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Created: December 17, 2020 05:50 PM ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — In his lawsuit against the City of Rochester and Mayor Lovely Warren, fired Rochester Police Chief La'Ron Singletary quotes Mayor Warren as saying she would never ask him to lie. But the lawsuit alleges that's what the mayor asked him to do.  This all stems from the death of Daniel Prude in Rochester Police custody and everything that's happened since that day in March.  This story is focused on a meeting described in Singletary's lawsuit between the mayor and the former chief the day before Singletary suddenly annou...

Ex-chief says mayor told him to lie about Daniel Prude death by Michael R. Sisak, The Associated Press Posted Dec 17, 2020 4:48 pm EDT Last Updated Dec 17, 2020 at 4:56 pm EDT NEW YORK — Rochester, New York’s former police chief alleges the city’s mayor pressured him to lie about her handling of the police killing of Daniel Prude, which was kept from the public for six months, and that she fired him because he refused to do so. La’Ron Singletary, terminated in September after announcing plans to retire, says in legal papers made public Wednesday that Mayor Lovely Warren urged him to o...

Dec 17, 2020 In a notice of claim filed this week, former Rochester Police Chief La'Ron Singletary says Mayor Lovely Warren asked him to "withhold full and truthful information from the City Council investigation" into Daniel Prude's death. Singletary claims other city officials also pressured him to support the mayor's version of events. Prude died in March, one week after being restrained by Rochester Police on Jefferson Avenue. The incident did not become public until September, setting off protests, demonstrations, and a staff shake-up within RPD. Singletary said he was informed during a ...

Created: December 17, 2020 05:50 PM ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — In his lawsuit against the City of Rochester and Mayor Lovely Warren, fired Rochester Police Chief La'Ron Singletary quotes Mayor Warren as saying she would never ask him to lie. But the lawsuit alleges that's what the mayor asked him to do.  This all stems from the death of Daniel Prude in Rochester Police custody and everything that's happened since that day in March.  This story is focused on a meeting described in Singletary's lawsuit between the mayor and the former chief the day before Singletary suddenly annou...

WHECTV Created: December 16, 2020 08:37 PM ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — Former Rochester Police Department Chief La’Ron Singletary is moving to sue the city for defamation of character, hostile work environment and wrongful and retaliatory termination. The notice of claim was made public Wednesday night. It claims Mayor Lovely Warren made false claims and material omissions about Singletary’s performance as police chief and handling of the Daniel Prude case, which have damaged his reputation for honesty integrity and truthfulness. Police picked up Prude on a mental he...