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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A level two sex offender from Lyons is facing several charges after deputies say he tried to meet a 14-year-old girl decoy for sex, sent sexually explicit messages, and damaged a police station while in custody. According to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, 32-year-old Christopher M. Ford...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — As of 9:45 p.m. Tuesday, nearly 8,700 RG&E customers were without power. Ontario County was hardest hit, with 7,637 outages: including 4,927 in Farmington and 2,229 in Victor. In Wayne County, 1,009 customers were without power in Macedon. By Tuesday evening, service had been restored for...

News10NBC is at the scene of a police presence in Pittsford Wednesday afternoon.

Rochester, N.Y. — A suspect involved in a police chase that ended with a crash in downtown Rochester has died, police announced Wednesday. Officers responded to Sunoco at West Main and Reynolds streets around 1:50 a.m. Saturday for a report of menacing with a handgun. Police said a victim reported someone in a white...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester Police say a man has been detained after an investigation on Jewel Street near Cutler Street in Rochester Wednesday morning. Police say at around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, they responded to a house on Jewel Street for a “domestic incident” that possibly involved a gun. They say they were able...

The eight are accused of using everything from romance scams to posing as government agents to attempt to defraud 139 victims of over $11 million.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A Rochester man with a long criminal record has been arrested in connection with a stolen truck and multiple larcenies in Monroe County, deputies announced Tuesday. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said 39-year-old Richard R. Robson was taken into custody on Sept. 8 after investigators...

A 20-year-old has been arrested on charges he slashed someone with a machete during a fight over a cell phone. When police arrived, the victim was already at Rochester General Hospital. Police say he had gone to 20-year-old Marquan Younger's house to retrieve the phone. When they arrested Younger there,...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A Greece man is in custody after police say he confronted officers, fled into the woods armed with a knife, and later escaped from a hospital before being recaptured. Police responded to a welfare check for 47-year-old Steven Ploof on Monday evening. Investigators said Ploof refused commands,...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Monroe County Bar Association is defending the silence of a city court judge who has come under fire by county and city leaders for his actions on the bench. For weeks, the News10NBC Investigative Team has been reporting on Rochester City Court Judge Michael Lopez. The judge has been quickly...