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On October 5, around 6pm, Officers responded to the 100 block of Shelter Street for the report of a group of females fighting and shots heard and then a follow up call of a person shot. Upon arrival, Officers located 17- year old female suffering from a non-life threatening gunshot wound to the lower body. She was transported to Strong Hospital for treatment. During the course of the investigation, Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Section learned that during a fight

Rochester, NY- On October 7, around 9:20pm, Officers responded to the 100 block of Emerson Street for a ShotSpotter activation indicating multiple gunshots. Once on-scene, Officers located an 18-year old male suffering from at least one gunshot wound to the upper body. He was transported to Strong Hospital with serious, life threatening injuries. Thankfully, the medical staff at Strong Hospital were able to stabilize him, leading to the injuries to be considered no longer lif

Rochester, NY- The suspect in the murder of 65-year-old Israel Vega at 73 Costar St. on June 8, 2025 has been identified as 22-year-old parole absconder Jaheim Bennett. He is currently in custody on different/unrelated murder charges in North Carolina. On June 8, 2025 at about 1:45 p.m. 65-year-old Israel Vega was found dead, with several dozen stab wounds inside of an upstairs apartment of a multi-family residence on Costar St. Vega was the owner of the residence and resided

Rochester, NY- On Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 37-year-old Brandon Decapua was sentenced by New York State Supreme Court Justice Renzi to 38 years in the New York State Department of Corrections. The defendant was previously convicted by a Monroe County jury of Burglary in the 1st Degree as a Sexually Motivated Felony, three counts of Sexual Abuse in the 1st Degree, three counts of Attempted Rape in the 1st Degree, and Public Lewdness for two separate incidents at the Univers

Rochester, NY- On October 5, around 4:40am, Officers responded to Evergreen Street for the report of a person shot. Officers located the victim, a male in his 30s, suffering from assault type injuries and a gunshot wound to the upper body. He was transported to Strong Hospital in life-threatening condition. Thankfully, the medical staff at Strong were able to stabilize him and have since deemed his injuries as non-life threatening. The preliminary investigation found that the

Rochester, NY- Around 8:30pm, last night, Officers responded to Texas Street for the report of a gunpoint robbery. The teenage victim reported that he was walking on Texas Street, when the suspect stole his backpack from him at gunpoint. Approximately one hour later, a Lake Section Officer stopped a 2008 Toyota, on Jones Avenue, for violation(s) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law. During the stop, the Officer recognized that the driver, and only occupant of the vehicle, matched t

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is asking for help from the public to locate a missing person. Jonathan Larson is missing from his home in Chili NY. He was last seen getting into an Uber outside of his residence on October 19th. He is 31 years old with brown hair and brown eyes. He stands approximately 5' 6" tall and weighs approximately 125 lbs. We do not have any clothing description for Jonathan at this time. He is believed to be somewhere in the City of Rochester. If a

Rochester, NY- Just before 7am, Officers responded to the 1600 block of Lexington Avenue for the report of a pedestrian struck.  Upon arrival, Officers located a civilian doing CPR on the female victim.  She was transported by ambulance to Strong Hospital, where she sadly passed away from her injuries.   The preliminary investigation found that a pickup truck was eastbound on Lexington Avenue and struck a pedestrian that was crossing Lexington Avenue, southbound.  After stopp

Rochester, NY- On October 18, around 4am, Officers responded to a house in the 100 block of Dayton Street for the report of an altercation involving a handgun. As Officers arrived to the scene, 23-year old Jahnay Rust, who matched the suspect description given by the 911 caller, opened the front door. Upon seeing Officers, Rust draped a flag over the front door, in order to conceal Officers view, and retreated back inside. The occupants then turned the interior lights of the

Rochester, NY- On Monday, October 20, 2025, 37-year-old Joseph Berardi was sentenced by Acting Monroe County Court Judge Patterson to 25 years to Life in the New York State Department of Corrections. The defendant was previously convicted by a Monroe County jury of Predatory Sexual Assault Against a Child and Endangering the Welfare of a Child for the ongoing sexual abuse of a child less than the age of thirteen.   On June 8, 2023, a young child made a disclosure to a mandate

On October 16, 2025 at 2:00 pm, Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputies were notified by staff at White Haven Memorial Park, located at 210 Marsh Road in Pittsford, that an unknown male was stealing several bronze vases from inside the cemetery’s mausoleums. The male left the cemetery with the stolen vases in a vehicle prior to deputies arriving. Staff was able to provide deputies with a detailed description of the suspect’s vehicle and clothing he was wearing.   Staff at White Have

Rochester, NY- Around 8:45, we responded to the gas station at S. Goodman and S. Clinton for the report of a male shot.  Upon arrival, we located a male in his 30s suffering from a non-life threatening gunshot wound to the upper body.  He was transported to Strong Hospital, where he is currently receiving treatment.  Preliminarily, it appears that the victim was sitting in his vehicle and the suspect rode up on a bicycle and shot him before fleeing.  This does not appear to b