The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says it’s reviewing how a deputy handled a recent case involving a welfare check on an elderly woman. The deputy was called to a Metro PCS store on Empire Boulevard in Penfield. The caller said they were concerned about a woman who appeared to be in her 80s, and felt […]
A man cleaning out the garage of a house on Shum Lane in Rochester found a surprise: a Vietnam-era military projectile. The device appeared in TV footage to be a mortar round. The man who found it called police, who called in the Bomb Squad. They called the Department of Defense, and DOD officials gave […]
Rochester police say a 23-year-old Rochester man is recovering after surgery for multiple gunshot wounds. They were called to the 600 block of Thurston Road late Thursday night where they found the victim had been shot multiple times in the lower body. He was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital. No suspects are in custody yet. […]