Headline RoundupSeptember 8th, 2020

Rochester Police Chief Resigns Amid Controversy Over Death of Daniel Prude

Police Reform, Police Brutality, Crime, Violence In America, Criminal Justice, Justice

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Rochester, N.Y. Police Chief La'Ron Singletary announced his resignation Tuesday, along with several of the department's other leaders. The departures come amid controversy involving the death of Daniel Prude in March, who was apprehended by Rochester police March 23. Prude later died in a hospital, allegedly as a result of officers using excessive force while detaining him. The autopsy lists the manner of death as a homicide. Some coverage in left-leaning outlets focused more on the alleged cover-ups around Prude's death and the department's handling of the case. Some reports from right-rated sources concentrated on Singletary's reasoning for stepping down, which he described as a response to attacks on his "character and integrity".

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Rochester police leaders retire after suffocation death

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Top police leaders in New York’s third-largest city are retiring en masse amid criticism of the city’s handling of the suffocation death of Daniel Prude, the mayor of Rochester said Tuesday.

La’Ron Singletary, the city’s police chief, is among those retiring, as is Deputy Chief Joseph M. Morabito and possibly other senior commanders, Mayor Lovely Warren said.

Warren made the surprise announcement of the retirements at a City Council briefing being held online. Council members had expected the chief to appear in person to discuss ongoing protests over the death...

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‘An Attempt To Destroy My Character’: Rochester Police Chief, Staff Resign Amid Daniel Prude Protests

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The Rochester, New York, police chief resigned Tuesday amid increasing scrutiny over his handling of the police-involved death of Daniel Prude.

Chief La’Ron Singletary, who had held the position since April 2019, resigned along with Rochester Police Department Dep. Chief Joseph Morabito and Dep. Chief Simmons, according to a press release reported by NBC News.

Prude died in Rochester police custody in March after arresting officers had placed a spit hood was over his head and restrained him, as video of the arrest shows.

“As a man of integrity, I...

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

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The police chief of Rochester, N.Y., and several of his department’s highest ranking officials resigned on Tuesday in the aftermath of the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who suffocated after he had been placed in a hood by city police officers and pinned to the ground.

The resignations of the police chief, La’Ron D. Singletary, the deputy chief, Joseph Morabito, and, according to Mayor Lovely Warren, others in the department, came three days after the state attorney general, Letitia James, announced that she would impanel a grand jury...

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