Pubdate: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (NY) Copyright: 2004 Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Contact: http://www.mapinc.org/media/614 Website: http://www.democratandchronicle.com/ Authors: Alan Morrell and Greg Livadas, Staff writers DUFFY EXPECTS HELP FROM PATAKI Rochester Police Chief Robert Duffy thanked Gov. George Pataki for offering state resources to assist police departments throughout New York, but Duffy said he did not know specifically what type of assistance that would be. "This offer today will enhance what we are trying to accomplish," Duffy said during an impromptu news conference Wednesday afternoon at the Public Safety Building. "The next stage for us will be to sit down and discuss what we can do specifically. Whatever becomes of this promise today will be good for us." City police have concentrated on drug-related crimes, especially homicides. Duffy said those problems are complex and have evolved over time and cannot be solved by any single program. "We're dealing with the crack babies of the '80s," Duffy said. Duffy said he expected the state would send troopers - uniformed and undercover - to Rochester to help curb the violence here, particularly drug-related crime. Duffy also said that help could come in the way of enhanced technology and assistance in investigations and crime analysis. Troopers and Monroe County sheriff's deputies have patrolled city streets with Rochester police since 2002. Those efforts will not be compromised by the state's new offer, Duffy said. State Police Superintendent Wayne Bennett said his department formed in 1917 to enforce the law in parts of the state that didn't otherwise have law enforcement. "In these times, the problems that are besetting these communities are outstripping the communities in dealing with them," Bennett said. "The state is offering its services."The troopers coming to help locally would be coming from a pool of 4,600 uniformed troopers, Bennett said. "We're ready to go immediately," he added. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake