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Woman who tried to pry an attacking pitbull off young boy in Canandaigua talks about its troubling past
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Thursday morning, Angelina Slusser was outside her shop on Main Street in Canandaigua when she saw a pitbull jump on the back of a 10-year-old boy. “Then all hell broke loose,” she said. “It escalated and the kid just started screaming bloody murder and I knew at that point, OK, this […]
Child, father left seriously injured after dog attack in Canandaigua
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A dog attack in Canandaigua left a father and his son seriously injured Thursday morning. According to police, the 43-year-old Rochester man and his 10-year-old son were walking on South Main Street when a pit bull ran up from behind them and attacked the boy. When the father tried to stop […]
Palmyra man airlifted after two-vehicle crash in Manchester
MANCHESTER, N.Y. — A man is in the hospital after a two-car crash that brought power lines down to the ground. Ontario County sheriff’s deputies say it happened in the town of Manchester, at the intersection of County Road 7 and Outlet Road, around 9 a.m. Thursday. They say a Mazda driven by Alexander Morrow, 27, of Palmyra, ran a stop sign, and then was hit by a box truck driven by John Schummer of Clyde. The car then hit a power pole, causing power lines to hit the ground.
Geneva man faces charges after dog left in a hot car and dies
GENEVA, N.Y. — A dog owner from Geneva is facing charges after investigators said his dog died after being left in a hot car for four hours. Daniel Bowman, 49, is charged with animal cruelty. Bowman brought his one-year-old Goldendoodle named Pecan with him as he was headed to work in Canandaigua on Aug. 15, planning to take the pet to doggy daycare. The Ontario County Humane Society says that, instead, he forgot the dog in the parked car in Canandaigua and found her unresponsive from heat exposure when he returned during lunchtime.
Police: Driver hospitalized after failing to stop at intersection in Manchester
Manchester, N.Y. — Crews responded to a crash Thursday morning in Ontario County. Police said the driver of a Mazda heading east on Outlet Road in Manchester failed to stop at a stop sign, continued into an intersection and was struck by a box truck heading south on County Road 7 just after 9 a.m.
3 arrested after armed robbery at McDonald’s in Lyons
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Three people were arrested Wednesday after an armed robbery in Lyons. According to New York State Police, troopers were called to the McDonald’s on Forgham Street around 6:00 p.m., where a man said he was robbed at gunpoint by three people in a black sedan. Police said they found the suspect […]
Drug deal gone bad, gun pulled to rob the victim
State Troopers out of Lyons responded to a report of an armed robbery in Lyons on Wednesday at in the rear portion of the McDonald’s Parking lot in Lyons. According to police, the marijuana deal led to Lorenzo R. Carithers, age 26, of 152 Canal Street in Lyons using a loaded 9mm “ghost gun” to rob a victim.
ESL members warned of an increase in scam text messages
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — ESL members are warned of an increase in phishing attempts and scams. The credit union said customers may have received something similar to the following text message: According to ESL, these text messages are phishing attempts — a type of scam where the culprit attempts to steal sensitive and private information […]
Marcus Whitman teacher's aide receives Liberty Medal for saving life of choking student
Middlesex, N.Y.— A courageous teacher in the Marcus Whitman Central School District was honored Thursday for her heroic action to save a student's life. Wendy Boyer, a teacher's aide at Middlesex Valley Primary School, was helping in the cafeteria when she was alerted to a child choking. She quickly performed the Heimlich maneuver to dislodge the food.
Beyond Brazen fest in Victor raises money for domestic violence survivors’ retreat
VICTOR, N.Y. — A fundraiser for survivors of domestic violence was held Saturday morning in Victor — the first Beyond Brazen festival. The funds raised go toward scholarships for the annual survivors retreat, focused on holistic health, wellness, and mental health treatment. The festival in Victor Municipal Park...
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