Gates Police have been taking a beating on social media for something they didn’t do. Chief James VanBrederode says his department was mistakenly identified by someone who shared a post as having officers who beat a black driver after pulling him over. The video of the two police office roughing up the suspect was actually […]
A Gates resident who noticed two people with backpacks on Belvedere Drive in Gates early this morning called police, who ended up arresting two teenage boys who were breaking into cars. Gates Police say officers moved into the area on foot and caught a 15-year-old in the process of stealing items from a truck. They […]
A 22-year-old Rochester man has been charged with selling drugs and endangering the welfare of a child. Gates Police say an undercover drug operation at a motel on Lyell Avenue ended up arresting Denzel Loyd after he sold cocaine to an undercover officer. He had a three-year-old in the room with him at the time. […]