Rochester NY

EAST ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Rochester area’s only 24/7 emergency veterinary clinic is proving its necessity. The clinic in East Rochester is treating nearly 1,400 patients in July, the most since it opened in March. “This is what we’re in it for, you know?” said Bruce Ingersoll, medical director at Rochester Emergency...

A 42-year-old man is facing charges after investigators say he used a deceased person’s food stamp benefits to make unauthorized purchases. Anthony C. Scalzo of Sea View Avenue in Irondequoit was arrested following a welfare fraud investigation by the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office and the county’s Department of...

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — James Spampinato, 75, of Rochester is recovering from a broken hip and neck after he was attacked Sunday outside Ariana Super Market on Culver Road. The incident, which was captured on camera, occurred less than two weeks before he was set to walk his daughter down the aisle at her wedding.

Perinton, N.Y. — An animal hoarding situation in Monroe County is under investigation. The Town of Perinton received several complaints about "serious health" concerns regarding a large number of cats that were being kept in unsafe conditions at a home on Kreag Road, according to a statement from Town Supervisor...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A man accused of raping a child in Newark was arrested in Gainesville, Florida. The Newark Police Department said they began the investigation after Child Protective Services received a phone call in 2021. According to investigators, 43-year-old Daniel Shaffer was physically abusive to an...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Yesterday, a 49-year-old man was sentenced to 20 years to life for stabbing and robbing a man in Rochester. Marquis Hucks was sentenced for first-degree robbery and second-degree assault after he was identified as the person responsible for stabbing a man in the shoulder and stealing his bike...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A woman was hospitalized after causing a five-car crash on Chili Avenue near the airport, police said. News10NBC provided live coverage of the scene at 6 p.m. Rochester Police said the woman attempted to pass stopped traffic on the shoulder, leading to four additional cars crashing at the...

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. – A Canandaigua man is facing charges after Ontario County deputies say they found weapons and body armor in his car. Investigators discovered an assault rifle, loaded magazines, a handgun with multiple loaded magazines, and body armor while executing a search warrant inside a car owned by...

A Rochester man is facing multiple felony charges after state police say they found him driving without a license and in possession of a stolen, loaded handgun. The arrest happened around 10 p.m. on August 17 during a traffic detail on Clinton Avenue, according to a press release from New York State Police. Troopers...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Three suspects, including a 17-year-old, have been arrested following a stolen car chase in the city. On Wednesday morning, around 3 a.m., the Rochester Police Department was investigating a reported armed carjacking at the intersection of North Clinton Avenue and Ward Street. Officers said...