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Police have charged a Rochester man with rape, plus three counts of attempted rape for a string of attacks against Rochester women. They’ve charged 26-year-old Hayden Cypressi after identifying him as the suspect in an attack near Park Avenue and Culver Road on October 29. After Cypressi was identified, police began looking to connect him […]
The Monroe County Executive’s Office says Julie Cinaca was sworn in Wednesday afternoon as the county’s Public Defender, less than a day after a bipartisan majority of County Legislators voted for her in a special meeting Tuesday night. The move drew immediate condemnation from Legislature President Sabrina LaMar, a Democrat who with most of the […]
The report commissioned from an outside law firm by the Rochester City Council recommends firing suspended Police Accountability Board Director Conor Dwyer-Reynolds. The report found Dwyer-Reynolds accusation of sexual abuse against the agency’s former Board Chair Shani Wilson were “not substantiated,” and that his suspension after those allegations were made was not retaliation. Witnesses said […]