Chief of Police
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Contact information
Kevin M. James
Chief of Police
301 N. James Street
Rome, NY 13440
jamesk@romepd.com
Rome Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative
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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, a 38-year-old Rome man.
Police are searching for 38-year-old Shawn M. Tennant whose last known address was in the city of Rome, according to Detective Shane Riolo of the Rome Police Department.
Riolo says, Tennant is wanted on two separate Rome City Court Arrest Warrants, one for Burglary in the Third Degree and the other for Petit Larceny. Police say Tennant has also failed to appear in front of the Rome City Court as directed on several other charges and there are two additional Bench Warrants for his arrest. Tennant has no known current address but is believed to be in the Rome or Utica area.