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In Perinton, N.Y., a mother and her two children were abducted Saturday afternoon. An AMBER Alert and a county-wide BOLO were issued; the family was found safe in Rochester that night. Three suspects—Gamil S. Ahmed, 31; Omar Saleh, 30; and Dajour L. Paul, 26—were arrested and charged with kidnapping and await arraignment, while a fourth suspect, Amar Saleh, remains at large as the investigation continues.
An Amber Alert has been issued for 54-year-old Mouna Omar Saleh Ali and her two children, 7-year-old Julie Abdullah Qasim Saleh and 9-year-old Hafish Abdullah Qasim Saleh, who authorities say were abducted Saturday in Perinton by Mouna’s 26-year-old son Amar Abdullah Qasim Saleh. The suspect was last seen driving a 2026 white or silver Toyota Camry or Honda Accord near Crossover Road; investigators say the children are in imminent danger, though there is no threat to the public. Anyone with information should call 911 or the Monroe County Sheriff's Office at 585-753-4178.
A suspect is in custody after a lockdown at St. John Fisher University in Pittsford, N.Y., following an attempted stabbing of a staff member at the Wegmans School of Pharmacy. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office has not released the suspect's identity but confirmed that no one was hurt and there was no danger to students or other staff during the incident. The investigation is ongoing.
Alyssa L. Taylor, a 28-year-old woman from Rochester, was fatally shot at Trio Restaurant in Henrietta. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is leading the investigation and is reviewing security footage and interviewing witnesses. No charges have been filed yet, and anyone with information is urged to contact the authorities.
A 28-year-old woman was found shot in the torso at Trio Restaurant in Henrietta, New York. She was taken to the hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident and no suspects are currently in custody.
Matthew Grant, a Rochester Institute of Technology student who had been missing for over three weeks, has been found safe and reunited with his family. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office did not release details about his whereabouts or how he was found. The search for Grant was expanded to the Adirondacks region, and surveillance footage showed him alone and not in distress at a gas station.
RIT student Matthew Grant, who went missing in November, has been found safe in the area between Exits 39 and 41 near Syracuse and Waterloo, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
RIT student Matthew Grant, who went missing on November 20, has been found safe and reunited with his family, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. Grant was last seen on surveillance footage at a gas station near Syracuse, and authorities had extended their search to the Syracuse and Adirondack regions.
A man was shot during an attempted robbery at a home in Henrietta, New York. The victim was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The incident is being investigated by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, who stated that it appears to be an isolated incident with no threat to the public. No information about any arrests has been provided.
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office has determined that a fatal shooting in Pittsford, New York, last week was a murder-suicide. Andre Pellam, 47, shot and killed Jasmine Adams, 33, multiple times before taking his own life with an illegal gun. A young child was also involved but unharmed. Pellam had a previous domestic incident in September and was arrested for assault and criminal mischief. Domestic violence cases are prevalent in Monroe County, with 4,549 reports filed in 2022.
Deputies are searching for 13-year-old Murphy Piddisi, who went missing after getting on his school bus in Perinton, New York. He is described as approximately 5-foot-6-inches tall and weighing 135 pounds. Anyone with information is urged to contact 911.
A bicyclist was killed after being struck by a car on I-590 North in Rochester, New York. The man was riding on the center lane when the accident occurred. New York State Police and the Monroe County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene, and more details are expected to be released.
A USPS delivery vehicle failed to stop at a stop sign and crashed into a Toyota Prius in Honeoye Falls, New York. The driver of the Prius and the USPS driver sustained minor injuries and were taken to a local hospital for evaluation. The USPS driver was cited for the stop sign violation, and drugs and alcohol were not a factor in the crash.
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing kayaker who witnesses say disappeared beneath the water near Frenchtown Township. Despite an extensive underwater search, the victim's identity remains unknown, and the search will resume during daylight hours. Anyone with information is urged to contact Monroe County Central Dispatch.
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office and its Stolen Vehicle Task Force had another successful night, recovering two stolen cars and arresting three juveniles. The task force was alerted to a group of young teenagers driving recklessly near Reynolds Street and Frost Avenue in Rochester. They identified several stolen vehicles and apprehended the suspects without incident after a four-mile chase. The task force has recovered 15 stolen vehicles in the past two months, but due to limited manpower, it cannot operate daily.