Burglaries, Disputes and a Suicide Averted

From the Scarsdale Police: Burglaries and Thefts: Chateaux Circle residents were robbed while they slept during the night of September 5th. Burglars entered the apartment through an open window and stole a Dell computer, money, a wallet and ids. An iPhone and a remote control, which had been placed on the night table next to the resident’s bed, were both found on the floor, though they did not hear any suspicious noises.

An orthodontist’s office in Scarsdale Village was robbed when the staff left the office for a lunch break on September 3 between 1:10 and 2 PM. When the staff returned at 2 pm they found that a laptop computer and a digital camera were missing. Police contacted the building superintendant who checked the building’s surveillance video and observed a black male wearing a long sleeved shirt leaving the building in a hurry. It appeared that he was carrying a laptop computer under his right arm.

A Harvest Road man reported a broken lock on his first floor window and suspects that someone tried to break-in to the house. He is uncertain of when this occurred.

A gray Trek bicycle, locked to a bike rack on Depot Place was stolen on August 31st. The owner of the bike is a New Rochelle resident who commutes to and from New York to work from the Scarsdale Train Station.

Accident: Cyclist Richard Hyatt of White Plains was hit by a Ryder truck driven by a Connecticut man at 5:45 am on September 1. Both the truck and the bicycle were traveling south on the Post Road and the driver said he did not see the cyclist until he hit him, striking the back wheel of the bike. The cyclist’s left leg was injured, his nose was bleeding, he was confused and he complained of chest pain. The rear tire of the bike was detached from the frame. Hyatt was taken to the hospital.

Disputes: A Kingston Road man called police on August 31 to intervene in a dispute with a workman named Ramone Maya who did some work at the Kingston Road home. Maya did not want to complete the job but came by to collect $100 that was owed to him. The homeowner refused to pay up until the job was complete.

A Horseguard Lane man called police on the morning of September 5th, to complain that his neighbor was driving by his house and videotaping his children at play in the driveway. Police went to the neighbors home who explained that she had videotaped the tree limbs that the man had cut down. The trees are on the border of their properties and they have an ongoing disagreement about them.

Police were called to the parking lot of the Scarsdale Pool on Labor Day when a seven year-old child put his hands around the necks of two younger children, ages four and six. The father of the younger children asked the woman who was with the aggressor to stop the boy, but she did nothing. The father stepped in and put his arms around the 7 year-old to stop him. The older child’s guardian explained that the boy is autistic and wanted to play with the younger children.

Jersey City Police asked the Scarsdale Police for assistance on September 3 in the transfer of an 8 year-old child. The mother of the child had a court order granting her custody. The father’s child, a Gilmore Court man, had threatened to unlawfully remove the child to Gambia. Police stood by while the child was transferred to the mother.

Harassed: A Brite Avenue woman claimed that a neighbor harassed her around 11 pm on 9/3. The complainant was outside walking her dog when she passed a husband and wife walking their dog. The wife said, “I should loose the dog because it only attacks females.” The complainant thought the comment was directed at her. Police did try to talk to both parties but neither wanted to discuss the matter.

A Ridgecrest West man reported that he received harassing phone calls in the middle of the night from a former client who was attempting to extort money from the Scarsdale resident’s law firm.

Arrests: Hector Garcia of White Plains was stopped on Walworth Avenue on the afternoon of August 31 when he went through a stop sign. Though he had a valid NYS driver’s license, he was driving an unregistered Dodge pickup with license plates that belonged on another car. The car was towed and impounded and the police took the license plates. Garcia received citations for driving an unregistered vehicle, operating an insured car with improper plates and failing to stop at a stop sign.

Mamaroneck police arrested Joseph Melagrano of Mamaroneck at 9:30 on 8/31 and turned him over to Scarsdale police where there was an active bench warrant. He was arraigned before Judge Arlene Katz at 10:40 pm, released on $250 bail and given an appearance ticket for September 1.

New Rochelle Police arrested David Delva of Pembroke Pines, Florida at 1 am on 9/3 and turned him over to Scarsdale police where he was wanted for a bench warrant. He was placed in the holding cell, arraigned before Judge Arlene Katz and released with an appearance ticket for September 8th.

Lost Teen: A concerned White Plains mother called Scarsdale Police to help her locate her daughter at 1:30 am on September 4th. She thought the girl might be with a Scarsdale girl who lives on the Post Road. Police went to the Post Road home to investigate but found the house dark and got no answer when they rang the bell.

Mischief: On the afternoon of September 4, police received a report that kids were on the roof of the Edgewood School. However, when police arrived, the kids had left the area.

Damage: A tree branch fell on a gray Audi parked in the driveway of a Secor Road home on September 4, causing the rear window of the car to break. The owner of the car thought the branch came from a village-owned tree however police were not sure if the tree was on village or private property.

A front window of a Carman Road home was broken overnight on September 4. No one attempted to enter the house.

Abandoned Cat: A Heathcote Road woman called police on 9/2 to say that she found an abandoned cat on her doorstep. Police transported cat to the New Rochelle Humane Society.

From the Greenburgh Police:

Suicide Averted: At 11 PM on 9/3 police were called to West Hartsdale Avenue on the report of a missing man, who was depressed and believed to be suicidal. The missing man is a NYPD Sergeant who is currently suspended from his job. His girlfriend has a restraining order against him. His sister had last seen him that afternoon, however that night he texted and phoned her, telling his sister to say goodbye to his daughter for him and to open a package had had left for her. When she opened the envelope she found a suicide note, personal asset instructions, and letters and a CD for his daughter.

The sister called her brother’s cell phone but he provided conflicting reports of his whereabouts and was incoherent. Suspecting he was in Carmel, the Greenburgh Police contacted the Putnam Police and asked them to search for the man. Early in the morning of 9/4 he was found, semi-conscious on his boat. He was taken to the hospital for evaluation.

Harassed: A Hartsdale woman had a scare on the afternoon of August 30th when she was walking her dog in the woods behind her home on Grayrock Road. She came upon a homeless man who was verbally abusive and screamed obscenities at her. She exited the woods and called the police who were unable to locate the man.

Around midnight on 9/2 two people were doing their laundry in the basement of an apartment building on Rockledge Road in Hartsdale when a neighbor who was holding a pipe threatened them. He yelled at them, told them they were inconsiderate and would not accept an apology.

Thefts: The Manager of the A&P market on Knollwood Road reports that his store is currently the target of thieves who steal beer from the premises while they are open for business. On the afternoon of 08/23/2010 an arrest was made for a theft of beer, and on August 30th, a thin, light-skinned black woman in her early 20`s loaded a shopping cart full of eight Heineken twelve packs, proceeded to park the shopping cart near the door and continued browsing. When she noticed she was being watched, she left the store quickly without the beer.

A black and yellow Honda motorcycle was stolen from the Best Buy parking lot on the afternoon of September 3rd. The bike is valued at $7,000.00.

Disputes: The owner of the Central Animal Hospital on Ardsley Road reported that they received several letters accusing them of unsafe and unfair practices and of providing unnecessary services to pet owners. Though the letters were not threatening she wanted to report them.

Residents on Elizabeth Street in Scarsdale continue to spar over property lines on September 1st. One resident, Audrey Pierot called a paving company to give her a quote on paving her driveway, but as the workman was leaving, her neighbor Michael Marom told the man he could not pave the driveway because it belonged to him.