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A 41-year-old man, Vincent Roselli, was arrested after allegedly calling in a false bomb threat at the Woodspring Suites hotel in Greece, New York. Police determined no explosives were present and traced the call to another hotel, the Extended Stay America. Investigators say Roselli made the hoax after he, his spouse, and children were asked […]
A 30-year-old man, Charles Wilson of Rochester, has died after sustaining a severe injury early Saturday outside Lush Resto Lounge on East Ridge Road in Irondequoit. Police responded to a fight involving several women outside the lounge, during which someone crashed through the front glass window. Wilson was found with a serious torso wound and […]
Former Avon Police Chief Joseph Geer pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $7,000 from the Avon Central School District while serving as a school resource officer at Avon Elementary School. The NYS Comptroller’s Office launched an investigation in February 2024 due to bookkeeping and scheduling discrepancies. Geer admitted to the theft and to improperly assigning another […]
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 […]
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