The Office of the Chief of Police consists of the Chief of Police, the Chief's personal staff and the Public Information Officer. It is responsible for police community relations matters, and includes the following components The Communications Section This section is

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The RPD police academy is a local academy that is held at the Monroe County Public Safety Training Facility on Scottsville Rd. Students generally attend the police academy Monday thru Friday 8am to 4 pm. The police academy is the

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The Rochester Police Department promotes policing as a people business. We place people first, internally and externally, and appreciate the value of each and every person. The Rochester Police Department newsletters are now available online.

(Friday, Dec. 10, 2010) - Rochester Police Chief James M. Sheppard was sworn in today by Mayor Robert J. Duffy in a ceremony at City Hall. He was appointed to the post on November 5 and confirmed by City Council on November 16, 2010.

Police Add Two New K 9 Crime Fighters The Rochester Police Department graduated the two newest members of the department K 9 “Sully” and K 9 “Rocky”. Both dogs are 19 month old German Shepherds. Each completed a 14 week

(Wednesday, February 5, 2009) - I have been asked to respond to Locust Club President Michael Mazzeo’s call for an increase in the number of police sections from two to seven in an effort to make a “community policing” plan easier.

(Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009) – Rochester Police Officers are among the most courageous men and women imaginable and this despicable act of violence and cowardice underscores why this is so true. These two officers came within inches of losing their lives in the act of doing what police officers are asked to do every day – responding to a call for help, rushing toward a violent situation from which most people would, and should, go the other way.

(Friday, February 12, 2010) – Rochester Mayor Robert J. Duffy today announced the appointment of James M. Sheppard as the City’s new Director of the Office of Public Integrity (OPI) effective March 1, 2010.