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Published: 16 July 2012

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On a sultry Sunday afternoon around 4:30 pm on July 15, employees and shoppers at DeCicco's in Scarsdale Village jumped when they heard a loud bang and the sound of breaking glass. A witness reported that she was standing near the front cash registers and thought a bomb had hit the building. Suddenly she smelled vinegar and realized that a car had driven into DeCicco’s front plate glass window on Spencer Place. The nose of the car entered the store upsetting shelves of vinegar and salad dressing.

After penetrating the store, the car rolled back on the sidewalk.

Store employees scrambled to see what had happened and found that a 64-year-old woman had driven a 2004 Toyota up onto the sidewalk between two parking meters. Beatrice Kahn, a 97-year-old of Garth Road, was a passenger in the car. Fortunately no one was on the sidewalk at the time. Police and firefighters arrived to assess the damage and secure the area. Though there was significant damage to the building it appeared stable so the area was taped off, and the glass and broken bottles were swept up.

The elderly woman was upset and asked to be taken to the hospital so an ambulance was called. The damaged car was towed away. On Monday morning, the area remained taped off and only one door of the store was operating.

Deer struck twice: An 80-year-old Carman Road man backed his car out of his driveway at 3 pm on July 10th, traveled across the street, over the curbstone and onto the lawn of another home -- and then collided with a 2005 Honda that was parked there. The man said “he was unable to step on the brake” before hitting the other car.

A woman from Inwood was driving south on Secor Road at 11:45 pm on July 10th when her 2006 Jeep struck a deer. After the deer was hit, it ran into the northbound lane of Secor Road where it was struck again by a White Plains man driving a 2007 mini cooper. There were no injuries to the people involved.

Burglary on Rock Creek Lane: At 5:30 pm on July 12 a Rock Creek Lane man reported a burglary at his home. The house was only unoccupied for a short time between 4:40 and 5:15 pm, but that was enough to permit thieves to enter the house through an unlocked window in the family room. Several bedrooms were ransacked and much was stolen including:

• 1 50-inch flat panel TV
• Two laptop computers
• More than $10,000 in jewelry

The thieves found the keys to a 2001 Toyota Camry in an upstairs closet and stole the car as well.

Arrest: Jonathan Faison, age 25 of Teaneck New Jersey, surrendered to Scarsdale Police on July 10th. He was wanted for larceny and criminal possession of a stolen credit card. On June 1, while working at the Scarsdale Shell Station he took a credit card that had been left on top of one of the pumps. He used it to fill his car with $30 in gas, to buy beer in a Yonkers grocery on June 3rd. and cigars and Metro Cards in Manhattan. All told he charged $269 to the card which belonged to a Webster Road man, before he got rid of it. Police charged him with grand larceny and criminal possession of a stolen card and gave him a court date of July 11.

Snoops: The six-year-old son of a Greenacres Avenue woman found a digital voice recorder under the front passenger seat of her 2011 Mini Cooper. The recorder did not belong to the woman or either of her two sons.

Damage: While driving on Boulevard around noon on July 9th, the passenger side window of a 2004 Lexus was hit by a rock and broke. The rock came from a lawnmower that was in use on Hyatt Field. The car belongs to a woman from Tuckahoe who is tying to resolve the issue with Suburban Maintenance and Landscaping, the company that was mowing at the time.

There were several car break-ins and multiple incidents of vandalism to vehicles last week:

Two residents of Tunstall Road reported that their cars were broken into overnight on 7/12-7/13. At one home, an iPod and $5 in change were taken from the car and from the other, a Magellan Navigator, valued at $250 was missing.

Overnight on 7/8 – 7/9 the tail light of a Honda Odyssey was broken by a rock. The driver’s side mirror of a Honda parked on Greenacres Avenue was also damaged by a rock that same night.

Overnight on 7/9 – 7/10 two cars parked at a Cayuga Road home were damaged. The rear window of a 2003 Ford Explorer was broken. The damage appeared to be done by vandals who shattered it by applying pressure to the window. The rear driver’s side window of a 2009 Toyota Corolla parked in front of the house was also broken.

Also that night on Rock Creek Lane, the driver’s side window of a 1996 Saab was shattered and the passenger side window of a 2008 Honda was broken. There were dents in the car and it appeared they had been made by a BB gun. On Cayuga Road the rear windshield of a 2011 Honda CRV was shattered.

Vandalism: A driveway lantern on Oneida Road was damaged from 7/9 – 7/10. It appeared to be hit by a rock or a pellet.

Identity Theft: A Canterbury Road woman got repeated calls from Lending Tree about refinancing her mortgage. It turned out that someone had used her husband’s identification to make an online request to refinance.

Scam: A 22-year-old Carthage Road woman almost became the victim of a scam on Craig’s List. She responded to a listing for an apartment in Santa Monica and the person who answered asked for a copy of her driver’s license and the first two month’s rent of $2,900. He said he would send her the key after he received the money but refused to show her the apartment beforehand. She grew suspicious so before sending any money she called the building manager and learned that there was no rental unit with the advertised number. She was also told that only the building’s owners were authorized to rent the units.

On the night of July 9, police responded to a complaint about a woman on Carthage Road who was asking for money “to stay on welfare.” The woman told police she was lost and needed to find a way home.

Animals: Murray Hill Road residents called police on the morning of July 10th when a raccoon was trapped in one of their garbage cans. Police opened the can and the raccoon got out.

Dog found: A woman found a King Charles Cavalier Spaniel with a name tag that said “Tess” at the intersection of Walworth and Greenacres Avenue at 10 am on July 15th. She picked up the dog and drove her to the police station. A half hour later, a Walworth Avenue man called police about his dog and found Tess at the station. He was issued a summons and assessed an impoundment fee.

Dog Poop: Police intervened at 6:30 pm on July 10 to mediate a dispute about dog feces on Sheldrake Road. One man said that his neighbor allows his dog to drop feces on his property but the neighbor denied it. Police advised the feuding residents to get along.

Disputes: Police were also called to a home on Sprague Road when a woman called to say that her soon to be ex-husband was removing property from the house without authorization. However, police reviewed an email from the husband that documented what he was permitted to remove and he appeared to be in compliance with their agreement.

A missing iPhone, that belonged to a Pennsylvania woman, was traced to a Murray Hill Road address. Police accompanied the woman to the house and spoke to the resident who admitted to having the phone and said he had found it at the White Plains Bowling Alley. He returned it to the rightful owner.

Kids: A New Rochelle woman called police at 11:20 on July 13th when her three-year-old son locked himself and his infant brother in the car. The car was parked on Carman Road. Someone from the Heathcote Exxon station arrived and was able to open the car door without damaging it. The children were fine and did not need medical assistance.

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Pranksters: A Boulevard resident called police on the morning of 7/22 to say that he found a street sign placed on top of his Pontiac Grand Prix. The crosswalk sign caused a long scratch on the hood of the car. He was advised about the sign by a neighbor who said she heard kids outside the previous night. Police returned the sign to the corner of Boulevard and Bell Roads. Later that morning, a Carman Road woman said they she found a stop sign resting against her neighbor’s front door. The sign belonged at the intersection of Carman and Nelson Roads and was returned there.

Bike Thief: On 7/21 on Hazelton Drive a 16-year-old boy interrupted a bicycle theft from his garage on the night of 7/21. The boy saw a man walking out of the garage with his bike and confronted him. The man said, “I’m just looking at your bike.” The boy told the man to leave and the intruder responded, “I like your house, I’ll be back," and also said, “Don’t bring a knife to a gun fight.” The man then walked away. Police canvassed the area but were unable to find the man.

Identity Theft: On 7/16, a Hampton Road man came to police headquarters after he received a notice of a traffic violation from the Garden State Parkway Authority for a car registered to his name that he did not own. The car was bearing license plates that were registered to him. He was advised to contact the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Car Rental Trouble: The Scarsdale Shell station reported that Abbas Beidas of Yonkers had used a rented Subaru Legacy since May 25th and failed to return it. Avis was unable to contact Beidas so police got in touch with him and he promised to return the car. However, shortly thereafter he had a friend call to say that the Beidas was out of the country and could not return the car. Consequently the car was declared stolen – and it was also found that Beidas had a suspended license. Later that evening, the car was returned.

On 7/16, an employee of the Scarsdale Shell station on Scarsdale Avenue called to complain that he was threatened by a man who was complaining about the price of an Avis Car Rental on behalf of a friend. He told the employee, “I will see you later.” He did not give his name. When police called the woman who had rented the car said she was handling the dispute through American Express and said there would be no violence.

A Crawford Lane woman reported that her 26-year-old daughter had taken the mother’s 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser without permission on the night of 7/21. The girl had just had a heated argument with her boyfriend so her mother was concerned.

Fishing: A man was found fishing in the Duck Pond on Duck Pond road on the afternoon of 7/17. It turns out he was a construction worker at the new house being built there. Though he had a license to fish in Connecticut, police told him that he needed a New York State license to fish here.

Anonymous Calls: A Fenimore Road woman reported receiving nine anonymous phone calls between 10:28 and 10:48 pm on 7/17. When the woman picked up the phone, the caller did not speak. The woman was fearful so she contacted the police.

Chemical Spill: A Crossway Road man called police on the afternoon of 7/18 when ORKIN came to treat termites at his home and dropped the chemical, Phantom Basf, all over the floor of his basement. Police arrived and found that ORKIN had been applying 40 gallons of termite control to the lawn and some of the insecticide leaked into the basement. The Fire Department arrived and notified the Health Department to supervise the clean-up.

Lean-to: The Village Building Department called police on 7/19 when they found a lean-to structure in the woods at Hyatt Field on Boulevard. They were concerned that a homeless person could have set up the structure. Police found no evidence of “long-term habitation” and asked the Highway Department to remove the structure.

Brekaing the Bank: Police went to a Brittany Road home on the morning of 7/20 when the babysitter reported she heard a loud sound. They found that a porcelain piggy bank had been accidentally knocked off a dresser and shattered on the floor.

Fights: A man doing work at a house on Normandy Lane called police on July 18 when a neighbor got into a dispute and grabbed his arm. The argument had stopped by the time police arrived.

Police went to Lulu’s Bakery on Garth Road on the morning of 7/20 to mediate a dispute that was possibly getting violent. They found the manager arguing with an employee who had quit the previous day about recipes and the use of an iPad. Later that day, the manager said he had worked out the disagreement.

Nasty Patient: Police were called to the Scarsdale Medical Center on the afternoon of 7/20 when an upset patient became physical with one of the doctors. The man was unhappy with how the doctor conducted himself when the patient requested his lab results.

Locked Out: A Gorham Road woman and her baby were locked out of the house on the evening of July 21. The Fire Department helped them get into the house.

On the morning of 7/17 police got a complaint that cars were parked on both sides of the street on Leatherstocking Lane creating a traffic hazard. The Recreation Department made an announcement to ask people to move their cars, and afterwards gave summons to the cars still parked in violation of the signs.

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Robbery: From June 1 - July 5, a Boulevard road family home was robbed of more than $60,000 in property. Over this time period they noticed several items missing, with the most recent being a portable air conditioner in the master bedroom. The air conditioner most recently stolen was purchased to replace another air conditioner that had been stolen in the past month. The resident also reported $28,300 in cash missing from his bedroom. Other stolen items include custom suits, custom shirts, US Navy documents, uniform, and watches. The resident speculated that a former friend of his, who may have a key to his house, could be responsible for all the missing property, although he was unable to provide the police with the friend’s address or phone number.

Suspicious Activity: A white unmarked van pulled into a Mamaroneck road home on July 6th. Using the house’s intercom, the driver told the resident that he was a technician for Crystal Security Company visiting to service the alarm. After the resident advised him that he did not use Crystal Security Company, the van left the area.

Inappropriate Behavior: A foreman at a construction site on Garden Road complained that he was harassed by a young man from a neighboring home. The young man spat on the man’s company sign and made an obscene gesture toward his employees. Police spoke to the young man who denied spitting on the sign but apologized and agreed to stay away from the construction site.

Egged: A 2003 Honda Pilot was hit with eggs while parked on Montrose Road overnight on July 6th.

Burning Leaves: A Chesterfield Road resident found a burned pile of paper bags and leaves on her walkway on the morning of July 8th.

Homeless Man: A homeless man with a shopping cart of belongings was spotted near the day camp at the Scarsdale Middle School on the morning of July 5. Police asked him to leave the area and he complied. Later that morning, the same man was found lying in the road at the intersection of Mamaroneck and Cushman Road. He told police he was taking a break and did not need help.

Car Breakdown: On July 6th a car broke down on the Popham Road Bridge. The vehicle was safely moved off the bridge onto Garth Road and then towed. The Scarsdale Fire Department was notified and cleaned up the vehicles’ fluid on the roadway.

Pole Crash: On July 2nd Miriam Alvarez, a White Plains resident, crashed a car registered to Molly Maid of Greenwich into a utility pole on 21 Hutchinson Ave. The driver experienced neck pain and was transported to the White Plains E.R. for further care.

Vandalized SUV: On July 7th, a man reported that the rear window of his 2012 Acura SUV was broken while it was parked on Paddington Road. Police found a large white rock on the back seat of car, which was used to cause the damage to the window. Patrol searched the area for other criminal activity but found none.

Dirty Phone Book Harassment: On July 4, a Kent Road woman came to police to report that her name and phone number were listed on “Dirtyphonebook.com”, a site where people make sexual comments.

Four Year-Old Locked in Car: A four year-old got locked into a car at Westchester Reform Temple at 1:10 pm on July 2nd. A representative from the Heathcote Gulf Station unlocked the car quickly and the girl was unharmed.

Sim Card Stolen: On 7/3, police got a complaint from a Bronx man who said that his friend had borrowed his phone -- and when she returned it a day later, the sim card was gone. She told him she would return it but had not.

Fitness Idea Stolen: A Morris Lane woman came to police on July 3 to report that her idea had been stolen. She said she shared a fitness idea with another woman and later discovered that it is now in use. She wanted to document the incident.

Snapper Turtle Roaming the Streets: A large snapper turtle was found in the road at the intersection of Benedict and Springdale Road on the morning of July 4th. Concerned it would be run over, a woman asked police to move it and they did.