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.
6/18/21- PARMA MISSING PERSON INVESTIGATION UPDATE
MCSO PARMA MISSING PERSON CASE BEING TREATED AS A MURDER INVESTIGATION: SKELETAL REMAINS DISCOVERED IN FIRE PIT ON WILLIAM MASON’S PROPERTY Anyone with Additional Information on Mr. Mason’s Disappearance Urged to Call 911 or MCSO Tip Line: 585-753-4175 Parma, NY (June 18, 2021) - On May 26, 20...
5/18/21- MCSO - PRESIDENTIAL PARDONS
MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE UNVEILS AND PROUDLY DISPLAYS THREE PRESIDENTIAL PARDONS The Pardons, Dating Back to 1864, 1865, and 1875, are Restored and will be Permanently Displayed at the MCSO Rochester, NY (May 18, 2021) – The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is proud to unveil and publi...
5/14/21- STANDOFF- TOWN OF PERINTON
Perinton, NY- (May 14, 2021)- On 5/14/2021 at approximately 1:30 PM, MCSO responded to an address on Falling Creek Dr, Perinton for the person that was experiencing a Mental Health crisis and was armed with a several long guns. MCSO deputies set up a perimeter around the residence, restricted access...
4/30/21- MCSO BAIL SCAM ARREST
MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ARRESTS TWO SUSPECTS IN ELDERLY BAIL SCAM Perinton, NY (April 30, 2021) – Beginning in late March, a scam involving securing cash bail money from elderly victims began across Western New York. The elderly victim receives a phone call from someone purporting to be a...
4/24/21- MONROE COUNTY JAIL RESPONSE TO FALSE INFO
Rochester, NY (April 25, 2021) – On today’s date, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office received several media inquiries regarding social media chatter from a post from April 24th involving an alleged in-custody death at the Monroe County Jail (MCJ). There was no in-custody death inside the jail and no...
USMS-MCSO JOINT RELEASE -MURDER ARRESTS
UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE FUGITIVE TASK FORCE, TO INCLUDE MEMBERS OF THE MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, MAKE 12 HOMICIDE-RELATED ARRESTS IN 2020; TEN TO DATE IN 2021 Rochester, NY (April 9, 2021) - The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the United States Marshals Service Fu...
MCSO 200TH BIRTHDAY
MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE CELEBRATES ITS 200TH BIRTHDAY March 8, 1821 – March 8, 2021 Rochester, NY (May 18, 2021) – The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is proud to unveil and publically display three Presidential Pardons, dating back to the mid-late 1800’s. All three of the 145...
MCSO MAKES ARREST IN PERINTON STOLEN UTV'S CASE
MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ARRESTS THREE PEOPLE AS A RESULT OF PERINTON UTILITY VEHICLE THEFTS Perinton, NY (February 22, 2021) – On Friday, February 19, 2021, at 8:50 a.m., Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the Bobcat of the Finger Lakes, located at 7216 Pittsford Palmyra Rd., Pe...