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April 5, 2016
To: The Honorable Mayor Supron
Members of the Board of Trustees
Village of Cayuga Heights
Re: Report of the Police Department for March, 2016
In the month of February the police department received 402 calls for service. In addition to these calls 79 uniform traffic
tickets were issued and 3 parking violation was cited. A breakdown of the calls for service is as follows:
One Felony Burglary complaint was reported. A resident reported that his unsecured home was entered during the
daytime hours of 1200 and 1500 and that several items were determined to be missing, including a Game Console and
jewelry. There is a possible suspect in this case and it is still under investigation.
8 penal law misdemeanor larceny offenses were handled. 7 of the Larceny complaints consisted of Theft from a Motor
Vehicle. In these incidents residents reported that their unsecured vehicles had been entered unlawfully during the
overnight hours. Residents stated that several items were missing, primarily loose change, sunglasses, and flashlights.
There is a suspect in these cases and the investigations continue. In the remaining complaint, a resident at Kendal
reported that her computer laptop, including its accessories, was taken from a common area within the facility. There are
no suspects in this case and Kendal Administration is also investigating.
9 vehicle and traffic stops led to 12 misdemeanor charges including: Aggravated DWI, Driving While Intoxicated-1st,
Operating a Vehicle with .08 percent of alcohol in the blood, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a MV 2nd, Aggravated
Unlicensed Operation of a MV 3rd, and Suspended Registration.
8 Penal Law Violations were reported, 2 for Harassment and 6 for Trespass. The first reported harassment involved a
subject stating that a client/patient had sent harassing emails and been threatening while under her care. The case is still
under investigation. In the second incident the complainant ended a relationship with the suspect. The suspect continued
to contact the complainant against the CO’s wishes. The officer contacted the suspect to advise him that no further
contact should be made with the complainant. No further contact has been reported no charges have been requested by the
complainant as of this date. 5 of the Trespass complaints consisted of residents stating that their unsecured motor vehicles
had been entered overnight. No items were reported missing and there is a suspect in these incidents. The investigations
continue. In the last report of trespass the complainant stated that she thought someone had walked onto her property
during the overnight hours. The CO reported that footprints had made a path up to the doors of her home and of 2 secured
vehicles that were in the driveway. CO states that it does not appear that entry was gained into the home or vehicles
however $150.00 is missing from an envelope that was on the counter in her kitchen. It is not known if the missing cash is
associated with the trespass. This is believed to be related to the other vehicle trespasses and larcenies from vehicles.
5 Local Law violations were received, 4 for Noise and 1 for Soliciting. 3 of the 4 noise complaints came in as loud
parties. In the 3rd complaint a citation was issued for the Village’s Noise Ordinance. In the final Noise complaint, tenants
in an apartment complex were reporting loud music coming from a neighboring apartment. This has been on ongoing
problem between the involved parties and the landlord is in the process of settling the situation. The soliciting report
involved a resident stating that 2 unknown subjects had come to her door to solicit religious materials. The resident asked
the subjects to leave her property; she also did not observe any documentation of authorization to be in the village.
Officers attempted to locate the subjects but they were gone upon officers arrival.
1 Warrant arrest was made. The Tompkins County Sheriff’s Department executed a traffic stop i n which they made
contact with an individual who had an active warrant out of Cayuga Heights Court. The deputy turned the subject over to
CHPD officers where the subject was arraigned and remanded to TCJ on bail.
There were 2 Motor vehicle accidents investigated, none of which involved deer.
There were no other deer incidents reported.
In summary, 13 persons were arrested and the following 16 charges were filed: 1-Aggravated DWI, 1-Driving While
Intoxicated-1st, 1-Operating a Vehicle with .08 percent of alcohol in the blood, 1-Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a
MV 2nd, 4-Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a MV 3rd, and 4-Suspended Registration.
Over the course of this month police department members took part in the following trainings and events: On March 17th
and 18th Chief James Steinmetz attended Leadership and Operational Planning Training offered by the New York Tactical
Office Association. The week of March 14th through the 18th police clerk Jackie Carr attended Public Safety
Telecommunication training at the Tompkins County Department of Emergency Response. On the 15th Officer Jim
Landon assisted the residents of Kendal with a Pharmaceutical Collection Event.
The full time officers worked a total of 104 of overtime and the part time officers worked a total of 239.5 hours.
Sincerely,
Chief James Steinmetz