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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.

MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE COMMEMORATES SHERIFFS’ WEEK IN NEW YORK STATE HONORING THE FALLEN

Rochester, NY (September 21, 2022) – The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office joins sheriffs’ offices throughout New York State in commemorating Sheriffs’ Week September 18 – 24, 2022. The week highlights the service and contributions of county sheriffs across the state, honoring the dedication of the Off...

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Man threatens Monroe County Jail Bureau employee with a knife.

Rochester, NY (September 21, 2022) On September 20, 2022 at about 3:00 p.m., a man entered the jail records lobby at 130 South Plymouth Avenue, in the City of Rochester. He brandished a knife and threatened a Jail Bureau professional staff member. Emergency protocols were initiated and the Rochester...

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Two Monroe County Sheriff’s Hazardous Device Squad (Bomb Squad) deputies among those honored for saving the lives of two children during fires deliberately set at Love’s Travel Plaza, Tyre, S

Tyre, Seneca County (September 13, 2022) - On May 3, 2022, at approximately 5:33 a.m., several officers from multiple counties, including Monroe County Sheriff’s Sergeant Matthew Clancy and Deputy William Connell with the MCSO Hazardous Device Squad (Bomb Squad) responded to the Love’s Travel Plaza...

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MCSO arrests Henrietta man for possessing an illegally modified rifle

Henrietta, NY (September 12, 2022) Monroe County Sheriff's deputies arrested a man in Henrietta on September 7, 2022 for possessing an illegally modified rifle. At 7:51 p.m., deputies responded to Myrtlewood Drive in the Town of Henrietta, for a suspicious incident. A concerned resident called 91...

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The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office makes an arrest for robbery in Penfield.

Penfield, NY (September 1, 2022) Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Willis L. Jones of Rochester for robbery at Home Depot in the Town of Penfield. On August 30, 2022 at approximately 5:30 p.m., MCSO deputies responded to 750 Panorama Trail, for a robbery. Asset Protection employees state...

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08/02/22 MCSO NOTICE OF SALE - 31 BROOKSIDE DR., ROCHESTER, NY

By virtue of an execution issued out of the Monroe County Supreme Court, County of Monroe, of the State of New York, to me directed and delivered, against the goods and chattels, lands and tenements of judgment debtor in the entitled action, I have seized and taken all the right, title, and interest...

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08/02/22 MCSO NOTICE OF SALE - 101-129 EAST AVE., ROCHESTER, NY

By virtue of an execution issued out of the Monroe County Supreme Court, County of Monroe, of the State of New York, to me directed and delivered, against the goods and chattels, lands and tenements of judgment debtor in the entitled action, I have seized and taken all the right, title, and interest...

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08/02/22 MCSO NOTICE OF SALE - 153 INDEPENDENCE ST., ROCHESTER, NY

By virtue of an execution issued out of the Monroe County Supreme Court, County of Monroe, of the State of New York, to me directed and delivered, against the goods and chattels, lands and tenements of judgment debtors in the entitled action, I have seized and taken all the right, title, and interes...

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