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3-alarm fire breaks out in abandoned Brockport food processing plant
Brockport, N.Y. — A three-alarm fire broke out in an abandoned food processing plant on State Street near Oxford Street in Brockport early Monday. Around 12:30 a.m., firefighters responded to put out heavy flames at the south end of the building. A fire wall kept the fire from spreading from the manufacturing wing to the offices and administrative wing.
Motorcyclist hospitalized after hitting deer in Hamlin
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A motorcyclist was hospitalized Tuesday, after hitting a deer while driving in Hamlin. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said the motorcyclist hit a deer on Morton Road. The motorcyclist was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital. Police did not know the extent of their injuries. Morton Road was closed between Redman Road […]
Two charged following major drug investigation in Ontario, Monroe counties
CANANDAIGUA — Two men are facing firearm and drug charges after an investigation involving several police agencies in Ontario and Monroe counties in addition to state, federal and out-of-state agencies. Cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and other drugs, guns and cash were seized after 20 search warrants, seven in Ontario County and 13 in Monroe, were executed June 26, according to Ontario County Sheriff David Cirencione. ...
‘Get Out!’: Short-of-breath Rochester Black Man Kicked Out of Ambulance After Grabbing EMT’s Arm In Panic Fatally Collapses as Responders Stand By, Family Sues
The family of a Black Rochester man who died two weeks after being refused proper medical care by emergency medical technicians and ordered out of […] ‘Get Out!’: Short-of-breath Rochester Black Man Kicked Out of Ambulance After Grabbing EMT’s Arm In Panic Fatally Collapses as Responders Stand By, Family Sues
South Main Street in Batavia closed for hours during police stand-off
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Batavia man was arrested Friday following an hours-long police stand-off in the vicinity of a South Main St. apartment building, according to Batavia Police. Around noon on June 28 emergency dispatch received a call regarding an attempted break-in at an apartment at 11 South Main St. 53-year-old Martin Jones of […]
Rochester man arrested with gun after taunting deputies on motorcycle
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A Rochester man was arrested Sunday after police say he followed a Monroe County Sheriff’s Office patrol car on his motorcycle, taunted deputies, and crashed. According to investigators, Christopher Rivers Jr. sped past the patrol car around 8:40 p.m. He then became “aggressive and reckless” while following a marked patrol car, […]
'You would freak out too': Family says EMT, police let father struggling to breathe die on sidewalk after emergency
Julian Coleman, 48, could not breathe when he was aboard an ambulance last year in New York and according to a newly-filed lawsuit from his family, instead of EMTs in Rochester helping to save Coleman's life, they called police, ordered him off the ambulance while he gasped for air and then left him to die on a sidewalk. The post ‘You would freak out too’: Family sues after father allegedly left gasping for air and dying on the sidewalk after being thrown out of ambulance first appeared on Law & Crime.
Crime Stoppers: Unsolved murder of Sherrice Jackson
July 2, 2024 marks 3 years since Sherrice Jackson was murdered. Three years after Jackson's death, her killer is still at large. Rochester Police Investigators Matt Klein and Mario Correia join Good Day Rochester to discuss the continuing investigation. "Three years ago, Jackson was murdered in her home at 151...
MCSO: Man shot in Scottsville identified, residents call it ‘shocking’
SCOTTSVILLE, N.Y. (WROC) – A portion of Main Street in the Village of Scottsville was blocked off Sunday morning. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says the road was closed between Rochester Street and Wyvil Avenue for a homicide investigation. Deputies said they received reports of a person who had been shot in the front yard […]
Teen pedestrian struck after exiting bus
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – Officers with the Rochester Police Department are investigating after a 16-year-old boy from Rochester was hit by a pickup truck late Saturday evening in Rochester at the intersection of Lake Avenue and Merrill Street. As officers arrived to the scene and found the boy with injuries to his upper and lower […]
Shots fired into building on Rochester's east side
Rochester, N.Y. — Gunshots fired into a building on Monday are being investigated by the Rochester Police Department. Police said the shots were fired into an unoccupied building at Culver Road and Parsells Avenue around 5:20 p.m. Minutes later, an officer spotted the vehicle that was believed to be...
MCSO: Missing woman found safe
UPDATE (July 1, 2024): Jennifer Twardokus has been found and is safe. MCSO thanks the community for their assistance. ORIGINAL STORY: ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – Deputies with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating 40-year-old Jennifer A. Twardokus. Deputies say she was last seen on the 900 block of Chili […]
Rochester man shot on Clifford Avenue
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A Rochester man was hospitalized Tuesday after a shooting on Clifford Avenue. Investigators said the 28-year-old man was taken to Rochester General Hospital around 3:00 p.m. for a gunshot wound. His injuries were reportedly not life-threatening. Police determined the shooting happened on Clifford Avenue near Hollister Street. The circumstances behind the […]
Rochester police investigate stabbing on Driving Park Avenue
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — One person was hospitalized after a stabbing on Driving Park Avenue in Rochester Monday. Police were called to the area around 6:45 p.m. for a report of a potential shooting. They found a 20-year-old Rochester man who had been stabbed at least once in the upper body. He was taken to […]
Missing Penfield Teen Zabriah Hyland safely located
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office located missing teen from Penfield Monday. MCSO announced that 17-year-old Zabriah Hyland was safely located and returned to her family through a post on X, formally known as Twitter. Hyland was reported last seen leaving her home on Smith Road in Penfield. She was described as […]
Rochester police taking steps to ensure 4th of July events downtown run smoothly
Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — The skies over downtown Rochester will be awash with red, white and blue once again Thursday. The Rochester Police Department is taking steps to ensure Fourth of July events downtown run as safely and smoothly as possible. The city's annual fireworks extravaganza in the city...
Stolen car hits Rochester police cruiser on Lyell Avenue
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Two people were taken into custody Tuesday after a stolen car hit a Rochester police cruiser on Lyell Avenue in the city. Police were called to Lyell Avenue near Daus Alley around 8:30 p.m. by someone who spotted their own stolen car with people inside. Police said the driver of the […]
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