A worker at the Wegmans market in Webster, New York, ripped off the company for more than $560,000 by creating fraudulent pharmacy refunds and pocketing the money.
Author: Gary Craig, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
‘Brighton ax murder’ case: James Krauseneck appeals conviction from beyond the grave
In a criminal case that has its share of unusual twists, the Brighton ax murder now has another.
Buffalo Tops shooter pleads guilty to murder, hate crime charges in mass killing
The 19-year-old white man accused of fatally shooting 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket pleaded guilty Monday morning to state charges.
Police investigator suspended after handcuffing Black EMT who bumped car unloading a patient
Rochester, N.Y., police investigator Charles LoTempio handcuffed EMT Lekia Smith after she bumped his car while unloading a patient from an ambulance.
FBI: Washington man threatened to kill Black shoppers at supermarket in Buffalo
In the criminal complaint, authorities say the man also called a restaurant in California and threatened to shoot any Black or Hispanic person there.
Daniel Prude’s children sue Rochester, NY, alleging history of ignored police misconduct
The children of Daniel Prude claim in a lawsuit that the city of Rochester, New York, has ignored allegations of police abuse.
Will police be charged in Daniel Prude’s death? This evidence may be the deciding factor
Video of Daniel Prude’s restraint and subsequent autopsy likely will be the centerpiece of decisions about whether officers will be charged.
In 2018, they vandalized a Frederick Douglass statue. Now they’ll help install a new one.
Two men who destroyed a Frederick Douglass statue in 2018 plan to help erect a statue in Rochester, New York, where another was recently vandalized.
Mistrial ordered after juror blows kiss to victim’s family in NY murder trial
A blown kiss from a juror to the family of a homicide victim, along with suspected interactions between jurors and the family, prompted a mistrial.