Phone Scammers Prey on the Elderly - and More from the Scarsdale Police

Phone Scams: An elderly couple who live on Brown Road became the victims of a scam when they responded to a phone call telling them to wire $14,000 to free their grandson. The 90 year-old man and his 96 year-old wife were called on 4/28 by someone who identified himself as their grandson and said he had been arrested in Canada. Then another man, who said he was Steve Richards, Police Officer, told the woman to wire $14,000 in bail funds to free her grandson from jail. Before taking action, the couple hung up and re-dialed the phone number and Policeman Richards answered the phone and gave them instructions to send the funds to Florida. The Scarsdale man when to the bank and transferred the funds and called back Richards who promised to release their grandson within three hours. Richards asked for a bank transaction number which the Scarsdale man did not have. However, soon after making the call, the Scarsdale man realized he was the victim of a scam and came to police. Police told him to freeze his bank account.

A Ridgedale Road woman went to the police on May after she received a similar call from someone who said he was her grandson, "Danny. He said he was arrested in Haiti and needed $1,500 sent to him. Since the woman had not spoken to Danny's family in years she was skeptical. She told the caller that she would call the police for assistance and he hung up. She went to the police and gave them phone numbers for people who were in touch with Danny and said that other than the name, none of the details made sense. She did not forward the money.

A Lebanon Road man received a call from someone posing as Officer Richard Lewis of the IRS who said he owed $1,200 in back taxes. Lewis told the Lebanon Road man to go to CVS, purchase Green Dot gift cards and read the code from the cards to Lewis on the phone. The Scarsdale man realized it was a scam and did not follow the caller's instructions.

Pedestrian Hit and Run: Adlofo Excobar of Mamaroneck was hit be a bright blue car on Ogden Road at 9:50 am on Saturday. After the driver hit him the car left the scene without stopping. The victim was taken to White Plains hospital. The car that hit the victim was found abandoned in a driveway on Brewster Road. Police are still trying to determine who was driving it. We spoke to the residents of the Brewster Road home about the incident and here is what they shared, "I was at the gym and my husband went for a walk. Upon returning 20 minutes later, my husband found a strange car in our driveway. After determining it wasn't a visitor of any neighbors, he called the police. They came right away since the color of the car fit the description of the hit and run. They brought the eyewitnesses over to ID the car and then waited for a detective. Then the called a tow truck and impounded the car."

Identity Thefts: A Hampton Road woman reported that someone had used her husband's AMEX card to make purchases at Bloomingdales, Foot Locker, Bath & Body Works and Macy's on April 28. The account was cancelled and all of the fraudulent charges were removed from the account.

On April 29, a Greenacres man reported that someone had used his and his wife's social security numbers to file fraudulent tax returns in Michigan, and Indiana. They also received a refund check from the Indiana Department of Revenue. Police advised the couple to advise the credit bureaus and to monitor their accounts for fraudulent activity.

A Brite Avenue man reported that someone had used his Social Security number to file fraudulent tax returns in Colorado, Michigan and Indiana. The man contacted the states' revenue departments and completed an identity theft affidavit for the IRS.

Death: Janet Jean Levkoff, age 97, passed away at her home on Bradford Road at 2:35 pm on April 30th. Her nurse told police she had last seen Ms. Levkoff alive between 1 and 1:30 pm. She died of natural causes and her body was taken to Ballard Durand Funeral home in White Plains.

Domestic Disputes: A Popham Road woman came to police on April 30 to say that her housekeeper had disappeared with the house key to the Popham Road home. The housekeeper had called to say that she no longer wished to work for the Scarsdale woman but had not returned the key. Police attempted to reach the woman and she returned the key on May 2.

A Richbell Road woman came to police on the afternoon of April 30 to reported that a pair of reading glasses, valued at $250 were removed from her home on April 21. She said that a housekeeper had taken the glasses and that she fired her. She did not wish to proceed with a criminal investigation.

Parents of a 12-year-old boy called police on the afternoon of 5/1 when the boy was out of control, throwing things and refused to go to the doctor. Police found him subdued and after speaking to the police he agreed to go to his appointment.

Egged: At 10:30 pm on Saturday May 3, a driver reported that his car was hit by an egg when he was driving on Fenimore Road. The car was not damaged.

Violations: Noel Fernandez Rosario of New Rochelle was stopped on Weaver Street on the night of 5/2 when the police scanner revealed he was driving a car with a suspended registration due to an insurance lapse. The plates were removed from his car, it was towed to his house and he was given a summons. Brian Rodrigues of New Rochelle was also stopped on Weaver Street on the night of 5/2. The vehicle he was driving belonged to Redwood Nursery in Larchmont and had a suspended registration. The plates were removed, the vehicle was towed to Redwood Nursery and Rodrigues was given a summons. Khalid Mughal of Scarsdale was also stopped on the night of 5/2 for driving a car with a suspended registration. Plates were removed, the car was towed and Mughal was issued a summons.

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