After months of speculation, Monroe County Legislature President Sabrina LaMar has named Buffalo Criminal Defense Attorney Robert Fogg as her choice for the county’s new public defender. The appointment depends on a majority vote of the County Legislature…which has a one vote Democratic majority. Most Democrats are said to favor another candidate, Julie Cianca, who […]
A Monroe County grand jury has indicted the man accused of shooting and killing a Rochester police officer last week. Kelvin Vickers, 21, was previously charged with second degree murder and second degree attempted murder for the shooting death of Officer Tony Mazurkiewicz and the wounding of Officer Sino Seng. The Boston man is accused […]
Rochester police say nobody was injured when two men fought for control of a gun on Dewey Avenue late Monday night. The victim was attending a vigil for a homicide victim when another man he knew confronted him and a fight broke out. The suspect pulled out a gun, and the victim fought him for […]