Missing: A 4 Carat Diamond and $4,000
- Tuesday, 17 August 2010 21:42
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 17 August 2010 21:48
- Published: Tuesday, 17 August 2010 21:42
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Car break-ins: There were three car break-ins on the night of 8/15-8/16, and in all three cases the robber broke the passenger side front window to gain access to the car.
A Thornwood man parked his 1998 Audi on Foxhall Road over night and when he went outside in the morning he found a broken window and his iPod was gone. There was also a crack in the car windshield. That same night, a 2005 Honda Pilot, parked on Tyler Road was vandalized and a Nikon Cool Shot camera was taken from the car. In addition, the passenger side window of a 2004 Toyota Sequoia parked at 323 Heathcote Road was broken and a Dell Inspiron laptop computer valued at $2,430 was taken along with a broadband card.
A Garmin GPS device, valued at $400, was stolen from a 2009 Subaru Outback, parked in the Balducci’s parking lot on the evening of 8/13. There was no damage to the car.
Around midnight on 8/15, Kelwynne Road residents heard a loud thud and then their burglar alarm went off. The residents found that a large rock, approximately 40 pounds, had been thrown through their front bay window. Police later learned that the White Plains police had arrested three kids that night for throwing rocks through home windows and the Scarsdale police suspect that these kids may have done the damage on Kelwynne Road.
Arrested: An Edgewood man who was wanted for assaulting his wife and damaging the contents of her home turned himself into police on the afternoon of August 13th.
A man needing money from his ex-wife came to police headquarters on 8/12 to ask them to call her. His wife has an order of protection against him and does not accept his calls. He failed to collect his weekly support payment from her and needed money to get home to Manhattan. The ex-wife came to headquarters and gave the man his funds.
Graffiti: The slide at Hyatt Field playground was spray painted with an expletive in blue and orange. The paint was found on the afternoon of August 9th.
Missing: a visitor to 88 Popham Road left a rucksack in the house when he accompanied the family on an outing on 8/13 at 10 am. When they returned at 2 in the afternoon they found that the rear sliding door to the was open, but everything was in order at the house. However, on August 14, the guest noticed that $4000.00 was missing from his rucksack. The sack had been left in the second floor guest room and the family does not suspect any family members and no other people were in the house at the time.
In another curious incident, a Mamaroneck Road woman reported that her $60,000 4-carat diamond ring has been missing since February. She also reported that a bathing suit and cover-up were missing as well.
Even stranger, the loss prevention supervisor from Balducci’s came to police headquarters to report a stolen company gas card. The card was supposed to be cancelled in February when someone noticed it was missing, but due to an internal error no one cancelled the account until August 10th. In the intervening six months $34,751 was charged to the card.
A Walworth Road woman who had previously been the victim of a scam on Craig’s List found that the culprits had written another fraudulent check from her account. Though Chase Bank had instructions to close the account they cleared an additional fraudulent check for $3,950.87.
Someone attempted to open a Bank of America credit card in the name of a Heathcote man on 8/4 using his date of birth and social security number. However, the person provided the wrong address and no card was issued.
A representative from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation came to Scarsdale police to report two bad checks he received at an outing at Quaker Ridge Golf Club. Police contacted the man who wrote the checks and he said he would rectify the situation.
Harassment: A Sage Terrace man reported that he received a disturbing voicemail on his home answering machine on 8/12. Earlier that day, the man’s wife had given his seven year-old daughter a number to call and later realized she had given the girl the wrong number. They suspect that the disturbing call came from the number the little girl dialed in error. In addition, the nanny for a Scarsdale family has been receiving phone calls at all hours of the day since February from an ex-boyfriend who lived in Brazil. Though the nanny let the man know she no longer wished to speak to him, he continued to call.
A Saxon Woods Road man has been receiving a call at 8:13 am everyday since June 1st and when he picks up the phone, there is no one on the line. After the initial call he receives additional calls every 20 minutes. The caller i.d. says “out of the area.” Though the man was not fearful, he was unsure of what to do. Police advised the man to call Verizon and to call the police again if the calls do not stop.
Confused: an elderly Fox Meadow woman called police at 4 am on 8/10 when she became confused and could not remember where she was. She reported taking an ambien to help her sleep but she woke up disoriented and fell several times and cut and bruised her elbow. With the help of the police, she realized she was at home. SVAC was called but the woman refused medical attention and police called the woman’s daughter to take care of her.
Watering Summons: Police served a summons to a Ferncliff Road man who was watering his lawn on the wrong day of the week. The man had previously been warned about the restrictions but continued to water.
Feuding neighbors on Ferncliff Road called police to intervene. One accused the other of calling the police to report that they were violating the watering restrictions. The other told his neighbor not to talk to him or his wife or he would be sorry. Both parties agreed not to speak to each other, call or approach their neighbor.
An Ardsley woman came to Scarsdale police headquarters on August 12th to complain that she had tripped on a store display at Great Stuff on August 5th. The fall caused bruising and pain to her knee. Police called the store and the owner’s son said they were aware of the woman’s fall and that she had been wearing big dark sunglasses at the time. They offered her ice and water.
A homeless man was found yelling and screaming in the middle of East Parkway on the afternoon of 8/13. The man appeared to be heavily intoxicated and police took him to White Plains Hospital for treatment.