Tomasz Kaczowska

This home was the site of a blaze apparently set as a trap for first responders on Dec. 24, 2012. (credit: CBS 2)

Woman Indicted In Connection With Upstate Firefighter Murders

An upstate New York woman has been indicted, on a charge that she lied on a form while buying two guns later used to ambush and kill firefighters in Rochester on Christmas Eve.

2013/04/03

Lawmakers Demand Penalties For Those Who Give Guns To Criminals

It turned out it was a neighbor who bought the guns a convicted felon used to kill two firefighters near Rochester on Christmas Eve, and now some state lawmakers want a way to jail people who knowingly give guns to criminals.

2012/12/30

Firefighters Michael Chiapperini, left, and Tomasz Kaczowka. (courtesy: WebsterPost.com/Messenger Post Media/Facebook)

Woman Arrested In Connection With Upstate Firefighter Killings Investigation

New York State Police Senior Investigator James Newell says Dawn Nguyen, of Rochester, faces a state charge of filing a falsified business record.

2012/12/28

Funerals Set For Slain Firefighters In Webster

Michael Chiapperini, 34, and Tomasz Kaczowska, 19, were killed Monday after 62-year-old ex-convict William Spengler armed himself with three weapons and set his house on fire to lure first responders into a death trap.

2012/12/26