Monday, Dec 23rd

St. Patrick's Mischief Makers - From the Scarsdale Police

stoneurnMischief: Two large stone planters that sit in front of a Lockwood Road home were knocked over and damaged on the night of March 16th. The urns had been at the house from the time the current resident moved in and she did not know their value or why anyone would damage them.

Shortly after midnight on 3/17 a Park Road man reported that someone had damaged two lights at the entrance to his driveway.

Green paint was splashed on the front entrance of the Scarsdale Community Baptist Church, damaging the wood doors, stone wall, granite molding, brass kickplate and slate walkway overnight on March 17-March 18. The custodian found a half empty can of Rustoleum oil paint sitting on the walkway. The damage was estimated at $3,000 and there are no suspects.

A woman from Sheldrake Road called police on 3/12 to report that someone left a pile of rocks and bricks on her property. She suspected the debris may have been left there by a neighbor in retaliation for a previous incident.

On Ridgedale Road, a man awoke on the morning of 3/17 to find beer bottles and Chinese food containers on his front lawn. He had also heard carsgreenpaint honking horns in front of his house during the night. This was the latest in a string of similar incidents at his home.

Followed: Police received a report that a man in a white van was bothering a woman at the Edgewood playground on the afternoon of 3-17. The man asked the woman her name and when she replied, “Why,” he said, “Because I would like to know you better.” When the woman got concerned and started to run home, the man followed her in his van. She supplied police with a description of the man and the van but did not have the license plate number

Stolen: A forest green LL Bean bike was stolen from a bike stand on East Parkway on March 12. The owner left the bike at the rack at 5:45 in the morning and because his lock was not working properly he called his wife and asked her to come by and lock it up. She stopped by at 7 am and secured it with a red chain. However, sometime between 7 am and 8:45 pm that night the bike was stolen. The chain was missing too. Police will check video shot in front of Chase Bank to see if they can spot the culprit.

Arrested: Craig Schuman, age 55 of Yonkers turned himself into police on March 15 due to an outstanding warrant for driving an uninspected car with no insurance without a driver’s license.

Identity Theft: An Edgewood woman came to police to report that on 3/17 she got a call from a collection agency stating that she owed E-Bay $51.42 in listing and selling fees. The woman did not have an E-Bay account and was instructed to file a report with the police.

Public Urination: On the evening of 3/12 a Taunton Road man called police to say that youths were peeing near the pond. Police were unable to find the offenders.

Found: A Tompkins Road woman turned in a brown Falchi handbag she found in the bushes in front of her property on 3-15.

A wallet, belonging to a Bronx woman was found on Wynmoor Raod on the night of 3/13 and turned over to police. Police were able to contact the owner who came in to retrieve it.

Fight: Police were called at 4:50 on 3/15 about a fistfight at Scarsdale High School. When police arrived they spoke with teacher Adam Singer who is in charge of the Comprehensive Support Program for kids with autism. He said that one student was agitated because he lost his jacket but there was no fight and he did not need assistance from the police.

pitbullAnother Pitbull was spotted at 3 am at the intersection of Secor and Corell Road on 3/17. The New Rochelle Humane Society was called and they were able to remove the emaciated dog from the area.

A Stonehouse Road woman came to police on 3/12 for assistance going into her former home to collect some of her possessions.