HomeMy WebLinkAbout6-2014 Monthly Board Letter.pdfEXHIBIT 2015- 026a
June 10, 2014
To: The Honorable Mayor Supron
Members of the Board of Trustees
Village of Cayuga Heights
Re: Report of the Police Department for June, 2014
In the month of June the police department received 332 calls for service. In addition to these calls, 98 uniform traffic tickets
were issued and 13 parking violations were cited. A breakdown of the calls for service is as follows:
3 felony complaints of attempted burglary were reported. All 3 of the reported incidents were observed to be suspicious
persons and/or circumstances as there was no sufficient evidence to confirm that they were burglaries.
6 misdemeanor incidents were handled including 1 for fraud, 4 for larceny and 1 for vehicle and traffic. The fraud complaint
involved the complainant receiving phone calls from a company claiming to be the IRS, stating that the resident owed back
taxes and needed to pay immediately or there would be a warrant issued for her arrest. The investigating officer made contact
with the caller who stated that no call was made to the resident. No further calls have been reported. 3 of the reports of larceny
were for delivered packages being taken from residents’ homes. These incidents occurred during the same time f rame, there are
no suspects at this time. The last larceny incident was reported as a picnic table being stolen from a rental property. Aft er
investigation it was found that the table belonged to the previous tenant who had retrieved the table while the current tenant
was away. The final misdemeanor incident occurred during a traffic stop. The driver was found to be driving a vehicle with a
suspended registration.
There were no penal law violations reported for the month of June 2014.
10 reports of local law violations we handled including for 1 for Noise, 1 for Soliciting without a permit, 1 for being in Sunset
Park after hours, 3 for Care and Mowing of Property, and 4 for Dog Control. The Noise complaint was reported as a loud
gathering at a residence. Upon the officer’s arrival the residents were found to be hosting a wedding for their son. The
residents were advised of the Village’s Noise ordinance and the residents agreed to keep noise to a minimum. 1 call for
Soliciting was handled. A report for a person going door to door soliciting residential gutter cleaning was made. As this was
the second report made regarding gutter cleaning. A suspect was identified and a warrant was issued for arrest on ch arges of
Local Law Soliciting without a permit. 1 incident occurred of persons being in Sunset Park after hours. 2 subjects were
issued citations for the Local Law. There were 4 complaints received for dog control. 3 reports involved residents having
observed a loose dog and 1 involved a resident reporting a missing dog. In all 4 incidents the dogs were returned to their
owners without further incident.
There were 3 Motor vehicle accidents investigated, none involving deer.
2 other incidents were reported involving deer. 1 was for the report of an injured deer that had fled the location upon officer’s
arrival. The other incident came in from Tompkins County Dispatch stating that there were several deceased deer on the side
of the roadway on Rt. 13. The officer located 3 deceased deer and moved them out of the roadway. State DOT was contacted
for removal and Cornell Deer Management was notified of the tagged deer.
In summary, 6 persons were arrested and the following 7 charges were filed: 2-LL In the Park after Hours, 2-LL Soliciting
without a Permit, 2-Execution of a Bench Warrant, 1-Suspended Registration.
Over the course of this month police department members took part in the following trainings and events: On the 2nd and 3rd
Sergeant Jerry Wright facilitated the annual Bike Rodeo at Northeast Elementary School. Participants were issued certificates
upon completion. On the 21st Officer Mike Keegan visited Ithaca Community Child Care Center. On the 1st and 17th Officers
Jim Landon and Chad Lansing completed Buckle Up New York and STEP over -time traffic details.
The full time officers worked a total of 40 hours of overtime and the part time officers worked a total of 150.5 hours.
Sincerely,
Chief James Steinmetz