NewsLegalNewsLegalDaniel Prude’s Family Has Reached a Multi-Million Dollar Settlement with City of RochesterThe city agreed to the settlement, however, they did not admit any fault in Prude’s killing. SMDH.ByKalyn WomackPublishedOctober 6, 2022
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NewsNewsRochester Police Officer Faces Discipline in Daniel Prude CaseOfficer Mark Vaughn was one of seven officers caught on video forcefully detaining and mocking Daniel Prude during…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedSeptember 27, 2021
NewsNewsDaniel Prude’s Family’s Lawyer Slams New York Attorney General Letitia James’ in Handling of Case Following the Cuomo InvestigationNew York Attorney General James failed to get an indictment in the death of Prude at the hands of police last March…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedAugust 16, 2021
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NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityLawsuit Filed Against Rochester and Its Police Department Alleges ‘Inhumane’ Treatment of Daniel Prude ProtestersFrom the death of Daniel Prude to the pepper-spraying of a 9-year-old Black girl, one thing is becoming increasingly…ByZack LinlyPublishedApril 7, 2021
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NewsCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeRochester, NY, Protesters Shut Down Wegmans on the Anniversary of Daniel Prude's Deadly Encounter With Police. Here's WhyTuesday marked one year since Daniel Prude was detained by police in Rochester, N.Y., while suffering what his…ByZack LinlyPublishedMarch 24, 2021
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityGrand Jury Declines to Charge Rochester Police Officers in Daniel Prude’s DeathOn Tuesday, Rochester, N.Y., continued America’s long-standing tradition of not holding police officers accountable…ByZack LinlyPublishedFebruary 24, 2021
NewsNewsNew York Attorney General Changes Body Camera Policy Following Daniel Prude's DeathThe New York attorney general has made a significant change to the state’s body camera policy in the wake of how…ByJoe JuradoPublishedSeptember 21, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice Brutality‘Make Him a Suspect’: Rochester City Records Confirm Coordinated Police Effort to Cover Up the Death of Daniel PrudeA cache of documents from the Rochester, N.Y., police department, including emails, police reports and internal…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 16, 2020
NewsNewsRochester Mayor Fires Police Chief and Suspends Two City Officials Over Daniel Prude's DeathIn New York, Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren has fired the police chief and suspended two city officials due to their…ByJoe JuradoPublishedSeptember 15, 2020
NewsNewsRochester, N.Y. Police Chief La’Ron Singletary, Commanding Officers Resign Following Accusations of a Cover-UpRochester, N.Y. Police Chief La’Ron Singletary has resigned after a week of sustained protests over the March…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 8, 2020
NewsNewsNew York Attorney General Letitia James Says She Will Form Grand Jury to Investigate Daniel Prude's DeathNY Attorney General Letitia James is forming a grand jury to investigate the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedSeptember 6, 2020
NewsNewsWatch: NYPD Escorts Pro-Trump Protesters Into Car Moments Before It Plows Through a BLM March in Times Square [Corrected]In a scene that’s become all too familiar this year, a car rammed through a group of Black Lives Matter protesters…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 4, 2020
NewsNewsFamily Demands Justice for Unarmed and Naked Black Man Who Died After Altercation With Rochester, NY, Police Officers [Updated]A few things: Erratic behavior shouldn’t automatically be perceived as threatening. People on drugs are still…ByZack LinlyPublishedSeptember 3, 2020