Monthly Report – August 2002

The Town of Evans Police Department sadly mourns the tragic loss of Police Officer Terry J. Addison who died suddenly on August 14, 2002 as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Terry was 32 years old.

Served with Honor
July 1997 to August 2002

Dispatch

Evans Police Dispatchers took 2,309 complaints for the month of August 2002.

Patrol Division

The Evans Police Patrol Division handled complaints including:

• Nineteen prisoners were held in the Town of Evans Police Lockup in August 2002.
• One hundred and sixteen Police Reports were filed and twenty-seven accidents were reported to the State of New York as reportable accidents under the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
• Evans Police Officers issued 314 simplified traffic informations in August of 2002 including:

Detective Bureau

• In August 2002 the Town of Evans Police Detective Bureau investigated numerous car larcenies that occurred in 2 specific areas in the Town. This investigation led to the arrests of 2 juvenile male subjects and 1 16 year-old subject. It was discovered during the course of this investigation that businesses on Routes 5 and 20 in Irving, Chautauqua County, were also victimized by the same subjects. According to Detective Ernest Masullo, $3,000.00 worth of property was recovered. The subjects’ mode of transportation was bicycles, stolen property was being carried in backpacks.
• The Detective Bureau is also investigating 6 residential house burglaries that occurred in late July and during the month of August in the Point Breeze area. To this date 1 juvenile has been charged with 2 counts of burglary in connection with these incidents. The 4 additional burglaries are still being actively investigated.
• Two cases of construction fraud were investigated. In one case an Evans resident gave a contractor $15,000.00. No work was ever performed. After a police investigation, the money was refunded with no arrest made at the time. In another case of fraud, a plumber from Buffalo was given $1,900.00 as a deposit. No work was ever started. After an investigation, the Buffalo man was charged with grand larceny by false promise. A warrant has been issued for this subject and he is being sought at this time.

Dog Control

Twenty-six appearance tickets were issued from the Dog Control Office.

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Monthly Report – July 2002

Dispatch

Evans Police Dispatchers took 2,619 complaints for the month of July 2002.

Personnel

Bruce Green Jr. was appointed Full Time Patrolman at a Special Meeting of the Town Board on July 30, 2002 and will attend the Erie County Central Police Training Academy beginning August 6th.

Patrol Division

The Evans Police Patrol Division handled complaints including:

• Eighteen prisoners were held in the Town of Evans Police Lockup in July 2002.
• One hundred and forty-four Police Reports were filed and thirty-one accidents were reported to the State of New York as reportable accidents under the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
• Evans Police Officers issued 381 simplified traffic informations in July of 2002 including:

Detective Bureau

At approximately 5:45 a.m. on July 26th, 2002, the Evans Police received a call from a resident that a teenage male had fallen off the cliff at Lake Shore and Peppertree in Derby. Highland, Lakeview and North Evans Fire companies responded to the rescue, as well as a boat from Lake Erie Rescue. Wilhelm Emich, a 14-year-old resident of Derby, was rescued by boat and transported by Mercy Flight from Sturgeon Point Marina to Children’s Hospital where the subject was in serious but stable condition. The subject was camping out with a friend near the cliffs and it is believed that the fall occurred between 6 and 6:30 a.m. The subject’s bicycle was recovered from the top edge of the cliff.

Dog Control

Twenty-three appearance tickets were issued from the Dog Control Office.

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Monthly Report – June 2002

Dispatch

Evans Police Dispatchers took 2,341 complaints for the month of June 2002.

Patrol Division

The Evans Police Patrol Division handled complaints including:

• Thirteen prisoners were held in the Town of Evans Police Lockup in June 2002.
• Ninety-six Police Reports were filed and thirty-four accidents were reported to the State of New York as reportable accidents under the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
• Evans Police Officers issued 251 simplified traffic informations in June of 2002 including:

Detective Bureau

• The Detective Bureau investigated a two-vehicle collision at Route 5 and Delamater Road on the morning of June 26th. An 84-year-old male Derby resident was killed as a result of this collision.
• On June 26th the Detective Bureau was called to a serious physical injury auto accident involving a motorcycle and a tractor trailer on Route 20 between Cain and Brant-Angola Roads. A 44-year-old male from Angola was seriously injured. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
• Six residential home burglaries and one business burglary were investigated by the Detective Bureau in June. One of the home burglaries was ruled a hoax and closed, the others are still being actively investigated.
• Two major sex crimes were investigated by the Detective Bureau in June. A sodomy first degree and sexual abuse first degree involving a 3-year-old female is still being actively investigated. This incident allegedly occurred in April 2001. Child Protection Services and the Child Advocacy Center are assisting in this investigation. A suspect has been identified and has since moved from New York State.
• A sexual misconduct case was investigated. After an investigation that also involved the Erie County District Attorney’s Office, the case was administratively closed.
• Twenty-three people were arrested, mostly for violations of the New York State Penal Law, Alcohol Beverage Control Law and Vehicle and Traffic Law. Three people were arrested for DWI.

Dog Control

Twenty-six appearance tickets were issued from the Dog Control Office.

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Monthly Report – May 2002

Personnel

Officer Michael Masullo received the 2001 Stop DWI Award from Erie County at an awards breakfast on May 3rd, 2002, for leading the department in DWI arrests.

Dispatch

Evans Police Dispatchers took 2,018 complaints for the month of May 2002.

Patrol Division

The Evans Police Patrol Division handled complaints including:

• Twenty prisoners were held in the Town of Evans Police Lockup in May 2002.
• Ninety-two Police Reports were filed and nineteen accidents were reported to the State of New York as reportable accidents under the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
• Evans Police Officers issued 338 simplified traffic informations in May of 2002 including:

Detective Bureau

• The Detective Bureau investigated a false bomb incident when a possible bomb was discovered by a mail carrier dropped into a U.S. Postal box along Old Lake Shore Road and Lakeside Drive. Evans Detectives worked with the Postal Inspector and an arrest was made in the case.
• Two violent assaults resulting in serious injuries were investigated, one occurring outside of Mickey Rats Beach Club and the other on Sturgeon Point Road. The victim of the incident at Mickey Rats was hospitalized in serious condition. The second incident involved 7 youths ages 18 and under, 3 from the Town of Evans and 4 from Hamburg. Arrests are pending in both cases.
• Eight illegal aliens were apprehended at Sturgeon Point Marina. The subjects were transported by boat from Canada and dropped off at Sturgeon Point Marina where they were apprehended by members of the Evans Police Department, U.S. Border Patrol and the U.S. Coast Guard. The subjects were taken to a Federal holding center in Batavia. Ontario and U.S. Customs made an arrest in the case in Canada.Two sex abuse cases involving children under the age of 14 were investigated by the Detective Bureau in May. One case is still under investigation.
• Thirty-five people were arrested, mostly for violations of the New York State Penal Law, Alcohol Beverage Control Law and Vehicle and Traffic Law. Five people were arrested for DWI.

Dog Control

Twenty-nine appearance tickets were issued from the Dog Control Office.

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Monthly Report – April 2002

Personnel Actions

• Daniel Eppolito was appointed as Special Policeman at the April 17, 2002 Town Board meeting.
• Daniel Hontz was appointed as Special Policeman at the April 17, 2002 Town Board meeting.

Dispatch

Evans Police Dispatchers took 1,941 complaints for the month of April 2002.

Patrol Division

The Evans Police Patrol Division handled complaints including:

• Thirteen prisoners were held in the Town of Evans Police Lockup in April 2002.
• Ninety-nine Police Reports were filed and twenty-one accidents were reported to the State of New York as reportable accidents under the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
• Evans Police Officers issued 161 simplified traffic informations in April of 2002 including:

Detective Bureau

Thirty-seven people were arrested, mostly for violations of the New York State Penal Law, Alcohol Beverage Control Law and Vehicle and Traffic Law. Eight people were arrested for DWI.

Dog Control

Twenty-five appearance tickets were issued from the Dog Control Office.

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Monthly Report – March 2002

Dispatch

Evans Police Dispatchers took 1,924 complaints for the month of March 2002.

Patrol Division

The Evans Police Patrol Division handled complaints including:

• Ten prisoners were held in the Town of Evans Police Lockup in March 2002.
• Seventy Police Reports were filed and thirty-four accidents were reported to the State of New York as reportable accidents under the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
• Evans Police Officers issued 142 simplified traffic informations in March of 2002 including:

Detective Bureau

Thirty-two people were arrested, mostly for violations of the New York State Penal Law, Alcohol Beverage Control Law and Vehicle and Traffic Law. Five people were arrested for DWI.

Dog Control

Twenty appearance tickets were issued from the Dog Control Office.

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Monthly Report – February 2002

Dispatch

Evans Police Dispatchers took 1,630 complaints for the month of February 2002.

Patrol Division

The Evans Police Patrol Division handled complaints including:

• Ten prisoners were held in the Town of Evans Police Lockup in February 2002.
• Seventy-three Police Reports were filed and thirty accidents were reported to the State of New York as reportable accidents under the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
• Evans Police Officers issued 170 simplified traffic informations in February of 2002 including:

Detective Bureau

Twenty-three people were arrested, mostly for violations of the New York State Penal Law, Alcohol Beverage Control Law and Vehicle and Traffic Law. Five people were arrested for DWI.

Dog Control

Forty-two appearance tickets were issued from the Dog Control Office.

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Monthly Report – January 2002

Dispatch

Evans Police Dispatchers took 1,820 complaints for the month of January 2002.

Patrol Division

The Evans Police Patrol Division handled complaints including:

• Fifteen prisoners were held in the Town of Evans Police Lockup in January 2002.
• One hundred and seven Police Reports were filed and twenty-three accidents were reported to the State of New York as reportable accidents under the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
• Evans Police Officers issued 182 simplified traffic informations in January of 2002 including:

Detective Bureau

Forty people were arrested, mostly for violations of the New York State Penal Law, Alcohol Beverage Control Law and Vehicle and Traffic Law. Ten people were arrested for DWI.

Dog Control

Eighty appearance tickets were issued from the Dog Control Office.

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Monthly Report – December 2001

The Evans Police Department was notified by the New York State Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee that it was awarded a $4,500 grant to participate in the statewide “Speed Enforcement Unit” campaign. The goal of this campaign is to reduce speed related injuries or death through increased speed enforcement.

Dispatch

Evans Police Dispatchers took 1,652 complaints for the month of December 2001.

Patrol Division

The Evans Police Patrol Division handled complaints including:

• Seven prisoners were held in the Town of Evans Police Lockup in December 2001.
• Sixty-six Police Reports were filed and twenty-two accidents were reported to the State of New York as reportable accidents under the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
• Evans Police Officers issued 94 simplified traffic informations in December of 2001 including:

Detective Bureau

Seventeen people were arrested, mostly for violations of the New York State Penal Law, Alcohol Beverage Control Law and Vehicle and Traffic Law. Four people were arrested for DWI.

Dog Control

Three appearance tickets were issued from the Dog Control Office.

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Monthly Report – November 2001

Dispatch

Evans Police Dispatchers took 1,749 complaints for the month of November 2001.

Patrol Division

The Evans Police Patrol Division handled complaints including:

• Ninteen prisoners were held in the Town of Evans Police Lockup in November 2001.
• One hundred and twelve Police Reports were filed and fifty-two accidents were reported to the State of New York as reportable accidents under the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
• Evans Police Officers issued 188 simplified traffic informations in November of 2001 including:

Detective Bureau

Thirty-one people were arrested, mostly for violations of the New York State Penal Law, Alcohol Beverage Control Law and Vehicle and Traffic Law. Six people were arrested for DWI.

Dog Control

Twenty-four appearance tickets were issued from the Dog Control Office.

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