Police Report: Burglars Strike Lincoln Road. House

Burglary: On Jan. 11, a Lincoln Rd. resident reported she came home at 11:20 p.m. and discovered her house had been burglarized. The house had been rummaged through, and numerous items were reported as stolen.

Package theft
On Jan. 8, a Madison Rd. resident reported packages were stolen from her porch.

Identity theft
On Jan. 7, a Wakefield Rd. man reported that someone opened a bank account in his name in Sept. 2024. When the suspect attempted to make a charge against the account in December, the bank flagged it as fraudulent.

On Jan. 11, a Harvest Dr. woman reported fraudulent activity on her credit card. Charges totaling $640, with a shipping address in Oregon, were transacted without her permission.

On Jan. 11, a Wakefield Rd. man reported someone opened a fraudulent credit card in his name.

Help
Police checked the welfare of a 95-year-old Walworth Ave. resident Jan. 8.

Police checked the welfare of a Parkfield Rd. resident Jan. 9.

Library employees reported a female patron in her 20’s, with dark skin, wearing white face paint and carrying several bags, was yelling at other patrons and acting disorderly Jan. 10. Police asked the patron to leave.

On Jan. 11, police were asked to return to the library to notify a disruptive patron that she was no longer permitted in the library. Barring notification was served to the patron.

A caller reported her rental car had been stolen from Freightway Rd. Jan. 11. Police discovered the car had been impounded by Eastchester police due to it being illegally parked on a sidewalk.

Cars and roadways
On Jan. 8, police advised drivers blocking a Sage Terrace driveway to move their vehicles.

Police notified Con Edison about a low-hanging wire on Church Lane Jan. 8.

Police moved a fallen wire out of traffic’s way on Carman Rd. and notified Verizon Jan. 8.

Police removed a fallen tree from Drake and Nelson roads Jan. 9.

Police moved a fallen wire out of traffic’s way on Palmer Ave. and notified Verizon Jan. 9.

A broken parking meter was reported on Chase Rd. Jan. 12.

One car accident was officially reported in the Village this week.

Civil matters
On Jan. 6, a Brambach Rd. resident called police because a contractor arrived at the residence, asking the resident to sign a contract for a previously discussed job to be done at location. When the resident told the contractor that he no longer wanted his services, the contractor did not immediately leave prompting him to call the police. The contractor then left the location prior to arrival of patrol.

Village code
Police removed illegally posted signs from Post Rd. and issued a summons to the responsible person Jan. 9.

Police removed illegally posted signs from Boulevard and issued a summons to the responsible person Jan. 10.

Lost and found
A driver reported losing license plates in the Village Jan. 8.

A Crane Rd. resident found keys in front of her house Jan. 11.

Firefighters
On Jan. 8, firefighters were dispatched to Overhill Rd. after the building was evacuated due to a fire alarm activation. Workers using a plumbing torch in the garage ignited some foam insulation. The workers extinguished the fire. Firefighters found no further evidence of fire and ventilated the area to remove the smoke.

On Jan. 10, firefighters tightened a sewer trap to eliminate an odor in the house.

Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a gas leak in a Lyons Rd. house Jan. 12.

Firefighters shut a leaking valve to a propane-fired furnace and advised the Madison Rd. residents to call a plumber Jan. 12. One firefighter fell down stairs and injured his knee while on the call.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Jan. 6-12 has been compiled from official information.

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