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Home My WebLink AboutPolice Department Annual Report 2004.PDFCAYUGA HEIGHTS POT I CE DE PARTMENT AI{NUAI REPORT 2004 Viflage of Cayuga Heights Police Department 836 Hanshaw Road. lthaca, New yorkl4gso-1s90. phone: (602) 2sz-10i1 E-maif : K LANS rNc@Gayuga-Heights. Ny.US . Fax: $an 2s7 -g4T 4 Kenneth W. Lansing Chief of Folice To: The Honorab-le Walter Lynn Members of the Board of Trustees Village of Cayuga Heights I hereby submit the annual report of the activities of the Cayuga Heights police Department fbr the yearending2004. Another year has passed and brought us some changes in personnel. We have had several changes in fulland part-time officers. officer Cain had to retire "-ly on a medicbl retirement. His eleven years of serviceto the village were greatly appreciated. His loyalty and dedication to the police depart#nt and villaget:esidents will be greatly missed by all. In fitting ttre full time vacancy left open by otficer Cam, we werefofunate to have most all our part-time officeri interested in the positio.r. rrri, made the process easieronly in that we had to interview officers already working for the Cayuga Heights police Department.Making the final decision was very difficult. All our candiJates -ere mo.e than qiralified and the decisionof which officer to hire was not an easy one. we decided that James Manning was to be the offrcer toreplace Jerry' James came to us from the Tompkins Sheriffs Department. James and his wif'e Margaretlive in Groton' James was a member of ttre sheriff s boat patrol and worked for the sheriff s office for threeyears' We had three part-time Officers leave the department: Clifford Ducey, Anne Woods and BrettGeorge' The four vacancies were filled by Daniel Gonzalez from Cornell University police filling theopening that James Manning left when hired full time. Then Karl Bowers from Corneil University police Investigative Unit replaced Clifford Ducey. Richard Curtiss from Ithaca College Safety replaced AnneWoods and Timothy Little_from the Tompkins County Sheriffs Department replaced Brett George. Allhave adjusted well and the department is running very smooth. We continue to strive to keep up with all the necessary trainings and meetings involving school safety andHomeland Security issues. The demand has decreased as we now find our Ofrrcers have met the trainingreqrrirements to keep us up to speed with these issues. Nonetheless we continue to keep our departmentlooking towards the future by increasing our knowledge in these areas. our department has been asked byother departments and school districts to assist in staffing and training in these areas. It should make us allproud to know that such a small departmerrt is lookedrlpon u, u r"ro.ri." for such help. The- County Dispatch center-.has finally opened and our dispatch services are now coming from the newfacility' There is still some fine tuning to do with procedures and protocols as to the residents, needs andthe officers in the field requests. But we are sure this will all come together as time to adjust and adapt tothe new personnel and equipment is given. The County still struggles with the radio infrastructure withhow many towers will give the Public Safety Community the i!""rrury radio coverage to serve thecommunity. When all is resolved with that issue, the next hurdle will be what equipment eiach agency will need and how to pay for it. progress has been made with to be real issues with the public Safefy Community as to concems and needs. we look forward to the upcoming year as our staff is back to full strength and operating so very well. wewant to thank the village Board and the village residents ror ttre.e steadfast support. The staff of thecayuga Heights Police Department promises it will continu" to giu; ih" service the community has come toknow and expect. Respectfu lly submitted, Kenneth W. Lansing Chief of Police the opening ofthe new center but there continues how much the County is willing to listen to our Ann Antil - Depufy Mayor Roy Staley Philip Tavelli CLERK Norma Manning TREASURER Jeffrey A. Silber VILLAGE JUSTICE Glenn G. Galbreath SUP'T OFPUBLIC WORKS Brent A. Cross FULL TIME PERSONNEL Chief Kenneth W. Lansins Sgt. Thomas L. Boyce Officer James M. Steinmetz Officer David C. Lanning Jr. Officer Jerry L. Wright Officer James R. Mannine Clerk Jean F. Eaton PART-TIME PERSONNEL Officer Daniel Tier IiI Officer Michael H. Gray Officer Brett A. Cary Officer Daniel Gonzalez Officer Karl Bowers Jr. Officer Richard Curtiss Officer Timothy Little Clerk Julia Fenis SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD Martha Collacchi Rose Morusty VILLAGE OF CA\'UGA HEIGHTS 836 Hanshaw Road Ithaca, New york 14g50_159S 607_257_1071 2004 MAYOR Walter Lynn TRUSTEES CAYUGA HEIGHTS POLICE DEPARTMENT Sue McNeil Frank Collyer Elizabeth Mount DEPUTY CLERK Lynn Kessler ATTORNEY David T. Tyier JUSTICE CLERK Patricia Kannus D.P.W. SUPERVISOR Edward Quick November 1974 April 1987 September 1994 November 1998 August 2002 February 2004 June 1989 April 1986 January 1993 November 1995 Iuly 2004 Iuly 2004 September 2004 September 2004 March 2001 September 1998 September 2000 COMPLAINTS HANDLED FELONIES% l Attemnt to Cnmmi+2002 2003 2004 l---^--'-- I Burelarv f-^---:--- t,orgery - Grand Larcenv Grand Larcerv - l\/ I 0 0 a 3 5 I 0 0 0 n I 7 I 8 Identifv Theft ffinr ;;;;- 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 I 0 0 I9 Aa 16 UI(D Assravaferl H 2002 2003 2004 Arson Attemnt fo Commi c.i lo 8 A 0 0 Bad Check _-unmrnal ('ontemDt (- I 0 0 8 13 IJ 3 U 0 0 I4 29 z3 I 0 0 0 0-_ -_^-^r--^^.bcriminalrresnass% - FalselvRennrrin-,*- 0 +I 0 0 Menacins reht Larcenv % Reck'leqq Fnrlo.-^* 0 0 0 I 5l 39 46__ _-._qrbvrrrr Sexual oi]-ense - aJ 0 0 I 0 0 0 I 0 { Inarrfhorizo.{ T T 0 0 I [Jnlawfirt Dicnnc,l ^f E';0 0 Unlawfullmorisonffi 0 0 0 I 0 TNTAI N/r I 0 0 \rlYrrLAll\ l5 105 98 92 VIOLATIONS Alcohol Possession under 2i Disorderly Conduct Unlawful Possession of Mu.rhuana Unlawful Possession of Fireworks Unlawful Tr TOTAL Vt OIiATION COMFLAINTS /Misd/Viol Complaints Cleared Felony/Misd/Viol aints Unfounded QQMPLAINTS HANpLED (cod I VILLAGE ORDINANCES I Alcohol-Open container % Dog Control Firearms Tlleoal T)r,--i. - 2002 2003 2004 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 I 0 22 1,1 t9 0 0 +2 2 I 0 J I Unlawful Postine - |toto",rt""oa" 9 7 t3 0 I 0 46 /1',35 VEHICLE & TRAFFIC LAW Abandoned Vehicle Driving While Intoxicated Leaving Scene Motor Vehicle A"cide"t Miscellaneous Vet'ictiETrami t_aws TOTAL VEHICLE & TRAFFIC COMPLAIMB r iVIIs(-F:Lr ^NE nr I Acni,entel Drnna*, ^ 2002 2003 2004 L ------:--^ - ^vvvr LJ vorrr4Sv l Alarms/ Fire lncidents % Cl"urun"" L"tt". R T)palh Tr',--+i^^+:^ I 7 29 31 30 167 138 106 t7 19 20 53 48 49 l0 5 5vr rr<sLrvllJ..-........< Family probl"ms-.- Information % Mental Problems % Missing Persons Public Safetv l Pann#o ^fD L I 7 7 r00 1l 7 o 4 8 8 5 65 7l t4 L) l2 lo 29 r07'tJ I 150 6 9 \-rr(.)umsTances Trr'r 56 49 53 D T-UIVTTIJAIi\ I S 6s0 646 628 MINAL AND v TTLLONIES Burglary a.i-:-^l 2002 2003 2004 I Grand Larceny ItLIUlIUU JUDSIANOC MISDEMEANORS Aggravated Harassment ASSAUIT % Lnmtnal LontemDt Lnmlnal lmpersonatron Criminal Mis"hi"f -- urrmlnal possession oIControlled Substancea-.i*:-^r D^^^^-,: ;-;.-;----=- 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 I I 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 II vilrrr,,rar r vJrclrtulr ul JLOlerl rropemv I unmlnal IresDass -I flarassment I vlenaclng P-- -r(ecKless bndangerment Resistine Arrest % Stalkins Unauthorizeausffi Unlawfullmprison-ent '.-----.'...----..--_-.--- VIOLATIONSAlcohoyopenCoffi- Discharge Fir"u.*t-Disorderlyconaffi_=. Dog Control % T\;,,:-^^- D^-r,rF 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 t '7 0 3 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 I 0 0 0 0 4 0 z 0 0 I 0 2 I 2 9 Harassment Illegal Dumping - open Burnins - Park After Hourr - Possession of et"ohffi- Possession ofet"ohffi- 0 0 0 I AT I 0 0 2 2 2 3 1 A 0 0 0 2vrrr4yyrur a uppelblulv(J59 uI rrrgworKsUnlqwfulPoss.ssiffi- Unlawful T."rou* - MISCELLANEOUSVillugeCou.tB"n"ffi ar.esto.rotr,".Ag@-- 0 0 I 2 4 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IAILt(t1J I D J-)29 JI I!l\ILI! LASIIS flI\NDLES Aggravated Harassment Criminal Mischief Disorderly Conduct 2002 2003 2004 I 0 0 0 0 I 0 0v uD Lr uvLrrrB \JU v trIItIItglt [aI AclmlnlsratlonUnlawfulT."rourF Vehicle & Traffic- t 0 I 0 0 0 0rvr4! du yrJr\l|Jt! t_Ar)lrD tlAl\ul]rl)Handledwithintheffi- -Referred to Family Courl l 5 4 I 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 L\Jl lIlbDrivins While Intn"i",ro.l 2002 2003 2004 TOTAL Fft,OtrW appnsr"s 0 I I 0 Drivins While lntnvi 0 5 7 7 7 I 5 5 5 7 l8 T7 19 1aIJ IJ lz Failure to Disnlav Cr T;226 187 r99 4 42 4 6 7 6 293 137 96 No Inspection C.rtifi"uFNolnsurance % - NoSeatBelt % - PassedNo P:ssi.-7- 48 1/1 32 r41 r09 181 133 91 lJ+ 39 39 32 )toP Slgn - Speedins - SPeed Not Reasone 4 3 6 I4 9 10 11/1 l19 217 Spe.dS"hoolZoF Unhcensed On".^t^F 0 I 0 i9 IJ 12 Unresistered Mornr V A1.+J 30 J+ 27 58 JZ 18 43 51 1258 931 1064 1211 948 1084 PARKING TICKETS ISSUED 2002 2003 2004 l uurwsEll Lanl- oam tlandrcapped Zone 0 2 1 152 105 t04 I 0 z Parking on Hiehwav urUtrUlStefeo lVtotor 25 27 t4 2 9 5 34 53 z I 6 o 2 0 n 221 204 I/) MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS SUMMARY 2002 2003 2004Proper8 Damage Accidents A'+J 53 50 Personal Injury Accidents 3 4 Fatal Accidents 0 0 0TOTAL ACCIDENTS +o oz 54 Cars Involved 70 106 83 Persons Injured o 9 5 Persons Killed 0 0 0 Accident Arrests l2 JI 16 Ambulance Required 2 7 3 MONTH &pru.y 3 I1 A Tebruary 5 6March21l4Aprilo22May3J5 June 3 3 3 July 3 5 4 August 2 3 September 6 October 8 November 2 7 6 December 10 5 3 DAY OF WEEK )unday | -t 7 a Monday 8 J Tuesday 2 11 9 Wednesday ll 8 9Thursdayll7IJTridayll85 Saturday A 7 t2 LOCATION At Intersection t2 20 14Vot at Intersection 28 27 29Highway3037A'' Von-Highway t6 ZJ 12 Parking Lot 6 l)1l HOUR OF DAY l2am 0 I 2lam2zJ 2am 0 1 i 3am 0 4am 0 0 5am 0 0 0 6am I I z Jam I 2 0 8am J 6 0 IIQIJR OF DAY (contr 2002 2003 2004 9am 2 2 5 0am 4 A 1am 3 5 32n3AA rt4 7 22-p^z 7 5 1pm 5 3 34pm245Snm2636pm3II7pmI3 -qpq 0 2 3o-*t v\tr 4 2 Lqplq 1 2 pm 2 I IU:rknown n 0 0 AGE OF DRIVER 20 & under 10 I 17 10 21 -24 l0 I4 o 2s -3e --T--20 23 T640-59 I2 30l 32 60 & over l0 6 9 Unknown Aa 3 z TYPE OFACCIDENT Pedestrian U 1 IOther Motor Vehicle ', /l 41 29BicycleI01Fixed Object 1)l'7 10!th"t Object 0 I I Animal/Deer 5 2 10 Ran off Roadway 0 2 TRAFFIC CONTROL None 39 46 39 Stop Sign l3 t0 Other 3 3 5 WEATHER CONDITION Clear 20 20 t6 Rain 3 2Fos000 Snow/Ice l0 12 8 Cloudy l3 zo 21 Unknown 2 I I ROAD CONDITION 2002 2003 2004Dry2835Wet515 IcelSnow l1 13 4 Mud/Slush 0 2 0Unknown2I BOAD CHARACTER Straight/Level 25 36 JI StraighUGrade 8 ll t0Straight/Hillcresr 0 I 0Curve/Level 2 2Curve/Grade o 1lCurve/Hillcrest 0Not Applicable 00 0 ACTIONS OF VEHICLE BEFORE ACCIDENT Going Straignt aneaa 35 48 A'.+J Overtaking I 0MakingRiehtturnm - 0Making Left Turn 5 7 10Pe*ing 7 1 t4Starting in Traffic Lane 2 2 0 Stopped in Traffic Lane 4 7 4 Started !'rom Parking z ISlowing or Stopping A 9 2 Changing Lanes Parked 1 l3 8 CONTRIBUTING CIRCUMSTANCES Disregard Traffic Control i I (, Unsafe Speed 5 .+0Fail Yield Righr of Way 3 9 7Following Too Close 6 J 4Improper Turning I 0Obstruction 1 0Other Hlrman Action I Pavement Slippery t2 I4 5 Other Environmental 5 0Defective Equipment 2 2 IAnimal5Jl0 None 22 27 16 Other Vehicular z 0 Unsafe Backing 5 6 t-1Driver Inattention 9 8 IJ Unsafe Lane Change 2 A IDriver Inexperience z I 0Alcohol052Driver Fatigue 0 I 0 (cont)2002 2003 2004IllnessI00Fail to Keep Right 0 0 Reaction to Uninvolved Vehicle 0 0View Obsrructed/Limited 0 0 A 2002 2003 2004 1.573 1.359 I 5qq 506 450 398 2,158 ) o)<1,760 LJZ 63 IJ 78 lt I7 2l o d 8 I 0 0 l2 21 2 I6 15 13 121 t25 t59 10 77 83 48 51 47 720 /u5 /JJ r.507 1,695 950 915 910 1.3 89 1 )A5 I,34s 540 605 725 4.178 4 )O5 4,130 $37.670 $44,449 $90.871 $7,804 $2.748 $ r 5,147 $ r 12,000 0 0