Police Report: Burglaries and Grand Larcenies
- Details
- Hits: 19527
Burglaries: In Edgemont Greenburgh Police report that around 9:15 pm on Friday May 17 Medford Road residents said that their home had been burglarized. Police discovered that suspects and gotten into the house via a rear window sometimes between 10 am and 8 pm on 5/17 and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash and jewelry. The suspects remain at large.
Visitors to a home on Fox Meadow Road reported that a burglary took place while they were briefly out of the house on the morning of May 14. The three visitors from Manhattan told police that they took a walk to Scarsdale Village at 11:30 am to get lunch and when they returned at 12:30 a large cache of electronic items had been taken from the house. The visitors had left one door unlocked and police found that a rear door to the house was also unlocked.
Among the missing items were:
- MacBook Air ($1,000)
- Apple MacBook ($900)
- iPhone ($500)
- Apple MacBook Pro ($1,430)
- Cover ($50.00)
- iPhone charger ($30)
- Backpack ($104)
- Apple MacBook Pro ($1,430)
- Apple iPad Mini ($329)
- Smart Cover ($40)
Arrested: A 26 year-old White Plains woman who worked as a housekeeper for a Greenacres Road family for five years was arrested for stealing 21 gold coins valued at $30,500 from a hallway closet in April, 2012. She admitted to selling all but seven of the coins to Michael Matthews Jewelers in the Galleria Mall in White Plains in November, 2012. Based on information provided by the resident about her former housekeeper, Araceli Acevedo, police developed a case about the suspect. They went to her home at 88 Kensico Avenue in White Plains on May 17 and left a card asking her to contact them. Later that day, Acevedo came to headquarters and agreed to speak to police. In the course of the conversation she admitted to taking the 21 gold coins, one at a time, from the closet and selling many of them to the White Plains jeweler in November. She said she still had seven of the coins in her possession. She agreed to a search of her apartment where the seven coins were found. Acevedo was charged with grand larceny.
Cynthia James-Hamlin was issued a summons for driving with a suspended registration on the afternoon of 5/15. Police were conducting traffic enforcement at Weaver Street at Manor Lane and scanning license plates. They discovered that Hamlin's registration was revoked for parking violations. They stopped the car, removed the plates and towed the car to the driver's home in the Bronx. Bianca Gaitan of Yonkers was also found to be driving with a suspended registration on May 17. A scan of her license plate showed that she had five parking violations within the past 12 months. She was stopped on Walworth Avenue, her plates were removed from her car and the car was towed to her home.
Shoplifting: A Scarsdale woman was charged with a large-scale theft on Mother's Day at a White Plains Department store. Perhaps she was trying to give herself a bigger gift than she could afford? Security officers at Neiman Marcus in the Westchester called police around 1 pm on Sunday when they saw the woman place clothes, jewelry and handbags into a bag she was carrying and then leave the store without paying for the items. Police arrested Sharon Degani, age 36, of 240 Heathcote Road, Scarsdale and charged her with third-degree grand larceny after she attempted to steal $5,657 worth of merchandise from Neiman Marcus.
Damage: For the second consecutive week, a car parked in the Freightway Garage was damaged by a blunt object. The owner of 2002 blue Ford reported that her car was vandalized when it was parked at the garage on May 14.
The driver of a 2013 Audi complained that a substance that appeared to be oil dripped on the hood of his car when it was parked in the Christie Place garage on May 17. The leak may have come from one of the overhead pipes in the garage. Several parking spots have been taped off to prevent further damage to cars from leaky pipes.
A woman from San Francisco claimed that the valet service at Massa damaged her rental car while it was parked there on the night of May 17. She said she gave them the car at 6:15 pm and when she picked it up around 8 pm she found that the rear driver's side door was damaged. The valet denied responsibility and police were not able to conclude what caused the damage.
Do you recognize this dog? This two to three year-old dog was found wandering along Heathcote Road on Wednesday May
22. She is a well-groomed and obedient young chow/shepherd mix. She does not have a collar or microchip. If you recognize her, please call Cindy Rafeld at 917-202-6039 or email her at [email protected].
Identity Thefts: A Brewster Road woman told police that someone had filed a 2012 tax return using her social security number. The Scarsdale woman's return was not accepted by the IRS due to the fraud.
On 5/13 a Montrose Road resident reported that someone had set up an online account and changed his information on his social security account.
Harassed: Police were called to Wells Fargo Bank on 5/15 due to a report of harassment. The bank employees told police that they received a call from someone who said that "they will be taken hostage." No further details were supplied by the police.
On 5/14 the grandmother of a woman who works in a salon in downtown Scarsdale called police to report that her grand-daughter's ex-boyfriend was harassing her. Police went to the salon and the girl refused to provide personal information about her ex boyfriend and said she can handle the situation on her own.
Telemarketers: An 82 year-old Tory Lane woman complained that she had been sold a medical alert device by a telemarketer without her consent. She attempted to decline but got an automated call saying that the device would be shipped. She provided the phone numbers to the police and they suggested she ask her provider to block the numbers.
Missing Person: The Program Director at Search for Change, a residential living facility on the Post Road, called police on the morning of 5/16 to report that one of their residents was missing. The 37 year-old resident had been taken to the emergency room at White Plains Hospital the previous evening and left the hospital without authorization with the I.V. tubes still attached to her arm. Police searched the area and checked with the woman's friends and her mother to see if they knew her whereabouts. She was last reported to be wearing a long sleeve gray t-shirt, blue jeans, silver earring and red shoes with black bottoms. She has a scar on her face that starts at her chin and ends near her right ear and dark visible lines on her neck. Police broadcasted a missing person inquiry.
Wanderers: At 4:39 am on May 16 a Walworth Avenue man called police when he spotted a disoriented elderly man at his back door. Police went to the home and found Diego Camarda of 15 Colvin Road at the house. They drove Camarda home and left him in the care of his wife. At 11:14 am on May 17 a Murray Hill Road woman called to say that her husband, who suffers from Alzheimers, was missing. A few minutes later police found the 78 year-old man at the corner of Heathcote and Palmer and brought him home.
Missing Goods: Builder Eilon Amidor reported that copper drip edges valued at $2,000 and cable wire worth $200 were missing from a building site at 25 Cooper Road. The items had been on the second floor of the newly-built home. He noticed the items were missing on the morning of May 15.
Stolen or lost? An Overhill Road resident called police to say that their car had been stolen at 11:30 pm on May 16. Police went to the house and the resident reported that her son had taken the car out earlier in the evening and parked it on Potter Road but it was now gone. However when police spoke to the son it became apparent that he did not remember where he parked the car. Police searched the area and found it on Scarsdale Avenue.
Dead Rabbit: A Cushman Road woman reported a sick rabbit in her yard on the morning of May 15. Police checked, found that the rabbit was dead and removed it from the property.
Suspicious Van: SHS Assistant Principal Chris Griffin called police at noon on 5/16 to report that a blue cargo van that had been driving through the high school parking lot. Turned out the blue van belongs to Robert Guadagna who has been hired by the Village to control the geese population. He explained that he travels through the high school parking lot to monitor the geese.
Mix-Up: A concerned dad called police at 4:30 on May 17 when he went to pick up his son at Kids Base and the boy was not there. The man feared that the boy's mother, who is not permitted unsupervised visit, had taken him. However, the boy was at Fox Meadow in an after-school program.
Dispute: On May 17 a Tunstall Road woman asked police to intervene with neighbors who yell at her and allege that she is speeding. The woman says she is a careful driver and does not speed. Police spoke to the neighbors and explained.
Semi-Automatic: A Peekskill man turned over his semi-automatic pistol to police for safekeeping on May 15. He is in the process of getting a permit for the Walther PPK semi-automatic weapon.
This police report is sponsored by Scarsdale Security who does more than just security. Contact them about remote video for your home or business. Call 914-722-2200 or visit their website , http://scarsdalesecurity.com
Fight in the Kitchen at Seasons and more from the Scarsdale Police
- Details
- Hits: 6760
Kain Abrego, age 31 of New Rochelle was arrested on the evening of May 8 after he assaulted a co-worker in the kitchen of Seasons on Wilmot Road in Scarsdale. When police arrived they found Claudy Bretous lying on the kitchen floor. Bretous claimed that Abrego had come up from behind him and punched on the back of his neck, causing Bretous to fall to the floor. Both his neck and cheek were swollen and he was in pain. Bretous was taken to White Plains Hospital. The store manager, Shalom Shushan confirmed Bretous' story and completed a deposition. In addition, police learned that the incident had been videotaped and they reviewed it. Abrego, who is a chef at Seasons, was arrested for assault in the third degree, given a court date of 5/15 and released on $250 bail.
Mischief: An Overhill Road man discovered that someone had wedged screws into all the tires on his 2009 Jeep Cherokee and 2013 Mercedes overnight on 5/8-5/9. He first noticed that the tire pressure light was on in his jeep and took the car to the mechanic who found screws in each tire. When the man returned home, he discovered that more screws had been wedged into his wife's 2013 Mercedes.
Dispute: A Mamaroneck Road woman called police around noon on May 10 to complain that her neighbor was planting trees on her property that posed a danger to existing trees. The complainant said that her neighbor had instructed workers to dig deep holes next to tall existing trees that could become unstable as a result. She said that as she was taking photos of the trees her neighbor threw a rock in her direction. Police told the complainant to call Village Hall and told the neighbor that picture taking was allowed. The neighbor and the gardener denied any rock throwing.
Accidents:
A 17 year-old girl from Kelwynne Road was hit by a 2010 Lexus driven by a Mamaroneck woman at 4:40 pm on Wednesday May 8. The girl was jogging on Carthage Road toward Mamaroneck Road and the driver was headed west on Mamaroneck Road. When the car reached the intersection of Carthage Road it hit the runner. The condition of the girl in not known.
An Ossining man was driving north on the Post Road at 6 pm on 5/6 when he says he was sideswiped by another car driving north in the inside lane. The White Plains woman who was driving the second car said she ran into him because another car, traveling southbound, drove over the double line and she moved over to the right to avoid a head on collision.
Frederick Coleman an 89 –year-old driver from New Rochelle was backing out of a parking space on East Parkway on Tuesday afternoon 5/7 when he hit a 2012 BMW driven by a Bronxville woman.
Three cars were damaged at the exit to the DeCicco's parking lot on the afternoon of May 9 when a car going east on Christie Place collided with a car exiting the parking lot. The impact of the collision caused the car exiting the lot to run into another car parked on Christie Place.
A New Rochelle woman parked her 2006 Infiniti at the Freightway Garage on the morning of May 3. When she returned at 5:40 pm she found that the passenger door had been damaged by a blunt object. The employee from Pro Park who had parked the car was not available.
Found: On 5/6, a woman who had recently moved into a house on Rock Creek Lane found drug paraphernalia in her boiler room and asked police to examine the small, multi-colored pipe. She believed it was left there by the previous owner. The pipe was vouchered at police headquarters.
Lost: A Christie Place woman reported that she lost her 14K engagement ring with a yellow diamond. She last saw it in March and it was valued at $37,500.
A kitchen employee at Chat American Grill reported that his wallet was missing. He left it in a pile of clothes when he changed into his uniform on the night of 5/11 and when he returned to look for it, it was gone. The wallet contained $600 in cash, a Mexican driver's license and a debit card.
Police received a call at 6:48 pm on 5/6 about some kids using vulgar language while playing basketball at the Greenacres School. Police spoke to the boys who acknowledged using bad language and agreed to clean up their act.
Found: A sign for Gtec kids was found posted on a telephone pole at the corner of Palmer Avenue and Heathcote Road. As the company did not have a permit to post the sign it was removed and they were issued a Village code summons.
Swarthmore Road residents found a short, chubby brown, black and white dog at their home on the afternoon of 5/11. The dog had no tags. Police took the dog to headquarters and notified the New Rochelle Humane Society who took custody of the lost dog.
A bike was found on the lawn of a home on Pinecrest Road on the morning of May 10. Police checked their records to see if a bike of this type had been reported stolen but found no matches.
Noisy Bar Mitzvah at WRT: Police got numerous call after midnight on May 12 about a loud party going on at the temple. After the first complaint, the music was turned down but at 4 am police got another call about noise coming from workers dismantling tables and equipment.
Fishing at Library Pond? A young man from Greenacres took his fishing rod to Library Pond on the afternoon of May 8 and tried his luck at catching something. However, a caller alerted police that no fishing was allowed and that there were signs posted to the effect. Police went to the pond and warned the man that no fishing was allowed.
Also at Library Pond, police got a call about a man with suspicious equipment on the afternoon of 5/9. They went to the pond and found the man loading his equipment into his truck. Turns out he was Robert Guadagna from a geese control company who had been retained by the Village to scare the geese away from the pond.
Leak at Christie Place: a water leak in a utility closet of a third floor apartment at Christie Place on May 9 caused water to pour out of the closet, into the apartment below and down to the building's lobby. The fire department was called to handle the incident and the apartment owners were contacted.
This police report is sponsored by Scarsdale Security who does more than just security. Contact them about remote video for your home or business. Call 914-722-2200 or visit their website , http://scarsdalesecurity.com
Car Thieves Continue to Prey on Scarsdale Residents
- Details
- Hits: 4572
For the second week in a row, many cars parked in Scarsdale driveways were vandalized overnight. Windows were broken, cars were tossed and a host of personal items were reported stolen. Police urge residents to put cars into the garage when possible and to lock them. Here is the report:
The front passenger window of a 2011 Honda Pilot was broken early on the morning of 4/23 when the car was parked on Franklin Road. The car was not entered and nothing was taken. Also that night on Franklin Road a 2011 Acura MDX was entered, but nothing was taken.
The driver's side front window of a 2007 Toyota Camry was smashed when it was parked in a driveway on Heathcote Road overnight from 4/22 to 4/23. Nothing was taken from inside the car.
A North Face backpack and loose change were taken from a Volkswagen parked unlocked in an Ardmore Road driveway early in the morning on April 23. At around 5 am the dog heard someone outside and growled. After the incident the resident's found a pair of women's sunglasses in the car.
At another home on Ardmore Road two cars were entered that night. A GPS and an Android phone charger were stolen from a Honda Accord and the glove box and center console of a Chevrolet Suburban were left open but nothing appeared to be missing.
A 2010 Infiniti parked at a home on Crossway was also entered and tossed overnight on 4/22-4/23. The following morning the owner found the car trunk and driver's side door open and the contents of the glove box strewn around the car. Missing was $520 in cash and a Blackberry phone charger.
Missing Clothes: A resident who lives on Boulevard called police on the afternoon of 4/22 to report that some clothing was missing from a plastic bin in the basement. The items had disappeared sometime since June and she thought that her former housekeeper may have taken the items. The woman was having trouble walking and asked the same questions over and over. Police advised her granddaughter to call the adult advocate for assistance.
On White Road police received another report of the theft of clothing and handbags. The items vanished between January 20, 2013 and now. Missing are a pink Kate Spade coat valued at $70.00, an $800 Gucci bag, a Louis Vuitton bag worth $2,300, and an $800 Burberry coat. The woman suspected that either her housekeeper or babysitter may have taken the missing items.
Threats by Text: A Fox Meadow girl and a Heathcote boy reported the receipt of threatening text messages between 4/15 and 4/24. Neither of them recognized the phone number from which the texts were sent but from the content they believed the person knows both of them. The texts warned the girl not to travel to Colorado to visit the boy. Police tried to call the phone number but it was not accepting calls.
A Post Road woman called police on the morning of April 27 when she received a disturbing letter at her home address in response to a comment she made in the Daily News about the Holocaust. The letter was from a NYC man at P.O. Box and contained articles about mass murder, communism and genocide. She found the tone of the letter to be aggressive.
Disputes: A Heathcote woman called police at 1:27 am on 4/24 when she was having a fight with her husband. Police went to the house and spoke to husband and wife who agreed to separate for the night in order to calm down.
A mother and her son got into a dispute about gas money on Tunstall Road on the afternoon of April 25. When police arrived everyone had settled down.
Stranger at the Door: At 5 am on 4-24 a woman from Richelieu Road called police when someone attempted to open the door to her house. She asked who was there and the person replied "it's me" before walking away from the house.
Locked In: Police were called at 8:40 am on 4/25 when an elderly man got locked inside a bathroom at a home on Fenimore Road. The man was also stuck in the tub. The Fire Department arrived and they were able to open the door to the bathroom.
Homeless or Home Shopping? Police received a call about James William a homeless man who is often seen pushing a shopping cart in Scarsdale. This time he was found at a house on Mamaroneck Road at 8:30 am on April 24. He told police he was in the process of purchasing the house and he was here to start moving in. However he was unable to substantiate the claim that he had purchased the house and the current homeowner did not want him on the property.
Mysterious Moves: Traffic cones continued to be moved overnight at Shaarei Tikvah. The cones are placed at the entrance to the parking lot to slow traffic and someone has been moving them between 9 pm and 6 am.
Leaks: There was a fuel leak from a pool heater on Stonewall Lane on the afternoon of April 22. The County Department of Health was notified and took over the investigation. Madison Road residents reported a leak in the water main to their house at 7 pm on April 22.
Post No Bills: The owner of GTec Kids received a summons for posting a sign on a telephone pole at the intersection of Post road and Popham Road on April 25.
Found: On April 28 a set of keys was found on the lawn of a Continental Road home and a car key was found on Sage Terrace.
Bronx River Parkway Closures:
The northbound lanes of the Bronx River Parkway will be closed between Harney Road (Exit 10) and Crane Road (Exit 12) on Monday, April 29 and Tuesday, April 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. According to Westchester County the parkway closure is necessary to conduct subsurface investigations for the west abutment of the new bridge as part of the Crane Road Bridge Replacement Project on the Bronx River Parkway. A detour will be posted for traffic heading to the northbound parkway using eastbound Harney Road to northbound Scarsdale Avenue to northbound East Parkway and then back onto the northbound parkway at Crane Road. Delays are expected and drivers are advised to seek alternate routes. The project began last summer and will take three years to complete.This police report is sponsored by Scarsdale Security who does more than just security. Contact them about remote video for your home or business. Call 914-722-2200 or visit their website , http://scarsdalesecurity.com
Heathcote Man Arrested for Domestic Incident and Shepherd Attacks Shih Tzu
- Details
- Hits: 6344
At 7:30 am on 5/2 a Leatherstocking Lane man was arrested for obstruction and resisting arrest after police came to the house to investigate a domestic incident involving the man's parents. Police were interviewing the man's 66-year-old father and his son, refused to leave the room, yelled profanities and interrupted the victim. While police were taking the report, the son shouted, "What the fxxx are you writing?" Police ordered the man to place his hands behind his back and he said "Suck my dick you faggot Scarsdale cop." He flailed his arms and pushed the police away while they were attempting to handcuff him. He was taken to police headquarters and then onto Scarsdale Village Court. When he failed to post $5,000 in bail he was remanded to the Westchester County Jail. The judge issued temporary orders of protection for his parents.
The previous night, at 3:12 am, the son was found walking in the middle of Mamaroneck Road. Police spoke to him and he appeared to be drunk and requested a ride home to Leatherstocking Lane.
Air Pistol Shatters Car Window: On the afternoon of April 29 two workmen were having lunch on Overhill Road when a car drove up, stopped next to their car and fired a shot through the passenger window of their car. The suspects then drove away down Overhill Road. The men believe the two suspects used an air pistol. Police searched the area but were unable to find the car.
German Shepherd Attacks Shih Tzu: A Heathcote Road man reported that he went to Metro Deli on Palmer Avenue to pick up some food at noon on April 29. When he went inside he tied his pet Shih Tzu to a pole on the sidewalk outside the restaurant. While he was inside he heard a commotion outside and saw a German Shepherd pouncing on his dog. The German Shepherd was wearing a muzzle and was on a leash that was held by a woman. When the dogs were separated the Shih Tzu appeared to be okay – however, the following day he noticed that the dog was not himself and he brought him to the vet. The vet found that the Shih Tzu had swelling on its spine and was in shock from the attack. Medical bills from the incident were estimated at $1,200 and the owner wanted to document the incident in case the owner of the German Shepherd could be found.
A woman from Oakstwain Road reported that man was sitting in a black Jetta on her street all day. Police spoke to the man who said he was a private investigator employed by the CMP group. Later that day the same man was reported for videotaping the Brewster Road doors of Scarsdale High School.
Identity Theft: On 4/30 a Wildwood Road man reported that someone had used his social security number to file a fraudulent tax return. The IRS reported that they planned to issue a refund of $347,376 for the fraudulent return. The man reported that his accountant's computer with all of his personal information had been breached and that the accountant was working with the FBI and Secret Service because several of the accountant's clients were also victims of identity theft.
A Boulder Brook Road man reported that his Best Buy credit card was used to make $1,500 in purchases from a Best Buy in Pennsylvania on February 1. He also reported that someone used his identity to purchase an AT&T account with 5 phone lines in Virginia in March. The AT&T fraud department found out and the man lost no money on the account.
Missing: A Greenacres Avenue woman reported that $30,000 in gold coins and $1,000 in jewelry were missing from her house. She last saw the items on April 1, 2013. She had removed the items from the safe deposit box to have them appraised.
A demolition saw valued at $1,600 was stolen from a Brite Avenue home where a workman was installing an electric fence on 5/2/13. The saw was stored underneath the man's work van. At the time he noticed a blue pick up truck with a trailer stopped in front of the house and heard a loud noise when the truck pulled away.
Found: A Garth Road woman found a wallet containing $353 in cash, credit cards and a driver's license on Spencer Place on May 4. Police were able to identify the owner of the wallet and contacted him. A car key on a blue metallic ring was found and turned over to police on May 1.
Feces: A Mamaroneck Road woman found feces in a planter on her back porch on May 4. She stated that a few weeks ago she had also found feces there and cleaned it out. Police believed that an animal was the culprit and advised her to fill the planter and install a motion detector light to deter animals away from her property.
Arrests : On 5/1 David Peeler of Mt. Vernon surrendered to police in response to an outstanding bench warrant dating back to 10/2/12 for driving without a license. He was released on his own recognizance and given a court appearance date of 5/8.
Rafael Rosario Rodriguez of the Bronx was arrested for driving without a license, insurance or a valid registration at 9 am on May 3 at the corner of East Parkway and Popham Road in Scarsdale. The 2003 Mercedes he was driving was towed to Heathcote Gulf and police seized the license plates.
Police got a call about solicitors on Garden Road at 4:30 pm on 4/29. Police spoke to one of the solicitors who identified himself as Byron Leach and said he was selling magazines without a permit. Police checked his name and found that he had an outstanding warrant in Carolina for fraud involving a bad check. Police issued Leach a summons for soliciting without a permit.
On May 3, the owners of Ultimate Image Salon on Garth Road reported that a former employee who had been fired had stolen the salon's appointment book from January through March, 2013.
Death: Nadia Sechko, age 106 of Secor Road passed away at her home on the afternoon of May 3. When Sechko's visiting nurse alerted Sechko's son, he called the police and Ms. Sechko was pronounced dead by a paramedic. She was taken to Ballard Durrand Funeral Home in White Plains.
Damage: On the evening of May 5 a tractortrailer entered the IHM parking lot and struck a metal pole at the entrance. The driver then did a u-turn in the parking lot and hit another metal pole as it exited the lot. An employee of the Scarsdale Fire Department saw the incident and provided information about the vehicle to the police.
Locked In: A 2 year-old girl locked herself in her bedroom on Greenacres Avenue on 4/29. The fire department was able to open the door without damaging it and the child was unharmed.
On May 1 a babysitter and a 12 month-old baby got locked inside a room in a house on Stonehouse Road. The fire department was able to unlock the door.
People: Police were called about a disheveled man talking to himself at a bus stop on Weaver Street at 8:25 am on 4/30. Police spoke to the man and he said he was okay and that he was waiting for the bus.
An elderly man came to Village Hall on April 30 to speak to police. He told them that he suspected his daughter of stealing from him. He had reported the thefts to police in November, 2012.
Unwanted Guests: at 1 pm on 5/3 a man from Old Lyme Road called police to help him get rid of two people who refused to leave. The visitors claimed that they had been invited here from Manhattan but were not permitted inside the house. Police told them to leave the property at once.
Dispute: A Rural Drive man was threatened by a glass contractor when he complained about the glass installation and refused to pay. The contractor threatened to damage the man's property if the Scarsdale man "didn't give him his money."
Errant golf ball: A White Plains man was hit in the head with a golf ball while playing at Saxon Woods Road on Sunday morning 5/5. He was found to be conscious and alert and given medical treatment.
Petty Thief Sweeps Greenacres
- Details
- Hits: 6487
Petty car thieves went on a spree in Greenacres last week and took whatever they could find from unlocked cars during the night of 4/15-4/16. Though numerous residents told police the following day that they had heard their car alarms go off – and saw the interior lights of their cars on the previous night, no one called police while thieves were in action. Lt. Thomas Altizio of the Scarsdale Police urges anyone who sees or hears a car break-in at night to call the police so that patrols can look for the suspect(s). In the interim, he also advises you to lock your car, especially at night.
Here's what happened overnight on 4/15 – 4/16:
- On Sage Terrace a Garmin GPS was removed from an unlocked car parked in a driveway.
- On Brewster Road a pair of Chanel Sunglasses, valued at $800 and two rolls of quarters were taken from a 2012 Acura MDX parked unlocked in a driveway. The car was heavily tossed and the center console and glove box were open.
- On Brewster Road a resident found property on her front lawn including her own Philips portable LCD screen that had been taken from her car overnight. Also found was a Garmin GPS, a Verizon iphone charger, an audiovox XM radio, a red LED headlamp, a small black flashlight and a checkbook. The GPS did not belong to the Sage Terrace man.
- A third Brewster Road man reported that a wine bag containing seven bottles of wine and a brown briefcase valued at $250 were removed from a 2012 Honda Accord parked in the driveway, also unlocked. The car was tossed. The briefcase contained personal documents and a Bluetooth keyboard.
- A Sage Road man woke up to find stolen property near his driveway – that police identified and returned to yet another Brewster Road man. Found and returned were a tool bag, a Leica laser distance meter, lock tape measures, protective glasses, a side cutter, a camera remote and a USB card. The Sage Terrace man later realized that his own 2000 Toyota Camry had been entered and $10 in quarters and a flashlight radio were missing.
- Yet another Sage Terrace family found that two of their cars were entered overnight. A 2013 Acura and a 2011 Ford Edge were both parked in the driveway and the owner claimed they were locked. Both cars were heavily tossed and loose change and dollar bills were stolen from both vehicles.
Petty Thief at the High School Track: During Lacrosse practice at Scarsdale High School on the afternoon of 4/19 the players saw a man sitting on a bench watching the track and the field and then saw him drop a Frisbee amongst the girls' bags on the side of the field. The man picked up the Frisbee and quickly walked away. Several girls noticed that their cell phones were missing and Coach Berger approached the man who appeared nervous and in a hurry to leave the area. Both of the phones were found; one under a car in the parking lot. The man denied taking the phones and fled. Though they got a picture of his back and his car, police were unable to read the license plate number.
Police were called at 7:45 pm on April 15 about a solicitor going door to door on Johnson Road. Police stopped the man who identified himself as Skyler Flintall and claimed he worked for Legendary Marketing in Tarrytown and soliciting for the Home Improvement Remodeling Group. Flintall did not have a permit to solicit and a search of his id revealed an outstanding warrant from Croton on Hudson.
Harassed: A Ridgecrest East woman called police on April 15 when she received a series of harassing text messages from a woman looking for work as a housekeeper. When the prospective housekeeper was told that she should "continue her job search" she sent out a series of incoherent and insulting texts.
On 4/16 a Roosevelt Place woman complained that she was being harassed by her ex-boyfriend and an acquaintance on Facebook and via text messages. She believed the texts were threatening. Police called the person who was sending the texts and advised him to cease contact. Police warned him that if he continued, he would be charged with aggravated harassment.
Full tank? On 4/16 a customer at the Shell Station on Scarsdale Avenue complained that she had paid to fill her tank but found it was only three-quarters full. Police advised her to speak to the manager of the station.
Nasty rider: the driver of a Bee Line bus called police at 7:30 on 4/16 when he got to the stop at Drake and Post Roads. The man complained that a Brooklyn woman was berating him and cursing because the bus was late. He claimed that she had been doing so for several weeks. Police spoke to the woman who denied cursing and said she was just "stating her displeasure." The driver agreed to let the woman back on the bus if she behaved properly.
Noise at night: A Garth Rad resident called police at 2:34 am on April 17 to complain about noise coming from one of the stores. Police found the owner of Chop Stix with other workers replacing the kitchen hood. Police explained that they were in violation of the noise ordinance and issued a warning.
Syringes: An Ogden Road resident called police on the evening of 4/19 when he found a bunch of used syringes in the street. Police surmised that they had fallen out of the garbage during pick up and disposed of them at police headquarters.
Screaming Man: A disheveled man was reported to be yelling out loud at the Five Corners on the afternoon of 4/20. Police spoke to him and the man did not want assistance and did not appear to be a danger to himself or others. On 4/21 another man was reported to be talking to himself and yelling at the five corners. The man claimed he was waiting for a taxi to NYC. Police called the man's mother who explained that he had recently been taken off his medication – but said it was ok for him to go to the city.
Coning: A Carthage Road man called police on April 20 when he found a traffic cone in his driveway. He believed that they were the victim of a prank called "coning." However, he called back about an hour later when his son told him that the cone was left there as part of an ongoing prank with his friends.
On 4/15 the security officer at Shaarei Tikvah reported that someone was moving traffic cones in their parking lot of overnight. The cones were moved between 11 pm and 6 am and created hazardous conditions. Though there is a security camera on the lot, due to the lack of light, the culprit could not be identified.
Unhappy Customer: A Heathcote Road woman called police around 7 pm on April 21 for help with a disagreement with a furniture restorer. She had hired a man to repair an antique chair and was unhappy with the work. The repairman refused to leave the property. After discussion with the police the man agreed to take the chair back and do further repairs.
Abandoned Suitcase: Police found a suitcase against a tree at Post and Fenimore Roads on the morning of April 15. The contents were found to be personal property and vouchered while police attempted to contact its owner.
Identity Theft: On 4/15 a Hanover Road man reported that someone had used his name, birthday and social security number to file a fraudulent tax return. He was advised to file a police report and submit an affidavit to the IRS.
Graffiti: On 4/18 Scarsdale Improvement Corp reported that graffiti was spray painted on the outer wall of Lange's Deli. The letters "STR" were spray painted in gold paint. The company reported that a few weeks ago the same letters had been penned onto a side window of Zachys in black. The letters were cleaned off but then appeared in the same place again.
Damage: A Crane Road woman reported that a rock had been thrown through a large front window of her home sometime between 5 pm on 4/20 and 2 pm on 4/21. She did not know whether it was caused by a deliberate or a random act.
Coyote? A woman on Brittany Close called police on the morning of April 15 when she thought she spotted a coyote outside. When police arrived they observed a black and gray dog as it ran away onto the Quaker Ridge Golf Course.
