Scarsdale Police Blotter: September 8 - 15th

A serious accident occurred in Greenacres at 7:30 pm on Tuesday September 16 when the driver of a 2003 Ford Jeep lost control of the car, drove over a lawn and ultimately hit a fence and a tree. Three of the people in the car were injured and were taken local hospitals.

According to police the driver was driving up Farley Road, turned right onto Greenacres Avenue, hit the accelerator, drove onto the property of 102 Greenacres Avenue, and back onto Farley Road where he ran into a fence and a tree on the opposite side of the road. The police report says the cause of the accident was driver inexperience. The driver of the car was Miguela Castro-Perez , age 30 of Harding Avenue in White Plains. There were three passengers in the car.

More Accidents:

Someone drove into a retaining wall at a home on Palmer Avenue and damaged it overnight from Sunday September 7 – September 8. The driver left the scene without reporting the hit.

A stonewall on Griffen Road was damaged on September 8, also by an unknown driver. A resident told police she saw the car that hit the wall.

A school bus hit the mechanism that opens a gate at a home on Murray Hill Road on the morning of September 8. The mechanism was damaged but the bus was fine.

Candid Camera: A woman from Manhattan complained that a man asked her for directions on East Parkway in Scarsdale where she was walking on the evening of September 10th. While speaking to him she noticed that he was taking a video recording up her skirt using his cell phone.

Solicitors: Police received a call about two women going door to door on Griffen Avenue on September 10. Police stopped the woman who said that were "spreading the word of the Bible" and offering free religious literature. After police spoke to them they agreed to go spread the word in another jurisdiction.

Keep Out: Carman Road residents asked police to tell a former friend that she was no longer welcome in their house. The friend had been stopping in but had a verbal dispute with the Carman Road residents and they wanted her to stay off their property. Police returned the woman's items along with a note asking her to avoid stopping by on September 10th.

Identity Thefts:

Cayuga Road residents reported on September 8 that someone had used their social security number to file a fraudulent tax return for 2013. On 9/9 a Madison Road woman also reported that a fraudulent tax return was filed using her social security number.

A Chesterfield Road woman reported that someone used her personal information to open a credit card at Toys 'R Us and purchase $700 of merchandise from the store in Stamford, CT on 8/29/14. Another card was opened in her name at Walmart where $800 in purchases were made. The suspects also attempted to open accounts at Target and Best Buy but were denied.

A Seneca Road woman reported that a check she had written to pay fees at Scarsdale Golf Club was cashed by someone else. The memo area of the check was altered and the club had no record of the person who cashed the check.

Missing:

A young lady from Jefferson Road reported that she lost her cream-colored wallet , containing her German id card, credit cards, health card, and $6 on September 10. She believed she left it at the Shell Gas Station on the Post Road but when she returned there an hour later it was gone.

An Edgewood Road man reported that someone took a set of keys to his house, car and office on the morning of September 12th. He told police he left his keys and cell phone on the kitchen counter around 8 am and when he returned to the kitchen at 9:30 am the keys were gone though the cell phone was still there.

A Mamaroneck Road woman also lost her wallet containing $100 in cash and credit cards on September 7th. The last place she used it was Balducci's.

A Brite Avenue woman told police that two planters were removed from the front of her home sometime between 9/9 and 9/11.

Innes Road residents reported that a marble gray cat with a blue collar was missing on September 13th.

A Greenacres mother reported that her son left his Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone at the Greenacres Playground on September 9 and returned to the park the following day but did not find it. The staff of the school did not find it – and the location device showed it was in White Plains.

Damage: On 9/9 a Hillview Drive woman reported that a glass table on the deck was broken. Police inspected and found no evidence of criminal activity.

Signs: Wodraska Roofing Co received a summons for posting a sign on Weaver Street on September 8, 2014.

Loud Parties:

At 11:50 pm on September 13 police received a noise complaint about music at a home on Rock Meadow Lane. They went to the house where the resident said he was having a live band play for a birthday party. Police informed him about Village code and the man agreed to ask the band to stop for the night.

Just after midnight on 9/14 police received a complaint about a noisy party on Dickel Road. They went to the house and the homeowner agreed to turn off the music outside.

Arrests:

Ashley Molina, age 22 of Fort Lee, N.J. surrendered to Scarsdale Police in response to a bench warrant on September 12th. She was released on $250 bail and given a court date of 9/17.

Griffin Findlay of South Salem was given a summons for driving a car with a suspended registration due to parking violations at 9 pm on 9/19/14. He was stopped at the intersection of Fenimore Road and Walworth Avenue.

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