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  2. Rochester crime family - Wikipedia

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    Buffalo crime family. Pittsburgh crime family. Rivals. Buffalo crime family. and various other gangs in the Rochester area. The Rochester crime family, also known as the Valenti crime family or the Rochester Mafia, was an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Rochester, New York that was part of the American Cosa Nostra.

  3. Frank Valenti - Wikipedia

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    Frank J. Valenti (September 14, 1911 – September 20, 2008) was boss of the criminal organization known as the Rochester crime family from 1964 to 1972. As the head of the organization he oversaw gambling, prostitution and extortion rackets operating in the city of Rochester, New York for 8 years. Frank and his brother Constenze "Stanley ...

  4. Killing of Daniel Prude - Wikipedia

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    Outcome. Prude declared brain dead, taken off life support. On March 23, 2020, Daniel Prude, a 41-year-old African-American man, died after being physically restrained by Rochester, New York police officers. Prude had been suffering from a mental health episode after ingesting PCP and left his brother's house in a disturbed and naked state.

  5. Constenze Valenti - Wikipedia

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    Constenze "Stanley" Valenti (February 8, 1926 – February 23, 2001) was boss of the criminal organization known as the Rochester crime family in the 1950s. As the head of the organization he oversaw gambling, prostitution and extortion rackets operating in the city of Rochester, New York. Constenze and his brother Frank were among the 100 or ...

  6. Rochester shooting - Wikipedia

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    Rochester shooting. A mass shooting took place on September 19, 2020, in Rochester, New York, United States, at a late-night backyard party on Pennsylvania Avenue. Two people were killed and fourteen others were injured. No arrests have been made. [1][2] It is considered the largest mass shooting in Rochester in recent memory.

  7. 2024 Rochester attack - Wikipedia

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    2024 Rochester attack. On the morning of January 1, 2024, a vehicle laden with canisters of gasoline driven by Michael Avery exploded after crashing into another vehicle in front of the Kodak Theater, which was hosting New Year's Eve celebrations. [1] Justina Hughes and Joshua Orr, two occupants of the vehicle, were killed along with Avery.

  8. Murder of Brittanee Drexel - Wikipedia

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    Murder. Kidnapping. First-degree criminal sexual misconduct. Sentence. Life imprisonment without the possibility of parole plus 60 years. On the night of April 25, 2009, 17-year-old Brittanee Drexel of Chili, New York, United States, left a hotel in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where she had been staying with friends over spring break.

  9. Rochester Police Department - Wikipedia

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    The Rochester Police Department, also known as the RPD, is the principal law enforcement agency of the City of Rochester, New York, reporting to the city mayor.It currently has approximately 852 officers and support staff, a budget of approximately $90 million, and covers an area of 37 square miles (96 km 2).