Tagged - Rochester Police Department

Missing professor Rantakari fell into Genesee River, police say. UR still hasn’t notified students, faculty

Professor Heikki Rantakari has been missing since Oct. 21. Police said Friday they found video of him falling from a bridge into the Genesee River. UR didn't notify the full student and faculty body of the situation until Oct 30.

Rochester summer news round-up

No matter what that patented collegiate-student sense of self-importance may tell us, Rochester keeps bustling even when we go home…

Abdul Bounds: On the front lines of the Rochester BLM movement

If you’ve seen him at protests, you’ve probably never seen his face, but you would still recognize his orange balaclava, homemade Black Lives Matter flag, and Black Panther jacket. He is almost always in black-out clothing, and his tall wiry frame often hunched to hide his height.

Inside Rochester’s police accountability struggle

In front of Rochester’s City Council on April 16, Phyllis Harmon tearfully opened her neck brace, showing what she says…

Police scuba team searches Genesee after report of falling person

Police did not confirm whether anyone or anything had been found.