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ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Rochester Police Department is trying to recruit 1,000 people to take the police exam in three months. The chairs of the recruiting push are Bishop Dr. Johnny Harris from Provision Full Gospel Baptist Church and Getachew “GG” Beshir, who heads the refugee resettlement service at Catholic Charities Family and Community Services. […]

Keith Stith recently retired as chief of detectives for a district attorney in New Jersey, and was tapped by Mayor Evans for the his new role as point man in the mayor’s re-imagined community-focused policing strategies.

The city of Rochester, N.Y., Mayor Malik D. Evans named several new appointments in an announcement last week, including a chief technology officer, chief of the Rochester Police Department and more.

Rochester's new deputy chief of community engagement will likely work very closely with groups like Roc the Peace.

David Smith, 54, has been a Rochester police officer since 1992.

David Smith, 54, has been a Rochester police officer since 1992.