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Town of Newark police department returned back to 24-hour service after dealing with staffing issues. Last summer the department went to a 20-hour service. The department filled the vacant positions needed with new officers coming from the academy and some experienced officers coming from other departments. The schedule change lasted for 16 months with the […]
A driver of a car was injured after 2 cars was street racing on Lake Ave near Phelps Ave. Police say the victim’s car was pulling out of a fast-food restaurant when one of the two cars racing crashed into her. The driver of one of the cars racings ditched their vehicle and fled the […]
The Fairport police department was delivered a unique type casserole by a well known criminal in the area. The identified as Michael Lamb dropped off an homemade casserole he created with dog feces, chicken nuggets, grapes, brillo pads, and live bullet that is with an AR-15 and told officers to make sure they eat it […]
For those of you that are speed demons especially on highway work zones you may want to slow down because State Police will be kicking off the “Operation Hard Hat” campaign. Operation Hardhat is in April and now that the warm weather is breaking, you’ll see more construction workers out on the highway. State police […]
Sunday night a Syracuse police officer and an Onondaga County Sheriff’s deputy were killed in the line of duty. The officers were doing an investigation into a stolen vehicle that led police on a chase to a home where gunfire was exchanged leaving both officers and suspect hit. The officers and suspect were taken to […]
The New York State Senate has earmarked $2 million for a pilot program under Daniel’s Law in its latest budget resolution. Daniel’s Law was named in memory of Daniel Prude, who tragically died after an encounter with police during a mental health crisis in 2020. This legislation advocates for mental health professionals to be the […]
The weather is warming up which means construction season is full steam ahead! With that comes delays and slow traffic because of the work zones. So be prepared to slow down. New York State Police are reminding drivers to use caution and slow down in work zones. Operation Hard Hat is in effect so police […]
The Police Accountability Board (PAB) is launching two investigations into the Rochester Police Departments policies. For the first investigation the PAB is looking into is incident involving a 9 year old girl back in January 29, 2021. She was handcuffed and put into a patrol car and after not listening to commands by officers pepper […]
The Rochester Police Department will be distributing anti-theft devices for Hyundai and Kia vehicles. The devices will be given to city residents with models that were manufactured from 2010 to 2020. This distribution of the anti-theft devices comes as a way to curb stolen vehicles until the car manufacturers create a fix to the software. […]
The City of Rochester will continue to be under a State of Emergency due to the violence that continues to impact the community. Mayor Malik Evans renewed the State of Emergency over gun violence. The comes after the attempted murder of a 16 year-old at Franklin High School on January 5th. Officers from the Rochester […]