Landlord-tenant clash leads to arrest, rifle secured by officers

Rochester, N.Y. — One person was arrested on Saturday after an alleged landlord-tenant dispute in Rochester.

The Rochester Police Department said officers responded to the area of Mt. Hope Avenue and Sanford Street for the report of a “menacing with a rifle.”

The department said officers learned that a dispute between a landlord and a tenant had occurred, during which police said the tenant threatened their landlord with a rifle.

The landlord wished to pursue criminal charges, the tenant was arrested, and the rifle was secured.

Officers said there were no injuries, and the area is open after being taped off for some time.