CRIME & SAFETY
Popular Henrietta restaurant robbed at gunpoint, employees tied up by suspect
The BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse in Henrietta was robbed by a masked, armed suspect overnight Friday, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies responded to the restaurant on Jefferson Road on Friday morning at 3:42 a.m., according to a press release. An investigation found that a suspect wearing a ski mask jumped over a fence outside the restaurant at 12:58 a.m., and remained near a kitchen exit door for several hours.
Canandaigua man sentenced to 20 years in prison for rape
ROCHESTER, N.Y., (WROC) — The Ontario County District Attorney’s Office has announced the sentencing of a man to 20 years in prison for rape. According to the DA’s office, Jeffrey Kuney, 45, of Canandaigua was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison with 20 years post-release supervision for his conviction for rape in the first […]
Four arrested during investigation into car thefts at Rochester airport
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Four people were arrested amid an investigation into car thefts at the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says there have been nine vehicles stolen from the airport since the beginning of the year. Eight of the cars were rental cars and one belonged to an […]
Man shoves woman into wall causing injuries
State College, Pa. — A man shoved a woman into a wall and split her head open, according to police. Ryan Francis Gustin 21, of Penfield, N.Y. spoke with police on April 13 after they were called to Brumbaugh Hall on the campus of Penn State University, Officer Michael Friend said. Gustin claimed he was in a “predicament” since the victim was his girlfriend and she'd allegedly been cheating on him, Friend added. ...
Two women arrested after shots were fired on Dewey Avenue
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Two women were arrested after shots were fired on Dewey Avenue Wednesday afternoon, according to the Rochester Police Department. Officers said the shooting may have stemmed in the area of Route 104 involving the occupants of two vehicles. They found evidence of gunfire, but nobody was struck. Police surrounded a home […]
2 Women Charged in "Road Rage" Gunfire Exchange
Two Rochester women are facing charges in what sounded like road rage. Police say there was some sort of trouble between people in two vehicles on Route 104, and it led to gunfire on Dewey Avenue. No one was hurt. The investigation led police to an address on Pierpont Street,...
120 dogs seized from Rochester home
Rochester, N.Y. — Lollypop Farm Humane Law Enforcement removed 120 dogs from a home in the Maplewood neighborhood Tuesday. The seizure came over a 12-hour span as authorities executed a search warrant as part of a hoarding investigation. The dogs were taken to Lollypop Farm for evaluation and care.
Dogs found malnourished and tied to tree in Farmington, owners arrested
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Two Farmington men were accused of animal cruelty after two dogs were found malnourished and tied to a tree, according to the Ontario County Humane Society. On the morning of April 5, deputies and members of the Humane Society found a male Northern Inuit and a female Alaskan Husky tied up […]
RPD: Two stabbed in fight outside RISE Community School
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Three people were hospitalized, two of them with stab wounds, after a fight outside RISE Community School in Rochester. According to the Rochester Police Department, officers were called to the area around 6:30 p.m. Thursday for reports of a stabbing. They found an 18-year-old male with at least one stab wound […]
Rochester Man Pleads Guilty in Fatal Whitney St. Stabbing
A Rochester man indicted in a July homicide at a boarding house has taken a plea deal. Police say 31-year-old Kelvin Dukes killed Constance Henry by stabbing her several times at the house on Whitney Street. Henry had come to the aid of a woman who had a protective order...
Man faces charges after crashing into another car during state police chase
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A man is facing charges after crashing into another car during a New York State Police chase on Tuesday night. Dwayne Campbell, 27, is accused of attempting to run away from troopers after the crash on Reynolds Street and Columbia Avenue. Watch News10NBC at 4 to see video the crash that Investigative Reporter Berkeley Brean will break down. You can stream the show here.
MCC: Student with gun taken into custody
Brighton, N.Y. — A student was arrested as campus security recovered a handgun Thursday at Monroe Community College. MCC Public Safety responded to a residence hall for a report of a student with a gun around 4:20 p.m. Officers and residence life staff found the student and recovered the...
Rochester man convicted of killing mother of his children, setting their home on fire
Rochester, N.Y. — A man is now awaiting sentencing after he was convicted Wednesday of killing the mother of his children last year. A jury found Shon Todd, 50, guilty of second-degree murder and arson for fatally stabbing Lysandra Bagley, 37, during an argument at their home on Garson Avenue before lighting the building on fire May 21, 2023.
Teens arrested after stolen car chase, crash in Rochester
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Two teenagers were arrested after police chased a stolen car through Rochester Thursday evening, according to investigators. Officers were called to Tacoma Street around 5:00 p.m. for reports of someone pointing a gun out of a car window. Police said the car, which had been reported stolen earlier in the day, […]
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