Dog Bite, Thefts and More from the Scarsdale Police

Dog Bites Toddler: A 3 year-old boy who lives on Penn Boulevard was bitten by a dog on the afternoon of October 1. He was outside playing when someone walked by with the dog on a leash and gave the boy permission to pet it. While he was petting the dog it bit the boy on the stomach. The boy's mother located the dog's owner who said that his shots were up to date. The dog's owner was instructed to contact her veterinarian to get the dog's vaccination records.

Theft: Someone entered the office of the Scarsdale Gulf Station on Scarsdale Avenue through the restroom window overnight on 9/28 – 9/29 and stole $250 in cash, an iPad and electronic and regular cigarettes.

A Crest Lane woman reported that seven pieces of jewelry had disappeared from her house between May and July, 2013. The missing jewels include a pair of diamond stud earrings, gold ball earrings, two gold chains, a gold ring, cognac diamond earrings, and blue diamond stud earrings. She initially thought the items had been misplaced but now believes they were stolen.

A Greendale Road boy reported that his cell phone was stolen while he was skateboarding at the Fox Meadow School on October 3. He left it in a corner of the playground and when he returned it was gone. After the phone was taken several calls were made from it but when they called the number it went straight to voicemail.

A Griffen Road man reported that a pair of earrings and two credit cards were stolen from his car when it was entered overnight on 9/30 -10/1.

Accident: A female pedestrian was hit by a car as she was crossing Boulevard at 7:25 pm on October 2. The driver of the car said she did not see the pedestrian until it was too late. The pedestrian was taken to Westchester Medical Center by ambulance.

Vandalism: A Ferndale Road man reported that his car was damaged when it was parked at Scarsdale High School around noon on October 14. When the man returned to the car he found that someone had used a blunt object to damage the right and left fenders causing $4,500 in damage to the 2006 Chrysler.

Found: The owner of the Gulf Station turned over a wallet that was found at the gas station two weeks ago. The wallet contained $63 in cash and several credit and i.d. cards Police were unable to contact the owner who lives on West End Avenue in Manhattan.

Another wallet was found in front of CVS on Popham Road on the afternoon of September 30. The woman who found it checked the contents and spoke to the grandson of the owner of the wallet. Police were instructed to leave the wallet with the woman's grandson in Edgemont.

A black and silver wallet that was found in a taxi on October 1 was turned over to police. Police attempted to contact the owner who lives in Angola, NY, but could not reach her.

A pair of Oakley prescription glasses were found at the intersection of Montrose and Kingston Road on the evening of September 30. The glasses were turned over to the Scarsdale Police.

Trees: On 10/1 a Fox Meadow woman complained that her neighbor's landscaper was planting trees over the property line. Police asked the landscaper to relocate the trees six inches closer to the owner's home.

Injured on the Job: On the night of October 1 an HVAC worker came to police to say he had been injured while he was working at a house on Leatherstocking Lane. A worker from another company dropped a board from a ladder which hit the HVAC worker on the top of the head. As a result he had cuts on his head and neck pain. Police advised the man this was a civil, not a police matter.

Identity Thefts: A Post Road man reported that someone had hacked his personal account on Match.com and is using his profile to ask others on the site to send him money. The Scarsdale man also believes that the imposter is calling him and demanding money. The imposter calls himself Harry and claims he has the Scarsdale man's personal information and will continue to disrupt his life until he is given $2,000. Police attempted to return calls to Harry's number but did not reach anyone. The Scarsdale man contacted Match.com and attempted to have his account closed.

A Griffen Road man reported that someone applied for a credit card from Toyota Financial Services using his personal information sometime between 9/23 and 9/26.

Bottomed Out: A Spier Road woman complained that her 2002 Chrysler had "bottomed out" in a pothole in the gravel parking lot at Crossway Field on October 3. Police observed scratches on the bottom of the car and a possible oil leak.

Arrest: Police stopped James Baily Jr. of Mt. Vernon when he was driving on the Post Road at 5:20 pm on October 5 because their scanners revealed that the registration of the car was suspended due to an insurance lapse. The plates were removed from the car and it was towed to Mt. Vernon. Bailey was issued a summons for driving with a suspended registration.

Bad Credit Card: An employee at SkinTheraP in Scarsdale called police on October 5 after a patient failed to pay for her treatment. The woman had a treatment and left Skin TheraP with a credit card to charge. The card was declined and the spa was unable to reach the patient.

Harassed: On September 30 a Mohican Trail man reported receiving unwanted phone calls about an accident in which neither he nor his family were involved. He could not identify the caller --and the number from which the calls were made had been disconnected.

A mother and daughter from Coralyn Road came to police on October 6 to complain that they were being harassed by the daughter's former boyfriend. The man has been calling to say that he would like to move into their house. Police advised the women to block the man's number.