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Rochester, NY- Around 3:45pm, on October 31, an Officer was at a residence on Bartlett Street conducting a follow up investigation into a domestic related issue. The investigation determined that 51-year old Kina Wilcox was under arrest for Custodial Interference. Wilcox pulled away from the Officer and began to hit him, including pulling the corded microphone from his radio and striking him with it. Additionally, Wilcox’s 18-year old daughter, Kahmyia Coats entered the room

On October 31, 2025, at about 10: 30 p.m., officers were called to 25 Lewis St. for the report of an unresponsive male. Upon arrival, they found 27-year-old Lejend Watson (City of Rochester resident) in the upstairs apartment dead from an apparent gunshot wound to the upper body. It appears nobody actually lives in the upstairs apartment at 25 Lewis St., but that it is a location where drugs are sold from. Watson was known to hang out there. There are currently no suspects in

Rochester, NY - On November 2nd, 2025, at about 1:50 a.m., officers responded to the area of Gothic St. near the park for the report of gunshots fired. When officers arrived, they found 31-year- old Kitana Kendrick had been shot at least one time. She was transported to Strong Memorial Hospital by AMR and was pronounced dead a short time after arrival. During the course of the investigation thus far, it has been determined there was an argument that escalated to the gunshots

Rochester, NY- On October 2, around 10:15pm, Officers responded to the 600 block of Jefferson Avenue for the report of a male shot. Officers located the victim, a male in his 20s, suffering from significant head trauma and a gunshot wound to the torso. He was transported to Strong Hospital in critical condition and upgraded to stable condition following a prolonged surgery. During the preliminary investigation, Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Section learned that v

Rochester, NY- The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, working in collaboration with the Rochester Institute of Technology Public Safety Department, investigated following several reports of an individual making inappropriate comments, and in some cases advancements, toward pedestrians on campus walkways.  In some of these instances, the individual was wearing a bear costume. There have been no injuries reported.   Deputies and RIT Public Safety gathered evidence from pedestrians

Bidwell Terrace: Around 1:20pm, on October 26, Officers responded to the 100 block of Bidwell Terrace for the report of people fighting and that someone had fired a shot. Further information was received that the suspect fled in a blue Ford Explorer. Later in the afternoon, around 4:30pm, Officers located the suspect vehicle and stopped it in the 500 block of Driving Park. Officers detained three people from the vehicle and drafted a search warrant. During the search, a .40 c

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