Wanted Person of the Week – Burglary Charges in Utica
Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers and Utica City Police are asking for people to share information on this week's Wanted Person of the Week in hopes that it will lead to his whereabouts and arrest.
Police are looking for 36-year-old James Rios on an arrest warrant for Burglary 3rd According to Utica City Police Sgt. Sgt. Christopher Faniglula of the UPD Special Investigations Unit.
MOHAWK VALLEY CRIME STOPPERS WANTED PERSON OF THE WEEK
James Rios
Age: 36
Address: Utica (Last known to be homeless)
Race: Black
Gender: Male
Height: 5’ 6”
Weight: 175
Warrant:
Arrest Warrant – Burglary Third
Details:
James Rios is currently wanted by the Utica Police Department for an open Arrest Warrant for Burglary in the third degree. Any information is confidential, and can be forwarded to the Utica Police Department’s Warrants Unit at (315) 223-3580.
Police are asking for calls and tips to be made to the Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers tip line, anonymously at 1-866-730-8477.
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.
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.
If you have any information about Rios, 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
Crime Stoppers asks that tips are not submitted through Facebook Messenger. All tips must go through the tip lines.
[AUTHOR'S NOTE: This post is for informational purposes and is based largely on information received from the New York State Police. Regardless of any statements or photographs regarding potential evidence presented or accusations alleged, the reader is reminded that all suspects and arrested persons are innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. At the time of this posting no additional information is available.]
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