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MCSO: Gunshot outside Pittsford Wegmans led to brief lockdown
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Deputies are investigating after a gunshot was fired outside the Wegmans in Pittsford. Deputies said the victim was in the parking lot waiting for a delivery before the suspect pulled up in a vehicle and fired at the victim. The victim nor any bystanders were hit. News 8 was told by […]
Mayor outraged after judge releases suspect in city security guard's baseball bat beating
Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — Mayor Malik Evans expressed anger Tuesday after police said a city security guard was beaten with a baseball bat Monday night and the primary suspect was released on her own recognizance. Omayra Hulsizer, 37, is accused of attacking the guard after he asked her group...
Meet the 2024 All-Greater Rochester Division 2 Wrestling Team
The All-Greater Rochester Division 2 Wrestling Team was selected by coaches with input from Democrat and Chronicle and Daily Messenger Post sportswriters. Key accomplishment: NYS pin record - 202. Future plans: Attend West Point. Year: Senior. Parents: Heather and Dustin Allen. Weight class: 215. Key accomplishment: Sectional champion. Future plans:...
Police chase stolen vehicle, ending with 3 arrests on West Ridge Road in Greece
Greece, N.Y. — Rochester police said a stolen car from a recent carjacking in the city led them on a chase Wednesday. Police spotted the vehicle just after 4:15 p.m. on Hudson Avenue and attempted to stop it, but they said the driver refused to pull over. It was...
Car thieves posing as rental staff steal multiple vehicles from Upstate NY airport, police say
Multiple travelers at an Upstate New York airport looking to drop off their rental car, handed the keys over to thieves posing as employees of the rental companies, police have reported. According to 13WHAM, the Monroe County Sherriff’s Office said nine vehicles have been stolen from the Frederick Douglass Greater...
Xerox to halt print engine manufacturing in Webster
Webster, N.Y. — Xerox is ending some operations in Webster. A company spokesperson confirmed the company is shutting down print engine manufacturing at the Phillips Road campus by the end of June. The campus instead act as a spare parts facility and continue to make toner and photoreceptors. It's...
‘Legally Blonde the Musical’ coming to Pittsford
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Get your tickets now for a new take on a beloved comedy. It’s “Legally Blonde The Musical” coming to you from Pittsford Musicals. You can see it this weekend at Pittsford-Sutherland. This follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal while chasing her dreams. Marissa DelVecchio stars […]
Suspect arrested in murder outside Pinnacle Place apartment
Rochester police announced the arrest of a suspect in Sunday night's murder on South Clinton Avenue. READ MORE: https://www.rochesterfirst.com/crime/suspect-arrested-in-murder-outside-pinnacle-place-apartment/
Three Clyde-Savannah varsity football players plead guilty to hazing and forcible touching
LYONS, N.Y. (WROC) – Three Clyde-Savannah boys pleaded guilty to hazing and forcible touching charges in court Wednesday. This follows an after-school-related incident involving multiple teens assaulting a young boy last October, that ultimately ended the Clyde-Savannah football team’s season. The teens each received two years of probation for the hazing charge and a conditional […]
Former Greece USPS manager pleads guilty to stealing drugs from mail
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A former Greece Post Office station manager pleaded guilty Tuesday to taking drugs out of the mail and distributing them. From 2018 to 2022, Ralph Minni, 54, took packages containing controlled substances out of the mail, emptied them in his office, and returned the boxes back into the mail stream, according […]
Rochester man says he’s sick and tired of the chaos; three days later his cousin is killed
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – It was a violent weekend in Rochester, including a homicide between two people who knew each other. Just days before that killing, the cousin of the victim approached me to say he is fed up with the lawlessness in our city, especially stolen cars. Wednesday, we reunited at the corner where we met.
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