Police Report: Criminal Mischief Results in $2K in Damage to A-School Porch

Saxon Woods Entrance by Jon MarkCriminal mischief: On July 9, an official reported that porch railing and lattice at the Scarsdale A School had been damaged by criminal mischief overnight. Damage was estimated in excess of $2,000.

Car break-ins
On July 13, a Weaver Street security guard reported that several cars had been broken into while parked in the parking garage overnight. No reports of any damage or stolen items were made. Residents were advised to lock their car doors.

Identity theft
On July 8, a Birch Lane resident reported an issue of identity theft.

On July 13, a Hampton Road resident reported an incident of identity theft. She said she received a call from an unknown man asking her for information regarding her bank accounts. She further stated she later looked at her accounts and realized a transaction from an unknown party had been made. She then immediately called her bank and reversed the transaction. The resident said she was not at a financial loss but would like the incident documented.

Phone call
On July 12, a Spier Road resident reported giving out personal information, including his Social Security number, to an unknown person posing as a Medicare representative over the phone. Since that time, the resident has received multiple unknown calls from unidentified numbers. He also received a package, which he believed to contain a Medicare bracelet in the mail, but he was suspicious and sent it back to the sender. He called Medicare and learned that no one from that agency could be confirmed to have recently called him.

Concerns
On July 12, a Spier Road resident reported some concerns with an Insta-cart delivery driver. The resident specifically stated she was uncomfortable with the location where the delivery driver put her items. She requested that police check the area to make sure the driver was no longer nearby while she retrieved the items from her patio door. A check of the property yielded no signs of suspicious or criminal activity.

Door
On July 13, police were informed that the door at the Chase Bank leading to the ATM machine was broken. Patrol contacted a branch associate and informed the associate of the issue. She stated a technician would be responding to correct the condition.

Help
On July 14, a Windsor Lane woman called police to ask for assistance with a lockout. After a few minutes into the phone call, a male began berating the caller with profanity. The caller then requested police assistance. Patrol responded to the listed location and spoke to the caller who advised that she locked herself out of the house. Patrol was able to gain entry through an unlocked first floor window. No further help was requested.

Cars and roadways
On July 12, police contacted the owner of a car parked for several days on Butler Road and asked the owner to move the car.

Police moved fallen wires from Palmer Avenue and notified Verizon July 13.

Police dislodged a large branch from phone wires on Graham Road July 13. The branch was placed by the side of the road for pickup from the highway department.

Patrol moved a manhole cover back into place at Popham Road and Church Lane July 13.

On July 13, while traveling north on Walworth Avenue near the intersection of Claremont Road, police observed a white Volkswagen hatchback with no front plate and an inoperable headlight heading south on Walworth Avenue. Due to the plate and equipment violations, police conducted a traffic stop at the intersection Claremont Road and Berkeley Road. Due to police findings, the 19-year-old New Jersey driver was issued seven tickets and the New Jersey registered vehicle was impounded.

On July 14, a Carstensen Road resident reported an ongoing issue with his neighbor over the “dangerous” way the neighbor has been parking his vehicles. Due to the issue not currently being present when police arrived, the resident was instructed to call headquarters when the issue arose again.

Two car accidents were reported in the Village this week.

Village code
On July 9, police removed illegally posted signs from an Old Lyme Road address and issued a code violation summons.

On July 12, a neighbor complained to police about a loud party on Butler Road. Patrol went to the house and advised the host. The host said he was turning off the music and asking his quests to go inside.

Police mediated a dispute via teleconference between Haverford Avenue neighbors over possible construction site violations, including start times and messy conditions.

Lost and found
On July 11, an Apple product was found outside a Tompkins Road location. Police vouchered it for safekeeping.

This report covering police and fire department activity from July 8-14 has been compiled from official information.

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