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Rochester crime family; Founded: c. 1950s Founders: Buffalo crime family: Founding location: Rochester, New York, United States: Years active: c. 1950s–1993 [1] Territory: Primarily the Rochester metropolitan area, with additional territory throughout Western New York
Frank J. Valenti (September 14, 1911 – September 20, 2008) was boss of the criminal organization known as the Rochester crime family from 1964 to 1972. As the head of the organization he oversaw gambling, prostitution and extortion rackets operating in the city of Rochester, New York for 8 years.
Homicides in Rochester dropped 32% in 2023, representing the largest decrease among 32 cities studied by the Council on Criminal Justice. Nearby Buffalo recorded a 23% decrease, while homicides in ...
At 4:20 p.m. on November 16, 1971, a 10-year-old Puerto Rican child named Carmen Colón disappeared while returning home from an errand in Rochester, New York. According to eyewitnesses, Colón entered the pharmacy her grandmother had instructed her to visit on West Main Street, [6] but left the store upon learning the prescription she had been instructed to collect had not been processed ...
An investigation is underway after a fatal stabbing that occurred at the Mobil station on North Street in Rochester. Rochester police said a man was killed in the parking lot of the business.
A 71-year-old man was arrested, accused of fatally stabbing his neighbor inside a community room of the Winton Gardens Towers apartment building on East Main Street in Rochester on Sunday night ...
Avery lived in North Syracuse, New York at the time of the attack according to public records, located next to Syracuse which is 87 miles east of Rochester. Police recovered video of Avery purchasing gasoline and gasoline canisters at various locations within both Monroe and Ontario counties on December 30, a day after Avery left his personal ...
The Rochester Police Department's Major Crimes Unit, the New York Attorney General’s Office and the Professional Standards Section are all simultaneously conducting investigations into the shooting.