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Kenneth W. Lansing
Chief of Police
May 10,2006
To: The Honorable Mayor Lynn
Members of the Board of Trustees
Village of Cayuga Heights
Re: Report of the Police Department for April 2006
Fo1.t!e month of April there were a total of 100 complaints reported to the police department an4 no motorvehicle accidents investigated. There were a total of,78 trafficlickets issued' and 1t i";ki"il;"kets wriften"
During April there were_no felony complaints. There were thirteen misdemeanor reported: two fbr Issuinga Bad Check, three for Petit Larceny, five for Criminal Mischief; one for Aggravated Harassment, one forCriminal Possession of 'Stolen Properly and one for Crininal Tampering. goth bad check cases are stillopen' One of the petit larceny cases was the report of a custome. p*p-g gasoline into his vehicle andleaving without paying. The customer was contaited and refurned to pay. A complainant reported that shehad received notice from Fed Ex that a package had been delivered roi ner but that she was unable to locateit and needed to make a report. The complainant also sent an email to all the residents at the sorority aboutthe incident and just wanted the contents bf the package. The package was returned to her the next day an6the complainant did not want the matter pu.turd. A subject att."airg a party at a fraternity in the villagereported that her waliet was-missing from her purse. The wallet was later found and retuurei to the subjectwith all contents intact. This petit larceny ,ur. .u, closed as unfounded. A resident repofted that hermailbox had been damaged. Another resident reported that her vehicle which was parked near the end o.fher driveway had the rear window and the t.ut tuillight broken" In both of these criminal mischief reports,it was found that the damage had possibly been done by an unknown vehicle due to the tire tracks near thesites of the damage' A resident of a fratemity reported that someone had been in his unlocked room anclhad gone through his drawers. He stated thai nothing appeared to have been stolen. one of the narrowgarage windows was broken-out of an unoccupied residence. It was unknown the exact date of the damageor the cause of it. The final criminal mischief complaint was a repofi by a tenant that the plexiglass hadbeen broken out of an exterior door. The manager for the building was contacted and advised of thedamage' He stated that the door is kept unlocked *d *u, probably no"t secured correctly causing the windto blow it open and did not believe that an individual broke it out. The aggravatei harassment caseinvoived unwanted email which caused the complainant aruloyance and alarm. -The complainant has hadcoxtact with the subject through her place of empioyment for the past several years but now feels that the
gublect is starling to have some mental issues. The subject r.rpon.ibl. for sending the email was contactedby this department and agreed to. stop attempting contact withthe complainant at her home by email or byphone' From the subject's attitude, the officer believed that the subject would continue to contact her at herjob at Cornell University; therefore Cornell Police were advised of a possible problem, During a vehicleand traffic stop, the officer observed a realtor's sign in the back of the vehicle-. Upon a further search, awallet belonging to another was also found. Thi occupants of the vehicle, all belonging to the samefi'atemiry, stated that the items had been found. The items were taken into custody uy ti" officer forpossible stolen properly and all were ad.vised that they could be charged with criminai possession of stolen
property after the officer speaks with the owners. The driver of the vehicle was issued traffic tickets. Al1
subjects were tumed over to Cornell Police as they were iooking for a similar vehicle involved in the
possible theft of street signs. The owners of the items were contacted and picked up their propefy but did
not want to pursue charges. The office of Fraternity and Sororify Affairs was notified of the incident. The
final misdemeanor complaint was criminal tampering. A resident reported that a vehicle drove down the
street shiking the garbage cans by the side ofthe roadway. The vehicle then turrred onto an adjoining street
and did the same thing. The area was checked but the vehicle and person responsible was not located.
There were six violations reported: two for Disorderly Conduct, one for Unlawful Possession of
Marihuana, one for Harassment, one for Unlawful Trespass and one for Unlawful Possession of Fireworks.
One disorderly conduct was a noise compiaint about loud music and voices. The subjects responsible were
advised of the complaint and there were no firther problems. While on patrol, the officer observed a group
of subjects leaving a location in the village. One subject yelled obscenities at the officer as the patrol car
went by. At first the subject continued walking away from the officer but eventually did stop and was
placed in the patrol car and transported back to the department. Upon a search, marihuana and a pipe were
found in the subject's pocket. The 18 year old male was arrested for Disorderly Conduct and Unlawful
Possession of Marihuana and issued an appearance ticket for court. A subject riding a bicycle at night
without any iights was stopped by the officer. While the rider was searching for his identification, the
officer observed marihuana in his backpack. The 24 year old male was arrested for Unlawfui Possession of
Marihuana and issued an appearance ticket for court. A subject reported receiving a harassing note that had
been attached to her memo board in her room. There had been recent problems with her roommate who
lately had not been staying there, but there was no proofthat she had written the note. A resident repofied
that a male subject had walked down his driveway, tried his vehicle's door and then contilued walking.
The officer located the subject and the resident identifred him. The resident did not want the subject
arrested for unlawful trespass. The subject was advised not to trespass on private property. An officer
responded for a complaint of fireworks being set off and found a group of subjects sitting around a
campfire. One of the subjects went inside and returned with the fireworks which the officer took into
custody as evidence. A1l subjects were warned about the use of fueworks and the ordinance concerning
open burning.
T'here was one Village Ordinance complaint which was concerning Dog Control. During April there were
four Vehicle and Traffic complaints dealing with parking problems. There were a total of seventy-six
miscellaneous complaints handled by this department for the month of April.
During April, Chief Lansing attended a fle day school held at the New York State Police Academy in
Albany dealing with school gangs. He also aftended a meeting held at the Ithaca Women's Community
Building hosted by the Community Coalition for Healthy Youth. The meetrng was held to promote the
awareness of the dangers of alcohol use by our youth. The chief also attended the annual meeting of the
Cayuga Medical Center. Officer Steinmetz attended a five day school for Low Light Shoot House and
Urban Tactic Instructors. The school dealt with techniques for encounter and conducting haimngs with
iive shoot houses and the tactics used for building searches. The school was held at the Ithaca Police
Depafiment shooting range. Officer l.anning attended the annual DARE conference in Aubum. Officer
Lanning is now certified to teach internet safety courses from kindergarten age through aduit. He also
received new lesson plans for the DARE program on aiding students in dealing with bullies and utilizing
high school role models.
The full time officers worked 115.5 hours of overtime and the pafi-time officers worked 162.5 hours.
There was a I of $655 reported lost or stolen and $325 in properly recovered for the month of April.
Kenneth W. Lansing
Chief of Police
CAYUGA HEiGHTS POLICE DEPT.
UITS ISSUED FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL
CAYUGA HE]GHIS POLICE DEPT.
UTTS ISSUED FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL2006
VIOLATION
11 10A
1 110A
1110A
1110A
1110A
,l 110A
1110A
1110A
1110A
1110A
1 110A
1110A
1 110A
1 110A
1 110A
1110A
1110A
1110A
1110A
11 10A
1
,1 10A
11 10A
1110A
1110A
1110A
1110A
1110A
1110A
1 126A
11428
1 172A
I 1B0c
1 lBOD
1 lBOD
1 lBOD
1 lBOD
1 lBOD
l1BOD
1 lBOD
1 lBOD
1 lBOD
l1BOD
11800
1 18oD
11800
1 lBOD
1 lBOD
i 't 180Di traoo.
1 lBOD
2006
VIOLATION
11800
1 lBOD
1 lBOD
1225-2c3
l 1<)LZ
1225c2
1 ))\r)
I zz) Lz
1225c2
1225c2
1225c2
3068
3068
3068
319-1
319-1
319-1
319-1
319-1
319- 1
319-1
375 - 41
402-1
103
403
403
509- 1
509- 1
LOCALE
TRIPHAMMER RD
CAYUGA HEIGHTS RD
CAYUGA HEIGHTS RD
N TRIPHAMMER RD
PLEASANT GROVE RD
TRIPHAMMER RD
HANSHA[.J RD
CAYUGA HEIGHTS RD
CAYUGA HEIGHTS RD
CAYUGA HEIGHTS RD
TR I PHAMI,IER RD
TRIPHAMMER RD
TR I PIIAMMER RD
TRIPHAMMER RD
N TRIPHAMMER RD
E UPLAND RD
HANSHAI.' RD
CAYUGA HEIGHTS RD
TRIPHAMMER RD
WYCKOFF RD
CAYUGA HEIGHTS RD
CAYUGA HEIGHTS RD
TRIPHAMMER RD
N TRIPHAI,.IMER RD
TRIPHAMMER RD
TRIPHAMIIER RD
HANSHAIJ RD
N TRIPHAMMER RD
l^^a' FLVUA L E
N TRIPHAMMER RD
N TRIPHAMMER RD
PLEASAI.IT GROVE RD
CAYUGA HEIGHTS RD
TRIPHAMMER RD
TRiPHAMMER RD
E UPLAND RD
CAYUGA HEIGHTS RD
HANSHAI' RD
CAYUGA HEIGHTS RD
TRIPHAMMER RD
TRIpHAflMER RD
IRIPHAMMER RD
TRiPHAMMER RD
TRIPHAMMER RD
TRIPHAMMER RD
TRIPHAMMER RD
TRIPHAMMER RD
PLEASANT GROVE RD
CAYUGA HEIGHTS RD
HANSHAI.J RD
TRIPHAIII,IER RD
CAYUGA HEIGHTS RD
CAYUGA HEIGHTS RD
CAYUGA HEIGHTS RD
CAYUGA HEIGHIS RD
TRIPHAMMER RD
CAYUGA HEIGHTS RD
IRIPHAMMER RD
RT 13
NORTHI,/AY RD
HANSHAI.I RD
CAYUGA HEIGHTS RD
TRIPHAMMER RD
TRIPHAMMER RD
TRIPHAMMER RD
TRIPHAMMER RD
CAYUGA HE]GHTS RD
TRIPHAMMER RD
PLEASANT GROVE RD
HANSHAII RD
TRIPHAI'IMER RD .
TRIPHAI'|MER RD
TR I PHAMI,IER RD
TR I PHAMI{ER RD
TRIPHAMMER RD
CAYUGA HEIGHTS RD
TRIPHAMMER RD
TRIPHAMMER RD
N.TRIPHAMMER RD
COMMENTS
48/30
49/30
5o/30
COMMENTS
41 /20
49/30
L2 lzn
44/lo
5n /?n
18/30
50/30
18/30
44/30
39/20
50/30
51 /lo
45lzo
47/30
47/30
56/30
18/30
15/30'
47 /30
CAYUGA HEIGHTS
PARKING TICKETS ISSUED FOR
LOCALE
E UPLAND RD
R t DG.EI,JOOD RD
OAK HILL .RD
I.'YCKOFF RD
IROOUOIS RD
I,JYCKOFF RD
OVERLOOK RD
N SUNSET DR
t,YCK0FF RD
CAYUGA HEIGHTS RD
OVERLOOK RD
UYCKOFF RD
N SUNSET DR
SPRUCE LANE
H]GHLAND RD
I,,'YCKOFF RD
OVERLOOK RD
N SUNSET DR
HULILE UETI.
THE MONTH OF APRIL 2006
VIOLATION
1 201A
78 LL#1-96
78 LL#1-96
78 LL#1-96
78 LL#1-96
78.LL#1-96
7D LL#1-96
7D LL#1-96
7D lL#1-96
70 LL#1-96
7D LL#1-96
7D LL#1-96
7D LL#1-96
7D LL#1-96
7D LL#1-96
7D LL#1-96
7D LL#1-96
7D LL#1-96
11 10A
1 120A
t142A
T172A
1 l80A
11808 & D
1 180C
1t92-3
1212
1229-3CA
r2364
3068
306E
319
375-2A1
401-1A
402-l
403
.509- 1
509-3
5 I 1-iA
5t2
600-1A
Fail to Obey Traffic Conhol Device
Fail to Keep Right
Fail Yield Right of Way
Fail Stop/Stop Sign
Urueasonable Speed
Speeding
Speeding/School Zone
DWI
Reckless Driving
Seat Belt
Insuffi cient Lights/B icycle
Expired Inspection
Forged Inspection Sticker
No Insurance
Insufficient Lights
Unregistered M/V
Nif Front Plate
Reg Tab not Affixed
Unlicensed Operator
Operating out of Class
Aggravated Unlicensed
Suspended Registration
Leaving Scene IVIVA/PD
TbLL#1-96
TcLL#1-96
TdLL#t_96
1202-Lb
1202-3(b)
1'r1 A
1203-c-4
306b
1201-a
No Parking Zone
Wrong Side to Road Edge
Overnight Parking 2am _ 6am
On Sidewalk
Fire Hydrant
Abandoned Vehicle
Handicapped Zone
Uninspected Vehicle
Parked on Pavement