Upstate NY Police Accountability Board Loses Power to Investigate Misconduct

Upstate NY police accountability board loses power to investigate misconduct

A judge sided with the police union, ruling that the PAB cannot investigate or report on officer misconduct.

Rochester Police Accountability Board Loses Investigatory Powers

Rochester’s all-civilian Police Accountability Board has had a rough go of it. After facing years of intense opposition from the local police union and city leadership, the board finally released its first investigative reports last fall, detailing misconduct by Rochester Police Department officers. The board found officer wrongdoing in 22 of the misconduct incidents covered in its first round of reports, which included sustained complaints of w…