Burst Pipes, Man Falls on Train Tracks, Toddler Locked in Bathroom and a Slip on the Ice

Photo by Shelley GrafsteinBurglary: On Feb. 3, police responded to a burglar alarm in a Fayette Rd. house. They saw a damaged front window and signs that someone had entered the house that way. At least five items were stolen, with a combined value of over $3,000.

Packages
On Feb. 3, a Windsor Lane resident reported receiving unknown packages at her address. Patrol arrived and spoke with the resident, who advised that she had been receiving packages to her residence that were not ordered by her. Additionally, the packages coincided with fraudulent charges to her credit card. She said that she took measures to report the fraudulent charges, and her funds were recouped. She was concerned that an individual was utilizing UPS Premier Choice to view live updates of package deliveries to her address and arriving to retrieve those packages. Patrol advised her to contact UPS to have Premier Choice removed from her address.

Identity theft
On Feb. 4, a Richelieu Rd. woman reported that someone opened a credit card in her name.

On Feb. 6, a Black Birch Lane man reported that a check was previously stolen from him and washed. A similar occurrence happened to the man last July.

Help
On Feb. 2, police called Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps for a homeless man walking down Brewster Rd. The man said he had just gotten released from the hospital the day before. SVAC drove him back to the hospital for additional treatment.

Harassment
A Fairview Court woman reported that a person was engaging in unwanted communications with her by email and phone calls Feb. 5. Police helped the woman draft and send an email stating that the communication was unwanted.

On Feb. 5, a Dickel Rd. resident reported receiving unwanted calls from a woman whom she had dated in the past. She did not respond to any of the calls.

Injury
A man reported falling onto the tracks at Scarsdale train station, cutting his finger, Feb. 7. Police stood by for medical assistance.

Cars and roadways
On Feb. 2, police called a tow for a disabled car on Post Rd.
Patrol picked up a jacket from Post Rd. Feb. 3.
Police cleared a fallen wire from Overhill Rd. Feb. 4.
A Nelson Rd. man was shoveling snow into the street Feb. 5. Police asked him to remove the snow from the roadway.
On Feb. 5, police called a tow for a car that was stuck in snow on River Rd.
Police called a tow for a disabled car on Popham Rd. Feb. 6.
On Feb. 7, police called a tow for a truck that was stuck in snow on Bypass.
High winds blew a neighbor’s trash cans onto a Lebanon Rd. driveway, and the resident called police. Patrol picked up the cans and returned them to their owner’s house.
A Heathcote Rd. man forgot where he parked his car in the Freightway Garage Feb. 8. Police found the car on the lower level.
Three car accidents were officially reported in the Village this week.

Animals
Police successfully removed a squirrel from a Lyons Rd. house Feb. 7.

Firefighters
On Feb. 2, firefighters shut water to a sprinkler system with a frozen and burst pipe in a Popham Rd. parking garage.

Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a gas odor on Woods Lane Feb. 2.

Firefighters extinguished a working house fire at a Beechwood Lane house Feb. 3. Workers were on scene when the fire erupted.

On Feb. 3, firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a gas odor and a malfunctioning boiler on Kensington Rd.

A pedestrian slipped and fell on Mamaroneck Rd. Firefighters assisted until SVAC arrived Feb. 3.

Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of an Ogden Rd. gas leak Feb. 3.

A Cohawney Rd. house was without heat Feb. 3. Firefighters recommended calling a technician for repair.

A fire started in the walls of a Beechwood Lane house Feb. 3. Firefighters checked for extension after putting out the wire with 900 gallons of water.

Firefighters shut water after a pipe burst inside a Brookfield Lane house Feb. 3. They advised calling a plumber.

Pipes froze and burst in a Chesterfield Rd. house Feb. 3. Firefighters shut water. They advised to call a plumber for repair. Con Edison was called to check utility services.

On Feb. 4, a toddler locked herself inside a Cohawney Rd. bathroom. Firefighters freed the child.

Pipes froze and burst in a Kensington Rd. garage and a Dell Rd. house Feb. 5. Firefighters isolated the leaks and advised calling a plumber.

On Feb. 5, firefighters assisted at a car accident on the Hutchinson River Parkway.

A Murray Hill Rd. resident accidentally locked himself out of the house Feb. 7. Firefighters removed the dead bolt, opened the door and advised calling a locksmith for repair.

Fireplace ashes burnt a hole in the wooden floor of a Claremont Rd. house Feb. 8. The floor joists had also ignited. Firefighters extinguished the fire, cleaned up the burning ashes and checked for extension.

A propane-fueled fireplace inside a Mayflower Rd. house was leaking Feb. 8. Firefighters shut the system, cleaned up the propane and advised the resident to call for repair.

A steam pipe broke inside Fox Meadow School and was leaking steam into the school during a play performance on Feb. 8. The building was evacuated and the firefighters shut the affected pipes and advised servicing the system.

A pipe was leaking inside a Rectory Lane house Feb. 8. Firefighters isolated the leak and advised calling for repair.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Feb. 2 - 9 has been compiled from official information.