Today's News

Details: Published: 09 February 2013; Created: 09 February 2013; Last Updated: 09 February 2013; Hits: 3378

14inches The weather forecast was right on target – 14" of snow fell in Scarsdale from the morning of February 8 into the following day. We woke to find our yard buried under more than a foot of the white stuff, making a beautiful winter tableau. Fortunately Winterstorm Nemo caused little wind, downed trees or trouble – just deep snow that's keeping everyone at home.

Here are a few updates:

The Scarsdale Library is closed today and will reopen on Sunday from 1:00 – 5:00 pm. Their staff was not able to get to work today.
Though Scarsdale Synagogue cancelled Friday night services on February 8, Rabbi Jeffrey Brown used the phone to run an interactive service on a conference call. To participate in the 30-minute service, congregants dialed a conference call link, punched in a special access code and were able to hear Rabbi Brown and Cantor Chanin Becker say and sing the regular prayers, share words and ideas from the week's Torah portion, and even engage in a supplementary online chat with other participating synagogue members during the electronic gathering.
In Scarsdale, the Department of Public Works is busy plowing and will work through the weekend until all streets are cleared.

If you have comments, or snow photos, send them to [email protected].

See photos below from Mariela Dujovne Melamed from Edgemont:

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Details: Published: 05 February 2013; Created: 05 February 2013; Last Updated: 05 February 2013; Hits: 7173

nyasiajohnson Nyasia Johnson, age 22 of East 176th Street in the Bronx was arrested on January 30 for identity theft and grand larceny after she stole the personal information of a Brewster Road man and set up a fraudulent joint account in his and her names. Around December 23 Johnson opened up the joint account and then transferred $4,000 from the Scarsdale man's legitimate account into the bogus account. The following day she tried to withdraw the funds and since she used her own name police were able to identify her. She was arrested for a similar crime in Manhattan and made incriminating statements about the Scarsdale incident while in NYC. After she was released in Manhattan, Johnson was assigned a legal aid attorney in Westchester and brought before Judge Galloway in Scarsdale. He set bail at $10,000 and since she did not post the funds she was remanded to Westchester County Jail. It is not known how she got the Scarsdale man's personal information. Police suspect she worked with an accomplice.

Identity Thefts: On 1/28, Elmdorf Road residents reported that a fraudulent check in the amount of $1,450.00 was written on their business account. The check was cashed in Pennsylvania.

On 1/28/13 a checkbook was reported missing from a home on Brookfield Lane and $1,900 in funds were reported stolen from the checking account.

Missing Jewelry: On January 25 a Taunton Road woman checked her jewelry box and found that several items were gone – including diamond stud earrings valued at $7,000, a $20,000 diamond necklace, a gold necklace valued at $4,000 and a gold wedding band worth $1,000. The last time she had seen the jewelry was November 30, 2012 and since that time numerous workmen had been in the house.

A burglary was reported on White Birch Lane on January 30. The home was entered through a back door sometime between 11 am and 6:15 pm. No further details were provided.

Leaks: A water leak occurred at 2A Overhill Road on the morning of 1/29. The leak on the second floor caused the first floor ceiling to collapse. The water department turned off the water to the house and removed the water meter and Con Edison turned off the gas and electric.

A similar situation occurred on Shawnee Road on the afternoon of 1/29. Police got a call that water was pouring out of the second floor of the house. The fire department forced their way in through a basement door. They found leaking radiators and cut off the water and power to the house.

Damage: On the afternoon of 1-30 a caller from Hitchcock Church reported that a truck left a tire mark in the grass at the church. The driver raked the grass back into place.

On Circle Road, Con Edison trucks were blocking the roadway on the afternoon of 1/30 causing drivers to go over one of the resident's lawns. Police spoke to the utility workers who said that they needed to have the trucks parked there to access the power lines.

Fallen Trees: At 4 am on January 31 a large tree fell on a house on Meadow Road and caused structural damage. The fire department arrived and determined that the integrity of the house was not compromised and said that the residents could remain inside overnight. At 8 am on 1/31 a tree fell and blocked the roadway at the intersection of School Lane and Lockwood Road.

Car Thefts: On Carthage Road a 2011 Honda Odyssey minivan, valued at $30,000 was stolen from a driveway overnight on 1/31-2/1. The owner hondaodyssey saw the car at 7 pm on January 31, but when his nanny reported to work at 6 am the following morning the minivan was gone. A 2012 BMW convertible that was also parked in the driveway was left untouched.

A damaged 2012 gray Acura MDX was found on Harvest Road in Scarsdale on February 2. Police checked the plates and found that it had been stolen in New Rochelle on January 24, 2013. There was damage to the driver's side door and the air bag was deployed. The car was towed to the Scarsdale Impound lot and the owner was notified.

On Old Lyme Road, three cars parked in a driveway were entered overnight on 1/28-1/29. It appeared that someone had rummaged through all three cars and taken rolls of quarters and loose change.

That same night, a car parked in a driveway on Griffen Road was entered and a Garmin GPS was stolen.

On the night of 1/31-2/1 someone entered an unlocked car parked on Westview Lane in Scarsdale and removed a handbag containing cash and credit cards.

A car parked in the lot at KIDS Base was entered on 2/1 and items were stolen. The owner parked the car at 11 am and when she returned four hours later she found the back door open and her checkbook on the ground.

A 2004 Honda Pilot, parked in the driveway of a Sprague Road home was entered overnight from 2/2 -2/3. The glove box was tossed and change was removed.

Dispute: Police were called to Scarsdale Real Estate on Heathcote Road to settle a dispute between a couple who is in the process of getting a divorce. The man came to the woman's place of business and she did not want to talk to him while she was at work.

Going Postal: On the afternoon of February 1, a postman was delivering mail to a Carthage Road home when he said a dog came after him to attack him. He sprayed the dog with pepper spray to avoid being bit. As he was delivering the mail at other homes, the owner of the dog approached him. According to the mailman, the dog owner pushed him and caused him to fall and injure his hands. Police spoke to the homeowner who said that his children said that they mailman sprayed the dog for no reason. The mailman and the resident agreed to speak to each other and apologize.

Feuding neighbor: On Richbell Road a dispute continues between two neighbors. On January 30 one neighbor complained that "since her neighbor built and moved in, her property has turned into a wetlands," and her basement is flooded and her trees are dying. She also said that her neighbors tagged trees that were on her property and partially built their driveway on her property. Police told her to go to the Building Department.

Accidents: At 8:26 am on January 31, a car overturned on the Post Road. The driver, a woman from Tunstall Road, was going north in the left lane of the Post Road, driving a 2001 Subaru. Another car was stopped on the Post Road waiting to make a left turn onto Wayside Lane. The driver of the Subaru switched lanes to pass the car, struck the curb and drove up an earth embankment which caused her car to overturn onto its side. Though the car had to be towed away, the driver was not injured. The accident caused a big backup on the Post Road, and detours were set up.

Around 6 pm on 1/28 a Rochambeau Road man travelling south on the Post Road skidded as he was making a right turn onto Wayside Lane. The car slid and stopped between a tree and parking spaces just off Wayside Lane. The driver was not injured and drove his car to the repair shop.

At 7 pm on 1/28 an Armonk man, driving west on Murray Hill Road skidded and collided with a stonewall at 6 Murray Hill Road. His car was towed to his home.

On the morning of January 31 a 91 year-old man driving a 2005 Subaru backed out of a parking space on Scarsdale Avenue and ran into a car going south on Scarsdale Avenue. At 2:30 that afternoon, an 83 year-old woman was driving south on the Post Road and made a left turn onto Murray Hill Road without yielding. She collided into a driver going north on the Post Road. Both drivers were taken to White Plains Hospital.

Details: Published: 22 January 2013; Created: 22 January 2013; Last Updated: 22 January 2013; Hits: 4519

GoldenRetriever Explosive Device? A caretaker at 14 Butler Road found an odd-looking device on the lawn on the afternoon of 1/12/13. The device was made up of a plastic tube stuffed with newspaper and was sitting on a Con Edison traffic cone. The device appeared to be charred and two small CO2 canisters were found on the ground below it as well as matches and burnt pieces of the tube. At first inspection, police were not sure what was inside the tube. Police set up a perimeter around the device and called the Scarsdale Fire Department. Since fire department personnel could not determine whether or not the device was explosive, they called the Westchester County Police Bomb Squad. The Bomb Squad confirmed that the device was no longer dangerous and "made it safe from possible ignition or explosion." Police canvassed the neighbors, took photos and collected evidence. Representatives from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms secured the evidence and will conduct an investigation.

Thefts: Scarsdale Water Superintendent Antonio Capicotto reported a major theft from the pipe storage yard on January 14. The assistant foreman discovered that iron and cast iron fittings, elbow t's, crosses and reducers ranging from 6 to 16 inches in diameter were stolen from the Scarsdale Water Department pipe storage yard at 110 Secor Road. All together, the pipes were valued at $150,000 and some weighed as much as 385 pounds each. The missing materials were last seen a week after Hurricane Sandy. Police spoke to some of the neighboring homeowners and one reported that a tree service had removed a downed tree from his property after the storm. He also said that the fence between his property and the yard was damaged and he saw village crew remove some pipes and repair the fence.

Medical equipment and personal belonging valued at almost $9,450 were stolen from a car parked on Highland Way overnight on 1/17-1/18/13. The homeowner got into his car on the morning of 1/18 and noticed several items were missing but there was no damage to the car. The car may or may not have been locked. Missing were a camera, an opthalmascope, lenses, a surgical loupe, a coat, an attaché case and personal papers.

Identity Thefts: A Penn Road man reported that someone tried to open a "Bill Me Later" account in his name to make a purchase on Ebay. His social security number and birthday were provided but the account was not approved because the address provided was inaccurate or suspicious. The man learned of the declined account on 1/15/13.

A woman from Overlook Road was also the victim of identity theft. Someone entered a Citibank branch in Brooklyn on January 3rd or 4th and attempted to cash one of the Scarsdale woman's checks in the amount of $20,600.07. The victim did not know how someone got a hold of one of her checks.

Overturned Garbage Truck: While driving a garbage truck owned by County Waste Management on the morning of January 16 Nickolausa Guziczek age 30 lost control of the truck on Secor Road driving off the shoulder, over numerous trees and shrubs onto Fenway Golf Club. The garbage truck then overturned on the fairway of the golf course. No one was injured.

Hit and Run: On the afternoon of 1/18 a witness told police that he saw someone driving a gray Volvo hit a Subaru that was parked on Scarsdale Avenue and leave the scene without leaving a note or looking for the owner of the parked car. The witness provided the license plate number of the Volvo to the police. Police contacted the driver who was a 17 year-old Scarsdale girl who said, "I was scared and didn't know what to do." The girl came to police headquarters to file an accident report and the Subaru was towed to an auto body shop.

DOA: Rose Harrison, age 95 of Bradley Road passed away at her home sometime between 6:30 pm on 1/19 and 3:10 pm on 1/20. She was found by her daughter in her bedroom on the afternoon of January 20. Harrison's daughter reported that her mother had been in good health though she suffered from mini strokes.

Vandalism: Just after midnight on January 21, a Park Road woman called police to say that someone had damaged an outdoor light fixture, valued at $750 at her home. She also reported a loud party next door and saw several cars speeding away from the area. She believed the kids at the party damaged the fixture.

Unattended Retriever: A witness called police on the afternoon of 1/18 when he saw a golden retriever locked in the back of a car parked at Freightway for over four hours. The dog appeared to be cold and was shivering. While police were there, the owner of the car and the dog returned and claimed he had only parked for a couple of hours. Police issued the man a summons for "standard of care" and gave him a court date of 2/6.

Disputes: Police were called to the parking garage under CVS on Popham Road at 9:30 am on 1/16 to resolve a dispute. A woman from Heathcote Road returned from Soul Cycle to find a boot on her car. The parking lot manager told her that the lot was for CVS customers only and that those who attend Soul Cycle are supposed to park at Freightway. Since the woman also had a receipt from purchases made at CVS, the attendant removed the boot and voided the fine.

Problems continued between Ike Okoli of Lockwood Road and his neighbor. Okoli called police at 3:30 on 1/19 claiming that his neighbor yelled at him when he was outside. Police checked with the neighbor who said he was trying to control his dogs. Police told Okoli to consult with his mother first before calling the police.

Details: Published: 29 January 2013; Created: 29 January 2013; Last Updated: 12 February 2013; Hits: 4369

Ceiling tiles Falling Tiles: Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner was quick to report an incident that occurred while he was dining at Savona Restaurant on Chase Road in Scarsdale on the night of 1/27. Feiner saw a decorative tile fall from the ceiling and hit the ground. No one was sitting underneath it and there were no injuries.

Computer Virus: On January 22, a Rock Creek Lane man reported that he had downloaded a virus on his computer. When he turned it on, the computer was locked and there was a message from the Department of Justice telling him to send $300.00 in a MoneyPak order within 48 hours to unlock it. Police were able to help him find a way to rid his computer of the virus.

Unhappy Camper: At 7 am on 1-22, police were called to a Bradford Road home in response to a 93 year-old woman with dementia who did not like her health aide. Police waited with the woman until her daughter-in-law arrived.

Car Larceny: On Ferncliff Road, a car was entered overnight on 1/21-122 and an iPhone and a charger were stolen from the car.

Dispute: At 4 am on 1/25 Youk yun Kim of Garth Road complained that he had a disagreement with Philip Parker of Chateaux Circle. Kim said that Parker was hanging around the dumpster at the 7-11 but when Kim approached him Parker became agitated saying he felt threatended by Kim. Police advised the two to avoid a confrontation.

Walking on Ice: At noon on 1/26 police got a complaint that people were on the ice at Library Pond. When police arrived, the people on the ice explained that they did not know that they were not allowed there.

Sewage: On the evening of 1-26, Greeancres Avenue residents called police to say that the Village sewage line was backing up into their basement. The Department of Public Works said they would take care of it.

Accidents: On Monday afternoon 1-21, an 18 year-old girl, driving a 2007 Jeep was hit by a pick-up truck driven by a landscaper from Stamford, CT at the intersection of the Post Road and Murray Hill Road. The girl was turning onto the Post Road from Murray Hill Road when she was hit by the truck traveling on the Post Road.

At the Balducci's parking lot, an 85- year-old driver, backing out of a space with her 2005 Chevy hit a Volkswagon driven by an 18 year-old Rye girl around noon on Sunday 1-27.

In a similar incident on the morning of Wednesday 1-23, a driver backing out of a space on East Parkway hit a Mercedes that was also parked on East Parkway.

An 85 year-old man driving a 2004 Audi backed out of a parking space on Spencer Place and hit a rented Toyota driven by a woman from Scottsdale AZ who was driving down Spencer Place. The incident occurred on the afternoon of 1-24.

In another incident involving an elderly driver, an 86 year-old woman was pulling out of the entrance to 50 Popham Road when she was struck by a NYC man driving a 2010 Toyota. The man said that the woman entered the roadway suddenly. The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon 1-27.

On the morning of 1-24, the driver of a sanitation vehicle on Brite Avenue. was backing out of a driveway when he hit a 2011 Lincoln that was owned by Red Oak Limousine across the street.

On Saturday morning 1-26, the driver of a 2010 Volvo exiting the Hutch skidded into a 2010 Volvo driving east on Mamaroneck Road. The man said the road was slippery. The 2013 Infiniti was towed away from the scene.

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Details: Published: 15 January 2013; Created: 15 January 2013; Last Updated: 29 April 2013; Hits: 5680

Jewelry on Ice: An Oneida Lane man spotted a Balducci's shopping bag on the ice on Cayuga Pond behind his home on 1/12/13. Eager to clear the debris, he got into his his canoe, broke through the ice on the pond and rowed out to retrieve the bag. Much to his surprise, inside the bag he found two wallets with credit cards and a broken jewelry box containing assorted jewelry. Among the items were a Tag Heuer watch and a "yellow metal flower ring." Police are currently investigating to find out who owns the jewelry.

Lost iPhone: A Chateaux Circle woman left her iPhone at DeCicco's on the afternoon of January 10 around 4 pm. She left the store but quickly realized she left her phone in her shopping basket. The manager searched the store but the phone did not turn up. Later that night AT&T reported that someone used the phone to place a call.

Missing: A School Lane man reported that he lost his black Tumi wallet containing three credit cards on 12/31. On 1/5, all three credit card companies contacted him about recent charges on the cards, all of which were fraudulent. The man also reported the loss of his winter jacket and a blackberry curve cellphone. In a previous police report, the victim had been reported missing by his wife on New Year's Eve.

Identity Theft: A Varian Lane woman reported fraudulent use of her credit card. Someone used her card to make a purchase of $892.95 on January 4. The account was closed and the complaint will be investigated.

Threats: A young lady from Rock Creek Lane reported that a friend from Tennessee had posted a suicidal message on Facebook. Scarsdale police contacted the police in Tennessee who said they would try to make contact with the friend.

Followed: A woman from Horseguard Lane called police at 12:48 am on 1/10 to say that her son was followed home by someone who was walking outside. The man was described as a white male wearing a black jacket and black hat, walking with a cane. Police searched the area but did not find the suspect.

Harassed: On January 10, a Walworth Avenue woman reported that she has been receiving anonymous calls from a private number for about a year. When she picks up, no one speaks. Most of the calls occur late at night.

Missing Man: At 5 pm on 1/10, the manager of De Cicco's called when a customer could not find her husband. Shortly thereafter, police found the lost man, Diego Camarda on Woodlands Place.

Disagreement: A Coralyn Road woman called police on the night of 1/11 when she had a disagreement with her mother about the temperature inside the house. When police arrived the two had resolved the issue.

Accident: There was a three-car pile-up on Weaver Street near the entrance to the Hutch on Wednesday morning 1-9 at 9 am. Nikkia Hahan was stopped at the intersection when she was struck from behind by Michelle Kantor who was then hit by Julie Sheppe. Sheppe was unable to stop in time due to a wet roadway.