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Police: Rochester man stole car then set it on fire

A Rochester man is charged with arson, robbery, and grand larceny, after officials say he stole a car and then set it on fire.

24-year-old Alimuubarak Akalid Foster was arrested on Tuesday. Investigators say that on January 7th, Foster stole another person's car out of a parking lot on Andrews Street, drove the car to Genesee Valley Park, and then set the car on fire.

Rochester Fire Department responded around 3:30 a.m., but the car was already fully engulfed by the time they got there. The car was declared a total loss.

Foster is charged with third-degree arson, second-degree robbery and fourth-degree grand larceny. All the charges are felonies.

He is currently in the Monroe County Jail awaiting arraignment.

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Rochester Police investigating several burglaries along East Avenue

Rochester Police investigating several burglaries along East Avenue

Seven locations along East Avenue have been burglarized in the last month including the George Eastman House.

The burglaries happened between December 21 and January 28. The Rochester Museum and Science Center was the latest victim.

The Rochester Police Department wants people and businesses along East Avenue to “be on the lookout”. Right now, there are no suspects in custody for these burglaries.

Police says that all seven of the break-ins happened after 11:00pm, and at least three of the burglaries happened along East Avenue in downtown Rochester. News10NBC was told buildings on the campuses of both the George Eastman House and the Rochester Museum and Science Center were broken into and things were stolen.

RMSC officials say a gas weed trimmer and a power washer were stolen from their greenhouse.

Strings for Success performs February 18

Strings for Success performs February 18

They're making music inside the Charles T. Lunsford School on Seward Street in Rochester.

Young violinists, members of Strings for Success are rehearsing for a February 18 concert with the University of Rochester Chamber Orchestra. That's right -- third through seventh graders will play with college musicians.

One of the members of Strings for Success is nine-year-old Rachel Gayle. She just started the violin in September. This is the fourth year for sixth grader Marquan Gunter. Both students consider it an honor to be a part of this group.

It is a program of The Center for Youth. Dr. Patty Yarmel founded Strings for Success. Every week she and other volunteers, like Gretchen Judge, Robert Faulknor and Chris Brewley volunteer at the school to help mold these young musicians.

Dr. Yarmel says music opens doors and creates opportunities for children.

Authorities seize more than a kilo of heroin from Rochester home

Another arrest has been made after an investigation into the sale and distribution of heroin by Arcides Dieguez-Castillos in Rochester and Orleans County.

Orleans County Sheriff’s Deputies have charged 32-year-old Nereida Santana of Rochester with criminal possession of a controlled substance. Deputies say they seized more than a kilogram of heroin with a street value of more than $400,000 from Santana’s home in Rochester.

According to investigators, Dieguez-Castillos is facing additional charges for drug possession in Rochester.

Deputies say this is now the largest heroin seizure associated with Orleans County.

More charges and arrests are pending.

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Kodak to layoff 80 employees in Gates

The fallout from Eastman Kodak filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection continues.

News10NBC has learned that 80 employees at Kodak's Manitou Road facility in Gates will be laid off. Another 80 employees at a facility in Ohio will also lose their jobs.

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Strings for Success performs February 18th

They're making music inside the Charles T. Lunsford School on Seward Street in Rochester.

Young violinists, members of Strings for success are rehearsing for a February 18 concert with the University of Rochester Chamber Orchestra. That's right -- third through seventh graders will play with college musicians.

One of the members of Strings for Success is nine-year-old Rachel Gayle. She just started the violin in September. This is the fourth year for sixth grader Marquan Gunter. Both students consider it an honor to be a part of this group.

It is a program of The Center for Youth. Dr. Patty Yarmel founded Strings for Success. Every week she and other volunteers, like Gretchen Judge, Robert Faulknor and Chris Brewley volunteer at the school to help mold these young musicians.

Online dating grows in popularity and acceptance

Have you ever used an online dating site to try to meet that special someone?

A new study co-authored by a professor from the University of Rochester says online dating is now the second most popular form of matchmaking in the U.S. -- behind meeting through friends.   

Researchers say the digital revolution in romance means greater and more convenient access to potential mates. But researchers also say any claims of a science-based approach to matchmaking have not been independently tested and shouldn't be taken too seriously.