August 10, 2011

Dear Neighbors,

Wayne County has 269 registered sex offenders living in our towns and villages. I report this information each month to the Public Safety Committee and forward individual town data to each town supervisor. Currently, sex offenders registered in each town are as follows; Arcadia 41, Butler 20, Galen 11, Huron 19, Lyons 55, Macedon 15, Marion 10, Ontario 23, Palmyra 21, Rose 9, Savannah 11, Sodus 25, Walworth 5, Williamson 13 and Wolcott 29. You can find out more information by visiting our website www.waynecosheriff.org andwww.criminaljustice.state.ny.us. If you have any questions, please contact the Sheriff’s Office or your village/town police. This information is not to alarm you, but to give you the resources to protect yourself, your loved ones, to prevent crime and victimization.

In June, 186 males and 45 females (231 total) were committed to the jail facility, 257 court transports, 13,091 inmate meals were served and $99,925 was collected from 47 inmates released on bail and/or fines. Inmates worked a total of 1,674 hours of labor in laundry, facility cleaning and food service. Court Security Officers cleared 4,504 people entering the Hall of Justice through the magnetometer, securing 144 weapons (knives, razors, and scissors). Deputies traveled 88,882 miles on patrol, investigating 100 motor vehicle accidents, 9 missing persons, 36 animal complaints, 1,472 miscellaneous complaints, 461 minor crimes, 12 major crimes and 17 fires totaling 2,607 complaints received. Deputies issued 237 traffic tickets, 13 DWIs and made 63 criminal arrests. The Marine Patrol handled 97 complaints, inspected 34 vessels, issued 24 navigation summons, gave 3 violation warnings and assisted 21 disabled boats. The Records Office processed 41 pistol permit applications and 66 pistol permit amendments requiring a Brady Check. The Civil Office served 128 legal papers and 97 Family Court orders, handled 8 evictions, received $124,757.00 and paid out $123,154.00 to creditors. $14,373 was remitted to Wayne County Treasurer Thomas Warnick for the county’s General Fund.

In June, trainings completed; Deputy Robert Fiorito was certified as a Patrol Rifle Instructor, Deputy Joe Roeland and K9 Majo were certified by the Syracuse PD for patrol work in tracking, crowd control and suspect apprehension, and Sergeant Alan Graham attended a NYS Welfare Fraud Investigations Training in Albany. The Marine Patrol continued to train nine road patrol deputies for eight hours each (72 total hours) on boat operation and water rescue assistance.

On June, 27th Deputy Sheriff Recruits Travis Dunn, Justin Lucia, Matt Weber and Brian Wilbert graduated from the Finger Lakes Law Enforcement Academy and are currently in our 12 week Field Training Program. More information will follow upon their successful completion of the Field Training Program which will bring our Road Patrol Deputy Sheriffs to a full staff.

On July 29th, Correction Officer Norm Bargerstock retired. Norm was a firearms and general law enforcement topics instructor. I honored Norm with a proclamation for his 25 years of service to the Sheriff’s Office at the July Board of Supervisors meeting. Thank you, Norm and I wish you the very best in your retirement!
Deputy Larry Lindner and Joe Roeland completed 10 years of service. I salute Deputies Lindner and Roeland!

August brings a very busy schedule for the office with the Wolcott Wine and Jazz Festival, Pirates on the Erie Canal in Palmyra, the Clyde Fire Department Carnival and fireworks, our assistance to Schuyler County Sheriff’s Office for the NASCAR Race and one of my favorite events of the year, our Wayne County Fair. Sheriff’s Office command staff, deputies and I will be present all week as we work remotely out of the Command Post Trailer. Operation Safe Child IDs will be available all week. You can download the application form from our website www.waynecosheriff.org. Please stop by and say hello.

Tell me what the Sheriff’s Office does well, what we need to improve and give me your ideas. Please contact me at 315.946.5797 or bvirts@co.wayne.ny.us with any questions or concerns you may have.