Normal business hours are Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Media outlets are instructed to send all inquiries to mcsocommunications@monroecounty.gov or contact the PIO via phone.
Public Information Officer (PIO) Sergeant Brendan Hurley can be reached directly at 585-753-4840.
Communications Director Amy Young may be reached directly at 585-753-4518.
Off hours (after 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, weekends, and holidays) Media outlets are instructed to call Media Line at 585-753-2978 for information on developing/breaking news and incidents. The Watch Commander will, in turn, disseminate requested information to all local media outlets.
All other inquiries, including requests for “enterprise” stories, may be made by contacting the Communications Office at MCSOCommunications@monroecounty.gov. These requests will be answered during normal business hours.
Forged Check Investigation Leads to Search Warrants and Seizure of an Illegal Handgun
On October 02, 2025, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Economic Crimes Unit conducted two search warrants, one on Union Square in Chili and the other on Sherman Street in Rochester. The search warrants were a result of an ongoing investigation into checks that were stolen and forged before they wer...
Zone Blotter 8/28/25 - 9/10/25
A Zone Penfield Burg 3rd / GL 4th –Arrest / Home Depot - 750 Panorama Trail / 25-169902 On 8-31-25 at 1:31 pm, Alvin Webb (age 60) stole a water heater valued at $1249. Webb fled in a pickup truck with the water heater. Responding deputies spotted him and conducted a traffic stop, which led...
Repeat Offender Arrested for Stealing Vehicle and Credit Card
On August 15, 2025, Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies began an investigation into the report of a stolen work pickup truck from a local dealership on Marsh Road in Perinton. On August 25, 2025, a suspect illegally entered multiple vehicles in a West Henrietta Road parking lot, stealing various proper...
Larceny Suspects Lead Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputies on a Pursuit Ending in the Erie Canal
Update (9/4/25): The man recovered during the September 2, 2025 Erie Canal investigation is identified as Reginald L. Russell, 56, of Rochester. Our thoughts are with his family during this difficult time. Original Release: (9/3/25): On September 2, 2025, at 6:31 p.m., Brockport Police officer...
MCSO Deputies Arrest Serial Offender for Stealing Again in Henrietta; Christopher Cole Remanded to the Monroe County Jail
On August 27, 2025 at 3:30 p.m., Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies were notified by Home Depot Loss Prevention, located at 770 Jefferson Rd., Henrietta, that a serial offender, Christopher Cole, 58, of Brighton, was trespassing on Home Depot property. The loss prevention employee followed Cole to Dic...
Zone Blotter 8/14/25 - 8/27/25
A Zone Penfield AUO 2/ Resisting / Numerous V&T/3715 Atlantic Ave./25-157681 On 8-13-25 at 5:36 pm MCSO deputies had Atlantic Ave EB closed for an MVA investigation. Nahum O Marshall (42 yo) drove up to a deputy who told Marshall the road was closed and why. Marshall ignored the directive a...
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is Investigating the Death of an Incarcerated Individual
UPDATE (08.14.25): The incarcerated individual found unresponsive inside her cell at the Monroe County Jail and later pronounced deceased at a local hospital on 08/7/25 is identified as: Abriana Pesante, 35, of Rochester. Our thoughts are with Ms. Pesante's family during this difficult time. /...
Zone Blotter 6/19/25 - 7/2/25
A Zone B Zone Henrietta Criminal Trespass 3rd / Vollmer Pkwy. / 25-119121 On 6/23/25, at 12:02 p.m., the victim observed an unknown male jump over a locked gate and enter her backyard. She reviewed her Ring camera video and observed the same male attempting to open the front door to her ho...
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Normal business hours are Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Media outlets are instructed to send all inquiries to mcsocommunications@monroecounty.gov or contact the PIO via phone.
Public Information Officer (PIO) Deputy Brendan Hurley can be reached directly at 585-753-4840.
Communications Director Amy Young may be reached directly at 585-753-4518.
Off hours (after 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, weekends, and holidays) Media outlets are instructed to call Media Line at 585-753-2978 for information on developing/breaking news and incidents. The Watch Commander will, in turn, disseminate requested information to all local media outlets.
All other inquiries, including requests for “enterprise” stories, may be made by contacting the Communications Office at MCSOCommunications@monroecounty.gov. These requests will be answered during normal business hours.