If you have issues viewing or accessing this file contact us at NCJRS.gov. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I BUFFALO POLICE DEPARTMENT I I nnua I port I I I I I I I MAYOR I,.. I STANLEY M. MAKOIVSKI COMMISSIONER I THOMAS R. BLAIR I I DEPUTY COMMISSIONERS LEO T. CALLAGHAN ANTHONY ~I. CUSTom FREDERTCK J. PLATEK I I INSPECTORS I\En~ R. CON:WRS ANTI-IONY A. LABEDZ JOIl\" n. OGORZALY I RALPH Y. DEGE~HART jA~!ES A. \IAIIO~EY JOH~ P. RE\ILLE ,nLLI:\\1 j. FR\\\"LEY jOH\ B. \JYERS BonARD R. IHI£<:ELf<:R I I TABLE OF CONTENTS I Accident Statistics by precinct 43 Administration, Division 12 I Bureau of Vehicle Control 22 Calls For Police Service (Statistics) 26 Calls For Police Service, Monthly - Graph 27 Calls For Police Service, Yearly - Graph 28 city of Buffalo - Photograph 7 city of Buffalo - Map 10 I Commissioner, Thomas R. Blair 5 Commissioner's Letter 1 Communications, Division of 44 Complaints By Shift £ Day, by. Precinc~ (All Complaints) 52 Complaints By Shift & Day, by Precl let (Crime only) 53 I Crime Prevention Bureau - Graph 39 Crime Summary by Precincts 29 30 31 32 Deaths 56 I Department Report, (All Complaints) by Council District 54 Department Report, (Crime Only) by Council District: 54 Department Report, ;Miscellaneous, Non-Crime) by Council District 54 Departmental A'l-lards 8 9 I Dstective Division 34 I Executives of the Department 55 F.B.I., Annual Report to 33 I Financial statement 15 General Fund 14 I High Arrests Periods by Precinct & District 51 Investigations (by Detective Districts) 35 I Investigations (by Detective Districts) - Graph 38 Mayor, Honorable Stanley M. r·1akowski 3 Misce~laneous Services of Police Administrator 17 I MoraIn Unit - Graph 40 I Non-Index Crime Report 45 46 47 48 49 50 organizational Chart 11 Patrol, Division of 23 I Persons Arrested (Part II Offenses) 36 Police Budget 13 Police Precinct Population & Manpower 24 25 I property (Stolen & Recovered) 37 salary Scale (Civilian) 19 salary Scale (Police) 18 st~ength of Department (Civilian) 21 I Ftrength of Department (Police) 20 Summons & Tag Report 42 Surgeons' Report 16 I Traffic, Division of 41 I I CitH" of Buffalo I NEWYORK I OEPARTMENT OF POLICE THOMAS R. BLAIR 74 FRANKLIN STREET COMMl!lSIONER BUFFALO. K.Y. 14202 I PHONE (7I51 847-2222 I I Honorable Stanley M. Makowski Mayor, city of Buffalo Members of the Common Council I Buffalo, New York 14202 I Gentlemen: I am pleased 'co subm! t to you the Annual Report of the I activities of the Buffalo Police Department for the year 1975. I would like to thank all the members of the Buffalo I Police Department who gave so unselfishly of themselves in holding the line against any substantial increase in crime during the past year. Although 'Calls for service' I increased substantially in the past year, the Department was still able to provide optimum service to the public despite experiencing drastic reductions in personnel. I On behalf of all the members of the Police Department, I thank you and your staff and members of the-Common Council for the excellent cooperation given to this De­ I partment during the past year. Only through this co­ operation were we able to provide the Community with the quality and quantity of police services to which they I are rightfully entitled" I ci=~t),~ I Thomas R. Blair Commissioner of Police I I I 1 - ---- I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I BON. STA;\iLEY \1. MAKOWSKI I M1YOR I I 3 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I THOMAS R. BLAIR COMMISSIONER OF POLICE I I 5 I I I U1 'J! Il) Z S"" c: Il) I >- J JJ 0 E J :; I 0),..,. s ;; i (1 I c0 0."" I I I I I " I I I I I " I '. \ "~ i I \ 1. \ i . ',', t ' I ,,,,,,,, • ",4'·'.,.-, . "" < \1• I 7 I tparhtttntal I I I I I Captain Police Officer Police Officer Joseph A. Di Vinc6,.zo Paul R. Delano James A. Murphy I I I I Police Officer Police Officer Police Officer Jerome S. Mc Intee Robert Grisanti Donald P. Barry I I I I Police Officer Police Officer Police Officer Police Officer Pasquale V. Sardina Thomas J. Donovan David P. Wuest Ronald A. Miserantino I I I Police Officer Acting Detective Acting Detective Police Officer I Michael R. 0' Connor Milton R. Vogel Thomas J. Juszkiewicz Edward F. Leszkowicz 8 I I I I CAPTAIN ..10SE;PH Ao D~ VINCEI'lfXO Pr.·E:~cinct 16 was awarded the Medal of Valor for exceptionally meritorious police service on the morning of ,January 10 p pn~j apprehended an armed youth who had r:3.p,~d a ::.. s and robbed a patron in a nearby I restaurant. I POLICE OFFICERS PAUL ,JAI:v1ES A 0 MURPHY were awardeJ. the Medal of iCH1ally merit.orious police s~rvice in May, 1974 to the Bureau of Narcotics. I rrhe two officers suspect and as they approached the threatened to kill them by firing out the c~r th~;.: c,fficers returned the I firer critically l'OLICE Ot"tl1CEf~ 13!~F~c)~~rE; ~>~ 0 ·t:he f..ledal of I Merit for except on several occasions. During v suspect who had threatened to kill his iufant daughtez and her baby-sitter. On another ocoa8iol1, 0 1 prevented a suicide by scaling I a twentY-i:.ive c:1. .cf inq the potential victim until assistance arr I POLICE OI!IF!CERS GP.IE'Yi:n'I DONtiLD P 6 BARRY i,\yere awarded the COffu11enda'rion BeH." rnez'it.or action in thwarting I an armed robbery on 7. 1975. POLxeE OFl"ICERS IKA rrHO))'1AS J. DONOVAN were I awarded the COITh."Tl~mdation BaL' courageous and meritorious pexforrnance of duty for actions in rescuing several persons I from a burning building cn If~, 1975(1 POLICE OFE'ICERS DAVID P. vmE:~'l' and RONALD A. MISERANTINO were awarded the Commendation Bar for exceptionally meritorious I service on October 10, 1974 when they apprehended a suspectg armed '\"7ith a loaded caitJed'~off shotgun, '\'1ho had robbed a local I storeo POLICE OFFICER MICHAEL R. O'CONNOR, ACTING DETECTIVES MILTON R. I VOGEL and THOMAS J* JUSZKIEWICZ of the Bureau of Narcotics and POLICE OFFICER EDWARD F. LESZKOWICZ of the Motorcycle Division were awarded the Commendation Bar for their courageous actions on April 23, 1975, during the !:escue of seven children from a I burning building. I I 9 -- - ------- --- I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Police Headquarters 0 I Precinct Station --"- - Q I 10 I I I I I I I I I I I I I -.~"7) ,~~ I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 12 I I I I I I r-·-~~ 0 0 0 0 0. II 9 r~ I * ;"'~ j ! !~l " !l:@i !:: l 0 I €§i t..l I @i ::t: §)i t..l '''I I I <I; w, 0' w rei 0: @1 81 <:t'N ~Jji MJ ~! r".; @l -01 ~~ I.t)' d,<==4 0:1\.1'), 0 ~, I.t)! OJ 0 w, "'i, ci =i'CI ~! 0 ~~! ~ ~i o. 0' 0 dl 0 c.:;gl o~ li=l r-..,. I @1i , ..:.. -'c ~ :::l ~ ::t: t.) [' <t u.( I I I I I ------------------------------.------ I I GENERAL FUND I Analysis of current revenue - Actual for the Fiscal y~ar ending June 30, 1975 I SOURCE REALIZED I Traffic Tags $ 306,538.00 Storage - Recovered Autos 18,002.00 I Impounding Fees 3,834.00 I Identification Record Fees 10,065.00 Accident Record Fees 33 725.00 1 I Burglary Record Fees 19;335.00 Auto Theft and Robbery Record Fees 10,045.00 I Vending Machine Commissions 228.00 I Criminal Process 2,121.00 Permits to use sound equipment 20.00 I Dog License Remuneration state Remuneration for National Highway I Safety Program Auction Sales 43,696.00 I Federal Re-imbursement (DEA) 185,022.00 Miscellaneous 1,752.00 I TOTAL $ 634,383.00 I I I I 14 I _--------LIIIl .... ------- FINANCIAL STATEMENT OPERATION AND ~mINTENANCE $ 19,680,550.00 Administration Services $ 649,188.00 Instructional Services 88,324.00 Detective Force 4 1 695,273.00 Precinct and Patrol Service 8,963,882.00 Communication Service 1,448,694.00 Traffic Control Service 2,577,022.00 Headquarters and Sta.tion House Maintenance 441,715.00 Central Service 816,452.00 ~ CJt 'rOTAL $ 19,680,550.00 Personnel Services - wages, salaries 18,788~682.00 Public utility Service 183,731. 00 Travel & Transportation 21,297.00 Materials and Supplies 452,783.00 Other Services 234,057.00 TOTAL $ 19,680,550.00 Capital Outlays 25,413.00 Pensions and Retirements 6,932,765.00 TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 26,638,728.00 POLlCE SURGEONS' REPORT DISTRICT 1 DISTRICT 2 TOTAL] I Number of Times Patrolmen Reported Sick or Disabled 398 646 1,044 Number of Times Other Officers Reported Sick or Disabled 104 156 260 Number of Times Civilians Reported Sick or Disabled 76 131 207 Total Sick and Injury Calls 578 933 1,511 Sick Days: Patrolmen 3 1 586 4,679 8,265 .... 0'\ Sick Days: Other Officers 1,660 2,284 3,944 Sick Days! Civilians 765 1 / 473 2,238 Days Injured on Duty: Patrolmen 686 1,389 2,075 Days Injured on Duty: Other Officers 161 259 420 Days Injured on Duty: Civilians 34 301 335 Days Injured off Duty: Patrolmen 1,179 900 2,079 Days Injured off Duty: Other Officers 262 245 507 Days Injured off Duty: Civill.ans )7 208 275 Total Da,¥s Sick aJ:ld I l1jured 9,556 13,604 23,160 --------_._---- --- -- ----~--- ...