Rochester NY

Police say Tamage Lavell Faison, 19, from Rochester, was charged on March 4 after officers stopped a vehicle on West State Street in Albion. The Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force and Albion Police searched the car and found crack cocaine packaged for sale.

A man convicted of killing a young child and his babysitter in Palmyra is set to be paroled on Thursday. Chad Campbell was originally set to be paroled in Wayne County until the sheriff's office says that was changed due to "overwhelming public outcry from our citizens." Because of that, Campbell will now be paroled...

A shoplifting complaint at Target in Eastview Mall led to a petit larceny arrest Tuesday night. Sarah E. Jamieson, 32, of Paddy Hill Drive in Greece, was taken into custody around 8:45 p.m. at the store on Commons Boulevard in the Town of Victor. Deputies said Jamieson was found with...

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — Father William Coffas, pastor of Holy Cross Church on Lake Avenue, said a statue of the Virgin Mary was taken from the grotto on church property over the weekend. "We can't explain this," Coffas said. "Why would somebody want to do this?" "My first thought...

LYONS, NY — The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a 33-year-old woman wanted on multiple charges. Angelica M. Alicea is wanted for obstruction of governmental administration and criminal impersonation in the second degree, according to the sheriff’s office. Alicea is described as 5 feet 5 inches...

On a quiet Thursday morning in Gates, New York, a young family's routine drive was about to be shattered by something no parent could ever prepare for. On March 5, 2026, Jake and Kelly Carpenter had their 6-month-old son, Noah Carpenter, secured in his car seat in the back of...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Power has been restored to thousands of National Grid and RG&E customers after a wave of outages Wednesday afternoon.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester police are searching for the person who stole a statue of Mary from the grotto behind Holy Cross Catholic Church in Charlotte. A candle now stands where the statue once was, leading church officials to believe it wasn’t vandalized, as there are no broken pieces left behind. Father Bill...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Police are investigating the vandalism of — and theft of items from — a vehicle pared at the Memorial Art Gallery on Tuesday. The vehicle owner told police one of the suspects pointed what appeared to be a handgun at him. Rochester Police responded to the gallery on University Avenue at around […]

Batavia, N.Y. — A Rochester man faces several charges following a burglary in Genesee County. Enrique Pellot, 45, was arrested Monday after breaking into a home in Batavia, causing $1,500 in damage and causing the death of an animal inside the home, according to the Genesee County Sheriff's Office.