Monroe County settled a lawsuit Tuesday with an officer for the Rochester Police Department who suffered serious, life-altering injuries in the line of duty.
FILE - Rochester Police Officer Denny Wright, blinded in an attack on the line of duty in 2019, is recognized Wednesday, May 3, 2023, as New York state's Officer of the Year.
Rochester, N.Y. — Monroe County settled a lawsuit Tuesday with an officer for the Rochester Police Department who suffered serious, life-altering injuries in the line of duty. Officer Denny Wright was brutally attacked by Keith Williams while responding to a domestic disturbance call on Peck Street Oct. 4, 2019. Wright was stabbed in the face and eyes, leaving him blind.
In his lawsuit, Wright, who responded without backup, claimed he was not properly warned that the address of the reported disturbance had dozens of previous emergency calls, including one that resulted in a standoff with Williams. Williams was sentenced in June 2022 to 40 years in prison after a jury convicted him of attempted aggravated murder and aggravated assault. The amount and terms of Wright's settlement have not been confirmed.
He was seeking compensation for his injuries, losses and pain and suffering.3 officers hospitalized after man throws bleach at them, Rochester police say Three officers were hospitalized after a man threw bleach at them Tuesday in the Maplewood neighborhood, according to the Rochester Police Department. Solicitation letters that look official are showing up in mailboxes across NY asking people to pay $100 for property records they often can get for free.
A man accused of abducting his mother and two of his siblings Saturday in Perinton has been arrested, according to the Monroe County District Attorney's Office. Agencies from Livingston, Monroe and Genesee counties are battling a third-alarm fire Monday in Caledonia. A woman was injured by a rock that broke through the windshield of the vehicle she was riding in Monday, according to the Ontario County Sheriff's Office.
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