The man accused of kidnapping a woman from her Gates home and throwing her into the Genesee River in Rochester has been found guilty of attempted murder, kidnapping, robbery and menacing. Franklin Leonard was convicted of five of six charges against him in State Supreme Court. On October 21, 2015, the 62-year-old Leonard first tried […]
New York’s Department of Taxation and Finance says it’s seized nearly 43,000 untaxed cigars and arrested a Rochester man for smuggling them into the state. Forty-two-year-old Anwar Ahmed of Rochester has been charged with criminal tax fraud and possession of untaxed cigars. The state says agents of the Tax Department Cigarette Strike Force followed him […]
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says a would-be thief caught himself when he tried to break into the Pontillo’s Pizza at Route 441 and Five Mile Line Road in Penfield. A man hanging Christmas lights at a plaza in Penfield heard someone yelling for help early this morning and called 911. Deputies searched the area […]