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February 14, 2017
To: The Honorable Mayor Woodard
Members of the Board of Trustees
Village of Cayuga Heights
Re: Report of the Police Department for January, 2017
In the month of December the police department received 458 calls for service. In addition to these calls 101 uniform
traffic tickets were issued and 10 parking violations were cited. A breakdown of the calls for service is as follows:
There were no Felony complaints received.
4 Penal Law Misdemeanor complaints were handled, 3 for Fraud and 1 for Larceny. All three Fraud complaints were
received as residents being targeted for computer related scams. In two of the incidents no property loss was reported,
however in the third incident the complainant reported that a transaction of money had occurred. The larceny complaint
consisted of a resident stating that a license plate was taken off of his vehicle. There are no suspects and an MV 78B form
was issued for replacement.
5 vehicle and traffic stops led to 6 misdemeanor charges; 1-DWI 1st, 1- Operating a MV with .08 of 1% Alcohol, 2-
Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a motor vehicle 3rd, 2-Suspended Registration.
2 Incidents for Penal Law Drug Violations were received. During 2 separate vehicle stops subjects were found to be in
possession of marijuana. The subjects were issued appearance tickets for Unlawful Possession of Marijuana.
2 Local Law violations were handled, 1 for Care of Property and 1 for Noise. The Care of Property complaint was
received from a resident stating that their neighbors’ property was not being maintained. Upon officer’s follow up, it was
determined that the condition of the property was not in violation of the village’s local law. T he incident reported as loud
noise in the area was unfounded.
There were 9 Motor vehicle accidents investigated, none of which involved deer.
1 incident was reported involving a deer. A resident stated that an injured deer was laying on their property. Upon
officer’s arrival it was determined that the deer was in poor health and was not able to ambulate. The deer was dispatched
and the DPW was contacted for removal.
3 Incidents involving persons taken into custody under Mental Hygiene Laws were handled. In all 3 incidents subjects
were found to be incapacitated and/or Mentally Ill and a potential threat to themselves or others. The subjects were
transported to the hospital and turned over to medical staff under the MHL 9.41 and MHL 22.09 laws.
In summary, 8 persons were arrested and the following 11 charges were filed: 1-DWI 1st, 1- Operating a MV with .08 of
1% Alcohol, 2-Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of MV, 2-Driving with a Suspended Registration, 1- Mental Hygiene
Law 9.41, and 2- Mental Hygiene Law 22.09.
Over the course of this month police department members took part in the following trainings and events: January 9th-13th
Officers completed Reality Based Training Exercises. On the 17th and 18th Chief Steinmetz and Sgt. Jerry Wright
attended Use of Force Training.
The full time officers worked a total of 139 hours of overtime and the part time officers worked a total of 212 hours.
Sincerely,
Chief James Steinmetz