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June 9, 2015
To: The Honorable Mayor Supron
Members of the Board of Trustees
Village of Cayuga Heights
Re: Report of the Police Department for May, 2015
In the month of May the police department received 299 calls for service. In addition to these calls, 117 uniform traffic
tickets were issued and 8 parking violations were cited. A breakdown of the calls for service is as follows:
No felony complaints were reported within the village this month.
2 Misdemeanor complaints of Theft were received. One complaint consisted of a subject reporting that their laundry had
been stolen from the laundromat. Later that day the subject reported that the items had been located. The second incident
involved a resident stating that their unlocked vehicle had been entered overnight. Loose change was the only thing
reported missing. There are no suspects at this time and no other incidents of this nature have been reported in the
Village.
1 complaint of Violation of Penal Law was received which led to charges of Harassment and Trespass. A resident
reported that a subject that was not supposed to be on their property had in fact entered the property while attempting to
make contact with the resident. Charges of Harassment and Trespass were filed with Cayuga Heights Court.
4 Vehicle and Traffic stops led to 7 misdemeanor charges. 3 associated DWI charges, 3 charges of Aggravated Unlicensed
Operation of a Motor Vehicle 3rd and 1 for Suspended Registration.
2 other Vehicle and Traffic stops led to 2 Penal Law Violations of Unlawful Possession of Marijuana. During the traffic
stops the officer found the driver to be in possession of marijuana.
5 Local Law violations were reported. 3 for Noise, 1 for in the Park after Hours, and 1 for Care of Property. Two of the
noise complaints were for that of loud parties. Contact was made with the residents and verbal warnings were issued
along with advisement of the village’s noise ordinance. The final noise complaint was made by a resident stating that an
extremely loud garbage truck was picking up garbage in the neighborhood outside of the villages noise ordinance times.
Contact was made with the waste removal company and efforts will be made by the company to use a quieter truck in the
future. The In the Park After Hours complaint the officer on duty observed two subjects to be in the park after posted open
hours. They subjects were advised of the village’s local law and a verbal warning was issued. In the Care of Property
complaint the department received a complaint that a lawn in the Village was in need of mowing. An attempt was made
by the officer to speak with the property owner; however, the lawn was mowed before contact was made.
There were 5 Motor vehicle accidents investigated none of which involved deer.
There were no other incidents reported involving deer.
In summary, 7 persons were arrested and the following 10 charges were filed: 2-Driving While Intoxicated, 1-Operate
Motor Vehicle with .08 of 1% Alcohol in the Blood, 3-Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle 3rd, 1-
Suspended Registration, 1-Harassment, 1-Trespass, and 2-Unlawful Possession of Marijuana.
Over the course of this month police department members took part in the following trainings and events: On May 26th
and 29th Officer James Landon gave safety presentations at the Cayuga Heights Nursery School.
The full time officers worked a total of 38 hours of overtime and the part time officers worked a total of 144 hours.
Sincerely,
Chief James Steinmetz