HomeMy WebLinkAbout9-2016 Monthly Board Letter.pdfEXHIBIT 2017-067a page 1 of 2
October 6, 2016
To: The Honorable Mayor Woodard
Members of the Board of Trustees
Village of Cayuga Heights
Re: Report of the Police Department for September, 2016
In the month of September the police department received 402 calls for service. In addition to these calls 104 uniform
traffic tickets were issued and 6 parking violations were cited. A breakdown of the calls for service is as follows:
No Felony complaints were received.
5 Penal Law Misdemeanor complaints were handled including 2 for Fraud, 2 for Larceny and 1 for Harassment/Stalking.
In both the Fraud complaints, residents reported that accounts had been opened in their names by unknown persons. The
residents were advised by their banks to file police reports for insurance purposes. No exchange of money was reported.
In the first Larceny report, the complainant stated that $3,000.00 was taken from her home while she stepped out of the
house due to work being done. There is a suspect in this case and the investigation is ongoing. The second Theft report
came in as a resident stating that their unsecured vehicle had been entered and a box of jewelry had been taken. There are
no suspects at this time; no other reports of theft from a vehicle were filed during this time frame. The complaint of
Harassment/Stalking resulted in charges of Stalking 4th being filed. An arrest is pending.
10 vehicle and traffic stops led to 12 misdemeanor charges including: 2-Driving While Intoxicated 1st, 2-Operating a MV
with .08 of 1% alcohol in the blood, 1-Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a MV 2nd, 6-Aggravated Unlicensed
Operation of a MV 3rd, 2-Suspended Registration.
2 Penal Law Violations occurred, 1 for Drugs and 1 for Harassment. After investigation of a vehicle and traffic stop the
officer found an occupant of the vehicle to be in possession of marijuana. The subject was arrested on the charge of
Unlawful Possession of Marijuana. The report of Harassment consisted of the complainant stating that they were receiving
harassing messages over social media and their cell phone. The officer advised the complainant to block the subject that
the messages were coming from and to contact the department again upon any further escalation of contact.
8 Local Law violations were handled, 1 for Dog Control, 4 for Noise, 1 for Care of Property, 1 for Soliciting, and 1 for In
the Park After Hours. A barking dog complaint was received. The officer made contact with the dog owner, who did not
realize the dog was outside and brought it in. No further complaints were made. One noise complaint was received by a
resident stating a loud vacuum noise was coming from a neighbor’s yard. The officer responded to the area and found the
noise to be a pool being vacuumed and closed for the year. The complainant was advised that the vacuuming would only
take a short time to be completed. The complainant was satisfied with this conclusion. The remaining 3 noise complaints
were for large gatherings in the area. Upon responding to the location officers did not find the noise to be unreasonable,
however advised residents of the Village’s noise ordinance and told the gatherings would have to disperse if the noise
level rose. The Care of Property incident stemmed from a resident complaining that a neighbor’s lawn was above the level
specified by the village’s local law. The officer made contact with the resident and a citation was issued for the violation.
The Solicitors complaint involved a resident stating that a person was going door to door selling magazines. The on duty
officer responded to the area and made contact with the suspect. The suspect was issued a verbal warning and advised
that they would need to register with the Village Police Department is they wished to continue sales in the Village. A
subject was found sleeping in the park after hours. The subject was advised of the Village’s ordinance and left the area
without incident.
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3 Subjects were taken into custody under the Mental Hygiene Law. 1-under the MHY 22.09 Law for Intoxication, and 2-
under the MHY 9.41 Law for Mental Health. All subjects were transported to a local hospital for medical attention.
A Bench Warrant Arrest was executed during a vehicle and traffic stop. Upon officer’s investigation the subject was
found to have an active warrant out of a collaborating agency. The subject was turned over to the originating agency.
There were 6 Motor vehicle accidents investigated, none of which involved deer.
There was 1 deer incident reported. The on duty officer located an injured deer in a median while on patrol. The officer
dispatched the animal and reported it to Tompkins County dispatch so that State DOT would be notified.
In summary, 15 persons were arrested and the following 19 charges were filed: 2-Driving While Intoxicated 1st, 2-
Operating a MV with .08 of 1% alcohol in the blood, 6-Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a MV 3rd, 1-Aggravated
Unlicensed Operation 2nd, 2-Suspended Registration, 1- Unlawful Possession of Marijuana, 1-Execute Bench Warrant, 1-
Care and Mowing of Property, 1-Mental Hygiene 22.09-Intoxication, and 2-Mental Health 9.41.
Over the course of this month police department members took part in the following trainings and events: No specific
events took place this month.
The full time officers worked a total of 31.5 hours of overtime and the part time officers worked a total of 246 hours.
Sincerely,
Chief James Steinmetz