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Rochester, NY - The man shot and killed on November 18th at St. Paul and Norton St. is identified as 36- year-old Willie Mayhall, City of Rochester resident. There are no additional updates and no suspect in custody. Original Notify: On November 18, 2025 at about 6:45 p.m. officers responded to the gas station at the corner of St. Paul St and Norton St for the report of a shooting. Officers arrived on scene and found a male victim in his 30s, in the front driver’s seat of a v

ROCHESTER, N.Y.–U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Moises Orduna-Rios, 36, and Raquel Orduna-Rios, 30, of Plymouth, Michigan, were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy, transporting and harboring unauthorized aliens for commercial advantage or private financial gain, conspiracy to bring in, harbor, and transport unauthorized aliens, employment of at least 10 unauthorized aliens within a 12-month period, engaging in a pattern or practice

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Shabon Banks, 42, of Gates, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, was sentenced to serve 63 months prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. Banks was also ordered to pay $92,903.34 in restitution to various retailers, including Best Buy, Home Depot, Kohls, Lowes, Macy’s, Target, and Walmart. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kyle P. Rossi, who handled the case, stated that between December 2021, a

Rochester, NY - On November 18, 2025 at about 6:45 p.m. officers responded to the gas station at the corner of St. Paul St and Norton St for the report of a shooting. Officers arrived on scene and found a male victim in his 30s, in the front driver’s seat of a vehicle suffering from at least one gunshot wound to the upper body. He was pronounced dead at the scene. During the preliminary investigation it has been learned the victim was alone in his vehicle and parked at the ga

Rochester, NY - On November 16, 2025 at approximately 6:30 a.m., officers responded to 484 Avenue D for a suspicious condition. Upon arrival they found a man dead in the basement of the vacant front apartment. The man has been identified as 37-year-old Aaron Johnson- Haygood. His manner of death is a homicide, the cause will not be released at this time. Johnson-Haygood did not reside at 484 Ave D, but he was known to hang out there and was a City of Rochester resident. The v

Rochester, NY - On August 21, 2022, at about 1:45 a.m. officers were called to the area of 162 Olean St. for the report of a person shot. When they arrived they found 29-year old James Hallenbeck near the sidewalk. James was dead from at least one gunshot wound to the neck, as well as blunt force trauma to the head and body. Yesterday afternoon, 21-year old Rahjule Keeton was arrested by members of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department Warrant Squad and the United States Mar

Rochester, NY- On Monday, November 17, 2025, 26-year-old Namari Starling was convicted by a Monroe County jury of Kidnapping in the 2nd Degree, Strangulation in the 2nd Degree, two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 2nd Degree, and Reckless Endangerment in the 2nd Degree. On the morning of March 4, 2025, a 26-year-old woman was kidnapped by her ex-boyfriend, restrained, and held at gunpoint. She managed to escape and ran down the street barefoot, where a good Sa

Rochester, NY- On Friday, November 14, 2025, New York State Supreme Court Justice Richard Healy sentenced 51-year-old Malcolm Bryant to 25 years to Life in the New York State Department of Corrections for killing Robert Prescott consecutive to 10 years in the New York State Department of Corrections plus 5 years of post-release supervision for the attempted murder of another Rochester man. The defendant was previously convicted by a jury of Murder in the 2nd Degree, Attempted

Rochester, NY, - Around 4:40pm, yesterday, Officers stopped a 2020 Kia in the 300 block of Driving Park for violation(s) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law. During the subsequent stop and investigation, they learned that the passenger, 22-year old Dayveion Haygood had a handgun in his pocket. Officers recovered a loaded 9mm “Ghost Gun”, loaded with 26 rounds, from Haygood’s pants pocket. He was safely taken into custody and transported to the Monroe County Jail. Dayveion Haygood,

Rochester, NY- On November 5 th , 2025, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Greece Police Department, conducted a search warrant at Rochester Jewelry and Tek located at 3670 Mt. Read Blvd. in Greece. The search warrant was the result of an ongoing investigation extending for several months as investigators looked into the trafficking of over $100,000 in stolen property, and the sale of illegal prescription drugs. According to the allegations, owners

Rochester, NY — The Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office is seeking the public’s help identifying a man who died on October 20, 2025 after being struck by a vehicle the previous evening while bicycling in Rochester’s Marketview Heights neighborhood. The man was riding his bicycle northbound on Scio Street near Woodward Street around 7 p.m. on Oct. 19 when he was struck by a southbound vehicle. The decedent is a white male, possibly Hispanic and likely in his 30s or 40s. He

Rochester, NY - Around 5:45pm, last night, Officers in the Rochester Police Department’s Violence Prevention Section received information that there were multiple males with guns inside of a house on Fairbanks Street. Plainclothes Officers set up surveillance on the house and a short time later three males exited the location and began walking towards Bauman Street. Uniformed Officers attempted to stop the males and they immediately ran. As multiple foot pursuits ensued, one