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Written by Traci Dutton Ludwig

Published: 03 February 2022

Created: 03 February 2022

Last Updated: 09 February 2022

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Arrests: Following an assault involving two kitchen employees at a Saxon Woods Road facility, which caused one employee to pass out after a physical altercation, police arrested the perpetrator Jan. 26. The victim was taken to White Plains Hospital Center for injuries and the perpetrator, who was accused of striking the victim’s head and neck with a closed fist was arrested. According to the arrest report, he was identified as Manuel A. Hernandez, 38, of Mamaroneck. He was released on his own recognizance with a return court date of Feb. 2.

Scarsdale Village Justice Court issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Victor R. Oscategui, 43, of Astoria, for failing to appear in appear at a scheduled court date. On Jan. 26, Oscategui was arrested. He was held without bail and was also facing charges in White Plains.

Funeral for fallen NYPD Detective: The photo at left was forwarded to us by retired world language teacher Sarah Whittington. She said, "I was fortunate to be right on Fifth Avenue and could discern the towns' and cities' names as the motorcycle officers rode by on their motorcycles.Seeing the Scarsdale Police represented in this procession elicited a very proud feeling. Scarsdale is a very special place and today contributes and continues this tradition."

According to Captain Murphy of the Scarsdale Police Department, "Thirteen members participated in the funeral for NYPD Detective Mora. Eight members participated in the funeral for NYPD Detective Rivera the week before."

Car break-ins and attempts
On Jan. 25, a Kingston Road resident reported his wallet was stolen from his unlocked car overnight. It contained credit cards, gift cards, personal documents, $122.62 in cash and a driver’s license. Sunglasses were also stolen.

Around 12:40 a.m., Jan. 27, a Brookline Road man reported that he saw a at least one person pull up in black Toyota Camry, get out of the car and tug on the door handles of a car parked across the street. The car was locked and the man did not gain entry. Police are following up.

After two laptop computers were found in a wooded area at Heathcote and Brookby roads Jan. 27, police checked the login information and contacted the owner. The owner said he believed his car had been rummaged through the previous night and the laptops were stolen.

On Jan. 27, a Gaylor Road woman reported one of her cars had been rummaged through the previous night and loose change was stolen.

On Jan. 30, a Post Road resident reported that while his daughter was sitting in her car at 1 a.m., a Dodge SUV pulled up and a person got out of the car and walked to the window of the daughter’s car. When the person saw the daughter, the person left. Police canvassed the area for the car but could not find it.

Skimming device
A Popham Road bank employee reported that an unknown individual attempted to place a skimming device on the card reader at the ATM Jan. 27. An ATM technician was there performing repairs to the machine. According to the police report, the device succeeded in stealing at least $2,300 in funds, and it was suspected of stealing approximately $15,500 more.

Identity theft
On Jan. 25, a Lawrence Road woman reported fraudulent activity on her checking account. A check was stolen, altered and fraudulently cashed for $9,560.

On Jan. 26, a Hathaway Road man reported that approximately ten fraudulent checks were issued and cashed against his bank account. The account was closed and the bank’s fraud department is following up.

On Jan. 27, a Murray Hill Road resident reported that her credit card was fraudulently used with Uber Eats on Jan. 16.

On Jan. 28, a Franklin Road resident reported unusual activity on her account, caused by the theft and alteration of a check she had written and mailed at the public mailbox at Stratton Road and Weaver Street. The original details of the $51.68 check had been changed to $15,063.00. The payee, unknown to the resident, was listed as Yakira Martinez. Bank officials are investigating.

Note from the Scarsdale Police regarding the rash of check washings:
Since late fall, 2021, there has been a high spike in mail thefts throughout the county and also in Connecticut immediately north of Westchester County. Typically, residents or merchants are placing checks in the mail, both inside private and public mailboxes. Thieves are stealing the mail, accessing the contents and when checks are discovered, they are forged. This check “washing,” involves multiple criminal actors. There are offenders who steal the mail, offenders who then “wash” the checks, offenders who then deposit the forged check into yet another offender’s bank account, who may not be fully aware of this criminal process. Thieves are recruiting individuals via social media to acquire participants who will allow their bank account to be used for this fraudulent purpose. This systematic course of action by the suspects hinders suspect identification.

One way to avoid being victimized is to bank securely online, only making payments through a recurring payment system or by electronically transferring funds – always from a secure device and internet connection. Avoid leaving mail in the mailbox if that mail contains checks or bank information. Do not put the “flag” on your home’s mailbox to the raised position – this alerts thieves to the fact that mail is inside. Do not leave bank or sensitive information in your recycling bin that thieves could exploit – securely shred this information. Check your online banking activity daily to be alert for any suspicious or fraudulent activity. If you do need to mail a check, mail it inside your local post office.

Disputes
Police mediated a dispute between two residents of a Post Road group home Jan. 26.

Police mediated a dispute between siblings who had inherited their parent’s house on Post Road and were arguing in the street. Police advised them their dispute was a civil matter and asked them to be respectful of each other as they worked out their differences.

Death
On Jan. 27, a caller said he has not been able to reach his 73-year-old friend by phone for approximately one month. He asked police to perform a welfare check. Police went to the friend’s house, on Old Lyme Road, and found an open door. They went inside and discovered the friend to be dead in a prone position in the bathtub. No other people were in the house. Police and the medical examiner are investigating.

On Jan. 31, police were called to a Normandy Lane house because a 96-year-old resident died at home.

Assistance
Police provided a courtesy transport to the northern end of the Village for a man who was out walking in the cold on Post Road Jan. 27.
A Montrose Road woman called police to report a man with a shovel was outsider her house and she didn’t know why Jan. 29. Police spoke with the man, who worked for the woman’s landscaper. He said there was a mix up, because the company mows lawns for two houses on Montrose Road but is only contracted to provide snow removal for one of them. He was at the wrong house.

Cars and roadways
On Jan. 25, police assisted a driver start a disabled car on East Parkway.

While investigating a report of a possibly suspicious person in Freightway Garage, police noticed a parked car with its door ajar Jan. 25. Nothing seemed disturbed in the car. Police closed the door.

A truck with a license plate reported as stolen was parked in the Crossway Field lot after the park’s normal operating hours Jan. 25. Police approached the driver who was identified as the car’s registered owner. Police advised him that the park was closed and he would have to leave.

Police also advised him the license plate was still registered as stolen, and he should get this inaccuracy corrected.

A driver accidentally left the roadway and entered the bike path on Brook Lane Jan. 26. She realized immediately and started backing up. Patrol assisted and informed county officials that there was no signage regarding the bike path and no barriers to prevent drivers from mistakenly accessing it.

Firefighters cleaned up spilled oil from a disabled car on Fenimore Road and police assisted in arranging for a tow Jan. 28.

A car parked on Forest Lane was moved by its owner into a driveway to allow for a snowplow to pass Jan. 29.

A light post on Gatehouse Road was struck by a passing car or plow and reportedly fell over Jan. 29. The highway department was notified.

Frozen pipes
The water department was notified about a frozen and burst pipe on Montrose Road Jan. 27.

On Jan. 29, a Tunstall Road resident reported that pipes burst in the house, and the house was flooding.

Animals
On Jan. 24, police observed a loose French bulldog on Post Road. The owner said a second French bulldog was also loose. The owner told police a man rang the owner’s doorbell with the second dog in his possession. When no one answered the door, the man left in a black Chevy Tahoe with the second bulldog. Police canvassed the area but did not find the truck. Police advised the owner to check animal shelters. Later, the owner called police to report the second bulldog had been located at a local animal hospital.

On Jan. 24, a caller reported seeing a coyote running loose on Putnam Avenue and Sage Terrace.

A red-tailed hawk was hopping on the ground in a Carthage Road yard Jan. 25. The homeowner was afraid the hawk might be injured. It flew away when patrol approached it.

A Morris Lane resident reported a deer was lying on her property for about two hours. She did not know if it was injured. It leapt up and ran away after police approached it.

Lost and found
A Valley Road man reported losing his car’s license plates after they were accidentally put out for trash Jan. 26.

On Jan. 28, a checkbook was found in the lobby of police headquarters. Police contacted the owner, who said he was an hour away and asked police to destroy the checkbook.

Firefighters
On Jan. 24, firefighters assisted at a two-car accident on Webster Road. One driver was taken to the hospital with injuries.

On Jan. 26, firefighters assisted at a one-car accident involving impact with a tree on the Hutchinson River Parkway. No operator was found. Westchester County police was following up.

Con Edison was dispatched to Carthage Road and Murray Hill Road for potential gas leaks Jan. 27.
On Jan. 27, firefighters opened a drain valve to prevent flowing and freezing water from a broken sprinkler system on Penn Road from entering the street.

Firefighters cleaned up oil from a leaking box truck on Fenimore Road Jan. 28.

Firefighters shut water and affected utilities in a Tunstall Road house after a third-floor radiator was found to be leaking Jan. 29. The residents were advised to sleep elsewhere for the night.

On Jan. 29, firefighters assisted at a car accident on the Hutchinson River Parkway.

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Stolen cars: A Lockwood Road woman reported on Feb 4 that her 2018 Maserati, valued at $72,000, had been stolen from her driveway overnight.

On Feb. 5, an orange 2020 Audi Q3 was seen parked on Madison Road, with its doors and windows open and the ignition running. Investigation determined it was previously stolen out of New Jersey. It was valued at $20,000. New Jersey police were notified, and the car was securely moved to the impound lot.

On Feb. 6, a black 2020 Audi A4, valued at $30,000, was reported stolen from a Madison Road driveway. The owner thinks he left the keys inside the car. The car was later recovered in New Jersey.

Car break-ins
On Feb. 1, a Fenimore Road man reported that coins were stolen out of his unlocked car overnight.

Identity theft
On Jan. 31, a Magnolia Road man reported that someone filed a fraudulent unemployment claim in the name of his wife and him.

On Feb. 1, an Eton Road woman reported that numerous financial accounts of hers had been fraudulently accessed. Passwords were changed, and the shipping address was changed to an address in the Bronx. Additionally, $2,000 in funds was fraudulently transferred out of her bank account. She also learned that someone had attempted to take out an auto loan in her name. All creditors were informed about the fraud, and the accounts were closed.

On Feb. 3, a Brewster Road man reported he issued a $50 check to a medical group and mailed it from the public mailbox on Chase Road on Jan. 14. On Jan. 20, the check, after being altered to a different payee and for the amount of $8,000, was cashed against the man’s account.

On Feb. 4, a Donellan Road woman reported a fraudulent TD Bank account was opened in her name.

On Feb. 6, a Dobbs Terrace man reported that a check that he had mailed from the public mailbox on Fenimore Road, in November, had been stolen, altered and fraudulently cashed.

Damage
A caller asked police to check her mother’s Elm Road stone wall for damage after the caller received word that the wall had “partially collapsed, revealing a pipe” Feb. 3. Police went to the address and noted the damaged wall, which may have been the result of impact with a snowplow.

Disputes
A man and woman were reportedly screaming at each other near the intersection of Garth and Freightway roads Jan. 31. Police spoke to people on scene who said they had been having a dispute with another person who left in an Uber.

A Colvin Road woman reported that while her sister was at the house in which the woman was living, the sister might have removed the woman’s keys and part of their father’s belongings. The sister could not be reached by police.

Help
On Feb. 1, police helped a woman with children in a stroller safely cross snow-covered Drake and Post roads.

On Feb. 1, a caller reported he was choking. While on the phone with police, the caller cleared the blockage. The caller did not request any further assistance.

Police checked the perimeter of a Murray Hill Road house after the homeowner reported that someone rang the doorbell, even though she had a gate and “no one should have been able to get through.” No suspicious persons were found near the house or around the neighborhood.

A man called headquarters to ask if he could have contact with parties at a Scarsdale Ave. location, due to a previous incident, Feb. 3. Police called management, and management confirmed the man was no longer welcome at the establishment. Police informed the man.

Signs
On Feb. 1, a caller reported that construction signs on Colvin Road did not accurately reflect the work being done. Police advised the caller to speak with an employee at Village Hall about her concerns.

Cars and roadways
On Jan. 31, a delivery truck got stuck in snow on Morris Lane. Police assisted by providing traffic control while the driver maneuvered his truck.

Police notified Verizon about an unsightly wire at Cushman and Mamaroneck roads Feb. 1.

An Acura ran out of gas on Post Road Feb. 1. Police helped moved it to a gas station.

Police notified the highway department about a loose manhole cover on Palmer Avenue Feb. 3.
A branch pulled down wires on Clarence Road Feb. 4. The highway department and Verizon were notified.

Police removed fallen branches from Heathcote Road Feb. 4 and Murray Hill Road Feb. 5.

A driver reported suffering a flat tire after driving over a pothole at Post and Oxford roads Feb. 5.

Police replaced a dislodged water main cap on Innes Road and placed traffic cones in Garden Road and Heathcote Road potholes Feb. 5.

On Feb. 6, police arranged cab service for a driver who got tired of waiting for AAA to helped her with her disabled car on Post Road. She parked the car in a safe location and told police she would pick it up the next day.

Three car accidents were reported in the Village this week.

Dog bite
On Feb. 1, a cleaner said she had been bitten by a homeowner’s dog in the past. She was not sure of the address where the dog bite occurred but knew it was “5 minutes away” from the Scarsdale train station. Police spoke to one of the cleaner’s coworkers who was uncooperative and would not provide the address. After some inquiry and investigation, it was determined that the house in which was dog bite occurred was actually located in Greenburgh.

Animals
A Sage Terrace dog owner needed help after her dog died at home Feb. 5. Police helped the owner put the dog’s body in the back of her car.

On Feb. 5, a Popham Road resident reported that her cat sitter lost her cat, after last seeing the cat on Jan. 20. It was described as a gray tabby cat with a collar.

Firefighters
Steam coming from a dryer in an Elmdorf Road house was mistaken for smoke Jan. 31. Firefighters confirmed there was no active fire.

Firefighters shut down a malfunctioning gas-fired boiler in a Wayside Lane basement Jan. 31.

On Feb. 2, firefighters assisted at a car accident on the Hutchinson River Parkway.

Propane tanks were being used for a propane heater in the basement of a Hampton Road house. One tank was leaking Feb. 2. Firefighters shut it down and informed the building department.
Firefighters assisted with an EMS call involving a driver that pulled into the parking lot of the public safety headquarters building Feb. 3.

Water from a closed storm sewer drain was backing up into a Harvest Drive house Feb. 3. Firefighters and the department of public works addressed the problem to increase water flow for better drainage.

Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a gas leak in a Crawford Lane house Feb. 3.

A gas leak was causing gas to reportedly “bubble” on Bansom Road Feb. 4. Police and firefighters closed the road while Con Edison Made repairs.

A sewer main on Canterbury Road was backing up and causing plumbing problems in nearby houses Feb. 5. Firefighters notified the highway department to address it.

On Feb. 5, a dumpster containing saw dust and floor finishing materials, which was located outside a Barker Lane construction site, caught fire. Firefighters extinguished the fire using water and foam. They overhauled the dumpster.

Firefighters shut down a malfunctioning oil burner and ventilated a Nelson Road house Feb. 5.

Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a gas leak in a Morris Lane house Feb. 5.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Jan. 31 – Feb. 6 has been compiled from official information.

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On Jan. 18, a Dobbs Terrace man reported someone stole a check he had previously written, altered the payee name and amount, and eventually cashed the check for $16,860 on Jan. 6. The man’s bank identified the fraud and restored funds to the man’s account.

On Jan. 20, a Mamaroneck Road woman reported someone stole a check she had previously written for $1,830, altered the payee name and amount, and eventually cashed the check for $9890.25. The bank was informed and is investigating.

On Jan. 17, a Gaylor Road man wrote three checks for $10 each and mailed them. His bank called him on Jan. 19, to report that three fraudulent checks had been identified – from the original $10 mailed checks. One fraudulent check had been altered and cashed for $7,600.

On Jan. 21, a Wynmor Road resident reported writing a check for $22.40 that was later stolen, altered and fraudulently cashed for $9,584.

On Jan. 21, a Wynmor Road man reported that he had been contacted by a North Carolina detective about a $600 check, written in July 2021, that got stolen, altered to be payable in the amount of $7,523.07 and presented to a credit union, for cashing, in NC on Oct. 12, 2021. The check was never successfully cashed, and the man experienced no loss of funds.

On Jan. 23, a Carman Road man reported that he wrote a check for $562.13 and mailed it from the post office in the Golden Horseshoe Shopping Center in December. When checking his account, the man realized the check had been intercepted, altered and cashed in an amount of $19,860. Police and the bank are following up.

Burglary
A Harcourt Road homeowner requested that police check his house after his burglar alarm sounded with multiple notifications Jan. 21. Police went to the house and found front and rear doors unlocked with no sign of forced entry. Inside, the house showed signs of being entered. The homeowner came home and reported two designer handbags were missing.

Scam, ID theft
On Jan. 20, a Herkimer Road woman reported that a scammer tricked her into sending a $2,000 alleged Con Edison payment to an account via Zelle.

On Jan. 22, a Myrtledale Road man reported that an unknown person changed login information on one of his accounts and also opened a fraudulent Wells Fargo bank account.
On Jan. 23, a Penn Road man reported that three unsuccessful attempts were made, possibly in Georgia, to open a fraudulent account in his name.

Stolen car
A car reported stolen out of New Cannan, CT, was traced through a GPS tracker to a location near Gatehouse Road. New Cannan police asked Scarsdale police to check it out. Scarsdale police found the car parked on the street. They stood by while the registered owner arrived in the Village to retrieve the car.

Car break-ins Scarsdale Recycling Center
On Jan. 19, a Whig Road resident reported someone attempted to steal items from his parked car. Video surveillance showed an orange Mercedes SUV pull up to the driveway, with a man exiting and walking to the resident’s car and tugging on the handles. The doors were locked, and the attempted larceny was unsuccessful. Investigation showed that the Mercedes SUV had been reported stolen. Later, on Jan. 19, an Oak Lane resident also reported that a man who got out of an orange or red Mercedes SUV attempted to open the doors of two cars parked in the resident’s driveway. All car doors were locked, and the attempted larceny was unsuccessful. A Highland Way woman also called police on Jan. 19m, saying she was concerned about a possible attempted car break-in, due to many such incidents in the neighborhood. Police reminded her about the importance of locking her car doors.

Death
A 99-year-old Sheldrake Road woman died at home, apparently in her sleep Jan. 20. Her son called police to report the incident from Chicago, after his mother’s housekeeper called him.

Help
At a Post Road resident’s request, police provided information on obtaining an order of protection Jan. 17.

On Jan. 20, police and firefighters checked a Copper Beech Lane house after an alarm was going off. Everything was in good order, and the alarm was silenced.

Caution
Police cautioned youths to not skate on ice on Duck Pond, due to potential danger, Jan. 21.

On Jan. 22, police came upon youths with exploded fireworks on Drake Road. Police cautioned them about the dangers of fireworks. The youths claimed a friend of theirs had lit the fireworks and left the scene after they exploded.

Police cautioned youths to not skate on ice on the pond near the Scarsdale library, due to potential danger, Jan. 23.

Cars and roadways
A tree fell on Paddington Road, pulling down electrical and phone wires Jan. 17. Police notified Con Edison and Verizon.

A tree fell on Mamaroneck Road and Mohican Trail, leaning on electrical wires Jan. 17. Police blocked off the area and stood by for Con Edison.

Police taped a fallen Verizon wire on Hanover Road and removed a branch from Brookby Lane Jan. 17.

A truck driver called to say he was “stuck on a road he couldn’t drive on” Jan. 17. He could not tell police where he was. While on the phone, the driver managed to flag down a passing police car for help.

Police moved low hanging wires out of the way of traffic on Rock Creek Lane Jan. 17.

On Jan. 17, a driver reported a car had been following him about an hour ago in the past. Police advised the driver to call again if a similar event occurred.

Police notified Verizon about a fallen wire on Paddington Road and a low hanging wire on Fenimore Road Jan. 18.

Police assisted a driver use a battery pack to start her disabled car on Gaylor Road Jan. 18.

Police issued a parking summons to the owner of an illegally parked, unoccupied car on the Hutchinson River Parkway overpass on Mamaroneck Road Jan. 18.

Police helped a driver safely move her car off Mamaroneck Road to a side street where she was able to wait for service to change a flat tire Jan. 18.

An area of Chase Park was taped off until highway department workers could remove dangling tree limbs Jan. 18 and 19.

Police encountered a car, with a reported license plate stolen out of Florida, on East Parkway Jan. 18. Investigation and follow up with Miami Springs police revealed the car’s front license plate had been stolen, and the car’s rear license plate – which was still on the car – had not been stolen.

A Park Road man reported that he had accidentally struck a neighbor’s light colored sedan while driving in the dark Jan. 18. Police passed the reported information on to the owner of the damaged car.

Police issued a parking summons to the owner of a car parked in front of a fire hydrant on Birchall Drive and Morris Lane Jan. 19.

Police notified Con Edison about a loose covering over wire connections on Madison Road Jan. 20.

A driver reported backing into a parked car in front of the Scarsdale Post Office Jan. 21.

Optimum was informed about a fallen wire on Heathcote Road Jan. 21.

Village code
On Jan. 17, police confirmed that a stop work order at a Hampton Road construction site was being properly observed after a caller reported a possible violation of the order. On scene, police saw workers installing only a construction fence, as directed by the building department. No job site work was being conducted.

Firefighters
In Jan. 17, firefighters ventilated a Chesterfield Road house after residents smelled smoke, possibly triggered by a downdraft from a previous fire.

On Jan. 17, firefighters assisted Greenville and Fairview fire districts.

On Jan. 17, firefighters helped a Harvest Drive resident remove water from the basement after the storm sewer backed up. Highway workers were dispatched to unclog the sewer.

On Jan. 17, firefighters helped a South Rectory Lane resident turn off water to a leaking hot water heater.

Firefighters investigated the odor of fuel oil at a Fenimore Road address following a morning oil delivery Jan. 17. A small spill of approximately two cups was on the floor. Firefighters helped clean it up.

Firefighters assisted at a Heathcote Road car accident Jan. 17 and a Fox Meadow Road car accident Jan. 21.

Firefighters observed one inch of water in a Madison Road basement. It was too little to pump. Firefighters advised to mop it up and use a dehumidifier.

A gutter leader became detached from an Innes Road house Jan. 17. The homeowner was advised to call a gutter repairperson.

Firefighters removed a bag of burnt popcorn from a Garden Road microwave, following a small, contained fire, Jan. 17.

On Jan. 19, firefighters removed a scorched light bulb from an overheated light ballast in public safety headquarters.
On Jan. 19, smoke came from a malfunctioning power sweeper in a Christie Place building.

Balducci’s, on Palmer Ave., was evacuated following a small kitchen fryer fire. No smoke was present, and the fire had successfully been extinguished when firefighters arrived. It occurred when contractors were working on the fryer hood, and a pilot light ignited grease drippings. Nothing suspicious was suspected.

Two workers fell about 18 feet at a Franklin Road job site. Firefighters assisted EMS workers package the injured works for hospital transport.

Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of two different gas leaks on Dolma Road Jan. 22 and School Lane Jan. 23.

Following a burst pipe in a Stonehouse Road house, firefighters shut water and affected circuit breakers Jan. 22.

Kids accidentally got locked inside a room in a Dickel Road house Jan. 22. Firefighters helped open the door.

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