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.
06/07/22 - NAMES OF DEPUTIES INVOLVED IN SHOOTING AT CARRABBA'S RELEASED
Deputy Involved Shooting: Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Henrietta Restaurant Patrons, Staff, Deputies and Suspect Uninjured; A Credit to Deputies’ Training and Professionalism Henrietta, NY (June 6, 2022) - On June 2, 2022 at approximately 7:40 p.m., MCSO deputies responded to Carrabba’s Ital...
06/03/22 - DEPUTY INVOLVED SHOOTING AT CARRABBA'S IN HENRIETTA
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deputy involved shooting in the Town of Henrietta on Thursday evening. On June 2, 2022 at approximately 7:40 p.m., MCSO deputies responded to the Carrabba’s Italian Grill at 3340 West Henrietta Road, for a male behind the bar with a gun. Two d...
05/25/22 - SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT IN PENFIELD INVESTIGATION
MCSO Investigates Suspicious Penfield Incident Anyone with Information Urged to Call 911 On May 23, 2022 at approximately 5:45 p.m., in the neighborhood of Yorktown Drive, Guygrace Lane, and Triple Diamond Way in the Town of Penfield, an unknown male in a grey mid-sized SUV, with rust alo...
05/11/22 - CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE ARREST AT ONTARIO BEACH PARK
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office arrests man for Criminally Negligent Homicide on Wednesday night at Ontario Beach Park. On May 11, 2022, just prior to 8:00 p.m., Monroe County Sheriff’s Office park deputies were on routine foot patrol at Ontario Beach Park. They heard someone scream and saw a man...
04/05/22 - ROBBERY ARREST IN THE TOWN OF PERINTON
On April 5th, 2022 between 8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m., in a span of just 15 minutes, a male attempted to gain access to three different motor vehicles. In each instance, the man was unsuccessful. One of the instances occurred in the parking lot of 6600 Pittsford Palmyra Road, Perinton. The man approached...
MCSO MAKES ARREST IN STRING OF HENRIETTA CONSTRUCTION SITE LARCENIES
Henrietta, NY (March 10, 2022) Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputies became aware of a pattern of thefts and burglaries occurring at a new construction site located on Grandstand Circle in the town of Henrietta over the past several months. Through investigation, MCSO identified a white U-Haul pickup tru...
MCSO MAKES ARREST IN HENRIETTA GUN POINT ROBBERY
Henrietta, NY (February 28, 2022) – On February 13, 2022, at approximately 3:45 AM, Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a 7-11 store located at 2499 E. Henrietta Rd. in the Town of Henrietta, for the report of a gun point robbery. The suspect approached the counter, pointed a handgun at th...
MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL INVESTIGATION
Re: Jewelry Store Robberies Rochester, NY (February 4, 2022) – The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with New York State Police, Greece Police Department, Rochester Police Department, Irondequoit Police Department, Webster Police Department, and the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office,...