times

Rochester Police Pepper-Sprayed 9-Year-Old Girl, Footage Shows

By Gotham Rex on January 31, 2021

The incident brought renewed scrutiny to a department whose officers had placed a hood on Daniel Prude, a Black man, before he died from suffocation. Source: New York Times

Proud Boys Charged With Conspiracy in Capitol Riot

By Gotham Rex on January 29, 2021

The conspiracy charges were the first to emerge against members of the extremist group in connection with the assault on Congress. Source: New York Times

3 Die in National Guard Helicopter Crash Near Rochester

By Gotham Rex on January 20, 2021

The helicopter, which was on a routine training mission, crashed in a field. The cause of the accident is under investigation. Source: New York Times

Rochester Mayor Is Indicted, Throwing City Into Further Turmoil

By Gotham Rex on October 2, 2020

Mayor Lovely Warren was charged with two campaign finance violations, adding to the city’s political chaos in the aftermath of Daniel Prude’s death. Source: New York Times

Trump Attacked Rochester Protesters. Not All Local Republicans Agree.

By Gotham Rex on September 26, 2020

In Western New York, the president’s vilification of Black Lives Matter protests has forced candidates to decide whether to line up behind him. Source: New York Times

What We Know About Daniel Prude, Who Died After Rochester Police Encounter

By Gotham Rex on September 23, 2020

Mr. Prude had a somewhat troubled life in Chicago, with a series of personal tragedies disrupting his attempts at finding meaningful stability. Source: New York Times

Documents Reveal How the Police Kept Daniel Prude’s Death Quiet

By Gotham Rex on September 15, 2020

Officials in Rochester, N.Y., spent months trying to suppress video footage of the police encounter that led to Mr. Prude’s death. Source: New York Times

36 Years Later, Police Arrest Suspect in Rape and Killing of a 14-Year-Old

By Gotham Rex on September 11, 2020

Using DNA evidence, the authorities in Rochester, N.Y., said that they had charged Timothy L. Williams of Melbourne, Fla., with murdering Wendy Jerome on Thanksgiving Day in 1984. Source: New York Times

Federal Prosecutors Intervene to Charge 2 Over Rochester Protests

By Gotham Rex on September 9, 2020

The men are accused of civil disorder, in the latest move by the federal authorities to target those they say are bent on causing violence. Source: New York Times

Rochester Police Chief Resigns After Accusations of Cover-Up in Prude Case

By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2020

Rochester’s mayor said the police chief and the entire police command were stepping down, days after the state attorney general said a grand jury would look into the death of Daniel Prude. Source: New York Times

Daniel Prude Case: Grand Jury Will Be Set Up in Rochester Death

By Gotham Rex on September 5, 2020

The decision by New York’s attorney general comes more than five months after Daniel Prude died of suffocation after officers in Rochester, N.Y., placed a hood over his head. Source: New York Times

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