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(CNN) As the city of Rochester deals with the aftermath of Daniel Prude’s death while in police custody, Mayor Lovely Warren has permanently relieved the police chief of his duties just days after he said he was retiring.
Outgoing Chief La’Ron Singletary had announced last week his intent to retire at the end of September. But a review of the case has now led to his ouster.
“This initial look has shown what so many have suspected, that we have a pervasive problem in the Rochester Police Department,” Warren said in a news release Monday. “One that views everything through the eyes of the badge and not the citizens we serve. It shows that Mr. Prude’s death was not taken as seriously as it should have been by those who reviewed the case throughout City government at every level.”
Corporation counsel Tim Curtin and communications director Justin Roj were each suspended for 30 days without pay.
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