Patrol Division
The primary goal of the patrol division is to protect and preserve life and property. Officers assigned to the patrol division are committed to maintaining a safe community as well as to serve and protect in a professional manner. Currently, there are forty-five officers assigned to patrol. These officers utilize marked patrol cars as well as foot patrol, bike patrol , A.T.V. and snowmobile's in the course of their duties and respond to calls for service throughout the City of Rome.
The area of patrol covers approximately 15.625 square miles and is patrolled twenty-four hours a day.
Contact information
Jason Fairbrother
Captain
301 N. James Street
Rome, NY 13440
Phone: (315) 838-1905
fairbrotherj@romepd.com
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 City Police Department Detective Shane Riolo, 37-year-old Akeem A. Harper is wanted on two separate Rome City Court Arrest Warrants. Harper’s charges stem from two separate Domestic Disputes that occurred in November of 2025. Harper has not since been located as he has no known address but is believed to be in the Rome or Utica area.