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MCSO deputy involved in crash in Rush
Rush, N.Y. — A Monroe County Sheriff's Office deputy was involved in a crash Tuesday evening on State Route 251. The deputy was westbound when another driver heading in the opposite direction attempted to make a turn onto Hanlon Drive, causing the crash, according to police. The driver was...
1 person dies; car engulfed in flames after crash near Lake Ontario State Parkway in Greece
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — One person died and a car was engulfed in flames in a crash near Lake Ontario State Parkway and Manitou Beach Road in Greece on Thursday. It appears that the driver was going westbound and crossed over, flipped, and the car landed on its nose. The Lake Shore Fire Department was at the scene. New York State Police is investigating the crash.
Canandaigua man accused of raping an underage girl
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – New York State Police are seeking information on more possible victims after a Canandaigua man has been arrested and charged with Rape in the third degree. He was accused of raping a minor. New York State Police say they were at 28-year-old Joshua Abri-Alicea’s apartment to serve a search warrant when […]
Body found in Letchworth State Park
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — New York State Police are investigating after a body was found at Letchworth State Park. According to investigators, the body was found in the water Thursday. Police were working to recover it from the water around 3:00 p.m. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Scottsville man arrested after stolen car crash on Lake Avenue
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A Scottsville man was arrested Thursday, after a stolen vehicle crashed on Lake Avenue in Rochester. According to the Rochester Police Department, the stolen black Hyundai Elantra was speeding northbound in the wrong direction around 1:20 p.m. when the driver, trying to return to the correct lane, rear ended another car. […]
Rochester man sentenced for deadly drive-by shooting that killed innocent bystander
Rochester, N.Y. — A man was sentenced Tuesday after admitting to the killing of an innocent bystander in the city last year. Teodoro Rivera Jr., 26, of Rochester, is set to serve 18 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to murder and weapon charges back in March.
Shon Todd gets 50 years to life for killing woman, burning home
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A 50-year-old man who stabbed a woman to death at her home and then set the building on fire was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison. Shon Todd had been convicted by a jury of second-degree murder and second-degree arson in the death of Lysandra Bagley, 37. Rochester firefighters found her body, charred beyond recognition, when they responded to a house fire on Garson Avenue on May 21, 2023. It was determined that she died of multiple stab wounds before the fire.
Neighbors react to 16-year-old boy charged with stealing, crashing Rochester police car
Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — Rochester police tell us officers responded to a call on Spencer Street early Wednesday morning, when someone suddenly drove off with their patrol car. Following a high-speed chase through the city, that car then crashed in Charlotte, with parts from the vehicle scattered along Lake...
2 plead guilty in fatal Dewey Avenue drive-by shooting Rochester
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Two men pleaded guilty Thursday in connection to a fatal 2023 shooting in a Rochester parking lot. Police said Eric Martin Jr., 21, was dropping off a family member at work on May 31 when someone fired more than a dozen shots into the Dewey Avenue plaza from a stolen Kia. […]
Gates police to residents: Lock your car doors
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Gates police are warning residents to lock their car doors after seeing an increase in vehicle larcenies. Police said a car was broken into on West Garden Drive Saturday. The suspect stole a credit card, and police said there was security footage of them using it at a Family Dollar. Gates […]
River gorge rescue: Man saved by fire crews near Lower Falls Park in Rochester
Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — Fire crews rescued a man from the Genesee River gorge at Lower Falls Park. That man is in stable condition after the Rochester Fire Department said he was found injured by two hikers shortly before 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The department said the hikers called...
Family of injured thruway worker release update after I-90 crash
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The family of a thruway worker who was seriously injured in a fatal crash on I-90 East released an update on his condition. On Thursday, May 9, Mark Vara and Vincent Giammarva were struck by a tractor-trailer. Giammarva was pronounced dead at the scene, but Vara was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital in critical condition.
Police: Two men stab each other during fight on South Avenue
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester Police say two homeless men stabbed each other during a fight on South Avenue. Neither have life-threatening injuries, police said. Police today responded to the state parole office at 350 South Ave. at about 3:40 p.m., as a person had walked up to the office and told parole officers he had been stabbed and needed an ambulance. Police said they learned a second person had been stabbed in the area of 390 South Ave.
Two juveniles detained after burglary at Buster's Market on Scottsville Road
Wheatland, N.Y. — Police detained two juveniles, arresting one of them, after a burglary at a convenience store just outside the village of Scottsville early Thursday. Monroe County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a burglary report at Buster's Market on Scottsville Road and found the store's front door broken.
Man calls for ‘accountability’ after Rochester Police car crashes into his vehicle
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A challenging weekend for Rochester Police involved two crashes, resulting in three officers being hospitalized after being struck by drivers who were allegedly under the influence. However, a third crash, appearing to be caused by a police cruiser, involved a civilian vehicle at the intersection of Lyell Avenue and Saratoga Street — with a 2-year-old girl in her car seat in the back.
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