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The Rochester Police Department (RPD) has arrested 20-year-old Niger Johnson in connection to the July 2024 shootout at Maplewood Park that left two people dead and five others injured. The victims, 25-year-old Tyasia Manning and 33-year-old Phylicia Counsel, were killed during a barbecue event when gunfire erupted. Johnson, who was identified as one of the […]
RPD investigating a series of car break-ins that occurred downtown on Tuesday. Officers responded to reports of seven damaged vehicles near 45 East Avenue, with some items stolen. Additionally, eight vehicles were targeted in a parking lot by Gibbs and Main streets, close to the Eastman School of Music, between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. […]
After two decades, the cold case of 8-year-old Savannah Streber, who was killed in a 2004 house fire in Rochester, is finally going to trial. Timothy Kuhn, 63, was arrested in Florida in early 2024 and charged with murder and arson. Authorities say Kuhn was a person of interest early in the investigation, as Savannah’s […]
The Rochester Police Department is ramping up patrols following a recent wave of vehicle break-ins, with 15 vehicles damaged in the 100 block of University Avenue and the 1600 block of East Avenue. Some incidents have yet to be reported, and it’s unclear if any items were stolen. Authorities aim to deter further incidents, and […]
Rochester police are investigating a homicide after a man in his 40s was found shot dead in a crashed, burning pickup truck on Coulton Place late Wednesday night. Officers responded just before 11 p.m. to reports of a crash and vehicle fire, discovering the driver with at least one gunshot wound to the upper body. […]
RPD is investigating the findings of four abandoned vehicles found on Thomas Street after one of the cars was reported stolen from Gates and was tracked to that location. Police believe the other 3 stolen vehicles are from Brighton, Irondequoit and Rochester. Rochester police find four abandoned stolen vehicles during investigation
The festive season took a somber turn for several residents of Monroe County as a series of car break-ins disrupted Christmas celebrations. Authorities are currently investigating three separate incidents that occurred on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning. In Henrietta and Penfield, thieves targeted vehicles parked at two church locations during Christmas Eve services. The timing […]
Rochester police arrested 25-year-old Malik Breedlove after he allegedly kidnapped his 5-year-old child from a home on Fifth Street early Monday morning. According to authorities, Breedlove threw rocks at the home’s windows around 1:30 a.m. before being confronted by a woman who shares the child with him. When asked to leave, Breedlove allegedly brandished a […]
A single-vehicle crash on I-490 at Culver Road in Rochester claimed the lives of two passengers and left two others hospitalized. State troopers confirmed that the driver, who suffered minor injuries, was arrested at the scene after becoming combative. Witness George Yelin described the chaotic aftermath, noting that officers restrained and tased the agitated driver […]
Police are investigating what lead up to a murder suicide at a local nursing home Sunday morning around 7:35am. Reports say a 70-year-old man went to visit a 90-year-old relative moments later he shot her and himself both were pronounced dead at the scene. Two people dead after murder-suicide at Rochester nursing home – WHEC.com
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