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March 4, 2015
To: The Honorable Mayor Supron
Members of the Board of Trustees
Village of Cayuga Heights
Re: Report of the Police Department for February, 2015
In the month of February the police department received 302 calls for service. In addition to these calls, 58 uniform
traffic tickets were issued and 8 parking violations were cited. A breakdown of the calls for service is as follows:
3 felony complaints were handled including 1 for possession of stolen property and 2 for burglary. After investigation
of a larceny complaint that originated from another police agency, the items reported as missing were found at a
residence in the Village of Cayuga Heights. The suspect was identified and charged with Criminal Possession of Stolen
Property and held on bail at Tompkins County Jail. The 2 burglary complaints originated from the same complainant
at the same apartment reporting that their apartment had been broken into. There is a suspect in this case and the
investigation is ongoing.
1 misdemeanor charge of petit larceny was filed after a subject was reported as taking an item from a convenient store
without paying for it. After locating a suspect through a matching description, the officer took the suspect into custody
and an appearance ticket was issued on charges of Petit Larceny.
A Vehicle and Traffic stop led to the misdemeanor charge of Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle 3rd.
1 Local Law violation of Noise was received. The complainant stated that several people were outside a residence
yelling. Upon officer arrival no noise was observed. The persons interviewed at the residence were advised of the
Village’s ordinance and were told to keep noise levels down when outside.
There were 8 Motor vehicle accidents investigated. One accident consisted of one of the two drivers involved driving
away from the scene. Upon locating the fleeing vehicle, the driver was issued a citation for the misdemeanor charge of
Leaving the Scene of a Personal Injury Accident.
There were no incidents involving deer reported, MVA or other.
In summary, 6 persons were arrested and the following 6 charges were filed: 1-Felony Criminal Possession of Stolen
Property. 1- Petit Larceny, 1-Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle 3rd, 1-Operator Leaves the Scene of
a Personal Injury Accident, 1-Execute Bench Warrant, and 1-Taken into Custody/Mentally Ill.
Over the course of this month police department members took part in the following trainings and events: The week of
February 23rd, Officer Brandon Manheim completed Field Training Officer School at Elmira Police Academy.
The full time officers worked a total of 39.5 hours of overtime and the part time officers worked a total of 101 hours.
Sincerely,
Chief James Steinmetz