Rome Crime Reports

Three charged in two separate drug raids in City of Rome

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - Three people are facing charges following two separate drug raids in the City of Rome. Read More »

Rome Police Officer honored for actions in September stabbing death

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - A Rome Police officer received a high honor this week for his quick actions in a 2011 stabbing death. Read More »

Two charged with synthetic drug violation in City of Rome

ROME, N.Y. - Two people have been charged with violations under the City of Rome Synthetic Drug ordinance. Read More »

Rome Police: 11 month old girl died sleeping face down on couch

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - Rome Police are continuing their investigation into the death of an 11 month-old child. Police say that so far, the investigation has revealed that the child died as a result of sleeping on the couch, face down, which caused the couch cushions to block the child's airway. Read More »

Man with history of sexual offenses accused of recording sex acts with minor he met on Facebook

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - A Verona man with a history of sex offenses is now facing new charges after authorities say he met a child on Facebook and engaged in sexual acts with the child that he recorded. Read More »

Dames sentenced to 24 years in prison for Rome stabbing death

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - The Brooklyn man who admitted to stabbing a Rome man to death back in September attempted to withdraw his acceptance to a February plea offer before he was sentenced Monday morning in Oneida County Court in Utica. Read More »

Two charged with new Rome Synthetic Drug Law

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - Two men have been charged after Rome Police discovered they were involved with the sale of banned synthetic drugs. Read More »

Former Rome resident living in Dolgeville accused of rape

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - A former Rome resident, now living in Dolgeville has been charged with second-degree rape, according to the Oneida County Child Advocacy Center. Read More »

Security Officer at Marcy Psychiatric Center accused of sexually abusing child

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - A Safety and Security Officer at the Marcy Psychiatric Center has been accused of sexually abusing a child under the age of 14. Read More »

Authorities seek man suspected of stealing donation jar from Rome business

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - Rome Police are attempting to identify an unknown suspect who they believe was involved in the theft of a donation jar that contained money being collected to help in the fight against childhood cancer. Read More »

Town of Lee man charged after multiple stabbing at Rome house party

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - A Town of Lee man has been charged after Rome Police say he stabbed three people during a fight at a party in the early morning hours of Saturday, February 25. Read More »

Dames rejects second plea deal in fatal Rome stabbing

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - Terrance Dames, the man accused of stabbing 20-year-old Stephan LaPointe of Rome to death, was in Oneida County Court in Utica on Monday where he rejected a plea offer made by the district attorney's office. This is the second plea offer Dames has turned down. Read More »

Hearing canceled, new plea offer extended to Brooklyn man charged in Rome stabbing death

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - Terrence Dames is accused of stabbing Stefan LaPointe to death on a Rome street back in September 2011, and a hearing set for Thursday in the case was canceled so that Dames could consider a new plea offer. Read More »

Rome woman accused of murder for hire plot

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - A Rome woman has been charged after police say she attempted to hire someone to kill her estranged husband. Read More »

Rome Police investigate robbery at Kekis Convenience Store

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - Rome Police are looking for the public's assistance in identifying a man they say robbed a convenience store. Read More »

Missing woman located in Rome

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - State Police have located 48-year-old Tammy Curry in Rome. Curry had been missing since leaving the Rome Memorial Hospital last week. Police say she has been safely returned to her family. Read More »

Mother charged after police find child wandering alone in Rome street

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - A 23 year-old Rome woman has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after Rome Police say her 2 year-old son was found walking alone on a city street. Read More »

Police: Man charged with burglary after found climbing out of window, flees

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - A Middle Island man has been arrested and charged with third-degree burglary after police say he was captured fleeing a building early Friday morning. Read More »

Corrections Officer found guilty of sex crimes against two young girls

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - It took an Oneida County jury slightly more than an hour to find a local correction officer guilty of five of the six sex crimes against him. Read More »

Attorneys make closing arguments in CO's sexual abuse trial

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - Thursday marked Day Four of the trial of Donald Hughes, 50, of Floyd, a long-time Corrections Officer accused of sexually abusing two young girls. Read More »

Videotaped interview with defendant played during CO's sexual abuse trial

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - Perhaps as damning as the testimony from the two young victims, age 10 and 12, were the words coming out of the 50-year-old defendant's own mouth, in a videotaped interview with state police investigators. Read More »

Victim takes the stand in trial of Corrections Officer accused of sexual abuse

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - Testimony began Tuesday in the trial of Donald Hughes Jr, 50, of Floyd - a corrections officer at the Mohawk Correctional Facility for more than two decades - accused of sexually abusing two young girls. Read More »

Trial begins for Corrections Officer accused of sexual abuse

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - The trial of a corrections officer accused of having sexual contact with two young girls under the age of 13 got under way in Oneida County Court in Utica on Monday. Read More »

February hearing date set for Brooklyn man accused of fatal Rome stabbing

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - The Brooklyn man accused of stabbing a Rome man to death was in Oneida County Court in Utica on Tuesday where a new hearing date was set. Read More »

Three charged after drugs, weapons, cash seized following ten-month investigation

ROME and BLOSSVALE, N.Y. (WKTV) - Three individuals have been charged and an investigation still ongoing after authorities located drugs, money, and weapons in various residences in Blossvale and Rome, following an almost year-long investigation. Read More »

Lawyer files requests for defendant in fatal Rome stabbing case

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - The lawyer for the Brooklyn man accused of stabbing a Rome man to death earlier this year has made some requests on his behalf. Read More »

Rome teen charged with arson in former Rome Cable building fire

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - A seventeen year-old Rome man has been arrested and charged with third-degree arson, following an investigation into a November fire at the former Rome Cable company building. Read More »

Trial date set for CO accused of sexual contact with two young girls

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - A trial date is set for January 9 for the Corrections Officer accuse of having sexual contact with two young girls. Read More »

Fire at former Rome Cable building deemed incendiary

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - The Monday night fire at the former Rome Cable Corporation Complex has been ruled incendiary by fire investigators. Read More »

Brooklyn man headed to trial for Rome stabbing death after rejecting plea offer

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - The Brooklyn man accused of stabbing a Rome man to death in September has said 'no' to a plea offer in Oneida County Court in Utica on Tuesday. Read More »

AT&T Shooting survivor thanks off-duty officer at award ceremony

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - New York Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy traveled to the City of Rome on Friday to present one of the city's police officers with the governor's Police Officer of the Year Award. Read More »

Suspect in fatal Rome stabbing arraigned on murder charges

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - The man accused or stabbing another man to death in the City of Rome is arraigned on murder charges in Oneida County Court in Utica on Monday. Read More »

Utica man sentenced in federal court for cocaine trafficking from NYC to Utica, laundering profits through car dealer

UTICA, N.Y. - A Utica man has been sentenced in Federal Court for a scheme that authorities say brought cocaine from New York City to Utica, where it was later distributed, and laundering the profits of the drugs sales through a local car dealer. Read More »

Six suspects in Floyd home invasion waive felony hearing, case headed to grand jury

FLOYD, N.Y. (WKTV) - Six suspects in a home invasion last week in Floyd all pleaded not-guilty on Friday in Town of Floyd Court to burglary charges. Read More »

Brooklyn man indicted in September stabbing death in Rome

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - A Brooklyn man has now been indicted by an Oneida County Grand Jury in the murder of a Rome man. Read More »

Floyd woman accused of stealing gas cards from former employer

FLOYD, N.Y. (WKTV) - A Floyd woman has been charged with grand larceny after State Police say she stole more than $2,000 in gas cards from her former employer. Read More »

Victim's family disputes self-defense theory in Rome stabbing death

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - The 26-year-old Brooklyn man accused of stabbing a Rome man to death early Tuesday morning was in Rome City Court for a felony hearing Friday afternoon. Read More »

Rome Police look to identify masked men in laundromat theft

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - Police are looking for the public's help in identifying two men they say are involved in a theft at a Rome Laundromat. Read More »

Brooklyn man pleads not-guilty in fatal stabbing of Rome man

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - Terrence Dames, 26, of Brooklyn was arraigned in Rome City Court on Wednesday, charged with second-degree murder in the the death of 20-year-old Stephen LaPointe, of Rome. Read More »

Authorities searching for suspect after Rome stabbing

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - Rome Police are searching for a suspect in connection to an early morning stabbing in the city that has left a man in critical condition. Read More »

Corrections Officer pleads not-guilty to sex crimes against two children

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - He served as a corrections officer in Mohawk Correctional Facility in Rome for more than 20 years. On Friday morning, he was the defendant, answering six sex crimes against two children, ages 10 and 12. Read More »

Rome man accused of striking VT girl on bike waives felony hearing

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - The man police say struck a 12-year-old girl on a bicycle over the weekend was in court on Friday morning. Read More »

New Jersey fugitive found and arrested in City of Rome

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - A fugitive wanted in New Jersey has been located and arrested in the City of Rome. Read More »

Rome man charged in serious hit and run that injured young girl

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - A Rome man has been arrested in connection to a motor vehicle accident over the weekend where a young girl was struck and seriously injured. Read More »

Corrections Officer indicted by grand jury on sex charges against child

FLOYD, N.Y. (WKTV) - A corrections officer at the Mohawk Correctional Facility in Rome has now been indicted by an Oneida County Grand Jury on sex charges against a child. Read More »

Officer D. Coy is on patrol in Rome to raise awareness of speeding

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - You may want to slow down in Rome, as Officer D. Coy is on patrol! Read More »

Rome man accused of sex with 12 year old girl

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - A Rome man has been charged with rape after being accused of sex with an under age girl. Read More »

Two people charged following meth lab bust in Rome

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - Two people have been charged following the a meth lab bust by authorities in Rome on Monday. Read More »

Police investigate meth lab in Rome

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - Riverside Drive between Floyd Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue in Rome is shut down and is expected to be shut down for much of the day after police say they busted a meth lab in the area. Read More »

Rome Police host Law Enforcement day at Franklyn's Field

ROME, N.Y. (WKTV) - The Rome Police Department put aside the tragedy and violence of crime Wednesday in favor of family fun at Franklyn's Field in Rome. Read More »

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