Rochester NY

Hilton, N.Y. — The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is asking for help finding a teen reported missing early Thursday. Leah Drake, 15, was last seen leaving her home in Hilton around midnight, wearing a black jacket with fur around the hood and a black Nike backpack, according to Sgt. Brendan Hurley.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester city leaders provided a public safety update Wednesday morning. According to Mayor Malik Evans, during the first three quarters of the year, shootings were down by 57%, shots fired were down 52%, and total gunfire incidents were also down by 52%. “Our strategy of prevention, intervention,...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Price Rite Marketplace in Henrietta will close its doors by Nov. 15, according to a statement from the company. “Price Rite Marketplace of Henrietta has made the difficult decision to close the store by Nov. 15,” the company said. “We appreciate the loyalty of customers who have supported...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester Police say a man was shot Thursday afternoon in the area of Arnett Boulevard and Rugby Avenue in Rochester. Police say they responded to the area just before noon for a ShotSpotter activation for multiple shots fired. While investigating, police say they found evidence of shots fired, and...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Two men have been arrested related to a shooting that wounded a 1-year-old and woman in her 30s on Westmoreland Drive in September. RELATED: RPD: Boy, 1, and woman shot on Westmoreland Drive It happened on Sept. 3 on Westmoreland Drive in a neighborhood off Mount Hope Avenue. Rochester Police say...

A line forms outside Ridge Donut Cafe each morning well before the sun makes its daily appearance. The demand for donuts remains strong, and the longstanding donut shop is only one of two (the other being Donuts Delite on Culver Road) in the area still making them by hand “the old fashioned way,” without automated...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Mayor Malik Evans, as well as other city leaders, held a news conference to give an update on the city’s public safety efforts. During the press conference, Mayor Evans and RPD Chief David Smith reported several statistics, including current data on gun violence and car theft. They discussed...

PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Two people, one Monroe County sheriff’s deputies say is a “violent repeat offender,” have been arrested after being accused of stealing a car off the Nazareth University campus in October. Deputies say they found the stolen car in the area of Griffith Street in the City of Rochester Tuesday. They...

Deputies arrested a man after a warrant investigation led them to two towns in Wayne County. Michael J. Fazio, 61, of Kislingbury Street in Rochester, faces multiple charges including third-degree robbery, two counts of petit larceny, and second-degree harassment. According to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, Fazio...

A chase on Thursday involving a car reported stolen from Greece crossed town lines, traversing through multiple Rochester neighborhoods.