Specialized Police Units
The Rome Police Department possesses and utilizes specialized vehicles to assist in its service to the community. These vehicles function in all aspects of police work. Investigations, crowd control, and traffic safety are just some of the areas in which the Rome Police Department is able to fulfill its mission by having the diversification that these vehicles provide.
The All Terrain Unit (ATU) is a highly mobile unit capable of rapidly deploying to remote areas of the city in any type of weather. This unit gives the department greater flexibility when patrolling city parks and miles of off-road trails while ensuring public safety. Eight (8) certified officers staff the unit. The unit operates two (2) Polaris Sportsman ATVs. This specialized unit is invaluable in reaching land areas that are inaccessible to a patrol vehicle and have proven to be a valuable tool in missing persons and accident investigations, as well as search and rescue operations.
The Rome Police Department’s Mobile Command Center (MCC) is a mobile police station/command post. Operations include computers, radios, observation platform, audio-visual equipment, and work and interview areas. The Mobile Command Center is equipped so that it may be deployed for extended periods of time. This specialized vehicle is deployed to crime scenes, public gatherings, targeted neighborhood's, parades, civic events, fire scenes and at any other function where a fully operational command center is needed.
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, 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.