Trash Talk, Shady Roofer and Missing Jewels from the Scarsdale Police

Missing Jewels: On 3/23 a Crawford Road woman reported that jewelry valued at $13,000 had disappeared from her home when she was in the hospital between November 1 2010 and January 5, 2011. The jewelry had last been seen in a locked cabinet in her bedroom but the key to the box was kept in the kitchen. The woman will provide photos of the missing jewelry to police.

Arrests: On the night of March 22nd, Silbert Gray Jr. of the Bronx was picked up in the Bronx for a traffic offense. When police checked his license they found that there was an outstanding warrant for his arrest in Scarsdale since 2006. Gray was transported to Scarsdale and arrived after midnight on 3/23. He was processed, released and given a court date of 3/30/11.

Anthony J. Rodriguez, age 21 of Bronxville appeared at Village Hall on March 25 to clear up an outstanding arrest warrant. Rodriguez was taken to police headquarters where he was processed and released on $100 bail, pending a 3/30 court date.

Fraud: A 92 year-old Greenacres woman appears to be the victim of fraud on the part of a roofer. A caregiver for the elderly woman found a receipt for a $2,400 withdrawal from the woman’s Chase account. When she asked about it, the woman said she had no memory of making the withdrawal. The old woman suffers from short-term memory loss. The caregiver asked questions at the bank and a teller reported that a bald man, claiming to be her roofer, accompanied the woman to the bank while she withdrew the funds. The teller asked the man for his business card and he said he would bring one in from his car but he never did. The woman no longer drives after she had a serious accident last year and her children live far away. Her children have taken away her personal checks in the past. Police will follow-up to assess her ability to care for herself.

A Foxhall Road man came to police on 3/23 to report that he received a collection notice for a debt he had not incurred. The notice was from Sunrise Credit Services and it said that the man owed $267.95 to Cablevision. The man told police that he was up to date with his payments to Cablevision. The collection agency was trying to collect the debt from a customer with another name, but with the same social security number as the Scarsdale man. Cablevision believes that someone used the Scarsdale’s mans social security number to open a fraudulent account.

Dog bite: A Fox Meadow mother came to police headquarters on the afternoon of 3/24 to report that a dog bit her son at the Fox Meadow school field on 3/20. Her son was riding his bicycle when a gold and white dog named “Dunkin” chased him. The boy fell off his bike and the dog bit the boy’s upper thigh. The bite punctured the skin and caused bruising and swelling. The dog’s owners supplied up-to-date vaccination papers.

Trash: A Nelson Road man complained that kids had thrown garbage out of the window of a 2000 Honda Civic onto his property on the afternoon of 3/25. The man identified the kid who was driving and police found that the garbage was from McDonalds. Police went to SHS and spoke to the young man who was driving the car. He admitted to throwing the garbage and was a given a summons. The boy identified the passenger in the car and said, “We both did it.” Police found the second young man who also admitted throwing the garbage and claimed they “thought it was funny.” He was also given a summons. Fred Goldberg, Assistant Principal was notified and he said that he would contact the boys’ parents.

A Butler Road man reported that the drivers of a silver vehicle had placed four bags of yard waste on his property at noon on 3/21. The man had the license plate number of the car and police identified the driver as Thomas Darby of Congers, New York and tracked him down. Darby came to headquarters and admitted to leaving two bags of refuse on Butler Road. The waste came from the Verizon substation off Locust Lane. He agreed to properly dispose of the waste.

Trouble: The counselor at a residential home, Search for Change on Post Road reported that a resident had created a disturbance and left the house on foot on the evening of 3/22. Police found the woman on the Post Road and she was calm. However, due to problems she was having with other residents in the house, the counselor did not want her back in the house. The woman contacted her mother who came to pick her up, signed her release and took her into custody.

A young man from Scarsdale came to police on 3/26 to complain that he was receiving annoying text messages from two people and wanted them to stop. He said that there was a history of antagonism between him and the two texters. Police called the two and instructed them to cease.

A Colvin Road woman called police at 5 am on Monday for help restraining her husband. The man has mental illness and wanted to go out and visit. Police went to the home and convinced him to remain inside.

Locked in: A Yonkers woman locked her three-year-old son and her keys inside her car on Chase Road on the afternoon of 3/26. Police called the Heathcote Gulf station and they sent someone who was able to unlock the car.

Animals: A Woods Lane resident called police to report that birds were flying around inside the house at 8 am on Sunday 3-27. Police went to the home, opened the windows and the birds flew out.

A man accidentally ran over his own dog at a Brookline Road home on Sunday afternoon 3-27.