Police Report: The Burglars are Back

Burglars entered a Cushman Road home on Friday night October 25 while the residents were out in the city and stole jewelry from the master bedroom. The suspects broke French doors in back of the house, went inside and opened drawers in every room. However it appeared that the only thing taken was an unspecified quantity of jewelry. The house alarm was not on at the time. Residents discovered the burglary when they returned home at 11:50 pm on October 25.

Arrests: Police have made another arrest in connection with an incident involving fraudulent checks drawn from Savona Restaurant's account. Traquan P. Johnson, age 21 of the Bronx was arrest for cashing four fraudulent checks from Savona's account at Chase branches in Manhattan on August 19. Police apprehended Johnson after examining the fraudulent checks, reviewing Savona's bank statement and reviewing surveillance from Chase. The suspect also engaged in similar activities in the city on September 11, 2013. Johnson is represented by an attorney from Legal Aid. He was brought before Judge Galloway who set bail at $5,000 cash or $10,000 bond. Since Johnson could not post the bail he was remanded to Westchester County Jail.

Ogedi Ohajekwe, age 55 of Mount Kisco presented himself at Scarsdale Police Headquarters on 10/21 in response to a bench warrant issued on August 1, 2013 for his failure to appear in court regarding a traffic violation. He was given a new court date and released on his own recognizance.

Identity Thefts:

On October 24 Taunton Road woman reported that someone hacked her email account and stole $30,760 from her. No further details were provided.

A Stratton Road man reported that someone had changed the password and billing address on his Verizon account. The suspect also had the Scarsdale man's social security number.

A Mamaroneck Road man complained that an electrician that he was referred to via Home Depot, presented him with forged invoices and he paid the man for work that was not done. The report was made on October 25.

Theft:

A Mamaroneck woman was in the basement of the Harwood Building on the afternoon of October 21 where she had accessed her storage unit. She left her purse outside the storage rom on a pushcart and went to the storage room to reset the alarm. When she got back to her cart, less than a minute later, she found that someone had gone into her purse and stolen $110 in cash and two credit cards. She said she heard male voices in the basement.

Fight:

Police were called to Crossway Field on the afternoon of 10/26 when the coach of New Rochelle Little League team got into an argument with the umpire after the umpire ejected the coach and a player from the game. By the time police arrived, the coach was waiting in the parking lot for the next game to begin.
Found: A Maxpedition patrol bag that contained police equipment was found by the stream near 5 Cayuga Road on October 22. Inside the bag were handcuffs, a taser, zip ties, black tape and batteries.

A silver ring with a clear oval stone was found in Scarsdale Village on October 27 and turned over to the police.

Abandoned Bikes:

Two bikes were left on Scarsdale Avenue locked to a parking meter for a month. One is a black Trek bike model 820 with a gray baby seat attached to the back. The other is a white Next model PX 6.0. Police left a note on the bikes a month ago warning the owners that bikes cannot be locked to village-owned property but the bikes remain there today.

Cars Entered Overnight:

A car that was parked in the Christie Place parking lot was entered on October 21. A roll of quarters, woman's clothing and an iTouch were taken from the unlocked car.

An unlocked 2010 Honda Pilot that was parked in the driveway of Jefferson Road home was entered overnight on 10/25 -10/26. The glove box and center console were tossed and $37.00 was stolen from the car.

On Nelson Road an unlocked 2013 Mercedes Benz was entered that same night and $12.00 in quarters and pair of Rayban sunglasses were stolen. In addition, another car on Nelson Road was entered on 10/25 – 10/26 but nothings was removed.

A 2009 Jeep Wrangler and a 2008 Acura, parked in front of another house on Jefferson Road were also entered overnight on October 26. Approximately $20 in change was taken from the two cars. The man reported that he heard a car alarm sound at 2 am that night.

Hit and Run at DeCiccos:

A 2013 minivan that belongs to a Fox Meadow woman was badly damaged when it was parked at the DeCicco's lot around 6 pm on Saturday. The woman did her shopping and returned to the car to find that the back had been smashed. There was no note on the car but a witness told her that he watched a woman driving a black SUV back into her car and leave the scene. He noted down the license plate number and also called the police.  Police were able to track down the driver, a New Rochelle woman who was driving a 2003 Acura.

Whoops:

A North Carolina man backed a zip car out of a spot on Tisdale Road, hit a village streetlight and cause it to fall on the property of a home on Tisdale Road at 8:40 pm on October 23.

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