Greenburgh Police: Stolen Cars and Stolen Tires

Police Chief Joseph DeCarlo sent out the following alert on Monday 12/19: Several neighboring police departments have reported a recent increase in stolen cars. Those stolen have been high-end, luxury vehicles. What is most disturbing is the perpetrators may be in possession of a device that detects when electronic keys have been left in the vehicle. It is imperative to lock your vehicle and bring your keys with you regardless of the time you will be leaving your vehicle unattended. This advice should also include locking the doors and windows to your home. Taking away these opportunities to thieves drastically decreases your chance of becoming a victim to this type of crime.

Please report any suspicious activity. If you notice a suspicious vehicle, person, or incident call 914-682-5300 immediately. Remember to get a good description of the person/persons and any vehicles involved. DO NOT confront anyone you feel may be involved in this type of criminal activity.

Note – could the car theft on Catherine Road in Scarsdale on 12/8 be the work of these thieves?

A 2005 BMW X5 that belonged to a Judo instructor was stolen from a Winthrop Lane home on the night of 12/18. The car was valued at $65,000.

The tires and rims were stolen off five cars parked at the Acura dealer on Central Avenue on the night of 12/16. Three of the five cars had been brought to Curry Acura for service. A review of the video surveillance camera shows that a dark colored mini van pulled into the parking lot at the Lazy Boy store next to the dealership shortly after midnight on 12/16. There is footage of two men running back and forth between the Curry parking lot and the minivan, rolling stolen tires. The minivan is seen leaving the lot at 2:30 am. A lug wrench and work glove were found in the lot the following morning and all five cars had been propped up on cinder blocks.

Overnight on 12/12 – 12/13, two wheels were stolen from a 2009 red Nissan Z parked on Fieldstone Drive in Hartsdale. The wheels are valued at $1,840.

A Mt. Joy Avenue woman found her car doors open and her GPS missing on the morning of Sunday 12/18. The car was parked in her driveway.

Approximately $8,000 worth of jewelry was taken from an Edgemont Road home on Friday 12/16. The jewelry belonged to a woman who was visiting the home. She went out briefly and when she returned she found that some caretakers were moving into the house and the jewelry was gone.

Julian Ramon Guzman, age 21 of Manhattan was arrested for grand larceny, possession of forged instruments and identity theft on 12/16 after he attempted to withdraw $3,000 from an account at Chase Bank on Central Avenue using forged identification. He had opened an account in an assumed name on 12/9. Bank managers suspected that the license was a fake and called the police who found Guzman in the parking lot and transported him to headquarters where he was booked.

Imhee Jo, an instructor at the Yoga Center at 590 South Central Avenue reported that a suspicious woman took her wallet on the afternoon of 12/14 while Jo was teaching a class. She saw the suspect go into the storage room and then leave the studio. After the class, Jo found that her wallet containing credit cards, identification and $500 in cash was gone. When she reported the card missing, she found that a purchase of $193 had already been made at Marshalls and $800 had been withdrawn from her bank account.

At Aristocrat Cleaners in Hartsdale, on the afternoon of 12/14 the owner walked to the back of the store and when he came back to the front he found that a black folder containing personal papers and business cards was missing.