Career Criminal Leads Police on Multi-Jurisdiction Pursuit Resulting in Multiple Accidents and Injuring a Deputy, a K9, and a Community Member
During the overnight hours of June 8th, 2026, a white Dodge work truck was stolen from a farm located in Chili, NY.
On the night of June 16th, 2026, two license plates were stolen from a construction worksite in Perinton, and those plates were ultimately placed on the Dodge, likely in an effort to conceal the stolen vehicle from law enforcement.
Deputies continued to search for the stolen vehicle and license plates in the following days.
On June 24th, 2026, at 11:13 a.m., deputies received a License Plate Reader (LPR) alert on the stolen license plates in the area of Penfield Road and Cheswell Way. Deputies responded and located the stolen Dodge parked at Corbett’s Glen Nature Park with the stolen license plates attached. Ryan Novick was the sole occupant, seated in the driver’s seat.
Deputies positioned their marked patrol vehicles to prevent the truck from leaving and approached on foot, clearly identifying themselves and giving repeated lawful commands for Novick to exit the vehicle. Rather than comply, Novick intentionally backed into a tree before striking a nearby parked vehicle in order to drive around deputies and their patrol vehicles. He then drove across the grass and fled the park, forcing deputies to begin a pursuit.
Novick led deputies on a 48-minute pursuit through several Monroe County communities, demonstrating a continued disregard for public safety. During the pursuit, Novick drove recklessly, causing six additional motor vehicle crashes, and placing countless motorists, pedestrians, and law enforcement at risk. One motorist sustained an arm injury in one of the crashes, and we are thankful the injuries appear to be minor.
Throughout the pursuit, deputies continually assessed the risks to the public while coordinating with assisting agencies to bring the incident to a safe conclusion as quickly as possible. Those coordinated efforts included the use of the New York State Police Aviation Unit, traffic control measures to reduce traffic and exposure to the public, and the deployment of spike strips in an effort to safely disable the stolen truck.
The pursuit ended on Lyell Avenue near Verona Street when the truck became disabled due to mechanical failure.
Even with the vehicle no longer operable, Novick continued to resist arrest by refusing repeated lawful orders and actively fighting with police as they attempted to take him into custody. Lower force options such as taser deployment were used but proved ineffective. As Novick’s resistance continued, police were required to use additional force, including the deployment of MCSO K9, to bring him under control and into custody.
During the struggle, Novick’s actions caused injury to the K9’s ear, and a deputy sustained a hand injury. Both required hospital treatment and surgery, and are expected to make a full recovery.
Pursuant to MCSO policy, there is a review of any incident involving the use of force, that investigation is ongoing at this time.
Once restrained, Novick was transported to a local hospital in accordance with MCSO policy following the deployment of K9. Novick was treated and released later in the same evening and transported to MCSO A-Zone so investigators could complete their investigation.
Deputies processed Novick and,
- Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Second Degree (Class C-Felony)
- Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fifth Degree (Class A-Misdemeanor)
- Assault in the Second Degree (Class D-Felony)
- Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree (Class D-Felony)
- Criminal Mischief in the Fourth Degree (Class A-Misdemeanor)
- Unlawful Fleeing a Police Officer in a Motor Vehicle in the Third Degree (Class A-Misdemeanor)
- Obstructing Governmental Administration in the Second Degree (Class A-Misdemeanor)
- Resisting Arrest (Class A-Misdemeanor)
- Injuring a Police Animal (Class A-Misdemeanor)
Novick was transported to Monroe County CAP court for arraignment. Following arraignment on the morning of June 25th, 2026, a Monroe County Court Judge remanded Novick to Monroe County Jail where he is currently being held without bail because he is a predicate felon.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is grateful for our partnerships and would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the New York State Police, NYSP-Aviation Unit, Rochester Police Department and our local police agencies to include the Towns of Irondequoit, Greece and Gates, for their assistance in this extended incident.
This incident serves as a reminder of how quickly one individual’s criminal actions can place an entire community in danger. Novick had multiple opportunities to surrender peacefully and instead, chose to flee and repeatedly endangered innocent motorists, injured a deputy, injured a police K9, and damaged property.
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Deputy David Marcucci
Public Information Officer
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office
MCSOCommunications@monroecounty.gov
(585) 753-4840