Matthews firefighter rescued in attempt to save woman in swift water conditions
Matthews Fire and EMS took part in a swift water rescue in the flooded creek involving a woman that turned into two rescues Tuesday.
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Matthews Fire and EMS took part in a swift water rescue in the flooded creek involving a woman that turned into two rescues Tuesday.
Credit Facebook In the wake of a recent protest against the eviction of a Rochester woman and her family that ended with several arrests, tenants rights activists are pushing for a universal eviction moratorium. One of the people arrested was New York state Assembly member Demond Meeks. Meeks' arrest was captured live on Facebook while he filmed officers at the eviction of Clianda Florence Yarde from her Glasgow Street apartment. Dozens of police wearing what Meeks described as “riot gear” showed up to enforce the eviction. Meeks said the amount of force that was used to execute an ev...
Credit Assembly member Demond Meeks/Facebook A New York State Assembly member from Rochester was arrested Friday night during a protest held trying to stop the eviction of a woman who lives in an apartment on Glasgow Street in Corn Hill. A statement by activists was released about the arrest of Demond Meeks, who was just sworn into office last month. He posted video on Facebook of his arrest. RPD says it arrested a total of around 15 individuals who tried to stop police from what they say was the lawful execution of a warrant of eviction. That eviction followed what police say was an o...