- Last Updated on Tuesday, 05 February 2013 01:25
By Ken Askew
The Monongahela Police Department reported that 62,146 miles were logged on their five police cruisers during 2012.
The Monongahela Police Department reported that 62,146 miles were logged on their five police cruisers during 2012.
 Monongahela Police cruisers parked at the police station, ready to protect and serve.
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Within their jurisdiction of Monongahela, New Eagle, and Finleyville combined, there were 3,719 calls made to the police, resulting in 56 categories of 3,833 infractions of the law. Shown below are the most and least common categories, and the respective number of infractions registered:
Top Ten Offenses:
372 Assist Other Agency
370 Traffic Stops
355 Disturbance
305 Alarms
240 Suspicious Activity
218 Miscellaneous
190 Ordinance Calls
156 Fire Calls
156 Domestics
143 Thefts
Bottom Ten Offenses:
4 Junk Vehicles
3 Robbery
2 Abandoned Vehicle
2 Liquor Laws
2 Indecent Exposure
1 Weapons Call
1 Forgery
1 Counterfeit Money
1 Arson
1 ATV/Motorcycle Complaint
There were 305 traffic citations issued, police investigated 219 traffic accidents, and there were no fatalities.
There were 349 criminal arrests in 62 categories; some are listed as follows:
Top Ten Criminal Arrests:
51 Driving Under the Influence
48 Harrassment – physical strike
30 Simple Assault
29 Theft by Unlawful Taking
22 Receiving Stolen Property
20 Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
14 Possession of Controlled Substance
10 Burglary
8 Reckless Endangering Another Person
8 Aggravated Assault
Only one criminal arrest was made in each of the following categories: Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor, Identity Theft, Unlawful Contact With a Minor, Tampering With Public Records, Insurance Fraud, False Reports to Law Enforcement, Motor Vehicle Theft, Robbery, Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse, Theft by Failure to Make Disposition of Funds, Intimidation of Witness, Theft of a Motor Vehicle, Interference of Custody, Kidnapping, Indecent Deviate Sexual Intercourse / Forcible Compulsion, Statutory Sexual Assault, Indecent Assault / Forcible Compulsion, False Imprisonment, Aggravated Indecent Assault / Less than 13 Y.O.A., Indecent Assault / Less than 13 Y.O.A., Possession of Obscene Sexual Material, and Tampering With Records or Falsifies ID.
Lastly, 247 non-traffic citations were issued as shown below:
104 Disorderly Conduct
57 Ordinance Violation
36 Public Drunkenness
22 Criminal Mischief
12 Harrassment
9 Retail Theft
4 Underage Drinking
2 Criminal Trespass
1 Curfew Violation
Top Ten Offenses:
372 Assist Other Agency
370 Traffic Stops
355 Disturbance
305 Alarms
240 Suspicious Activity
218 Miscellaneous
190 Ordinance Calls
156 Fire Calls
156 Domestics
143 Thefts
Bottom Ten Offenses:
4 Junk Vehicles
3 Robbery
2 Abandoned Vehicle
2 Liquor Laws
2 Indecent Exposure
1 Weapons Call
1 Forgery
1 Counterfeit Money
1 Arson
1 ATV/Motorcycle Complaint
There were 305 traffic citations issued, police investigated 219 traffic accidents, and there were no fatalities.
There were 349 criminal arrests in 62 categories; some are listed as follows:
Top Ten Criminal Arrests:
51 Driving Under the Influence
48 Harrassment – physical strike
30 Simple Assault
29 Theft by Unlawful Taking
22 Receiving Stolen Property
20 Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
14 Possession of Controlled Substance
10 Burglary
8 Reckless Endangering Another Person
8 Aggravated Assault
Only one criminal arrest was made in each of the following categories: Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor, Identity Theft, Unlawful Contact With a Minor, Tampering With Public Records, Insurance Fraud, False Reports to Law Enforcement, Motor Vehicle Theft, Robbery, Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse, Theft by Failure to Make Disposition of Funds, Intimidation of Witness, Theft of a Motor Vehicle, Interference of Custody, Kidnapping, Indecent Deviate Sexual Intercourse / Forcible Compulsion, Statutory Sexual Assault, Indecent Assault / Forcible Compulsion, False Imprisonment, Aggravated Indecent Assault / Less than 13 Y.O.A., Indecent Assault / Less than 13 Y.O.A., Possession of Obscene Sexual Material, and Tampering With Records or Falsifies ID.
Lastly, 247 non-traffic citations were issued as shown below:
104 Disorderly Conduct
57 Ordinance Violation
36 Public Drunkenness
22 Criminal Mischief
12 Harrassment
9 Retail Theft
4 Underage Drinking
2 Criminal Trespass
1 Curfew Violation
