For the minor’s safety and at the request of the parent, the minor was put in handcuffs and detained in the backseat of a patrol car to await medical personnel. While the minor was detained, police say she refused to listen to multiple commands by officers to put her feet inside the patrol car. This required an officer to use an irritant on the minor. The girl was taken to the hospital for treatment and was later released.
The Rochester Police Department said they were reviewing body camera footage and conducting an internal review to make sure policy has not been violated. Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren said that she was disappointed by the contents of the video, saying that the girl involved reminded her of her own daughter. “I can tell you that this video as a mother is not anything you want to see,” Warren said. “You have to understand compassion and empathy.” Rochester Police Chief Cynthia Herriott-Sullivan also spoke at the press conference and did not defend th