Rome PD Asking for Public's Help in Finding Wanted Person

The Rome City Police Department and Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers are asking for the public's assistance in locating a 54-year-old Frankfort man who is wanted on Grand Larceny charges.

Police say they're looking for any information on the whereabouts of John C. Degoski, whose last known address was in Frankfort, or in the Mohawk Valley. According to police, a warrant for Degoski's arrest was issued in Oneida City Court on Grand Larceny and for issuing a bd check worth more than $2,600.

MOHAWK VALLEY CRIME STOPPERS WANTED PERSON OF THE WEEK

Agency: Rome Police (also Oneida City Police Department)

Name: �� John C. Degoski

DOB: 2/23/1971 (54yo)

Descriptors: Caucasian, male, 5’11”, blue eyes, dark blond hair

Location: LKA – Frankfort / Mohawk Valley

Charges:

Arrest Warrant issued by the Oneida City Court for:
- Grand Larceny 4^th degree (E felony)
- Issuing a Bad Check (B misdemeanor)

Incident 1 According to Police:

Wrote bad check (over $2,600) in February 2025.

Incident 2 According to Police:

Wrote bad check (over $7,000) in April 2025.

Police are asking for calls and tips to be made to the Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers tip line, anonymously at 1-866-730-8477. The Warrants Unit can also be reached at (315) 223-3580.

Police added as a reminder that "everyone is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law."

Authorities say, sharing this story with friends and family and on social media increases the chance of keeping our neighborhoods safe. Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers is 100% anonymous and cash rewards are given to people who deliver credible and accurate information which results in the arrest of wanted persons.

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If you have any information about Degoski, contact Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers. You can place a 100% anonymous tip several ways.

1) Through this site by clicking submit a tip

2) Directly at www.p3tips.com

3) By calling 1-866-730-8477 (TIPS)

4) by downloading the Android app P3TIPS

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Crime Stoppers asks that tips are not submitted through Facebook Messenger. All tips must go through the tip lines.

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