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"It was about getting something back for me that was wrongly taken from me by the city of Rochester."

Former Rochester Police Chief settles with City Hall.

Jack Montesanto was convicted by a Geneva City Court jury of criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation, a misdemeanor.

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle A six-month fact-finding investigation into the city's handling of the Daniel Prude case ultimately blames Mayor Lovely Warren for keeping the matter under wraps — and concludes she then misled the public about what she knew, and when.  Few new details emerged in the 84-page final report. But special investigator Andrew Celli drew conclusions on who and what is to be believed. He also concluded that former Police Chief La'Ron Singletary downplayed, omitted details and misdirected city officials and the public; that city Corporation Counsel Tim Curtin simi...

Dec 18, 2020 Lawyers representing former Rochester Police Chief La'Ron Singletary say they're prepared to prove the claims made by the former chief in a Notice of Claim filed earlier this month. In that notice of his intent to sue the city, Singletary said he was told by Mayor Lovely Warren to lie and withold information about the death of Daniel Prude from a City Council Investigation. Singletary says he was fired when he refused to lie about when the mayor was first told about the Prude incident. The city has dismissed the notice and the suit as untrue and "frivolous." Singletary's attorney...