11-04-2025
RPD: Assault rifle, 34lbs of pot, $50k found inside Monroe Avenue apartment leads to man's arrest
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A man has been accused of firing an AR-15-style rifle inside an apartment on Monroe Avenue, leading to a recovery of marijuana and money.
On Thursday morning around 6 a.m., officers responded to the area for reported gunfire. They said they found evidence that gunshots were fired inside an apartment building.
After a search of the suspected apartment, officers recovered the loaded AR-15-style rifle, two 9mm magazines, over $50,000 in cash, and over 34 pounds of marijuana. They said 27-year-old Todd Romig was the only person inside the apartment.
Romig was arrested and charged with third-degree criminal possession of a weapon and first-degree criminal possession of cannabis. He was taken to the Monroe County Jail and is awaiting arraignment at Rochester City Court.
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