Tom Alessi was born and raised in Rochester, New York. He enlisted in the US Marine Corp for four years after graduating high school in 1967. Graduating from Monroe Community College in 1978 with an associate's degree in criminal justice, Mr. Alessi joined the Rochester Police Department the following year, where he patrolled the streets as both an officer and a sergeant. In 1987, Sergeant Alessi transferred to the Special Criminal Investigation Section's Narcotics Unit, where he served as commander of a specialized street drug enforcement unit until it was disbanded in 1990. After leaving the...