HomeMy WebLinkAboutReport of the Police Chief for May 1975POLICE DEFAIMTMT
VILUGE OF CA LUA HELCi-ITS
TO: Hon. Frederick G. Marcham, Mayor
Mumbers of the Board of-,Trustees
Village of Cayuga Heights
SUBjMT: Report of the Police Chief for May 1975
The Police Department handled 98 complaints and investigated 6 motor vehicle
accidents. There were 123 traffic tickets and 11 parking tickets issued
during the month.
In my report for the month of April, I mentioned we had handled 77 complaints
and this was exceptionally high. The 98 complaints handled this month has
increased our workload even further and I must commend the officers and the
police clerk for thair efforts in coping with the increase. During May, there
were three felony crn.Vlaints, 2 for grand larceny and 1 for criminal possession
of stolen property. Those were 34 misdemeanor complaints. During the month,
$2,820.31 worth of property watts reported lost or stolen in the Village. We
recovered $5,916.96 in property which was reported lost or stolen in the
Village during May and past months, and $1,302.86 in property reported lost
or stolen outside of the Village, for a total of recovered property of $7,219.82.
As I mentioned at the April Village Board meeting, I would like permission to
have one or two persons available for use as a school guard when our regular
guard cannot work. This would be done only when our regular guard would not be
available for a con'plete school day. Our present rate of compensation for the
school guard is $7.50 per day and wren he would not be present we would deduct
this from his pay and pay it inetead to the replacement.
From May 12th through May 23rd. Sergeant Cooper attended the FBI Police Firearms
Instructors School. at Coma Cmlth, Pec'.caki.l7., N.Y. This was the second part of
the certificat-ioa program And L.e atbnzd - =d the FBI Advanced Firearms School at
Camp Smith ]n..st year. This is eacciiik l to the Village inasmuch as it provides
us with a certified instructor who regul=ly qualifies the police officers in
the use of firearms and protects the Village against liability should the officers
be required to ure a firearm.
We are ready to sell the old poli.rs car and request permission for the Treasurer
and I to sell it to the highest bidder with a starting minimum bid of $1800. If
we cannot get bids with this minimum. I farther request that the Treasurer and I
be given permission to make the minis xn whatever may be acceptable to obtaining
bids.
The officers worked 5 hours overtime during the month of May.
Respectfully submitted,
Harlin R. M Ewe
Chief of Police
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