Incidents

MALECKI was allegedly involved in an arrest where the defendant was attacked and beaten

Outcome

none

Casaccia v. City of Rochester is a case brought by a man alleging six officers, Amy Bauer among them, brutalized him without cause. The claim against the city was dismissed by Hon. Michael Telesca.

Outcome

All charges against officers dismissed and the subsequent civil case decided in favor of the city

CW: A cellblock attendant grabbed Shaun P. Porter and slammed his face into a door, causing him to collapse and strike his face on the floor and bleed profusely. Meanwhile two Buffalo police officers did nothing as they stood by and watched. After dragging Porter down the hall and hitting him in the head again, he was placed in a restraint chair without medical treatment for about an hour and 45 minutes.

Adam Brodsky was allegedly struck by a car someone was driving. After a foot pursuit, Adam Brodsky shot the person while arresting them.

Outcome

No disciplinary action

According to lawsuit, victim was sitting on ground after an attack when RPD Officer Barber grabbed her and threw her on the sidewalk. Suit then says he then kneeled on her and handcuffed her without justification. Victim's vertebrae broken, requiring surgery.

Outcome

Case dismissed

According to Davy V., officer Michael C. Koemer assaulted a black man named Maurice peacefully participating in a ROC 4 $15.00 minimum wage protest.

Outcome

None listed.

According to sources below, RPD officers followed the victim in his car, and Officer Joseph Ferrigno shot at the individual 4 times from behind, hitting him 3 times.

Outcome

While the victim was cleared of all charges, Officer Ferrigno was not disciplined for any of this actions.

David Bowers shot and killed Phil Grenon after officers responded to a mental-health related call. A state report determined that the death was preventable.

According to D&C, as well as The Free Library, Patrick Giancursio pulled over to the victim because they matched a description, and the victim ran. Giancursio pursued in his vehicle and purposefully struck the victim with the vehicle, which was captured on camera.

Outcome

There was no interval investigation of the event. A civil lawsuit did occur, but was settled with high cost to the city of Rochester.

According to Spectrum News and ABC WHAM, then Police Chief Michael Ciminelli said Fiorica was part of a group of officers carrying out a search warrant on the home, individual approached Fiorica with a metal mop handle in what police said was a threatening manner, and Fiorica fired his shotgun at Coleman. According to police, only the victim's left ring finger was harmed; The individual said his shoulder and head were also injured.

Drugs were found in the home, and the individual was sentenced to jail time without bail because of multiple prior felony drug convictions.

Outcome

Then Police Chief Michael Ciminelli and Locust Club President Mike Mazzeo defended Fiorica's actions. Ciminelli said Fiorica was placed on administrative duty pending an internal investigation. As far as I can tell, Fiorica faced no consequences.

According to the free library, the victim was approached by RPD officers Patrick Giancursio and William Wagner and ran. The victim disposed of a shotgun they had for self defense during the chase and was later apprehended and handcuffed. While the victim was handcuffed and on his knees, Giancursio allegedly punched him in the head and face, leading to fractures in the vitcim's cheek bones.

Outcome

a civil court case that was ruled in favor of Giancursio.

Fleet vehicle incident

Outcome

Reprimand

Mastrangelo allegedly conducted a pat frisk on victim "outside in the street in broad day light." Mastrangelo allegedly moved the front waistband of Plaintiff's pants and boxer shorts such that Plaintiff's groin area was exposed, and then "forcibly reached down in [Plaintiff's] pants and retrieved a sandwich bag[.]" The victims claims that in the course of retrieving the sandwich bag, Mastrangelo "yank[ed]" his penis and stated, "I got you by the balls now, [victim], how do you like it?". Two officers were allegedly present during the pat frisk and "never intervened or made an attempt to stop" Mastrangelo.

Allegedly, Officer Ryan Hartley, while off-duty, acted in a disorderly fashion, directed prejudicial comments toward an African American person and pulled from his waistband, display, wave, and/or pointed a loaded handgun at a person or group of people

Officer Baker allegedly pulled up to two individuals, telling them to "move along" away from the store they stood near. When they walked away, the officers ran after them, slammed the first individual and threw the second to the ground. The second individual went to the hospital.

Outcome

city was sued and lost on 12-06-2019

According to courtlistener.com, an individual filed a complaint against Rochester Police Investigator Wilfredo Carbonel, Greece Police officer Brandon Goater, and the City of Rochester for unlawful and illegal monitoring and surveillance without proper authorization and/or warrant as well as falsified police reports.

Outcome

A judgment was made on Jul 12, 2019 in favor of the City of Rochester, the Town of Greece, et al against Daryl Goodwin, and the case was terminated.

According to D&C: Officers interviewed civilian because he matched a suspect's description. They handcuffed him without a struggle, but he civilian told his neighbor who was recording, to back up. Video from the civilian's sister showed the police car travel a few feet, then stop—according to the civilian, one of them said, “We gotta arrest this guy [the neighbor] for something.” Video from civilian's sister showed: Kosch exited and told the neighbor he was under arrest; the neighbor ran; and officers tackled him to the ground, pepper sprayed him, handcuffed him, and took him away. According to IndyMedia, the neighbor went to the hospital for treatment for his injuries, was taunted and humiliated by officers there, and then spent the night in jail for “obstruction of governmental administration, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest”. Police later alleged the neighbor was arrested because he was blocking the police car in the street (which was parrotted by WHEC Channel 10), but video does not show him there.

According to City of Rochester Public Records, Andrew Demarco looked down to adjust his police radio while driving, and rear-ended a stopped vehicle in front of him. This was his "3rd avoidable fleet accident in 36 months".

Outcome

Officer Demarco received a Letter of Reprimand from the Chief of Police, Michael Ciminelli.

According to The Davy V. Blog, video evidence shows Officer Lathop allegedly physically grabing a citizens right arm, yelling at him to get out of the car, and tasering the citizen who is seen in the video falling to the street, writhing in pain.

According to Davy V blog and video, Lathrop detained and asked for ID without reasonable suspicion, then escalated and tased a civilian.

Outcome

No charges against Lathrop