Help Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers Find This Wanted Man

Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers is asking for the public's help in finding this week's Wanted Person of the Week, a Rome man on a bench warrant, 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.

MOHAWK VALLEY CRIME STOPPERS WANTED PERSON OF THE WEEK

Agency: City of Rome Police Department

Name: Akeem A. Harper

DOB: 08/06/1988 (37yo)

Descriptors: Black, 05’11”, 180 lbs, brown hair, brown eyes

Location: LKA in Rome, New York

Charges: Two separate Arrest Warrants

-Criminal Contempt 1^st-E Felony

-Grand Larceny 4^th-E Felony

-Aggravated Family Offense-E Felony (2 counts)

-Unlawful Imprisonment 2^nd-A Misdemeanor

- Criminal Obstruction of breathing-A Misdemeanor

-Criminal Mischief 4^th-A Misdemeanor

-Criminal Contempt in the Second Degree-A Misdemeanor

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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Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers is a community based program that is 100% completely anonymous, allowing people to deliver tips privately without fear of retribution. Crime Stoppers also offers cash rewards to people who provide information that lets to a suspect's arrest.

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If you have any information about Harper, 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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