Monthly Report – December 1998

The Evans Police Department purchased a Mobile Radar Display Station which became operational in December 1998. The Display Station, which sits on the outside of a police vehicle, or in the back of the 4×4 Police Vehicle, gives motorists a clear, digital readout of their speed.

It is hoped that the Display Station will be effective in helping control the speed of traffic through an area and is available, upon request, for areas where speed control is considered a safety issue.

Dispatch

Evans Police Dispatchers took 1,511 complaints for the month of December 1998.

Patrol Division

The Evans Police Patrol Division handled complaints including:

• Twenty-one prisoners were held in the Town of Evans Police Lockup in December 1998.
• Eighty-four Police Reports were filed and twenty-nine accidents were reported to the State of New York as reportable accidents under the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
• Evans Police Officers issued 215 simplified traffic informations in December of 1998 including:

Detective Bureau

The Detective Bureau investigated burglary complaints and one scheme to defraud complaint. During the course of the burglary investigations, an Evans teenager was charged with the July 1997 burglary of Kookies store on Herr Road. It is alleged that the teen entered the store through a roof vent and did steal approximately $1,500 worth of items. A warrant has been issued for the teen.

A warrant has also been issued for a local building contractor charging grand larceny and scheme to defraud. Detectives allege that the contractor received a large amount of cash from an Evans’ resident for building materials and then disappeared. The subject is still being sought.

The Detective Bureau investigated 64 incidents including:

Twenty-one people were arrested, mostly for violations of the New York State Penal Law and Vehicle and Traffic Law. Two people were arrested for DWI.

Dog Control

Five appearance tickets were issued from the Dog Control Office.