A person who pulled out a gun during an argument between neighbors touched off a police incident Wednesday night that ended up involving the SWAT Team. Rochester police say it happened on Shelter Street shortly after 5:30 in the evening when the suspect displayed a long gun during the dispute and retreated into 180 […]
Rochester police dealt with a tense crowd situation while making an arrest on Champlain Street, during which an officer was punched in the back of the head. Police say police tried to arrest a man who had a warrant against him. Officers who chased the man to Jefferson Avenue thought they might have been shot […]
Rochester Police Chief La’Ron Singletary says his department is launching a crackdown on illegal guns and the people who carry them after the recent surge in shootings on city streets. The department held a planning session Tuesday afternoon, developing its response after four people, including an eight-year-old child, were shot and wounded during a […]