Village of Mantua
Department of Police

Office of the Chief of Police
H.W. Buchert

YEARLY REPORT
2002


INCIDENTS CASES CLEAR UI CC CLEAR TOTAL
911 Hang Up 0 0 0 10 10 10
Abandoned Vehicle 12 12 0 0 0 12
Accident 30 30 0 10 10 40
Alarm Drop 0 0 0 75 75 75
Arson 5 5 0 0 0 5
Assault 5 5 0 0 0 5
Assist 2 2 0 86 86 88
Attempted Arson 1 1 0 0 0 1
Attempted B&E 1 0 1 0 0 1
Attempted Suicide 3 3 0 2 2 5
Barking Dog 3 3 0 2 2 5
Child Abuse 5 4 1 0 0 5
Child Endangering 0 0 0 1 1 1
Child Removal 0 0 0 1 1 1
Contributing 2 2 0 0 0 2
Criminal Damage 7 2 5 1 1 8
Criminal Mischief 1 0 1 10 10 11
Curfew 1 1 0 0 0 1
D.A.V. 0 0 0 1 1 1
D.O.A. 4 4 0 0 0 4
Disturbing the Peace 0 0 0 2 2 2
Disorderly Conduct 2 2 0 6 6 8
Disoriented Juvenile 1 1 0 0 0 1
Dog at Large 0 0 0 14 14 14
Dog Bite 1 1 0 0 0 1
Domestic 9 9 0 17 17 26
Drive Off 0 0 0 2 2 2
Drug Abuse 0 0 0 1 1 1
Drug Paraphernalia 1 1 0 0 0 1
D.U.I. 21 21 0 1 1 22
D.U.S. 5 5 0 4 4 9
Escort 0 0 0 4 4 4
Expired Plates 0 0 0 1 1 1
Failure to File 1 1 0 0 0 1
Fictitious Plates 1 1 0 1 1 2
Fire-Vehicle 1 1 0 0 0 1
Fireworks 0 0 0 3 3 3
Found Property 0 0 0 10 10 10
Harrassment 1 1 0 0 0 1
Illegal Trapping 0 0 0 1 1 1
Illegal Weapon on School Property 1 1 0 0 0 1
Improper Dumping 0 0 0 1 1 1
Improper Parking 0 0 0 3 3 3
Incendiary Device 1 1 0 0 0 1
Income Tax Violation 11 11 0 0 0 11
Intoxicated Person 0 0 0 2 2 2
Landlord-Tenant Dispute 0 0 0 1 1 1
Littering 0 0 0 1 1 1
Lockout 0 0 0 100 100 100
Lost Property 0 0 0 2 2 2
Loud Music 0 0 0 6 6 6
Menacing 6 6 0 0 0 6
Missing Juvenile 0 0 0 2 2 2
Neighbor Dispute 1 1 0 1 1 2
Noise Complaint 0 0 0 8 8 8
Notification 0 0 0 1 1 1
Officer Conduct 1 1 0 0 0 1
Open Burn 0 0 0 1 1 1
Open Door 0 0 0 7 7 7
Open Window 0 0 0 2 2 2
Passing Bad Checks 4 3 1 1 1 5
Passing a School Bus 0 0 0 1 1 1
Parking Complaint 0 0 0 5 5 5
Petty Theft 1 1 0 0 0 1
Phone Harrassment 5 4 1 3 3 8
Possible Child Abuse 1 0 1 0 0 1
Posession of Marijuana 3 3 0 0 0 3
Prohibitions 1 1 0 0 0 1
Property Damage 3 3 0 7 7 10
Prowler 0 0 0 4 4 4
Reckless Operation 1 1 0 4 4 5
Road Hazard 0 0 0 2 2 2
Shoplifitng 0 0 0 1 1 1
Shot Fired 1 1 0 0 0 1
Soliciting 0 0 0 3 3 3
Stalking 1 0 1 0 0 1
Suspicious Person/Vehicle 1 1 0 29 29 30
Theft 20 6 14 6 6 26
Threats 2 1 1 1 1 3
Traffic Hazard 0 0 0 1 1 1
Traffic Obstruction 0 0 0 3 3 3
Trespass 2 2 0 18 18 20
Unauthorized Entry 1 1 0 0 0 1
Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle 4 4 0 1 1 5
Underage Consumption 0 0 0 1 1 1
Unfounded 0 0 0 15 15 15
Unruly Juveniles 4 4 0 5 5 9
Unwanted Subject 0 0 0 3 3 3
Vandalism 3 2 1 1 1 4
Verbal Dispute 0 0 0 1 1 1
Warrant Arrest 4 4 0 1 1 5
Welfare Check 1 1 0 10 10 11
TOTALS 210 182 28 531 531 741
TOTAL CASES TO DATE210
TOTAL CASES CLEARED TO DATE182
TOTAL CASES UI TO DATE28
TOTAL CC TO DATE531
TOTAL CC CLEARED TO DATE531
..
TOTAL CASES FOR 2001234
TOTAL CASES CLEARED FOR 2001197
TOTAL CASES UI FOR 200137
TOTAL CC FOR 2001470
TOTAL CC CLEARED FOR 2001470

* ARRESTS AND FINES LEVIED BY THE COURTS * * ARRESTS * * DISPOSITIONS *
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT 1 0
AGGRAVATED MENACING 1 0
APPROACHING EMERGENCY VEHICLE 1 0
ARSON 2 0
ASSAULT 3 100.00/C
ASSURED CLEAR DISTANCE 1 30.00/C
ATTEMPTED ARSON 1 0
BAC 9 1650.00/C
BARKING DOG 1 0
CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPON 200.00/C
CONTRIBUTING TO DELINQUENCY OF A MINOR 1 0
COPIES OF REPORTS 152.00/C
CRIMINAL DAMAGE 1 0
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF 1 0
CRIMINAL TRESPASS 100.00/C
DOC 2 500.00/C
DOG AT LARGE 1 42.00/C
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 6 500.00/C
DRUG ABUSE 100.00/C
DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 4 200.00/C
DUS 21 2050.00/C
DUI 23 6750.00/C
EXPIRED PLATES/REGISTRATION 7 431.00/C
FAILURE TO CONTROL 2 20.00/C
FAILURE TO DIM HEADLIGHTS 1 0
FAILURE TO FILE 1 0
FAILURE TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY 2 55.00/C
FALSIFICATION 1 0
FICTITIOUS PLATES 2 75.00/C
FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE 2 0
ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF LOOK
LIKE FIREARM/SCHOOL
1 0
IMPROPER PARKING 43 285.00/C
IMPROPER PASSING 0 42.00/C
INCOME TAX VIOLATION 11 0
INTIMIDATION OF VICTIM/WITNESS 1 0
LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT 1 0
LEFT OF CENTER 8 250.00/C
LOUD EXHAUST 1 0
MARKED LANES 4 42.00/C
MENACING 1 0
NO FRONT LICENSE PLATE 3 0
NO HEADLIGHT 6 94
NO LICENSE PLATE LIGHT 4 0
NO SEAT BELT 50 1164.00/C
NO TAIL LIGHTS 0 100
OBSTRUCTION OF OFFICIAL BUSINESS 1 0
OPEN CONTAINER IN MOTOR VEHICLE 2 42.00/C
OPEN CONTAINER IN PUBLIC PLACE 2 75.00/C
PASSING A STOPPED SCHOOL BUS 1 60
PASSING BAD CHECKS 1 250.00/C
PASSING IN A NO PASSING ZONE 0 67.00/C
PETTY THEFT 1 0
POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 1 350.00/C
POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA 9 0
PROHIBITIONS 3 0
PUBLIC INTOXICATION 2 0
RECKLESS OP 2 0
RESISTING ARREST 1 250.00/C
SPEED 147 6274.00/C
STALKING 250.00/C
TAMPERING WITH UTILITY EQUIPMENT 2 0
THEFT 7 250.00/C
TRAFFIC (S-SIGN-LIGHT) 22 1248.00/C
UNAUTHORIZED USE OF MOTOR VEHICLE 1 0
VANDALISM 1 0
TOTALS 440 24,048.00/C

MONTH ARRESTS WARNING
CITATIONS
CRUISER
DRIVEN
ACCIDENTS COURT
RECEIPTS
JANUARY 33 142 3674 4 $1,393.00
FEBRUARY 34 161 4005 2 $1,761.00
MARCH 33 145 3994 2 $1,992.00
APRIL 32 139 3833 4 $4,702.00
MAY 26 112 4609 2 $3,057.00
JUNE 41 115 3896 3 $2,389.00
JULY 50 108 3654 5 $148.00
AUGUST 34 97 4044 4 $2,364.00
SEPTEMBER 37 87 3906 1 $809.00
OCTOBER 26 73 3344 2 $3,132.00
NOVEMBER 44 96 3846 4 $2,151.00
DECEMBER 50 142 4096 1 $150.00
2002 TOTAL 440 1417 46901 34 $24,048.00
2001 TOTAL 426 2107 52522 43 $18,600.00
2000 TOTAL 389 1632 46173 67 $18,788.00

ANALYZATION OF EXCESSIVE SPEED ARRESTS:
Computed on basis of excess of the posted limits

05 TO 09 MPH:1
10 TO 14 MPH:10
15 TO 19 MPH:71
20 TO 24 MPH:42
25 MPH & Over:23
TOTAL:147


..CALL
CARD
TRAFFIC
CITES
PARKING
CITES
MINI
CITES
TRAFFIC
WARNINGS
CRIMINAL
ARRESTS
MON. 0001-0800
0800-1600
1600-2400
TOTAL
14
37
45
96
8
3
5
16
3
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
49
63
52
164
0
1
6
7
TUE. 0001-0800
0800-1600
1600-2400
TOTAL
15
54
40
109
10
0
9
19
2
0
0
2
5
0
0
5
42
62
48
152
6
13
2
21
WED. 0001-0800
0800-1600
1600-2400
TOTAL
17
36
31
84
5
1
14
20
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
4
39
31
33
103
2
1
0
3
THU. 0001-0800
0800-1600
1600-2400
TOTAL
20
44
53
117
4
2
11
17
1
1
0
2
2
0
1
3
32
37
49
118
0
1
1
2
FRI. 0001-0800
0800-1600
1600-2400
TOTAL
24
41
63
128
18
19
55
92
5
1
0
6
0
1
0
1
18
39
213
270
3
3
2
8
SAT. 0001-0800
0800-1600
1600-2400
TOTAL
27
27
39
93
35
20
44
99
8
11
0
19
5
0
2
7
93
77
181
351
1
0
1
2
SUN. 0001-0800
0800-1600
1600-2400
TOTAL
22
41
51
114
29
15
17
61
1
3
2
6
4
0
1
5
82
104
73
259
4
0
4
8
TOTALS 0001-0800
0800-1600
1600-2400
TOTAL
139
280
322
741
109
60
155
324
21
17
3
41
17
2
5
24
355
413
649
1417
16
18
16
50
OFFICER
TOTALS
BUCHERT
REITZ
TERRY
FORMAN
WERT
BARRETT
MARONI
MEYERS
MULLINS
LEIENDECKER
RILEY
CLEMENS
GREER
GAHAGAN
TOTALS
107
82
98
221
0
38
61
39
36
3
0
52
2
2
741
13
5
44
10
0
31
12
14
50
0
0
144
0
1
324
7
4
16
3
0
1
0
0
9
1
0
0
0
0
41
1
2
4
0
0
4
0
0
1
0
0
12
0
0
24
296
76
152
148
0
120
87
97
94
6
17
314
8
2
1417
5
19
6
12
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
50


MANTUA ACCIDENT REPORT FOR 2002


ACCIDENTS 2001 2002
Total number of accidents 43 34
Injuries in above 3 2
Deaths in above 0 0
Number of vehicles involved 79 57
Number of vehicles towed 7 3
Number of vehicles damaged 64 47
LOCATION OF ACCIDENTS
Intersections 3 0
Main Street 15 11
Prosepct Street 5 2
High Street 7 3
Franklin Street 1 1
Private Property 10 16
Other 2 1
TIME OF ACCIDENTS
0001 AM to 0400 AM 3 0
0401 AM to 0800 AM 11 3
0801 AM to 1200 Noon 6 8
1201 PM to 1600 PM 9 13
1601 PM to 2000 PM 8 8
2001 PM to 0000 Midnight 5 2
Unknown 1 0
DAY OF THE WEEK OCCURRED
Sunday 4 4
Monday 2 3
Tuesday 6 6
Wednesday 7 6
Thursday 3 3
Friday 14 8
Staurday 7 4
Unknown 0 0
CAUSATIVE FACTORS**
Failure to Yield 8 5
Excessive Speed 1 0
Assured Clear Distance 1 3
Ran a Stop Sign, ield Sign, or Red Light 2 1
Improper Turning 0 1
Improper Passing 2 1
Improper Backing 12 6
Improper Start from Parked Position 0 0
Left of Center 1 0
Failure to Control 3 4
Driver Inattention 3 1
Vehicle Defects 1 0
DUI or Drinking 2 0
None 0 0
Other 7 12
CLASSIFICATION OF ACCIDENTS
Vehicles 73 54
Motorcycles 0 0
Pedestrians 0 1
Bicycles 0 2
Mopeds 0 0
All-Purpose Vehicles (Off-Road) 0 0
Any Other Type of Vehicles 0 0
** It should be noted that each accident could have more than one reason
for the cause. That is the reason the total may vary from total number of
accidents investigated.

MUTUAL AID CALLS FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS20012002
Portage County Sherriff's Office 126 153
Ohio State Patrol 48 67
Other Police Departments 7 18
Street/Service Department 31 39
Fire Department 117 135
Other Governmental Departments 4 2
TOTAL ASSISTS GIVEN 333 414

MEETINGS ATTENDED20012002
Departmental Meetings/ Inter-Dept Training24
Other Police Related Meetings5251
Crime Prevention/Neighborhood Watch Meeting with Public1010
Safety76
Seminar56
O.C. Training11
ASP Training11
Defense Tactics Training00
Haz-Mat00

OTHER DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITY20012002
Safety Belt Classes Given to Schools 5 6
Safety Town 2 2
Eddie Eagle Program 0 2
Parades Handled 5 6
Races 2 2
Bike Rides 1 2
Bike Rodeo 0 1
Youth Interaction Safety Classes (Scouts Church etc.) 9 7
Range Qualifications 1 1
Career Days 2 0
Assists (Motorist and Public) 627 604
Bar Checks 951 534
Foot Patrol 300 127
House Checks 1145 997
Open Doors, Windows, Gates 280 213
School Zones 518 525
Suspicious Persons/Vehicles 244 233
Public Attended to in Lobby 256 258
Lift Stations 4092 3767
Reservoir 1058 1197
Sewer/Water Plant 1585 2655

WARNINGS ISSUED20012002
Curfew 4 3
Equipment 333 220
Registration 89 65
Safety Belt 123 38
Traffic (Moving) 1451 991
Parking 72 57
Miscellaneous 35 43
TOTALS 2107 1417

CRUISER MILEAGE FOR THE YEAR:20012002
1996 Chevy Lumina (1029) TRADED 3/01 3503.0 0
1997 Chevy Lumina (1030) SOLD 9/01 3293.0 0
2000 Chevy Impala (1028) 26736.0 22894.0
2001 Chevy Impala (1029) 18990.0 24007.0
TOTAL MILES DRIVEN 52522.0 46901.0


TOTAL PHONE CALLS ANSWERED:20012002
Police Department 5975 5309
Fire Department 2630 2278
TOTAL 8605 7587
911 Police Department 20 20
911 Fire Department 515 521
TOTAL 535 541


K9 TOTALS:2001
K9 Training 32 hrs.
K9 Call Out/Other Departments 14
K9 Call Out/ Mantua 2
K9 Road Hours 64 hrs.


Hours Worked by Personnel for the Year 2002
FULL-TIMEWorkedFringePaidDonatedTotal
Harry Buchert 2028.5 258.5 2287 - 2287
Robert Reitz 1920 320 2240 - 2240
Dan Forman 1920 264 2184 - 2184
Rodney Terry 2129.5 52 2181.5 - 2181.5
Linda Wilke 1959 230 2189 - 2189
Shawn Gahagan 2004 178.5 2182.5 - 2182.5
Judy Lisk 2166 128 2294 - 2294
TOTAL 14127 1431 15558 - 15558
AUXILIARY OFFICERSWorkedFringePaidDonatedTotal
Dave Wert 8 - - 8 8
Jim Barrett 760.75 8 768.75 - 768.75
Paul Maroni 543.5 - 543.5 - 543.5
Matt Meyers 580.5 - 472.5 108 580.5
Chris Mullins 570.25 - 526.75 43.5 570.25
Jim Riley 501.5 - 457.5 44 501.5
James Clemens 541 - 347.75 193.25 541
Mike Greer 52 - - 52 52
* Robert Leiendecker 35.75 - 35.75 - 35.75
TOTAL 3593.25 8 3152.50 448.75 3601.25
PART-TIME DISPATCHERSWorkedFringePaidDonatedTotal
Kelly McGilton 924 59 983 - 983
Marty Toukonen 680.75 22 702.75 - 702.75
Jen Morris 377.5 - 377.5 - 377.5
Warren Putt 394.75 - 394.75 - 394.75
* Michelle McCollum 190 - 190 - 190
TOTAL 2567 81 2648 - 2648
Totals for Year by Department
Road
Full Time 7998 894.50 8892.50 - 8892.50
Auxiliary 2917.25 - 2468.5 448.75 2917.25
TOTAL 10915.25 894.50 11361 448.75 11809.75
Dispatch
Full Time 6095 536.50 6631.50 - 6631.50
Part Time 3277 89 3366 - 3366
TOTAL 9372 625.50 9997.5 - 9997.5
TOTALS 20287.25 1520 21358.5 448.75 21807.25
* Notes employees who terminated employment with the village during the course of the year.