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Kenneth W. Lansing
Chief of Police
To: The Honorable Walter Lynn.
Members of the Board of Trustees
Village of Cayuga Heights
I hereby submit the annual report of the activities of the Cayuga Heights Police
Department for the year ending 2006.
Once again I am proud and happy to report we have had no personnel changes within the
police ranks this year. We have had yet another addition to one of our officer's
household. Officer Jerry Wright and his wife April had a baby boy Chandler, bringing
their household numbers up to three children. Our part-time staff has also stayed in tack
for another year making them a very reliable and important part of our department.
We will be having a change in personnel this year as I am planning on retiring in
September. I would like to take the time this year to reflect on my thirty-three years of
service in my annual message to the village. First I would like to say that this has been
the greatest place for me to serve as a law enforcement official. When I first started in
November of 1974 I never realized what a great reputation this small police department
had throughout the state. While attending trainings and telling other police officers from
various departments where I worked, they were very quick to respond "Oh that is the
police department that serves all those important people from Cornell and the Ithaca area.
It must be hard with them expecting things done their way". They were amazed to hear
to the contrary and the great respect that we had from our community. I am happy to say
that attitude and working relationship with our community still exists. I have some very
fond memories over the past thirty-three years that I will cherish for the rest of my life. I
have also had the privilege to meet and become friends with some very special
individuals. This truly has been an experience of a life time and one that I never would
have wanted to change in anyway. The Village has become my second family and
leaving will not be easy.
As I prepare to hand over the task of Chief to Sergeant Boyce I would like to reflect on
how I see our department has progressed and where we still need to go. The department
has always been a community service police department. I have to smile when I hear the
concept of community policing being some new idea. The Cayuga Heights Police
Department has always been geared to that type of service. The new technology has
surely made our job more efficient in many ways. Along with these high-tech methods
comes the need to keep our officers up to date on all the training courses needed to use
this new technology. With this new equipment and methods for assisting us, you would
like to think it would streamline the paperwork and time spent when working cases. That
can be true in some cases, but along with these modern methods comes more checks and
balances from our legal system. Our cases become even more complex, making our time
spent dealing with them longer than in the past. It does place a strain on the department
when having to address other duties while still doing a thorough investigative job.
The challenge for the future is to continue to keep the department equipped with the best
personnel, the right number of personnel, training, office facilities, and modern
equipment. We can not and will not allow our department to waiver from our heritage of
being the best. This task takes on many different aspects to achieve that goal. For
example, last year the mayor of the Village of Lansing approached this department
looking at what it would take to have our police department cover their village, in a
financial and manpower aspect. We must always keep the option to expand with other
municipalities should the opportunity present itself This does not mean we get absorbed
by another city or village. We would become the lead agency as we did by supplying the
Town of Ithaca with the opportunity to have a court officer for the Town Court. Another
matter that has to be addressed is the space in which the village departments now operate.
We have started the process and we can not lose sight of this being an important issue.
Other departments within this village have had their space needs addressed and it is now
time for the police and village offices to have their space problems resolved and the
ergonomics updated to create a more efficient work environment.
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complaints received by this department is less yet comparable to the previous years. The
number of complaints involving youths has continued to be low, due in part to our known
presence around the village and our DARE program. We will continue to strive to meet
the needs of the community in all aspects of the public safety field. We also thank the
Village Board and Village residents for their continued support.
I would like to personally thank each and every one of you that have touched my life
these past thirty-three years. A person must consider their self very fortunate to be
blessed with the many fine men and women that I have had the privilege to work with
and meet.
R sp tfully s ,
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Chief of Police
VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS
836 Hanshaw Road
Ithaca,New York 14850-1595
607-257-1011
2006
MAYOR
Walter Lynn
TRUSTEES
Ann Antil—Deputy Mayor
Roy Staley Phyllis Kaplan
James Bisogni Frank Collyer
Elizabeth Mount
CLERK
Norma Manning DEPUTY CLERK
Mary Jane Neff
TREASURER
Jeffrey A. Silber ATTORNEY
David T.Tyler
VILLAGE JUSTICE
Glenn G. Galbreath JUSTICE CLERK
Patricia Kannus
SUP'T OF PUBLIC WORKS
Brent A. Cross D.P.W. SUPERVISOR
Jeffrey Frisbie
CAYUGA HEIGHTS POLICE DEPARTMENT
FULL TIME PERSONNEL SERVING CAYUGA HEIGHTS SINCE
Chief Kenneth W. Lansing
Sgt. Thomas L. Boyce November 1974
Officer James M. Steinmetz April 1987
Officer David C. Lanning Jr. September 1994
Officer Jerry L. Wright November 1998
Officer James R.Manning August 2002
Clerk Jean F. Eaton February 2004
June 1989
PART-TIME PERSONNEL
Officer Daniel Tier III
Officer Michael H. Gray April 1986
Officer Brett A. Cary January 1993
Officer Daniel Gonzalez November 1995
Officer Karl Bowers Jr. July 2004
Officer Richard Curtiss July 2004
Officer Timothy Little September 2004
Clerk Katheen Trinkle September 2004
December 2005
SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD
Rose Morusty
Patricia Manual September 2000
Brian Rinchack September 2005
September 2005
COMPLAINTS HANDLED
FELONIES 2004 2005 2006
Attempt to Commit a Crime 0 1 0
Burglary 5 8 0
Criminal Mischief 0 0 1
Forgery 1 0 0
Fraud 0 1 0
Grand Larceny 8 4 6
Identity Theft 1 0 2
Robbery 1 0 0
TOTAL FELONY COMPLAINTS 16 14 9
MISDEMEANORS
2004 2005 2006
Aggravated Harassment 4 4 3
Arson 0 0 1
ssault 3` 0 1
A 1
Bad Check 13 IS 6
Criminal Contempt 1 0 1
Criminal Mischief 23 37 29
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 0 1 0
Criminal Possession of a Hypodermic Instrument 0 1 0
Criminal Possession of Stolen Property 0 0 2
Criminal Tampering 1 2 9
Criminal Trespassing 0 0 1
Endangering the Welfare of a Child 0 1 0
Fraudulent Accosting 0 0 1
Identity Theft 0 1 5
Menacing 1 1 4
Petit Larceny 46 53 43
Resisting Arrest 0 1 0
Sexual Offense 0 2 0
Stalking 0 0 1
Theft of Services 1 0 0
Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle 1 0 1
Unlawful Dealing with Child 0 0 1
Unlawful Disposal of Firearm 1 0 0
Unlawful Imp risonment
0
0
0
TOTAL MISDEMEANOR COMPLAINTS 92 120 109
VIOLATIONS 2004 2005 2006
Alcohol Possession under 21 1 1 1
Disorderly Conduct 41 34 42
Harassment 5 9 6
Unlawful Possession of Marihuana 2 1 1
Unlawful Possession of Fireworks 1 2 3
Unlawful Trespass 1 15 5
TOTAL VIOLATION COMPLAINTS 51 62 58
Felony/Misd/Viol Complaints Cleared Exceptionally or by Arrest 95 102 79
Felony/Misd/Viol Complaints Unfounded l 5 5
COMPLAINTS HANDLED feont)
VILLAGE ORDINANCES 2004 2005 2006
Alcohol-Open container 0 2 4
Care and Mowing of Lawn 0 0 1
Curfew Violations 0 1 0
Dog Control 19 2 10
Illegal Dumping 2 3 1
In Park After Hours 0 1 2
Open Burning Violation 1 1 1
Solicitors and Peddlers 13 19 1
TOTAL VILLAGE ORDINANCE COMPLAINTS 35 47 27
VEHICLE&TRAFFIC LAW 0004 2005 2006
Abandoned Vehicle 1 1 7
Driving While Intoxicated 8 7 4
Leaving Scene Motor Vehicle Accident 3 3
Miscellaneous 1
Vehicle &Traffic Laws 12 30 2
Parking 11 7 17
TOTAL VEHICLE &TRAFFIC COMPLAINTS 35 48 54
MISCELLANEOUS COMPLAINTS 2004 2005 2006
Accidental Property Damage 3 9 6
Alarms/Fire Incidents 4
40 7
30
Alarms/Intrusion 13 0 14 1 7
Animals 20 22 22
Assist Ill/Injured 49 51 75
Assist Other Agencies 73 102 103
Clearance Letter Requests 5 4 1
Death Investigations 1 3 2
Doors/Windows Open 54 90 51
Family Problems 7 5 4
Fingerprinting
13 62 80
Information 71 131 91
Legal Notices Served 2 8 11
Mental Problems 4 4 0
Missing Persons 5 7 1
Public Safety 71 90 6
Record Checks 159 147 146
Reports of Found Property 23 29 23
Reports of Lost Property 29 13 12
Request for Assistance 150 I21 89
Request for Village Services 1 0 0
Special Traffic Details 8 39 30
Surrender of Firearms 0 1 1
Suspicious Persons/Vehicles/Circumstances 53 33 38
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS COMPLAINTS 937 1156 1015
GRAND TOTAL OF COMPLAINTS HANDLED 1166 1447 1272
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
SUMMARY 2004 2005 2006 HOUR OF DAY(cont) 2004 2005 2006
Property Damage Accidents 50 55 47 9am 5 5 3
Personal Injury Accidents 4 9 5 l0am 4 2 4
Fatal Accidents 0 0 0 llam 3 4 1
TOTAL ACCIDENTS 54 64 52 12n 4 2 6
1pm 2 4 4
Cars Involved 83 103 81 2pm 5 5 5
Persons Injured 5 10 5 3pm 3 6 4
Persons Killed 0 0 0 4pm 5 7 2
Accident Arrests 16 31 21 5pm 3 - 1
Ambulance Required 3 4 1 6pm 1 4 4
7pm 3 4 1
MONTH 8pm 3 4 3
3anuary 4 7 7 9pm 1 2 1
February 6 7 3 lopm 2 0 1
March 4 9 3 11pm 1 1 0
April 2 2 0 Unknown 0 0 0
May 5 5 3
June 3 6 2 AGE OF DRIVER
July 4 4 1 20&under 10p
August 3 2 12 21 —24 6September 6 4 7 25—39 16October 8 6 7 40-59 32November 6 7 5 60&over 9December 3 5 2 Unknown 2DAY OF WEEK TYPE OF ACCIDENT
Sunday 3 4 4 Pedestrian 1
Monday 3 8 6 Other Motor Vehicle
29 39 28
Tuesday 9 7 6 Bicycle 1 0 1
Wednesday 9 10 10 Fixed Object 10 13 12
Thursday 13 13 12 Other Object 1 3 0
Friday 5 16 9 Animal/Deer 10 8 11
Saturday 12 6 5 Ran off Roadway 2 1 0
LOCATION TRAFFIC CONTROL
At Intersection 14 21 16 None 39 50 42
Not at Intersection 29 29 25 Stop Sign 10 13 5
Highway 42 50 41 Other 5 1 5
Non-Highway 12 12 11
Parking Lot 11 10 9 WEATHER CONDITION
Clear 16 19 17
HOUR OF DAY Rain 2 4 4
12am 2 2 3 Fog 0 0 0
lam 3 0 0 Snow/Ice 8 9 6
2am 1 1 0 Cloudy 27 32 24
3am 1 2 0 Unknown 1 0 1
4am 0 2 0
5am 0 0 1
6am 2 0 3
lam 0 1 3
8am 0 1 2
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS (CONT)
ROAD CONDITION 2004 2005 2006
Dry cunt 2004 2005 2006
Wet
35 36 36 Fail to Keep Right
14 14 10 1 0 2
Ice/Snow Reaction to Uninvolved Vehicle 1 0 2
4 13 5 o View Obstructed/Limited 4 2 0
Unknown wn 0 1 0 Entered Parked Position
Un 1 0 0 2 0
1 Making U Turn 0 1 0
ROAD CHARACTER Avoiding Object in Roadway Q 2 0
Straight/Level Physical Disability 0 0 1
31 34 31 Oversize Vehicle
Straight/Grade 10 13 7 0 0 1
Straight/Hillcrest 0 0 0
Curve/Level 2 4 4
Curve/Grade 11 11 9
Curve/Hillcrest 0 2 1
Not Applicable 0 0 0
ACTIONS OF VEHICLE
BEFORE ACCIDENT
Going Straight Ahead 43 45 35
Merging 0 0 2
Making Right Turn 0 2 3
Making Left Turn 10 5 10
Backing 14 10 6
Starting in Traffic Lane 0 6 2
Stopped in Traffic Lane 4 11 3
Started From Parking 1 0 3
Slowing or Stopping 2 3 3
Changing Lanes 1 3 1
Parked 8 8 11
Passing 0 3 0
CONTRIBUTING
CIRCUMSTANCES
Disregard Traffic Control 0 1 0
Unsafe Speed 0 6 3
Fail Yield Right of Way 7 12 10
Following Too Close 4 5 3
Improper Turning 0 1 3
Obstruction 0 1 1
Other Human Action 1 2 0
Pavement Slippery 5 11 5
Other Environmental 0 1 1
Defective Equipment 1 2 0
Animal 10 11 12
None 16 20 28
Other Vehicular 0 3 1
Unsafe Backing 13 9 6
Driver Inattention 13 7 g
Unsafe Lane Change 1 4 2
Driver Inexperience 0 3 Q
Alcohol 2 2 1
Driver Fatigue 0 2 0
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
2004 2005 2006
Vehicle Checks Without Arrests 1,599 1,710 1,615
Property Check Requests 398 455 392
Property Checks Completed 1,760 1,578 1,500
Street Lights Reported Out 21 28 12
Public Relations Program 83 90 99
Crime Prevention Contacts 47 62 52
Court Hours
735 790 810
Office Hours 1,695 1,755 1,883
Instruction and School Hours 970 990 1,010
Radar Duty Hours 1,345 1,405 1,100
Case Reports Investigative Hours 725 805 970
Patrol Hours 4,130 4,175 3,935
Village Property Lost or Stolen $90,871 $13,079 $17,749
Village Property Recovered $15,147 $4,025 $6,274
Property Recovered for Other Departments 0 0 $1,000