HomeMy WebLinkAbout2-2016 Monthly Board Letter.pdfEXHIBIT 2016-110a page 1 of 1
March 8, 2016
To: The Honorable Mayor Supron
Members of the Board of Trustees
Village of Cayuga Heights
Re: Report of the Police Department for February, 2016
In the month of February the police department received 455 calls for service. In addition to these calls 83 uniform traffic
tickets were issued and 5 parking violation was cited. A breakdown of the calls for service is as follows:
There were no Felony complaints reported.
8 penal law misdemeanor offenses were handled, 7 for Larceny and 1 for Criminal Impersonation. Of the 7 Larceny
complaints, 5 of them were reported as Larcenies form a Motor Vehicle. Residents’ stated that in the overnight hours, an
unknown subject(s) had entered their unsecured vehicles and taken items, specifically small amounts of loose change.
There are no suspects in this case. The 2 remaining larceny complaints involved resident’s stating that persons who were
doing work inside their home had taken items. The first resident reported that a home health aide had taken money from
his home, while the second complainant reported that a contractor had taken camera equipment from his home. There are
suspects in both of these cases and the investigation is ongoing. The incident of Criminal Impersonation occurred during
the investigation of a previous arrest. During the arrest process the defendant said her name to be that of an acquaintance
of hers. Soon after, the acquaintance came to CHPD to report the findings and Criminal Impersonation charges were filed
for the defendant, as well as the original charge of Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a MV 3 rd that had been issued
under the wrong name.
2 vehicle and traffic stops led to 2 misdemeanor charges of Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a MV 3rd.
There were no Penal Law Violations reported.
3 Local Law violations were received, 2 for Noise and 1 for Dog Control. The first noise complaint came in as subjects
being loud on the roof of a neighboring house. The subjects were contacted and came down off the roof without incident.
The complainant did not wish to pursue charges. The second noise complaint was reported by a tenant in an apartment
complex stating that the downstairs neighbor was being too loud. This has been an ongoing issue in which the landlord
has been notified by the tenants. The suspect was advised that a noise violation would be issued if the music was not
turned down. The dog control incident consisted of a resident calling CHPD to report that their dog had gotten loose from
their yard. After a short time the resident contacted the on duty officer to advise them that the dog had been found. The
resident was informed of the village’s local law.
1 Warrant arrest was made. A violation of probation warrant was executed by CHPD officers. The subject was taken into
custody by a surrounding county’s Sheriff’s Department for an unrelated incident. After a check into the NYS database,
Sheriff’s received a hit on the subject for an Arrest Warrant out of the Cayuga Heights Police Department. The defendant
was transported to CHPD for arraignment and was then remanded to Tompkins County Jail on bail.
There were 3 Motor vehicle accidents investigated, none of which involved deer.
There was 1 deer incident reported. A resident reported that a deceased deer was laying in the back yard at their
residence. The DPW was notified and they responded for removal. An email was sent to Cornell deer management.
In summary, 4 persons were arrested and the following 5 charges were filed: 3 Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a
Motor Vehicle 3rd, 1 Criminal Impersonation, and 1 Violation of Probation.
The full time officers worked a total of 28.5 of overtime and the part time officers worked a total of 198 hours.
Sincerely,
Chief James Steinmetz