Police Report -Fireworks at Edgemont High School and a House Fire in Scarsdale

Greenburgh Police Report: Unused fireworks were found on the grounds of Edgemont High School on Wednesday morning 12/22. This is not the first time fireworks were found and the school asked for additional monitoring. Dispute: On the afternoon of 12/22, Jimmy Derentits, the owner of the Gulf Station at 880 South Central Avenue reported that he had a verbal dispute with an elderly male driving a black Ford Escape. As the man drove away, the driver’s side mirror of the Ford struck Derentits in the shoulder. Though Derentits did not want medical help, police traced the owner of the car and found that it belonged to Lawrence Giordano of Poughkeepsie, New York. Police called Poughkeepsie Police who went to Giordano’s home.

Smokin: Krysten Snyder, age 22 of Elmsford was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana when she was found smoking with two friends in a parked car at 173 Central Avenue at on the night of 12/22.

Suspicious Car: An unidentified black town car was parked in the driveway of a home on Sundale Place in Scarsdale on 12/23. When the driver saw the housekeeper outside, he quickly drove away. The same town car was also spotted in a neighbor’s driveway, while the neighbor’s were on vacation.

Suspicious Man: Vinny Rivera of Sally’s Beauty Supply in Hartsdale called police on the afternoon of 12/22 when a customer left the store without paying for merchandise. Police canvassed the area and thought they found a man matching the description of the suspect waiting for a bus on Central Avenue. Though the man said that he had visited the store, he denied leaving with any merchandise and did not have the items with him. He was taken to the store and the manager said that she could not see clearly as her eyesight was not very good but that this was not the man in question.

Tripped: A Hartsdale woman came to police to report that she tripped on the sidewalk in Hartsdale on 12/20 and injured her wrist and got a black eye. When she returned to the spot she had fallen on 12/23 it appeared that the sidewalk had been fixed. Police advised her that she could pursue the matter in civil court.

Scarsdale Policie Report:

SCARVAC and the Scarsdale Fire Department removed an injured woman from the second story of her Ridgecrest East home on the morning of 12/27.

A Fox Meadow man was arrested for a hit and run accident in the past when he left the scene of the accident. He turned himself into police on the night of 12/30.

Snow trouble: Barry from Trapp Opticians called police on 12/28 to say that Harwood Court had been closed off all morning due to the snow. A Montrose Road man reported that a snowplow damaged his property at noon on 12/28/10. The plow driver lost control of his plow, jumped the curve and hit a tree at 35 Montrose Road.

Locked out: Crossway residents were locked out of their home on the night of 12/28. Police were able to enter the home through a garage door.

Locked in: A 3 year old girl locked herself into the bathroom of a Brewster Road home on the afternoon of January 2nd and was unable to open the door. Police were able to help her to unlock it.

Lost: On Colvin Road, on the morning of 12/23 a woman called to say that her husband, who suffers from Alzheimers, had left the house during the night and was missing, She later found him in the garage in good condition.

A distraught South Carolina woman was dropped off at the wrong address on Jefferson Road at 10 pm on the night of 12/26. She was found in the street awaiting a pickup from a friend.

Open Door: A concerned Ogden Road called police at 12:41 am on 12/29 when she noticed that her elderly neighbor’s front door was open. Police stopped by and checked the house and found the woman asleep in her bedroom and told her neighbor that she was fine.

Animals: on the afternoon of 12/23 an Ardsley man found a dog in front of the Scarsdale Police Trailer on Tompkins Road. The dog had no tags or id. It was placed in the dog pen and the New Rochelle Humane Society retrieved it.

Police responded to a report of a loose golden retriever at Park and Mamaroneck Road on the afternoon of 12/30. While they were searching the area, they were approached by Harrison Philipps, who had found the dog. While the dog was at Philipps home, police continued to search and found the dog’s owners.

A Sharon Lane resident found a sick raccoon by his front door on New Year’s Day. By the time police arrived, the raccoon had died and the homeowner agreed to dispose of the remains.

Disputes: On the morning of 12/22, A Colvin Road girl called police when her sister took her driver’s license and refused to return it. When police arrived their Mom had mediated.

On the afternoon of 12/22 police were called about a contractor who cut wires and threatened a homeowner on Aspen Road. The homeowner requested extra police ride-bys.

Kids: At 1:30 am on 12/24 a Secor Road woman came home and found her 19 year-old son in the house with multiple guests. She questioned him about inviting people over without her permission and he got upset. The boy agreed to spend the night at a friend’s house/

There was a report of kids throwing eggs out of a car at Sheldrake and Mamaroneck Road at 10 pm on 12/28. Police searched the area but were unable to locate the car.

At 3 am on New Year’s Eve police were called about a fight on Bell Road. When they arrived they spoke with a man who was out in the street smoking cigarettes with friends. They all agreed to leave the area.

Also on New Year’s Eve, a River Road girl called police at 11:30 pm for help in getting uninvited guests with alcohol to leave her house. And shortly after midnight, police were called when a group of kids were throwing snowballs on Greenacres Avenue. Police did not find the suspects.

Identity Theft: A Cushman Road resident went to the ATM machine and found that her debt card was not working on 12/21. When her husband called the bank he learned that someone had gained access to their account and changed the mailing address, email address and passwords of his account. The bank put a hold on the account until the issue could be resolved.

Accidents: At 7:53 pm on 12/26, Jiyin Yang of Avenue D, New York, lost control of his Toyota Suburban traveling down Greenacres Avenue in the snow. The car did a full spin and then hit a telephone pole in front of 18 Greenacres Avenue. The car was too damaged to drive and was towed, and Con Edison deemed the pole to be safe and intact.

A 2006 Toyota, parked in a driveway on Johnson Road was damaged on 12/21 when a rock or another hard object flew in the passenger side window, ricocheted and exited through the moon roof. A company called All American Tree was working nearby, removing a tree stump for Scarsdale Village. Police believe the object was thrown by the tree company’s machinery. Damage is estimated at $500.

Fire: On Christmas Day a fire broke out in a home at 5 Sage Terrace. Police were able to put out the fire by spraying water into the home through the living room. A living room wall and the ceiling of a basement bathroom had to be knocked down, resulting in damage to the living room and basement. There was also smoke damage throughout the house.