Police Seek Public's Help in Finding 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 Sergeant Scott Hoag of the Rome Police Department, police are searching for 63-year-old Paul L. Manzi who was last known to be living in the city of Syracuse. Police say Manzi is wanted on one charge of grand larceny in the third degree issued from the Rome City Court. An arrest warrant was also issued for Manzi out of Rome Court. Hoag says all of the charges stem from a larceny incident that occurred in the month of September of 2024.

MOHAWK VALLEY CRIME STOPPERS WANTED PERSON OF THE WEEK

Agency: City of Rome Police Department

Name: Paul J. Manzi

DOB: 11/05/1961 (63 yo)

Descriptors: White Male, 5’07”, 165 lbs, brown hair, Hazel eyes

Location: Last Known Address in Syracuse, New York

Charges: 1 count of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree (D Felony)

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 Manzi, 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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