Monday, Dec 23rd

Arrest at the Scarsdale Pool and Shoplifters in the Village

scardalepoolScarsdale Police arrested a 57 year-old Scarsdale man at the Scarsdale Pool on Friday June 21. According to a press release from the department, the suspect "made gestures of a sexual nature toward three boys ages 10 and 11." There was no physical contact. Police report that he has limited mental capacity and the case is being handled by the Westchester County District Attorney's office Special Victims Unit. The suspect was arrested for Endangering the Welfare of a Child which is a Class A Misdemeanor. The man's access to the pool was revoked.

Shoplifters: The manager of LF Store on Boniface Circle called police at 2 pm on June 21 after a store employee spotted a customer stuffing merchandise into her bag. When the employee approached the customer and asked her to return the merchandise she refused and left the store with her companion. They got into a 2012 gray Honda and drove toward East Parkway.

Pick-up Truck Stolen and Recovered: On the morning of June 17 Alejandro Silva reported that his 1997 Ford pick-up truck had been stolen from Palmer Avenue. The truck was used for his landscaping business. Later that day he spotted his stolen truck in Scarsdale, parked in front of a home on Black Walnut Road. It was unlocked and the key was in the ignition. The only item missing from the truck was the GPS -- however the truck was damaged and inoperable. The truck was towed to a garage to be repaired.

Missing Wife: A Richelieu Road man reported that his wife was missing at 6 am on June 18. The 53 year-old woman had left the house at 5 pm the previous evening in a BMW and failed to come back by the following morning. Family and friends had tried to contact her with no success. Police feared she was a danger to herself. Police completed a missing person report and then received a call from the woman's husband advising that his wife had returned home. She said she spent the night away from home because "she was dealing with some stressful issues."

Accidents: Pedestrian Hit: A Post Road woman driving a 2012 Toyota struck a pedestrian crossing Christie Place at 3 pm on Tuesday June 18. The victim, a 63 year-old woman from Garth Road, complained of pain in her chest and was taken to White Plains Hospital.

Cyclist Hit: The driver of a 2010 Lexus hit a cyclist in Scarsdale Village on the afternoon of June 19. The driver of the car was making a left turn onto Chase Road from Crane Road and said that the cyclist crossed the yellow line when she hit him. He said he was stopped at the light when he was struck and refused any medical treatment.

Car Door Gone: A Burgess Road man parked his Volvo on Chase Road in Scarsdale Village at 12:30 on June 20. He opened his car door to get out and the door was hit by another car driven by a 91 year-old man from Chateaux Circle. The Volvo was severely damaged.

Vandalism: Broken Window: A window in the bathroom at the High School Tennis Courts was broken overnight on 6/18 – 6/19. It appeared that the window had been pulled from it's frame and thrown to the ground from the inside of the bathroom. The damage was estimated at $300.

Car Break-in: An 18 year-old young man from Paddington Road reported that his 2012 Lexus was vandalized when it was parked at the SHS parking lot on the night of June 23. The rear passenger window was broken, the front passenger window was damaged and the young man's wallet was stolen. The wallet had been left in the cup holder of the console in plain sight. Missing were $40, a debit card and his driver's license. Before he could call his bank, the debit card was used to purchase $58 of gas at a Hess Station in the Bronx.

Threatening letters: On 6/21, a Tompkins Road woman reported the receipt of unwanted letters and postcards for the past 12 years from the ex-husband of her sister. The letters cause her to be "annoyed and alarmed." The letters began in 1999 when her mother died and she believes her ex brother-in-law believes he is owed some money from the estate. The Scarsdale woman turned over the postcards and letters to police so that they could investigate.

Threatening text: A 19 year-old Rodney Road man came to police on June 22 to file a harassment report against his ex-girlfriend. Police spoke to the ex-girlfriend who had sent the text which warned the man to stay away from her at Scarsdale Golf Club and everywhere else. Police reviewed the young lady's text message and said it did not constitute harassment.

Harassed: A Bradley Road woman went to Scarsdale Police headquarters on June 22 to complain that she was being harassed by the wife of a male friend. The friend is currently in the process of a divorce. The wife followed the man to the complainant's Bradley Road house and yelled at her husband outside the house. The complainant was "extremely embarrassed by the statements being made toward her on her front lawn." The Bradley Road woman also complained about another incident that occurred at Equinox Fitness Center the same morning. Police advised her to follow up with the Eastchester Police and to also talk to her lawyer to see if she should ask for an order of protection.

Fighting Siblings: Fight: Rodney Road parents came to the police station around 9 pm on June 17 to say that their two sons, both over the age of 18 were arguing and that they feared it would escalate into a physical altercation. Both were living at home because school was out of session. Police advised the couple to make separate living arrangements for the boys.

Pranks: At 2 am on June 18 a Hamilton road woman called police when she saw teenagers throwing eggs on her driveway. No damage occurred.

The custodian at Quaker Ridge School called police at 8 pm on the night of June 21 when he saw teenagers getting down from the roof of the school. He had heard noise coming from the roof when he was inside and went outside to see the boys leave the roof and run through a yard on Hutchinson Avenue.

A Walworth Avenue woman called police on the morning of June 18 after a man knocked on her door requesting to see the house, which is currently for sale. On June 17, she told him to make an appointment with the realtor. However he returned the following day without an appointment. The man was described at 6'2'" tall and 300 lbs. Police agreed to do extra ride-bys of the house.

Animals: A Boulder Brook woman reported that her dog was attacked by another dog on Rock Creek Lane on the morning of 6/19. The womanturtle had gone to the home on Rock Creek Lane to return something when the neighbor's dog lunged and bit the other dog on the torso. The injured dog had to be taken to the animal hospital for treatment. Vaccination paper were provided by the owners of the dog.

A Brambach Road woman called police on the night of June 20 when her neighbors chased rabbits off their property and onto hers with a broom. She was concerned about the welfare of the rabbits and did not want to see them harmed. Police spoke to the neighbor who said she had chased the rabbits away because they were eating her grass seed. In the future, she agreed to chase them in a different direction.

A Heathcote Road woman called police on the morning of June 18 when she found a snapping turtle in her driveway and was unable to park her car. Police removed the turtle and put it near the Duck Pond.

Trapped: A Bronxville woman called police at 5 pm on June 20th to say that she was locked inside a construction site on the Bronx River Parkway with her bike. She had ridden her bike into the site to get onto the county bike path and was locked in by workers. Police and firemen were able to open the gate at the site to let her out.

Party! Police got numerous calls about noise from parties this week. Police went to Greenacres Avenue on June 21 and Birchall Drive and Herkimer Road on June 22 in response to noise complaints.

Identity Theft: On June 19, an Old Lyme Road woman reported that someone opened a fraudulent Kohl's credit card account in her name for the second time. Purchases totaling $583 were made in the store by someone who had the card in their possession.

Found: A make up bag, containing sanitary products and make up valued at $25.00 was found in the vestibule to Bank of America on East Parkway at 10:30 pm on June 20th.