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Deputies Arrest Convicted Felon for Possessing Loaded Handgun and Cocaine Following DWI Arrest

Deputies Arrest Convicted Felon for Possessing Loaded Handgun and Cocaine Following DWI Arrest

On January 09, 2026, at 2:24 a.m., a Monroe County Sheriff’s deputy observed a 2023 Cadillac Escalade with dark tinted windows. The deputy also observed the Cadillac following too closely to the vehicle ahead of it, as it continued on I-490 westbound approaching I-390.  The deputy stopped the vehic...

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Convicted Felon Arrested for Possessing a Ghost Gun in Pittsford

Convicted Felon Arrested for Possessing a Ghost Gun in Pittsford

On December 09, 2025, at 2:12 p.m., Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies were called to check on the welfare of Cameron Sanderson. When deputies arrived, they located Sanderson inside the home inhaling “duster.” Deputies detained Sanderson for his safety and ensured EMS could enter the home to render me...

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Deputies Arrest Three Juveniles for Stealing a Vehicle and Multiple Credit Cards; Two Are Repeat Offenders

On December 21, 2025, at 6:40 a.m., Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a Pittsford home for the report of a 2023 Toyota Highlander that was stolen from a driveway. The owners of the vehicle stated they accidentally left it unlocked with the key fob inside, along with a wallet containing...

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Deputies Arrest Penfield Homeowner for Hosting Underage Drinking Party with More Than 100 Teenagers in Attendance; One Teen was Hospitalized with Life-Threatening Injuries

On October 31, 2025 at 10:32 p.m., Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies were called back to a home in Penfield, that they responded to earlier in the evening. This time for the report of a 17-year-old male who hit his head and was unconscious. Deputies arrived and found more than 100 underage individual...

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Deputy Injured During Arrest of a Man Involved in a Domestic Dispute in Henrietta

On December 10, 2025, at 12:55 pm, Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies received calls for a male and female fighting in a parking lot at 660 Jefferson Road in Henrietta. Deputies arrived to find a male on top of the female, pinning her to the ground. Deputies would learn the male and female were in a...

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Deputies Arrest Convicted Felon for Possessing Loaded Handgun and Cocaine Following DWI Arrest

Deputies Arrest Convicted Felon for Possessing Loaded Handgun and Cocaine Following DWI Arrest

On January 09, 2026, at 2:24 a.m., a Monroe County Sheriff’s deputy observed a 2023 Cadillac Escalade with dark tinted windows. The deputy also observed the Cadillac following too closely to the vehicle ahead of it, as it continued on I-490 westbound approaching I-390.  The deputy stopped the vehic...

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Convicted Felon Arrested for Possessing a Ghost Gun in Pittsford

Convicted Felon Arrested for Possessing a Ghost Gun in Pittsford

On December 09, 2025, at 2:12 p.m., Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies were called to check on the welfare of Cameron Sanderson. When deputies arrived, they located Sanderson inside the home inhaling “duster.” Deputies detained Sanderson for his safety and ensured EMS could enter the home to render me...

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Deputies Arrest Three Juveniles for Stealing a Vehicle and Multiple Credit Cards; Two Are Repeat Offenders

On December 21, 2025, at 6:40 a.m., Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a Pittsford home for the report of a 2023 Toyota Highlander that was stolen from a driveway. The owners of the vehicle stated they accidentally left it unlocked with the key fob inside, along with a wallet containing...

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Deputies Arrest Penfield Homeowner for Hosting Underage Drinking Party with More Than 100 Teenagers in Attendance; One Teen was Hospitalized with Life-Threatening Injuries

On October 31, 2025 at 10:32 p.m., Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies were called back to a home in Penfield, that they responded to earlier in the evening. This time for the report of a 17-year-old male who hit his head and was unconscious. Deputies arrived and found more than 100 underage individual...

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Deputy Injured During Arrest of a Man Involved in a Domestic Dispute in Henrietta

On December 10, 2025, at 12:55 pm, Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies received calls for a male and female fighting in a parking lot at 660 Jefferson Road in Henrietta. Deputies arrived to find a male on top of the female, pinning her to the ground. Deputies would learn the male and female were in a...

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Deputies Arrest Three Individuals for Henrietta Larceny; Two Lead Law Enforcement on Pursuit, Crashing Vehicle

On Monday, April 15, 2024 at 4:23 p.m., Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Designer Shoe Warehouse (DSW), located at 720 Jefferson Rd. in the Town of Henrietta, for the report of a larceny. A description of the suspect vehicle was broadcast, and while en route to the store, a deputy obser...

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Deputies Arrest Predicate Felon on Parole for Murder and Another Man for Burglary in Wheatland

Deputies Arrest Predicate Felon on Parole for Murder and Another Man for Burglary in Wheatland

On April 11, 2024, at 2:30 a.m., Monroe County Sheriff's deputies were called to the Birchwood Drive neighborhood in the Town of Wheatland to investigate suspicious behavior. A resident witnessed, via their security camera, a man attempting to open the doors of the vehicles parked in their driveway...

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Deputies Arrest Man Brandishing a Knife in Parking Lot of Chili Retail Store

At 7:49 p.m. on April 2, 2024, Monroe County Sheriff's deputies were called to the parking lot of the Target store in the Town of Chili. An individual was exhibiting aggressive behavior and making threats with a knife. Witnesses described the suspect as a man wearing a black jacket, blue pants, and...

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Man Sentenced to Prison Time Caught by Deputies Trying to Smuggle in Contraband

Man Sentenced to Prison Time Caught by Deputies Trying to Smuggle in Contraband

On the morning of March 15, 2024, Quinson Reed Jr. was sentenced in Monroe County Court to a term of seven years in prison for attempted Criminal Possession of a Weapon. At 10:30 a.m., he was taken into custody by Monroe County Sheriff's deputies and transported to the Monroe County Jail. Upon his a...

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Juvenile Arrested After Crashing Stolen Vehicle

At 3:40 a.m. on March 16, 2024, the Brighton Police Department issued a broadcast detailing the description of four vehicles involved in a larceny incident at Vision Hyundai on W. Henrietta Rd. While en route to the area, Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies sighted the vehicles driving recklessly and m...

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MCSO Grateful for Federal Support of the Regional Investigative Operations Center

On March 11, 2024, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, U.S. Congressman Joe Morelle, and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand made a significant announcement regarding the MCSO Regional Investigative Operations Center (RIOC), revealing the allocation of $940,000 in federal support through the Consolidated Appr...

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Man in Custody for Assault and Resisting Arrest During Larceny Investigation

At 11:10 a.m. on March 6, 2024, Monroe County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the Wegmans located at 6600 Pittsford Palmyra Road in the Town of Perinton for the recently committed larceny involving an individual who left the store without paying for merchandise. Upon arrival, the first deputy...

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Deputies Arrest Individual for Attempted Kidnapping and Attempted Sexual Assault

On February 29, 2024 at 12:35 a.m., Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies located St. John Fisher University suspect Shalom J. Mathews,19, Brighton, in a parking lot at 950 Jefferson Rd., Henrietta. Through the use of technology, old fashioned police work, and collaboration, deputies developed a suspect...

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"Anti-Shuttling Provision" Voids Conviction

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office was made aware on January 3, 2024 of the potential release of Terrence Lewis from his October 2018 murder conviction, resulting from the violation of the anti-shuttling provision of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (IAD) Law. (Click here) In January 2018, L...

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MCSO Foils Crime Spree; Two Juveniles Arrested in Stolen Car

On January 27, 2024 at 3:47 in the morning, Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Locust Lane in the Town of Perinton for a group of people breaking into cars. The first arriving deputy saw three males run from a carport and enter a waiting silver 2019 Ford Flex with New York State license p...

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