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Rochester responds to RPD pepper-spraying 9-year-old girl
Courtesy Henry Litsky On February first, roughly 200 protestors took to the streets after a 9year old girl was handcuffed and pepper-sprayed by RPD. By Justin O Connor February 08, 2021
On Sunday, a nine year old girl experiencing a mental health crisis was handcuffed and pepper-sprayed by police officers.
Two graphic body camera videos were released showing Rochester Police Department (RPD) officers, called by the girl’s mother, detaining the girl who cried for her father.
This incident took place on Harris Street on Friday, Jan. 29 after the child’s mother told police that her daughter was intent on harming herself and others. Prior to the release of the footage on Sunday, Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren held a press conference alongside interim Rochester Police Chief Cynthia Herriott-Sullivan and Exec
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The Rochester Police officers involved in using pepper spray on a 9-year-old girl last week have been suspended with pay effective immediately, the city announced in a news release Monday.
Mayor Lovely Warren ordered the suspensions after meeting with Rochester Police Chief Cynthia Herriott-Sullivan, the release read. The suspensions are to continue at least until an internal police investigation into the matter is concluded.
A city spokesperson explained that the suspensions were with pay due to contractual obligations between the city and the police union.
On Monday night, a statement from RPD said that in response to Warren ordering the suspension of officers involved in the pepper spraying of a 9-year-old girl, the police department has immediately removed the three officers involved from patrol duties. One officer was suspended and two officers were placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the internal investigation.