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Diamond Member
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — At least one officer of the Rochester Police Department broke city policy when responding to a call for help from Homeland Security (Border Patrol) this week, according to city leadership Wednesday afternoon. However, the police union responded, claiming the mayor wasn’t telling the full truth.
Monday night around 5:30 p.m., Border Patrol officers reportedly had a van stopped in the area of Lyell Avenue and Whitney Street.
About a half-hour later, Border Patrol called Monroe County 911 for backup, and an RPD supervisor arrived on the scene minutes later. According to Chief Smith, when the RPD supervisor on scene became distracted, the other RPD officers called to the scene began to take matters into their own hands, verbally communicating with the occupant(s) of the van, and detaining at least one person, Chief Smith said
“What is also very concerning is that RPD officers went out of view of the supervisor who was on scene to initiate contact with occupants of the vehicle while border patrol stands by, when in reality, they (Border Patrol) should be initiating contact and we should be there ensuring their safety,” Chief Smith said.
Mayor Malik Evans said this was a direct violation of city policy.
Rochester is considered a “sanctuary city,” meaning it denies cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
“Our policy is crystal clear. City police officers do not help or participate in federal immigration activities. I’ve instructed the Chief to make sure every RPD officer receives more training on general order 502 to make sure our members are aware and fully understand the policy,” Evans said.
Rochester NY is currently one of the worst cities in America.
Extremely high crime.
No job opportunities.
Aging infrastructure.
High taxes.
Chief should fix his crime problem instead of running his mouth.
Rochester PD needs to learn about federal funding.....The hard way.
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