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Written by Traci Dutton Ludwig

Published: 12 May 2015

Created: 12 May 2015

Last Updated: 12 May 2015

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A Bee-line bus driver pulled over at Post and Olmstead roads and called police to stop a physical altercation occurring on his bus May 7. According to witnesses, David J. Saunders, 18, of New Rochelle, punched a 43-year-old woman in the face about 20 times after she accidentally bumped against him when the bus hit a bump in the road. Other passengers said they attempted to stop the altercation; however, they could only momentarily halt the assault. The woman was taken from the bus and driven to headquarters, where Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps checked her injuries. According to the police report, the woman's face was swollen from Saunders's blows, but she refused transport to the hospital for further evaluation. Saunders was arrested on charges of third-degree assault with the intent to cause physical harm. He told police he was sitting on the bus, when two women sat down next to him. He said one of them touched him and an argument ensued when he told her not to touch him. Police informed Saunders's legal guardian of his arrest. He said he lives with his legal guardian and she helps take care of him. While Saunders was at headquarters, Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps assisted him in taking prescribed medication for epilepsy. Saunders was released to his brother on $100 cash bail. He was ordered to answer charges at Scarsdale Village Justice Court on May 13.

Suspect accused of attempting to cash counterfeit check
On May 8, police arrested Shane Rahmell Chandler, 23, of Mt. Vernon, on charges of third-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument and third-degree unlawful possession of personal identification information. According to the police report, Chandler is accused of attempting to cash a counterfeit check for $749.50 at the Bank of America on Wilmot Road, on April 21. The check, made payable to Chandler, was written against a Bronxville woman's account. Police asked Chandler where he got the counterfeit check. He said he received it in the mail from an acquaintance named "Joshua Miller," as payment for a moving job that Chandler had done for Miller. He said he knew Miller "from around the neighborhood" but was unable to contact him because Miller's phone had been disconnected. Chandler was released on his own recognizance and ordered to answer charges at Scarsdale Village Justice Court May 20.

Death
Byung Ro, of Brookby Road, died at home May 9. He was 92.

Arrest
On May 8, police initiated a traffic stop on Post Road because a 2008 Ford expedition was speeding. Police discovered the driver – Jeffrey G. Jean, 43, of Brooklyn – had a revoked driver's license. A database check revealed seven suspensions, with four scoffs, on four different dates. Additionally, police discovered Jean's car was not equipped with an ignition interlock device, as required. As a result of the outstanding issues with Jean's license and his failure to comply with orders about the ignition interlock device, police arrested Jean on charges of second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle with three or more suspensions on three or more different dates, operation of a motor vehicle without an ignition interlock device, failure to produce a registration card and speeding. Saunders was released on $200 cash bail and ordered to appear in Scarsdale Village Justice Court on May 13.

Stolen
On May 5, a Bradley Road woman reported approximately $10,000 in cash and jewelry missing from her house. She did not know exactly when the items went missing, but she remembered wearing some of the jewelry on her anniversary April 21. Police are following up.

Unreturned rental car
On May 7, an Avis Rent-a-Car representative, from the branch operating out of the Shell gas station on Scarsdale Avenue, reported a customer had not yet returned a rental car due back April 8. The car, a 2014 Ford Fusion, had been rented for a one-day period April 7. According to the Avis representative, the customer did not return any calls in regard to the overdue rental. However, the customer answered patrol's call May 7. The customer said he was in Georgia and claimed his brother still had the car. He told police he would follow up with his brother and get back to them, but he never did.

Identity theft
On May 7, a Bradley Road woman learned that a suspicious woman walked into a Chase Bank branch in Darien, Connecticut, and attempted to withdraw $20,000 from the Bradley Road woman's savings account. The teller doubted the suspicious woman's identification documents and denied the transaction. The account was immediately closed, and the Bradley Road woman signed up for LifeLock, an identity theft monitoring service. The next day, the woman received a LifeLock alert that an unknown person opened a Best Buy account in her name and made a purchase for approximately $800 worth of merchandise.

Harassment
A Black Birch Lane woman and her son reported neighbors harassed them at their house May 9. According to the woman and her son, their neighbors knocked on their door and began cursing and screaming. The neighbors – a husband and wife – stated they were arguing over the woman's alleged habit of throwing dog feces onto their yard and car. The neighbor husband allegedly used profane slurs with the Black Birch Lane woman and threatened her son by inviting him to "hit me [the neighbor husband] first" and by stating he was "bigger" than the son. Police referred both families to the Westchester Mediation Center, and they collectively seemed receptive to the idea. The Black Birch Lane woman stated if mediation was not successful, she would pursue the matter through legal action.

Fight
An East Parkway bakery employee was standing outside the bakery when another employee's boyfriend drove by and shouted derogatory insults around 7:45 p.m., May 9. The employee implored the boyfriend to "keep moving," but the boyfriend stopped his truck, got out, shoved the employee and verbally threatened him. During the physical altercation, two female bakery employees got between the men to break up the fight. The boyfriend then got back in his truck and drove away. The employee told police the boyfriend might believe the employee is involved with the boyfriend's girlfriend. The employee's boss noticed the boyfriend watching the bakery later that day, around 9:30 p.m., and the employee decided to report the matter to police to prevent it from escalating.

Baseball
On May 5, an errant baseball from an organized game on Crossway field struck the hood of a passing car on Mamaroneck Road. The ball dented the hood. The man was advised to follow up with the recreation department.

Damaged paint
A Chateaux Circle man parked his 2013 red Toyota minivan in the Christie Place garage overnight May 9 and returned to find the van's roof splattered with plaster or a cement-like substance May 10. The van was parked beneath a cracked portion of the garage ceiling; however, it was not clear if this was the cause of the splattered substance. According to the police report, the ceiling did not appear to be leaking at the time police investigated the incident. Nor did police find evidence of additional splattering on other cars parked in the garage.

Loud
A caller reported an older, white man wearing a plaid shirt yelling while walking on Palmer Avenue May 5. The man said he was headed toward Westchester Reform Temple on Mamaroneck Avenue. He said he might have been talking loudly to himself, but he did not intend to annoy or alarm anyone. He declined medical attention.

Eviction
Two women appeared at a Harwood Court business

An eviction notice posted on the door of Sweetbowl Cafe on Harwood Court

Trash picker
Concerned callers reported a man in a blue van looking through residents' garbage cans on Lee Road around 1 p.m., May 6. Police conducted a traffic stop of the man's van and asked for the man's license, registration and insurance card. The license and registration were valid; however the insurance card was expired. Police noticed baby shoes hanging from the man's rearview mirror and cautioned him about the possible distraction caused by hanging objects. Police issued two summonses – one for the expired insurance card and one for obstruction of the driver's view by objects.

Thump in the night
A Reynal Crossing resident asked police to check his house after he heard a loud "thumping" around 10 p.m., May 7. Police checked the house and noticed a fallen folding chair inside a closet. They deduced this might have been the cause of the mysterious noise.

Cars and roadways
A fallen telephone wire, wrapped with yellow tape, was lying near the side of Nelson Road May 5. Police notified Verizon.
The parking enforcement officer noticed a 2011 BMW parked in Merchant's Lot with its ignition running May 7. The car's windows were slightly open, and no one was in the car. Police did not see any keys left inside the car. They noted the car had an automatic ignition button. The parking enforcement officer opened the car's door, closed the windows and turned off the ignition button. The officer attempted to lock the car but was unable to do so.
Police moved a piece of plastic to the side of Heathcote Road May 7.
A Secor Road woman complained she was having difficulty backing her car out of her driveway due to parked cars on the street May 8. Police noticed one legally parked car on the street, opposite the woman's driveway. It belonged to a person performing construction work on the house across the street. Patrol asked the driver of that car to park elsewhere on the street, as a courtesy to the resident. The person complied.
Police informed the highway department about a large pothole on Montrose Road May 8. The highway department advised it needed to close a portion of the road to prevent further collapse of the roadway.
A car stalled at Boulevard and Post Road May 8. Police stood by until the car was towed from the scene.
A caller reported multiple people feeding meters on Harwood Court May 9. Police issued one summons and marked the tires of two cars for follow-up.
A driver reported striking a pedestrian with her car's side view mirror on Scarsdale Avenue May 9. The driver said she and the pedestrian were each travelling and walking south when the minor accident occurred. The pedestrian had been walking in the roadway and told the driver, "It was my [the pedestrian's] fault." She refused medical attention and walked to a gray Honda, got in and drove away. The pedestrian was described as a blond woman, approximately 45 years old, wearing jeans and a purple sweater. The driver wanted to document the incident but did not want to file an official accident report.
Six car accidents were reported in the village this week.

Civil matter
On May 5, a Richbell Road woman told police her neighbor was cutting down trees, and she was concerned the homeowner might not have proper permits. Police spoke with the tree cutting contractor who said he had all permits in his possession and could show them to police if necessary. He said he had also spoken with someone in Village Hall about the work. Police advised both parties to direct any questions to Village Hall because the controversy was a civil matter.

Kids
At 4 p.m., May 10, a Colonial Road resident reported two teenage boys got out of a black Audi A4 and walked into the woods through a footpath leading from Colonial Road. Police followed the path and came across two boys smoking in a makeshift tree house. Patrol instructed the boys to leave the area, and the boys complied.

Village code
Police dispersed kids from Quaker Ridge School playground after dark May 8.
Neighbors complained about a Meadow Road resident revving the engine of his car at 12:45 a.m., May 9. The resident said he was just trying to get his car running. He apologized if it had been making too much noise.
A caller reported an abundance of empty beers cans in Willow Park and Scout Field, behind the Girl Scout House, on Wayside Lane, at 11 a.m., May 9. Police picked up the cans littering the playground and disposed of them in a trashcan. A note was made for police to conduct extra ridebys of the area.
Because of loud, unsupervised dogs moving freely in and out of a Hampton Road house, police issued the homeowner a summons for unnecessary noise caused by an animal May 9.
Police asked a Sycamore Road party host to lower the volume of party music after neighbors complained of noise at approximately 10:30 p.m., May 9.
Police asked a Brookline Road resident to lower the volume of her radio May 10.

Lost and found
Police found a license plate on Heathcote Road and returned it to its Birchall Drive owner May 4.
A Tunstall Road man found an iPhone in Davis Park and gave it to police May 7. Patrol tried to contact the owner, but the attempt was not successful.
A man found an Acterna Insignia laptop on the southbound lane of Post Road near Scarsdale High School May 10. Police did not find any obvious ownership information. They vouchered the computer at headquarters.
A resident lost her wallet at a Post Road gas station May 7. While the owner was reporting the incident to police, the driver of a flatbed truck pulled up to the owner's house and gave her the wallet. The driver said he found the wallet on Post Road and wanted to return it to its owner.

Fire
An odor of natural gas on Carstensen Road was traced to an open Con Edison construction site May 8. Con Edison was on the scene.
Firefighters evacuated workers from a Church Lane house due to elevated levels of carbon monoxide inside the house May 9. The carbon monoxide was caused by workers using a gas-powered saw to cut flooring in the basement. Firefighters ventilated the houses using fans.
A resident of a Popham Road apartment building reported an indoor natural gas odor May 9. Firefighters detected only normal cooking smells in and around the building.
An odor of smoke inside a Cushman Road house was caused by a burnt insect on a halogen fixture May 10.
This week firefighters responded to four false carbon monoxide alarms and 11 false alarms caused by device malfunction, construction dust and cooking smoke.

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Written by Traci Dutton Ludwig

Published: 20 May 2015

Created: 20 May 2015

Last Updated: 20 May 2015

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On May 17, police arrested Maria Deluca, 39, of Scarsdale, on charges of petit larceny after she was found with a basket of stolen groceries, taken from DeCicco's Marketplace on East Parkway. According to the police report, officers responded to DeCicco's Marketplace at 2 p.m., May 17, on the report of a larceny in progress. There, they learned the suspect had already left the store and was being followed by an assistant manager. The assistant manager called in the suspect's location, and police intercepted her on Garth Road. Deluca was arrested and taken to headquarters. DeCicco's personnel compiled an inventory of the 21 stolen items, valued at $60.71, in Deluca's possession. Police also found on Deluca an itemized grocery list matching the stolen grocery items. They vouchered this list as evidence, photographed the stolen groceries and returned the items to the supermarket. While Deluca was at headquarters, at 5:45 p.m., a paramedic from Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps administered her prescription medication. Deluca was released on $100 cash bail to her mother at 6:35 p.m. She was ordered to appear in Scarsdale Village Justice Court on May 27, where she will be arraigned on charges.

Burglaries
Shortly before midnight, May 17, a Brite Avenue couple reported their house had been burglarized and a safe was stolen. The burglary occurred while the couple was out of the house between 7:15 p.m. and 11:55 p.m., May 16. Upon returning home, the couple found a garage window open and the interior door from the garage into the house ajar. The couple said the garage window had not been opened in 20 years. Inside the house, the master bedroom and master bedroom closet were tossed. A safe from the master bedroom was missing.

At 10 p.m., May 17, after returning home from a weekend trip, a Tory Lane homeowner and her daughter noticed their house had been burglarized while they were away. They left the house at 6 a.m., May 15, set the alarm system and noted everything was in good order. Upon returning home, the homeowner said she deactivated the alarm. Upstairs, she and her daughter noticed all four bedrooms had been rummaged through. Drawers and closet doors were open, and jewelry boxes were open and empty. While checking the bedrooms, police noticed a second-floor window lock lying on the ground and finger streaks on the window. Police believe this second-floor window was the entry and exit point of the suspect. On the ground floor, a screen had also been removed from a locked kitchen window, and there were pry marks on the bottom of that window. The homeowner said jewelry, cash and a laptop computer were missing from the house.

Criminal mischief
The driver's side window of an Edgewood Road woman's 2011 Mazda was broken sometime between the evening of May 11 and the morning of May 12. The car was parked in the woman's driveway, close to her house, when the vandalism occurred. The car was unlocked at the time. Nothing was found to be missing from the car when the woman discovered the broken window.

Identity theft
A Fox Meadow Road couple discovered two unauthorized debits on their Chase Bank business checking account on May 13 and 14. They reported the fraudulent activity to Chase and closed the account to secure it.

Fraudulent tax returns
On May 11, two Franklin Road women reported someone filed fraudulent tax returns in their names, using their Social Security numbers. The incidents were reported separately and were unrelated.

On May 13, a Crawford Lane man reported someone filed a fraudulent tax return in his name, using his Social Security number.

On May 13, a Lyons Road man reported someone filed a fraudulent tax return in his name, using his Social Security number.

IRS scam
A Sprague Road man received a call from a person alleging to be an IRS employee May 11. The caller said the man owed the IRS $1,947 in back taxes and threatened legal action if the man did not promptly pay the back taxes. The man realized the call was a scam, hung up and reported it to police.

Marijuana
Kids playing soccer with their father in Drake Road Park found a Ziploc bag containing marijuana and drug paraphernalia in a wooded area May 16. According to an inventory contained in the police report, the Ziploc bag contained the following: a marijuana grinder, an electronic pocket scale, 7 small glassine bags filled with marijuana and an empty prescription bottle. The total amount of marijuana was approximately 15.5 grams. Police called the person whose name was printed on the prescription bottle label and left a voicemail for follow-up.

Disputes
On May 13 and 14, a Village Hall employee drove through a school lot, on Popham Road, to access the lower level of the Village Hall parking lot. The employee said a man stopped her from proceeding and accused her of speeding through the school lot. She reported the altercation to police. Police spoke with the man who stopped the employee. He was a parent of child at the school, and he expressed concerned about the employee "speeding through the lot" while children were being dropped off. The employee denied speeding through the lot. Patrol advised the man to contact police if he has any further concerns about other people's driving or safety.

On May 17, the manager of Patisserie Salzburg reported a customer verbally insulted her, following confusion with the customer's order May 17. When police arrived, the customer was sitting at an outdoor table, eating her food. The manager said the customer was welcome to remain there and to return in the future. However, the manger asked patrol to speak with the customer with regard to the incident. Patrol asked the customer for her side of the story. The customer said there had been confusion with her order, and she believed she might have been charged for the meal twice. She said she had asked the manager for a receipt to verify the amount charged. The customer said a verbal altercation ensued, and the customer was then given two receipts – a customer copy and a merchant copy. The customer said she was no longer concerned about possible duplicate charges, but she was upset about "poor customer service." She said she was planning on speaking with the restaurant's manager the next day.

Baseball
While parked at a Little League game at Crossway field May 15, a Mayflower Road man's 2014 Mercedes-Benz was stuck by an errant baseball. The baseball dented the car's hood.

Suspicious item
On May 11, a caller reported an open bottle with a rock placed on top of it in a Freightway garage elevator. Police examined the bottle in question – an empty Snapple bottle – and the rock. Police determined these items to be safe and disposed of them.

Suspicious men
Two men claiming to be Verizon employees knocked on a Woodland Place door, advising a resident (who was a young boy) about an alleged "update" May 11. The boy spoke to the men through the door and told them to come back at later. The boy saw the men leave the doorstep, but he did not notice their method of travel. After the boy's mother got home, she called Verizon to inquire about the men. A representative said Verizon did not have any scheduled solicitors in the area that day.

Lost in the house
A Boulevard man called police because he was worried about his daughter at 10 p.m., May 12. The man told police his daughter had left the house to walk the dog at 6 p.m., and she had not yet returned home. Police called the daughter, who said she was actually at home – in the same house as her father. Apparently, he had not seen her come in.

Unattended bag
Police responded to HSBC Bank, on Popham Road, on the report of an unattended backpack outside the building May 15. There, they found a green canvas bag containing garbage. They disposed of the bag.

Help
A man walked to headquarters with his dog and told police he was too tired to walk home May 13. Police called the man's mother, and she picked up the man and his dog.

A caller reported a homeless man sleeping on a bench on Chase Road at 7:15 a.m., May 15. On scene, patrol saw a woman, who lives at a New Rochelle shelter, reading a newspaper on a Chase Road bench. She had bottles with her and said she was waiting for DeCicco's Marketplace to open. She wanted to return the bottles for deposit and do some shopping. Police offered medical assistance and support services, but the woman declined.

A caller reported a coyote on Brittany Close at 8 a.m., May 15. When police arrived, they did not see any coyotes in the area. However, as a safety precaution, patrol stayed on scene as a group of school children got on a school bus.

Scofflaw
On May 11, while writing a ticket for a 2007 Honda Accord parked at an expired meter on Scarsdale Avenue, the parking enforcement officer realized the car's registered owner – Denise Lubowsky, of Putnam Valley – was associated with a scofflaw. A Scarsdale Village Justice Court clerk confirmed Lubowsky owed $360 in parking fines. As a result, police impounded the car.

On May 14, while police were writing a parking ticket for a 2014 Mercedes-Benz parked at an expired meter on Scarsdale Avenue, the owner – Helen Badt – returned to her car. Police told her she owed $720 in unresolved parking fines. She was advised to resolve the matter at Scarsdale Village Justice Court.

Cars and roadways
Police called a tow truck to remove a sanitation truck with a broken clutch from Post Road May 11.
A man sleeping in his car on Herkimer Road at 7:30 a.m., May 12, told police his car had broken down. He said he was napping while waiting for AAA.

Police stopped a truck without a visible license plate on Popham Road May 12. The truck driver showed patrol the location of the rear license plate. Patrol noted the truck contained construction debris and questioned the driver about the truck's lack of a solid waste decal issued by Westchester County. The driver said he had a New York City solid waste permit. Police advised him of local regulations and issued him a summons.

Police informed Cablevision about a low hanging wire on Ardmore Road May 12.

Police closed Bell Road while Con Edison repaired a fallen electrical wire May 13. Firefighters assisted.

A caller said some kids moved a wooden board covering a hole on Montrose Road May 14. Patrol found a group of boys skateboarding behind Greenacres School. The boys admitted to moving the board. The boys returned the board to its proper place after being instructed by patrol.

Police put cones and tape around a sinkhole on Circle Road to maintain safety while waiting for the highway department to repair it May 15.

A sign advising drivers to "Stay to the right" fell over on an entry ramp to the northbound Hutchinson River Parkway, at Mamaroneck Road, May 15. Police placed the sign by the side of the road and informed Westchester County police.

Police helped push a disabled car off of East Parkway May 15. The driver had called AAA and was waiting for a mechanic to respond.

While on overnight patrol May 16, police noticed the SPD speed wagon, placed on Heathcote Road to monitor drivers' speed, had fallen over. Police set the unit upright and examined it for damage. No damage was found, and police confirmed the device was in proper working order.

Fifteen car accidents were reported in the village this week.

Dogs
After callers complained about a previously loose dog on Boulevard, police found the dog's owner and advised him of village code May 12. The owner apologized and said his dog had been off leash only for a moment.

On May 13, a Sprague Road woman found a neighbor's dog loose in the street. She called police because she was worried the dog's elderly owners might need assistance. Police attempted to contact the dog's owners, but they were not at home. The woman said she would keep the dog at her house until the owners returned. Police left a message for the owners, informing them of the dog's whereabouts and providing them with the woman's contact information. Later the woman called police and told them the dog had gotten loose from her backyard and was possibly heading home. Police went to the dog's house and found it on the front porch. The owners still were not at home. Police secured the dog to the front porch and contacted the owners' landlord. The landlord said he would try to contact his tenants, who were the dog's owners.

A Nelson Road woman expressed concern about a Roosevelt Place pit bull possibly showing signs of aggression around children May 15. The woman alleged the dog bangs into the front door and barks when it sees children playing at Edgewood School. The animal control officer spoke with the dog's owners. They provided paperwork documenting the dog's license and vaccines. According to the police report, the dog showed no signs of aggressive behavior in the presence of police.

Civil matter
A Scarsdale postal worker reported a "difficult" working situation with his boss May 14. The boss said the worker has had problems with various postal branches in the past. Police advised the worker and his boss to report the situation with their union and attempt to resolve the matter through civil means.

Village code
Responding to a report of kids "drinking and smoking things" by Crane Berkeley Pond at 10:30 p.m., May 11, police encountered a girl and a boy smoking cigarettes and talking by the lake. There was no evidence of alcohol or criminal activity. Police advised them that the park was closed after dark, and the couple left.
At 11:30 p.m., May 11, police dispersed a boy and a girl from the Edgewood School playground after a neighbor complained of noise.

On May 13, police advised a construction worker at a Huntington Avenue job site about village code concerning noise and the use of power tools.

Neighbors complained about loud music at Saxon Woods Golf Club at 9:30 p.m., May 14. Patrol advised the club's manager to lower the volume of the music.

Police issued a verbal warning to workers cutting blue stone with power tools on Hampton Road at 8:40 a.m., May 17. Police advised the workers of village code regarding noise and power tools.

Lost and found
On May 11, a Vernon Road doctor reported losing his New York Police Department surgeon ID card. He said he lost the card on April 4, while traveling home from work in the Bronx. He said his young child had been playing with his wallet at that time, and this might have caused the card to fall out and get lost.

Fire
An Innes Road resident accidentally got locked out her house May 11. Firefighters arrived to help the resident, but she found her keys in the meantime.

Firefighters helped a Brown Road resident get back in her house after she was accidentally locked out May 12.

On May 12, firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a fallen branch on primary electrical wires on Boulevard.

Firefighters checked a Madison Road house after the homeowner reported a possible interior natural gas odor May 16. Firefighters checked the house and determined the odor was not dangerous. It was determined to be caused by cleaning products.

Firefighters evacuated Saxon Woods Golf Club after someone mixed ammonia and bleach in a cleaning bucket May 17. Firefighters advised management and staff about the danger of poisonous gas resulting from the mixture of these two chemicals. Firefighters safely dumped the bucket of chemicals, set up fans to ventilate the clubhouse and confirmed oxygen levels were safe.

This week, firefighters assisted at five car accidents in the village and on parkways. They responded to three false carbon monoxide alarms and 20 false fire alarms caused by device malfunction, cooking smoke, water leaking into detector heads, construction dust, a basketball striking a detector head, shower steam and smoke from an E-cigarette.

This report covering police and fire department activity from May 11-17 was compiled from official information.

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Written by Traci Dutton Ludwig

Published: 07 May 2015

Created: 07 May 2015

Last Updated: 07 May 2015

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This week frorm the Scarsdale Police: On May 2, a Deerfield Road homeowner woke up to find a shirtless stranger asleep on his couch. He did not know who the man was or how he got there. Three patrol units arrived at the house and questioned the stranger. The stranger said he had been with friends in White Plains the previous night. He remembers being "significantly intoxicated," walking for a long time (thinking he was heading toward Hawthorne), lying down and going to sleep. According to police, it appeared that the man entered the Deerfield Road house through an unlocked rear sliding glass door. On scene investigation revealed that the man was mistaken and confused, and he did not intend to commit a crime. The door showed no signs of forced entry, and no items were missing from the house. The man was pleasant and apologetic. The homeowner did not wish to pursue the matter further, and the man left by taxi.

Arrest
On April 28, police arrested Caroline Diaz, 25, of Mount Vernon, on charges of third-degree possession of a forged instrument and third-degree unlawful possession of personal ID. The charges were related to an incident that occurred on March 26, during which Diaz attempted to cash a fake Chase check at a Yonkers bank. The check had been made payable to Caroline Diaz for $823.56 and had been written against a Scarsdale resident's account. At that time, the bank teller became suspicious of the check and did not process it. According to Diaz, she received the check from a friend "Samantha" whom she had known for two months. The friend said she received the check from a man named "Johnny," whom Diaz had never met. After being booked and processed, Diaz was released on her own recognizance. She was ordered to answer charges at Scarsdale Village Justice Court on May 6.

Domestic trouble
An Edgewood woman reported her husband was verbally abusing her in an argument April 30. Police advised the couple to stay away from each other in separate parts of the house that night.

Identity theft
On May 1, a Bradford Road resident reported he was the victim of credit card fraud. At least four fraudulent charges were made to his Citibank credit card account.
On May 1, a Brookline Road man told police someone filed a fraudulent tax return, using his name and Social Security number.
On May 2, a Black Birch Lane woman told police someone filed a fraudulent tax return, using her name and Social Security number.
On May 2, a Franklin Road man told police someone filed a fraudulent tax return, using his name and Social Security number.

Harassment
On May 1, a Brambach Road man reported that one of his former employees showed up in front of his house, demanding an apology for being dismissed from his job at the man's company. The man asked the former employee to leave, and the employee complied. The man wanted police to document the incident because he had already filed harassment charges against the man with New York City police.

Ice cup
A neighbor allegedly threw a cup of ice at a White Road man April 28. The incident was allegedly related to an ongoing dispute the two men were having about the location of the neighbor's parked car with respect to the property line on their shared driveway. The neighbor neither confirmed nor denied throwing ice at the man, but she said he was having a "bad day" and was irritated by the man taking pictures of his parked car. Police advised the men about the process that could be used to resolve their civil matter.

Scam
A Chase Road business owner was contacted by a person pretending to work for Con Edison April 27. The person said the business's electricity would be turned off if the business did not pay $490, allegedly "the deposit on a new meter." As per the caller's instructions, the owner went to CVS, purchased a pre-paid "Net Spend" card and provided the caller with the card's code numbers. A few hours later, the owner received a call from another person who also alleged to be from Con Edison. This second caller requested more money for a different Con Edison account. The owner then realized the calls were part of a scam. She tried to cancel the "Net Spend" card, but someone had already drained the cash from it.

Computer hacking
On April 27, a Scarsdale middle school teacher reported someone hacked into her personal email account on April 13 and sent fraudulent emails to her financial portfolio manager. The emails allegedly asked the portfolio manager to transfer money out of one of teacher's accounts. Since the teacher lives in Manhattan, police advised her to follow up with New York City police.

Fraudulent checks
On April 30, a Kingston Road woman reported someone was drawing fraudulent checks on her bank account. One check was cashed for $2,300, and another attempt was made in the amount of $2,305. Her account has since been closed and the bank's fraud department is following up.

Unwanted email and mail
On April 28, a Tunstall Road resident reported receiving an unwanted email from a person with whom she did not want to have contact. This person had been previously advised by police to refrain from contacting the resident in November 2013. According to the resident, she had been acquainted with the person while on the same track team in high school during the 1970s. In a recent email, the person made reference to the resident allegedly viewing his LinkedIn profile and expressed hop that they could "reconnect after 40 years." Police called the person to advise him to leave the resident alone.
A Madison Road woman reported receiving unwanted mail April 28. Police read the unwanted mail and felt it was not criminal in nature. The woman said she would try to handle the matter on her own.

Help
An elderly man with dementia became disoriented while walking the dog, while visiting grandchildren on Tunstall Road May 1. A New Rochelle police officer came across the man and tried to help him by calling Scarsdale police. While en route to Marion Drive, in New Rochelle, where the man was waiting with the New Rochelle police officer, Scarsdale police encountered the man's wife. She said her husband was lost. Police told her he was safe with NRPD. The man's wife picked up her husband and was grateful for police assistance.

Parked car
A woman reported a "suspicious white car" was parked outside a flower shop on Harwood Court for approximately three or fours hours April 27. Patrol spoke with the driver who said he was a delivery person for the florist.

Scofflaw, accidents
Police called for a tow to remove a car involved in a parking ticket scofflaw April 28. The owner of the car owed $610 for accumulated parking tickets. The owner of the car returned before police had it towed.
Six car accidents were reported in the village this week.

Dogs
Police reunited a lost Chihuahua with its owner, after a passerby found the dog loose near Crossway field, May 2.

Village code
Police advised a solicitor, who was working on Johnson and Carman roads, that he needed a permit to solicit in the village April 30. He was given a verbal warning and picked up by his boss.
On May 1, police dispersed a group of kids gathering in the street at Butler and Kensington roads.
After nearby residents complained about loud music coming from Fenway Golf Club after 10 p.m., May 2, police spoke with the club manger, who advised she would instruct the DJ to lower the volume.

Lost wallets
On April 27, a man reported losing his wallet after using it at the Shell station at Post and Popham roads. About an hour later, a passerby found the wallet and brought it to headquarters. Police contacted the owner, who came to headquarters to retrieve the wallet.
A person found a wallet on Post Road and gave it to police May 1. It contained two Scarsdale High School ID cards, a devit card, a Metro card, a credit card, cash and receipts.
On May 2, a Montrose Road woman reported her children's babysitter lost a black Velcro wallet at Greenacres playground on April 29.

Fire

Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of an outside gas odor in sewers at Heathcote Road and Crossway April 27.

A painter using a gas-powered pressure washer in a Harvest Drive basement caused elevated levels of carbon monoxide throughout the house April 28.Firefighters advised the painters about the risks of carbon monoxide and used a large electric fan to ventilate the house.

Firefighters helped a resident retrieve keys that had fallen into a storm drain on Crossway April 29.

Firefighters stood by as Metro North personnel extinguished a smoldering wooden railroad tie on the northbound Metro North Railroad tracks near the Scarsdale train station April 30.

Firefighters removed a fallen telephone wire from Heathcote Road May 1.

Firefighters checked a malfunctioning stove in a Heathcote Road house and advised the homeowner to have the appliance serviced May 2.

Firefighters could not identify the source of a smoke odor in the area of Shawnee and Cohawney roads May 3. They thought the odor might be drifting over from a large, ongoing brush fire in parkland in the Palisades.

This week, firefighters responded to four false water flow detection alarms, two false carbon monoxide alarms and seven false fire alarms caused by device malfunction and burnt toast.

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