Rochester Police have made three arrests over the past four days in which they confiscated illegal handguns from city men. Damien Sawyer of Rochester was stopped on Lyell Avenue this morning and arrested after officers found he had a loaded .40 caliber pistol. They stopped 30-year-old Christian Velazquez on North Clinton Avenue in connection with […]
A 34-year-old Rochester man was found shot early this morning outside 223 Sherman Street on the West Side. Police say the man had been shot in the lower body. He was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital and is reported to be in critical condition. Police have an investigation underway
Fourteen Rochester-area residents have been charged with running a cocaine distribution network that operated throughout the city and its suburbs. The charges were in a sealed indictment, opened today in Monroe County Court. They include first degree narcotics sale and possession, conspiracy to distribute and more. The suspects are from Rochester, Churchville and the Village […]