It was a fairly normal call. Mom was worried about her son’s mental health. May 1, 2008, about 8:30 pm.

Rochester City police officer Robert Osipovitch responded to the call. He found the suspect, and asked him to remove his hands from his pockets.

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I was out and about earlier with the scanner on. What I heard shocked me, and it’s darn hard to shock me.
Rochester NY city fire was dispatched to a “fumes in the house” call. As the engine company responded, it was advised by the dispatcher that there was a note on that address. The note [...]

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Latasha Shaw was stabbed to death in the middle of a busy Rochester intersection. Dozens, if not hundreds, of people witnessed it.
No one will identify the people involved.
Rumors abound. The family says that the group came from a local troublespot, a house where people come and go at all hours and the resident population varies [...]

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R News
Two college students died and one was seriously hurt after a two-alarm house fire in Rochester early Friday morning.
Firefighters were called to Upton Park at 2:39 a.m. for the report of a porch fire. When firefighters arrived on scene there were heavy smoke and flames coming from the house.
One of the victims was found [...]

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Here’s a story of justice delayed but not forever… And the hint of a solution to a serial killer…
R News
A Florida man is behind bars charged with murdering a 7-year-old Rochester girl in what the Rochester Police Department calls the oldest cold case it’s ever cracked.
Florida authorities and a U.S. Marshal arrested James Pressler in [...]

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The Sunday edition of the Democrat & Chronicle has two stories on its front page that are, and are not, related.
No Time to Wait talks about the interim superintendent of the Rochester City School District and the challenges he faces. The paper printed a set of statistics as part of its headline which it pulled [...]

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WHEC
An event aimed at bringing Rochester together to stop violence ended with fights and several arrests.
The Peace Festival wrapped up around six Sunday night. Cops were called in to break up the fights and clear the area. About six people were arrested. The festival was supposed to be a chance for groups to put aside [...]

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Yesterday I wrote a short piece about the aging infrastructure of our cities, and posted the events of last week in Rochester where an aging fire protection water supply system caused some flooding.
Here is some of what I have found about the Holly Fire Protection and Water System. More at the links.
ASME International
Concerned about the [...]

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Stealing it.
There’s a fellow I see evey morning on my way to my temp job that has figured out a fairly easy way to make some money.
There is a newspaper “honor” box at the corner of Driving Park and Lake. An “honor” box is where you put your money in and take a newspaper, only [...]

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Rochester New York is unique in many ways and this is one of its most unique and best kept secrets. The City has a river and a riverine gorge running through it. Below the fold are photos I took today at lunch. The City is on either side of the gorge but you wouldn’t know it in many places.

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