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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5-2016 Monthly Board Letter.pdfEXHIBIT 2017-03xa page 1 of ? July 11, 2016 To: The Honorable Mayor Woodard Members of the Board of Trustees Village of Cayuga Heights Re: Report of the Police Department for June, 2016 In the month of June the police department received 457 calls for service. In addition to these calls 74 uniform traffic tickets were issued and 1 parking violation was cited. A breakdown of the calls for service is as follows: There was one Felony complaint of Burglary reported. A resident reported that when she returned to her home after being away for a year, she found that her two sets of sterling silver flatware was missing. There is a suspect in this case and the investigation is ongoing. 4 Penal Law Misdemeanor complaints were handled; all Larceny-Thefts from a Motor Vehicle. In all 4 complaints residents stated that their unsecured vehicles had been entered without permission in the overnight hours. Items reported missing included electronic devices, loose change, and sunglasses. There are no suspects at this time. Residents have been advised to lock their vehicles in the future. 6 vehicle and traffic stops led to 6 misdemeanor charges including: 1-DWI, 1- Operating a MV with .18 of 1% of alcohol in the blood, 1- Operating a MV with .08 of 1% of alcohol in the blood, and 3-Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a MV 3rd. 4 Penal Law Violations were reported, 2 for Trespass and 2 for Drugs. The 2 Trespass complaints were reported by residents stating that their unsecured vehicle had been rummaged through overnight. No items were reported missing. There are no suspects in these incidents. After investigation of 2 vehicle and traffic stops officers found subjects in the vehicles to be in possession of marijuana and charges were filed. Both subjects were arrested for unlawful possession of marijuana. 12 Local Law violations were received, 4 for Noise, 2 for Soliciting, 3 for Care of Property, and 3 for Dog Control. After investigation of the 4 Noise complaints 1 was for 4 teenagers walking around the village yelling and arguing. A parent was contacted and the 4 subjects were turned over without incident. In another complaint, the officer was not able to locate the reported noise. In the third complaint a resident reported a loud garbage truck that was picking up trash during the village’s quiet hours. In the final complaint for noise the resident stated he had heard the same alarming noise from a neighboring property for a few days. Upon officer’s investigation the noise was coming from construction on a nearby property but was not in violation of the village ordinance. The construction business was advised to not begin work before 0700 hours daily. In one of the soliciting complaints subjects were found to be canvassing the village administering religious information. As this type of canvassing is not a violation of the Village’s local law the subjects were encouraged to respond to the police department to register their information and free to continue. The second soliciting complaint was for a pest control service. Officers advised the subject to register with the Police Department before continuing their distribution within the village. The subjects chose to leave the area. 3 Care of Property incidents occurred in which residents were notified of their lawn being beyond the length specified in the village ordinance. All homeowners did follow up with the care of their property and no citations were issued. 3 dog complaints were handled, 1 for a barking dog EXHIBIT 2017-03?a page 1 of ? and the other for 2 unleashed dogs. In the first incident the owner of the barking dog was contacted and a civil agreement was worked out between the complainant and dog owner. In the first of the 2 unleashed dog incidents the owner was notified of the village’s dog control ordinances and advised that the citations would be issued pending future complaints. The complainant in the second unleashed dog complaint sought charges and the dog owner was arrested under the village’s Local Law Dog Control-Unleashed Dog. 2 Warrant arrests were made. In one arrest CHPD officers we able to locate a subject who had an active arrest warrant. An appearance ticket was issued for the subject to appear at the next court session. The subject appeared as directed. The second arrest took place when a CHPD officer came into contact with a subject which showed an active bench warrant out of another agency. The presiding agency was notified and the suspect was turned over without incident. There were 9 Motor vehicle accidents investigated, none of which involved deer. There were no other deer incidents reported. In summary, 8 persons were arrested and the following 11 charges were filed: 3-Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a MV 3rd, 2- Unlawful Possession of Marijuana, 2- Police Officer Execute Bench Warrant, and 1-LL Dog Control Unleashed Dog. Over the course of this month police department members took part in the following trainings and events: On the 18th officers assisted with traffic control during a half marathon that was partially routed through the village. On the 28th officers attended Range for qualification of the Long Gun. The full time officers worked a total of 18.5 hours of overtime and the part time officers worked a total of 496 hours. Sincerely, Chief James Steinmetz EXHIBIT 2017-03xb CAYUGA HEIGHTS POLICE DEPARTMENT June 2016 Total Traffic Citation Report, by Violation Violation Description Totals_ 7D LL#1-96 OVERNIGHT PARKING 1 Report Totals 1 EXHIBIT 2017-03xc page 1 of ?