HomeMy WebLinkAbout8-2014 Monthly Board Letter.pdfEXHIBIT 2015-041a
September 3, 2014
To: The Honorable Mayor Supron
Members of the Board of Trustees
Village of Cayuga Heights
Re: Report of the Police Department for August, 2014
In the month of August the police department received 387 calls for service. In addition to these calls, 91 uniform
traffic tickets were issued and 8 parking violations were cited. A breakdown of the calls for service is as follows:
0 felony incidents were reported.
10 misdemeanor incidents were handled including 1 for Criminal Mischief, 1 for Fraud, 1 for Petite Larceny and 7
for vehicle and traffic including 1 for Drugs. The criminal mischief complaint involved a subject reporting that the
window of their vehicle had been broken overnight. No items were reported missing and there are no suspects at
this time. The fraud complaint consisted of a resident reporting that their phone service company had notified
them that their account was being used by another person. The business removed any monetary charges from the
resident’s account and steps were taken to prevent further compromise to the account. The larceny complaint came
in from a local business stating that a subject had taken a hotdog while in the store and eaten it while in the chec k-
out line and left without paying for it. The business has the suspect on camera although a positive identification has
not been made. Officers are awaiting a copy of the camera footage for further review. 7 traffic stop investigations
lead to drug and vehicle and traffic arrests. During the stops, officers found drivers to be driving while intoxicated,
in possession of a controlled substance, and driving on a suspended registration.
There were 2 penal law violations reported. 1 incident of harassment involved a subject contacting a resident’s
college age child while they were away at school. The contact was made through social media and U.S. mail. The
complainant was advised to inform the child’s college police and/or dorm director of the sit uation as that is where
the incident had occurred. A charge of Unlawful Possession of Marijuana was filed in association with a
misdemeanor drug charge following a vehicle and traffic stop.
4 reports of local law violations were handled including 1 for Unlawful Soliciting and 3 for Dog Control. The
soliciting complaint came in from a resident stating that a subject had just approached his front door advertising
Kirby Vacuum sales. The on duty officer responded and advised the sales person, as well as other associates that
they would need to register as a vendor with the Village Clerk’s Office. A citation was issued for Unlawful
soliciting. The subjects then reported to the village offices where they registered as vendors and received
information on the rules and regulations of the ordinance. The dog control complaints consisted of residents
reporting that their dogs were un-leashed and had wandered away from their properties. 1 animal owner was issued
a citation as there had been a prior incident where the resident had already been advised of the dog control
ordinance.
There were 5 Motor vehicle accidents investigated, none involving deer.
No other incidents involving deer were reported.
In summary, 11 persons were arrested and the following 14 charges were filed: 1-Criminal Possession of a
Controlled Substance, 2-Unlawful Possession of Marijuana, 1- Driving While Intoxicated, 1-Driving with .08 of
1% of Alcohol, 1-Aggravated DWI .18 of 1% of Alcohol, 1-LL Unleashed Dog, 1-LL Soliciting Without a Permit,
2-Suspended Registration, 3-Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle, and 1-Taken into Custody
Mentally Ill.
Over the course of this month police department members took part in the following trainings and events: On the
12th full-time officers conducted training at the Cayuga Heights Elementary School. This training was organized to
improve officers’ building familiarization, room and building clearing techniques, as well as target identification
and threat assessment. From the 18th to the 22nd Officer Brandon Manheim completed the 2nd phase of DRE
training. Officer Manheim is now a Certified Drug Recognition Expert. On the 19th Officers Chad Lansing, James
Manning, and Anthony Bellamy, as well as Police clerk Jim Conlon, participated in the annual Community Corners
Block Party. Agency members answered questions regarding current Department occurrences and distributed
various materials including Village Local Law information, property check and Knox box brochures, as we ll as
junior police badge stickers and Department magnets.
The full time officers worked a total of 28 hours of overtime and the part time officers worked a total of 188 hours.
Sincerely,
Chief James Steinmetz