Cynthia Herriott-Sullivan is the first woman to lead RPD.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Mayor Lovely Warren named Cynthia Herriott-Sullivan, a former lieutenant with the Rochester Police Department as itsHer appointment is effective Oct. 14, and the mayor has said she will not begin a national search for a permanent chief until June 2021.
"I've got a year to do the best I can to help the city and get things on track," Herriott-Sullivan said. She left open that she might apply for the permanent appointment. She has been out of law enforcement for a decade, but expects to move quickly to assess the department, and begin naming her command staff in the coming days. She doesn't see her role as placeholder, instead planning to be active in reforming the department.
She steps into a department facing multiple investigations and outside reviews over the in-custody asphyxiation death of Daniel Prude. The entire RPD command staff resigned their positions earlier this month, and Warren ultimately dismissed former Chief La'Ron Singletary on Sept. 14.
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