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December 12, 2016
To: The Honorable Mayor Woodard
Members of the Board of Trustees
Village of Cayuga Heights
Re: Report of the Police Department for November, 2016
In the month of November the police department received 377 calls for service. In addition to these calls 56 uniform
traffic tickets were issued and 5 parking violations were cited. A breakdown of the calls for service is as follows:
There were no Felony complaints received.
7 Penal Law Misdemeanor complaints were handled including 3 for Fraud, 1 for Drugs, and 3 for Larceny. 2 of the 3
Fraud complaints consisted of residents stating that they had received phone calls from subjects claiming to be family
members in trouble and needed money sent to them. Upon receiving further information from the complainants, officers
determined the phone calls to be scams. The residents were advised of how to handle future fraudulent phone calls. The
last Fraud incident involved the complainant receiving an email in which the suspect requested that the complainant wire
money. Upon investigation the email was found to be a scam. The drug complaint came in from a local business
employee stating that a bag of drugs had been left behind by a store. There is a suspect in this case and the investigation
is ongoing. The first larceny complaint involves a resident stating that money was taken from their wallet located in their
residence. There is a suspect in this case and the investigation is ongoing. A second incident came in as a license plate
being taken from a resident’s vehicle. It was not known when the plate became missing and there are no suspects. An
MV78B form was issued for the resident to obtain a replacement plate. The last complaint of theft consisted of a resident
stating that their unsecured motor vehicle was entered during the overnight hours and several items, including bank and
store cards were reported missing. A collaborating agency had recovered some of the cards and they were returned to the
complainant. There have been no further developments in this case.
2 vehicle and traffic stops led to 2 misdemeanor charges of Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a motor vehicle 3rd.
4 Penal Law Violations were reported, 3 for Trespass and 1 for Harassment. The 3 Trespass complaints were reported as
unknown subjects entering unsecured vehicles in the village and rummaging through them. No items were said to be
missing in these incidents. A report of Harassment was made. As the officer received information a bout the incident it
was determined that the harassment had occurred in another county’s jurisdiction. The complainant was directed to the
appropriate police department.
4 Local Law violations were handled, 1 for Open Burning and 3 for Noise. The open burning complaint came in as a
smell of smoke in the village. Upon officer’s arrival a resident was found to be burning a small amount of leaves in a
contained area. The resident was advised of the village’s local law and the fire was extinguished. In one of the noise
complaints a resident stated that a loud machine type noise was coming from the neighbor’s yard and had been going on
for a long period of time. The officer responded to find a resident using a leaf blower and would be finished shortly. The
second noise complaint was received as loud music coming from two separate areas that were not located near each other.
The officer responded to both areas and did not observe any music or other loud noise. In the final complaint, a landlord
reported getting information from a third party that a tenant was playing music too loud. Upon officer’s arrival the music
was found to be at a level within limits of the villages Local Law. The landlord was notified of the officer’s findings.
A Bench Warrant was executed after investigation. A collaborating agency had custody of the suspect and after
confirmation of the Cayuga Heights PD warrant, was turned over to CHPD for arraignment. The subject was remanded to
Tompkins County Jail on bail.
There were 7 Motor vehicle accidents investigated, none of which involved deer.
1 incident involving deer was reported. A resident stated that an injured deer was in the roadway. Upon officer’s arrival
it was found that the deer would need to be dispatched.
In summary, 5 persons were arrested and the following 5 charges were filed: 2-Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of MV,
1-Execute Warrant.
Over the course of this month police department members took part in the following trainings and events: On November
15th full time officers completed semiannual firearms qualifications.
The full time officers worked a total of 42.5 hours of overtime and the part time officers worked a total of 332.5 hours.
Sincerely,
Chief James Steinmetz