Rochester police officer off streets after pepper-spraying woman with toddler
by Associated Press in Rochester, New York from on (#5F0T1)
- Incident is latest to raise tensions in New York city
- Oversight chair cites previous incident involving Black mother
A police officer in Rochester, New York has been placed on administrative duty after using pepper spray on a woman suspected of shoplifting who tried to escape with her three-year-old child in her arms, authorities said on Friday.
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