Text Message Alerts
The Rome Police Department offers you the oportunity to receive alert messages on your cell phone via text message. Anytime that an emergency situation arises that may affect the citizens of Rome, New York, a "crawler" is activated which scrolls across the top of each page on this website, (www.romepd.com). The "crawler" will display the emergency information and will be updated with any follow-up information. An email alert, which also displays the emergency information, is sent to anyone who has registered for email alerts.
To register for this service, enter your email address in the box below.
Subscribers who wish to have these alerts sent to their cell phone and are Verizon Wireless subscribers should enter their area code, the cell phone number and then enter @vtext.com.
Example: (123)1234567@vtext.com.
AT&T subscribers should enter their area code followed by the cell phone number and then enter @txt.att.net.
Example: (123)1234567@txt.att.net.
Sprint users should enter their area code followed by their cell number and then enter @messaging.sprintpcs.com.
Please check with your cell phone provider as there may be a fee charged for text messaging services.
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Contact information
301 N. James Street
Rome, NY 13440
Phone: (315) 339-7780
Rome Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative
Comments regarding the Rome Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative should be submitted to policereform@romepd.com
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Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers Wanted Person of the Week
The Rome City Police Department and Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers are asking for the public's help in locating this week's Wanted Person of the Week.
According to Rome Police, 30-year-old Dusty J. Derocha is wanted by the Rome Police Department on a three different Arrest Warrants issued from the City of Rome Court. One of the Arrest Warrants is for a felony charge of Robbery in the Third Degree. The other two Arrest Warrants are for Misdemeanor charges including Petit Larceny and Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fifth Degree. These charges are in regards to several theft incidents that occurred in the City of Rome.
Police say, Derocha is also wanted on two Bench Warrants issued from the Rome City Court for violating conditions in regards to past charges. In addition, Derocha is showing as having warrants with the Manlius Police Department, the New Hartford Police Department, and the Cicero Town Police Department. Derocha has no known address but is believed to be in the Rome or Utica area.