Arrested, Harassed and Stolen: From the Scarsdale Police

Strangled? Christopher Zerbo age 41 of Bradley Road was arrested for strangulation on the strength of a bench warrant at 7:30 am on 12/2. The victim was his wife who received minor injuries. He presented himself at Police Headquarters accompanied by his attorney. He was fingerprinted, photographed and arraigned before Judge Galloway and released on his own recognizance.

Tenant dispute: The owner of a Dell Road home came to police to complain that her tenant has been removing the “For Rent” signs on the front lawn of the house. The tenant claimed that the sign fell off the post. The homeowner is currently trying to secure the rent from her tenant and has gone to court.

Spat: At noon on 12/1, a Burgess Road woman complained that her neighbor’s landscaper had dumped branches and trees on her property. When police arrived that found a pile of debris, measuring five feet by five feet. Since the branches were not bundled the woman feared that the Village would not pick them up. The housekeeper at the neighbor’s home agreed to call the homeowner to tell her to remove the branches from the yard

Door-to-door: A Claremont Road man called police on the afternoon of 12/3 when a solicitor came to his door and did not have a permit. Police stopped the solicitor who was wearing a company ID from Vinylume. He was issued an appearance ticket for violating Village code.

Harassed: A man who was doing work for Shaaarie Tikvah Synagogue became angry and threatened Bruce Wittenberg from the temple on 11/29. The worker grew irate when he was unable to operate a piece of machinery so Wittenberg took the worker to the train station where the worker said, “pay me my money or I’ll be back with a gun.” In addition, the worker called and said he left paintbrushes on the scene and got angry when Wittenberg asked for his address. The worker then called and sent numerous threatening text messages.

A 19-year-old Cayuga boy reported being harassed by a New Rochelle man on 11/29 -11/30. He was sent unwanted text messages and verbally told he would be “killed.” Police got in touch with the New Rochelle man by phone and he admitted to sending the messages and having an ongoing dispute with the Scarsdale boy about financial issues and physical property. The police told him to cease communications.

Scam: On 11/29 a Brewster Road woman received two money orders in the mail, valued at $870 from someone she did not know. The return address was a company in Houston, Texas. The phone number provided could not be reached. The woman did not cash the money orders and turned them over to the police for safekeeping.

Two fraudulent online transactions, in the amounts of $3,717 and $3,718 were made on a Brite Avenue woman’s Citibank credit card in November.

Missing: On 11/30, an Ogden Road woman reported that a 1.79 carat diamond pendant and platinum chain, valued at $30,000, had been missing since 11/2. It was last seen in a dresser drawer. No burglaries have taken place but she reported the loss for insurance purposes.

Thefts: Three wheels, including tires and rims, were stolen from a BMW parked in the Christie Place garage on 11/29. Together, the wheels were estimated at $3,000.

On 11/28, a Boulevard Road man reported that his bike was stolen from East Parkway where it was secured to the bike rack. The cable was cut from the $1,000 Gary Fisher Model bike, but the thief left the man’s helmet.

An SHS student reported that her camera was stolen from the gym at Scarsdale High School on 11/29. She left it at the school on 11/29 and when she returned on 11/30 it was gone. The Nikon camera and lens were valued at $1,300.