When it's part of the Rochester Police Department's Beyond the Badge program. The program is part of the eight-week in-house training program new officers go through before they head out to do on ...

ROCHESTER — Police can be seen around the city wearing pink badges, and/or growing beards, for important causes. While city police have done several things in past years to support breast ...

could help the Rochester Police Department test a new response ... for communication and connection to options without the badge getting in the way, since some people living unsheltered might ...

As part of a first-of-its-kind program, Rochester Police Department recruits are learning about the communities they'll be serving before they begin patrolling the streets. New badges came with ...