Arrests and Missing Jewelry from the Scarsdale Police

Arrests: Juan Carlos Ochoa, age 31 of New Rochelle was arrested for drunk driving at 3:30 am on March 4 after he was stopped for speeding on the Post Road. Police pulled Ochoa over when his 2008 Infiniti swerved between lanes and struck a curb. When the officer approached the driver, he noticed the smell of alcohol and Ochoa admitted to drinking “six or seven vodka and cranberry drinks” at the Hudson Grill in White Plains. Ochoa was asked to get of his car and preceded to fail sobriety tests administered by the police. He was handcuffed, searched and taken to police headquarters where he was found to have a BAC of .19. He was released on $250 bail and issued an appearance ticket.

A Port Chester man was arrested on the afternoon of 2/27 after he was involved in an accident on Crane Road when he rear-ended another vehicle. When police asked for the man’s license, they found that it was revoked, due to numerous speeding violations and failures to answer summonses and pay fines. Consequently, Thomas Barr of Port Chester was arrested for driving without a license. His car was towed, he was given a court appearance date and released on $100 bail to a friend.

Kelli Fleming of White Plains was turned over to Scarsdale Police by White Plains police due to an active bench warrant on the morning of 2/29. Fleming was brought to Scarsdale Village Court where she paid the fine and was released.

Thefts: On 3/1 a Clarence Road woman reported that over $11,000 in jewelry was missing from her home. She last remembered seeing the jewelry on 2/11 and noticed it was gone when she returned from vacation on 2/23. No one had access to the house and there were no signs of forced entry.

In addition, a White Road man reported that an $8,000 Rolex watch disappeared from his bedroom sometime on 2/23. No one was home at the time the watch vanished.

A car was vandalized while it was parked on Brewster Road near Scarsdale High School on 2/27. The student returned to the car at 2:10 in the afternoon and found that the driver’s side window was broken and an iPhone that had been left in the car was gone.

The wallet of a Scarsdale student was stolen from his pants pocket when he left the pants in a gym locker at Scarsdale High School on the morning of 2/28. Taken were $60 in cash and two credit cards.

On 3/1, a Mamaroneck Road man reported the theft of his carry-on bag in Paris. The bag contained wallets, credit cards, identification cards, personals papers, check books, a passport, car and house keys and cash in dollars and Euros. Though he reported the theft in France, he also needed to file a report in the U.S. to file for an insurance claim.

Suspicious call: A Greenacres resident reported a suspicious phone call on the afternoon of 2/27. The caller claimed that he worked for Con Edison and threatened to turn off the power if a past due bill was not paid within an hour. The caller instructed the resident to go to CVS and buy a “moneypack” in the amount of $450.95 – and to wait for instructions. The resident called Con Edison who said that there was no outstanding bill. Police tried to contact the caller but the number was not in service.

Identity theft: A Church Lane woman reported that she was the victim of fraud involving the NYS Department of Taxation. In early January she received a letter adjusting her 2011 refund though she had not yet filed. The NYS Tax Department had also received a refund claim using her identity. They instructed her to file a police report so that they could investigate.

Found: A Motorola cell phone was found at the intersection of Paddington and Ogden Roads on the afternoon of March 3rd. The police are holding the phone.

On 2/28, a Wayside Lane man and his lawyer were permitted to enter the home of his wife to retrieve nine boxes of personal financial documents. Though the boxes could not be found the man did take some additional documents.

Locked in: On the night of 3/3, police received a call from a Drake Road home, about a woman who had locked herself in the bathroom. Police went to the house and were able to open the door.

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