Penn Township, Westmoreland County: Police Report, December 2008

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POLICE REPORT, DECEMBER 2008

The Penn Township Police Department handled the following incidents and arrests during the month of December 2008.

Complaints (including attempts)	Dec. 2008	Dec. 2007	Difference	YTD 2008	YTD 2007	Difference
Accidents-Motor Vehicle	38	27	29%	317	303	4%
Alarm Calls	40	28	30%	381	360	6%
Assaults	5	2	60%	38	23	39%
Auto Thefts	0	1	-100%	1	2	-50%
Burglaries	1	1	0%	29	29	0%
Driving Under the Influence	7	4	43%	60	51	15%
Drug Violations	2	0	100%	19	22	-14%
Homicides	0	0	0%	1	0	100%
Robberies	0	0	0%	1	1	0%
Sex Offenses	1	1	0%	12	8	33%
Suspicious Activities	21	20	5%	365	320	12%
Thefts	11	12	-8%	180	176	2%
Vandalisms	11	18	-38%	176	244	-28%
Community
Business Checks	26	52	-50%	381	598	-36%
House Checks	1	2	-50%	18	19	0%
Notifications	0	0	0%	10	12	-17%
Community Relations	3	0	100%	90	104	-13%
Checks on the Welfare	5	6	-17%	54	57	-5%
Follow Up/Returned Calls	71	58	18%	911	653	28%
Administrative
Court Hearings	35	27	23%	381	307	19%
Crime Lab Deliveries	8	4	50%	82	79	-1%
Escorts	1	1	0%	50	56	-11%
Fingerprinting	12	5	58%	144	159	-10%
Traffic Details	33	12	64%	321	253	21%
Training	14	3	79%	140	142	-1%
Vehicle Maintenance	15	16	-6%	177	126	29%
Police Mileage	14,855	10,368	30%	185,588	177,930	4%
Arrests
Aggravated Assaults	0	0	0%	14	7	50%
Simple Assaults	7	2	71%	54	25	54%
Burglaries	0	0	0%	23	3	87%
Criminal Mischief/Trespasses	1	0	100%	46	26	42%
Driving Under the Influences	7	5	29%	65	53	18%
Drug Violations	3	0	100%	56	60	-7%
Liquor Laws including Drunkenness	0	0	0%	54	46	15%
Other	16	14	13%	245	229	7%
Sex Offenses	0	0	0%	13	3	77%
Thefts including Forgery/Fraud, Receiving Stolen Property	4	8	N/A	75	92	-18%
Total Arrests	38	29	24%	629	544	14%
Traffic Citations	99	71	28%	1,363	1,327	3%

Paul D. Ronca, Chief of Police

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