While most were warm and cozy with their loved ones over the holiday weekend, Rochester Police stayed particularly busy keeping the peace this year, with a high volume of calls about fights, thefts and other crimes.

The winter weather may have diverted many drivers from the roads, but RPD Chief Andy Shotts made it clear, it didn't slow down the criminals. During the last Rochester City Council meeting for 2022 on Tuesday, Rochester Mayor Ted Denton gave Shotts and the rest of the RPD a public pat on the back for a job well done. 

Mayor Denton praised the fact RPD recovered nearly all of the thefts reported over the holiday weekend, which ranged from porch pirates to the theft of a minivan and more. 

Photo obtained is of a porch pirate caught on surveillance while stealing a package from a Rochester home before Christmas