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February 3, 2015
To: The Honorable Mayor Supron
Members of the Board of Trustees
Village of Cayuga Heights
Re: Report of the Police Department for January, 2015
In the month of January the police department received 333 calls for service. In addition to these calls, 90 uniform
traffic tickets were issued and 8 parking violations were cited. A breakdown of the calls for service is as follows:
1 felony burglary complaint was received. The complainants reported that when they returned from an extended
trip they found their front door open and a lap top computer missing. Upon officer arrival, the residents had located
their lap top in another location which they had placed it for safe keeping. It was determined that the front door
may have blown open due to strong winds.
4 Vehicle and Traffic stops led to the following misdemeanor charges: 3 charges of Driving While Intoxicated, 1
charge of Aggravated DWI, 2 charges of operating a MV with .08 of 1% alcohol in the blood, 2 charge of
Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Vehicle 3rd and 1-Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle 2nd
and 1- Operating While Registration Suspended or Revoked.
1 Local Law violation of Dog Control was received. A resident reported that a dog in the neighborhood behaved
aggressively during her daily walk. The dog ran toward the resident who was walking her own dog. The resident
was concerned that the dog may not stay on its property in the future. The offi cer made contact with the suspect
dog owner and advised them of the Village’s Dog Control Local Law. A copy of the written Law was also issued.
There were 5 Motor vehicle accidents investigated including a fatal involving a pedestrian and a TCAT bus.
Several adjoining agencies assisted at the scene and the investigation is ongoing.
There were no motor vehicle accidents or other incidents involving deer reported.
In summary, 7 persons were arrested and the following 10 charges were filed: 3- DWI, 1-Aggravated DWI, 2-
Operating a Motor Vehicle with .08 of 1% Alcohol, 2-Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle 3rd, 1-
Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle 2nd, and 1- Operating While Registration Suspended or
Revoked.
Over the course of this month police department members took part in the following trainings and events: During
the first and second weeks of January officers took part in Reality Based Training. The 12th through the 16th Clerk
Jackie Carr attended the Laserfiche Empower 2015 Conference in Anaheim, California.
The full time officers worked a total of 105 hours of overtime and the part time officers worked a total of 141
hours.
Sincerely,
Chief James Steinmetz