The state troopers have been an incredible help to the family.

The family would like to extend our sincere thanks to the entire Southern Tier ... for all their tremendous support to the family back in Rochester.

There are elements of family all through our unit, so if something happens to one person, we all help out,

Ortiz said. ''Vladi says he doesn't remember it, but that his family always talked about the help they received from the US.

Sometimes the bread winner of a family is the offender in a case, and we have to find help for the people who formerly depended on them.

This is something I never wanted to do. I did it more for the family, to help Mom financially. I did it for the right reasons.