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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 […]
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...
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, […]
‘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
Two arrested in large drug bust following Ontario Co. investigation
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – Ontario County Sheriffs and several other agencies conducted a large investigation resulting with two arrests with a large number of drugs, firearms, and vehicles seized. On Wednesday June 26, Ontario County issued seven search warrants and Monroe County issued 13 warrants as a result of a seven-month long investigation into the […]
Bodycam Footage Exposes Charlotte Officer Stealing from Suspect: The Arrest and Aftermath (video)
Renewed news at 5 PM reveals the release of body camera footage central to an investigation involving former CMPD Officer Henry Chapman. The footage captures an incident where Chapman is accused of stealing money from a suspect in his custody. Traffic Stop Incident. The incident took place on March 14th...
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...
'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.
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 […]
Man shot to death in Scottsville identified
Monroe County sheriff's deputies have identified the man shot to death in Scottsville early Sunday morning. Kevin J. DeFlavis, 43, of Scottsville was fatally shot on Main Street in the Village of Scottsville about 2:20 a.m., sheriff's spokesman Deputy Brendan Hurley said on Monday. Deputies on scene found DeFlavis deceased from a gunshot wound. Investigators continue to conduct interviews and canvas the neighborhood for witnesses, according to police. All parties involved have been accounted for, and...
One person shot overnight on Murray Street
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – Rochester police say one man was shot on Murray Street and drove himself to the hospital overnight Sunday. Police say they responded to Rochester General Hospital around 2:46 a.m. for the report of a man who was shot and found a 46-year-old man being treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound in […]
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...
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 Pleads Guilty to Mail Theft and Possession of USPS Key
ROCHESTER, NY – Nathan Romar Arnold, a 23-year-old Rochester resident, pleaded guilty to charges of possessing a United States Postal Service (USPS) key and theft of mail, U.S. Attorney Trini…
RPD data: Significant drop in car thefts compared to other crimes
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Rochester Police Department’s Open Data Portal is reporting a significant decrease in car thefts during the first half of 2024 compared to this time last year. Most of the car thefts reported in 2023 were due to a discovery spread on social media that certain Kia and Hyundai vehicles did […]
Three without a home following fire on North Goodman Street
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – A two-and-a-half story apartment building caught fire on North Goodman Street in Irondequoit, injuring one and displacing two more people Sunday. According to Irondequoit Fire Department, the bulk of the fire was in the attic of the apartment building located on North Goodman Street between Norton Street and Reynolds Avenue. One […]
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