Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren has ordered the suspension of police officers who were involved in using pepper spray to restrain a young girl, the city announced late Monday. Body camera videos released by Rochester, New York, police showed officers using pepper spray to restrain a handcuffed 9-year-old girl on Avenue B on Friday. The city did not specify how many police officers were suspended. The suspensions will continue until an internal police investigation is completed. “What happened Friday was simply horrible, and has rightly outraged, all of our community,” Warren said in a statement. “Unfortunately, state law and union contract prevents me from taking more immediate and serious action. I will lead the charge that these laws be changed as part of our response to the Governor’s Executive Order 203,” she added, referring to an executive order about policing reform that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed in June 2020. “And, we will be asking …
Rochester Mayor Suspends Police Officers Who Restrained 9-Year-Old Girl With Pepper Spray
February 1, 2021
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