Coffee mug confusion, lewdness and criminal mischief from the Scarsdale Police

Stolen travel coffee mug? On July 7, the manager of Dunkin' Donuts on Depot Place told police a man and woman stole two refillable travel coffee mugs from a shelf display inside the store. The mugs were valued at $9.99 each. According to a witness, the couple placed two mugs inside the woman's Coach bag and left the store without paying for the merchandise. Based on a description of the couple's car, police tracked down the vehicle on Post Road and initiated a traffic stop. Police explained that the couple was accused of stealing two mugs from Dunkin' Donuts. The woman stated she had taken one mug and assumed the man had paid for it. The couple consented to a search of their car, and only one mug was found. The couple advised there must have been a misunderstanding, and they voluntarily returned to the store to pay for the mug. There, the manger advised them they were no longer welcome in the store.

Lewdness:
A Spier Road woman said she was in her garage when a man stopped his white four-door sedan in front of her house and asked for directions to Fenimore Road and Scarsdale High School. As she approached the car to give the man directions, she saw he was exposed and masturbating. She immediately walked away from the man's car and called police. He was described as a clean-shaven Hispanic man with a short haircut, approximately 30 years old. She also told police she had "unfortunately observed his penis to be uncircumcised." Police canvassed the area but could not find the man.

Criminal mischief:
On July 6, police found a parking meter that had been pried open on Scarsdale Avenue. The coin canister had been removed and was lying on the ground about four feet from the meter. It was intact, and there were no coins inside. The locking mechanism on the meter was damaged. The parking enforcement officer advised patrol the canister had been emptied on July 2; so police deduced there was probably not much money, if any, in the canister. Later, on July 8, a parking enforcement officer discovered two damaged parking meters on Woodland Place. Someone had tampered with the locking mechanisms of both meters.

While driving on Huntington Avenue toward the intersection of Post Road on July 9, a woman saw a Hispanic man, 18–25 years old and approximately six feet tall, writing graffiti on a traffic signal box. The graffiti, spelling out "Skippy," was written in red paint. When the man noticed the woman looking at him, he concealed the paint in his maroon-colored shirt and got into a white, four-door sedan parked on Huntington Avenue. The sedan, driven by a Hispanic man with a chubby face, headed west toward Sage Terrace.

On July 11, a Fairview Road woman reported someone smashed the windows of her 2015 Mini Cooper with a BB-gun. There was also damage sustained to the hood, apparently from a fist that struck the hood and made dents.

Vandalized light fixtures:
A Morris Lane resident reported two individuals broke the resident's driveway lamp July 12. These individuals also placed a strip of wood, with nails sticking out of it, across the driveway. The fixture was valued at approximately $2,000. While canvassing the neighborhood for other acts of criminal mischief, police discovered two other damaged driveway light fixtures on Morris Lane. At one house, the fixture had been smashed , and a garden hoe was hanging from it. At the other house, the glass pane of the light fixture was broken, and a real estate sign was knocked over.

Identity theft:
On July 6, a Meadow Road woman reported someone filed a fraudulent tax return in her name, using her Social Security number.

On July 6, a Kensington Road resident reported someone applied for a credit card in his name, and he received a denial letter about it June 20. Following the letter, the man informed the three credit reporting agencies and placed a fraud alert on his name. The man also said someone attempted to change personal information on his Verizon telephone account and instructed for all calls to be routed to an unknown number. The man placed a new pin number on his account for future telephone support. Later, on July 10, the man's wife reported receiving a credit card welcome packet for a card for which she never applied. The cards were cancelled before the woman experienced financial loss.

On July 7, a Corell Road man reported someone filed a fraudulent tax return in his name, using his Social Security number.

On July 9, a Mamaroneck Road woman reported someone opened three fraudulent credit cards in her name. She did not incur any financial loss. She notified the three credit reporting agencies and the Federal Trade Commission about the incident.

Fraudulent check:
On July 11, a Nelson Road man reported someone stole a check that he had mailed to his landlord and altered it to state a different pay amount and payee. The check was cashed at a Bronx bank or lending establishment, according to police.

Summons:
On July 9, police removed the license plates of a truck and issued the driver summonses for driving with a suspended registration and a suspended inspection. The suspension was issued on June 20 for failure to pay a truck mileage tax.

Accidents:
Twelve car accidents were reported in the village this week.

Taxi fare:
A taxi driver dropped two men off on Herkimer Road and reported they did not pay for their fare of $76. Police arrived and took the men back to the taxi. There, they realized the credit card they swiped had been declined, and therefore the driver had not received proper payment. They promptly paid with a different credit card.

Suspicious person:
The director of a camp at Greenacres School reported a man hanging out around the playground while children were playing July 10. She asked the man to leave, but he later returned. He was describes as a Hispanic man in his 50s, wearing a suit jacket, tee shirt, baseball cap and glasses. Police have increased ridebys of the area.

Cars and roadways:
Police notified the highway department about a loose manhole cover on Chesterfield Road July 7.
A fallen tree branch took down wires on Brook Lane July 7. Firefighters and Con Edison responded.
A four-year-old Mamaroneck Road girl accidentally locked herself in her mother's car while playing with the keys July 7. The mother called Heathcote Exxon for assistance, and a service person arrived and unlocked the car. The girl was sweating but unharmed. According to the mother, the girl was in the locked car for about 10 minutes.
A parking enforcement officer discovered a car with scofflaw violations for unpaid parking tickets parked on Harwood Court July 8. The unpaid tickets amounted to $370. The car's owner arrived and drove the car away before a tow truck arrived to impound the car. Patrol advised the owner to pay the parking tickets as soon as possible.
Police called a tow for a driver whose car broke down on Mamaroneck Road July 8.
A falling tree struck a passing car on Weaver Street and Griffen Avenue July 9. The roof and windshield were damaged. An off-duty EMT was attending to the injured driver, while Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps was en route to offer additional care. The highway department and firefighters responded.

Late Rent:
A Lyons Road landlord would not let a tenant into the house because the tenant was behind with the rent July 12. Police advised them it was a civil matter and must be rectified in court. They landlord and tenant reached a mutual agreement before police left the scene.

Dogs:
Police picked up a loose dog from Graham Road and called New Rochelle Humane Society to pick it up July 7.

Village code:
Police issued summonses for using a gas-powered blowers in violation of village code to landscapers on Putnam Road July 8 and Cooper Road July 10.
A caller complained about a man "yelling" in his car at the high school July 8. Upon speaking with the man, police learned he was a tennis instructor who was praying out loud during a break.
Police dispersed teenagers from Freightway Garage around 10 p.m., July 9. The kids were skateboarding, and left the garage when police instructed them to do so.
Police issued a summons to a contractor on Axtell Road because he was using gas-powered equipment before designated hours July 11.
After neighbors complained of noise, police asked a Brite Avenue party host to lower the volume of music. She complied.

Fire:
Firefighters shut water to a broken pipe in a Crest Lane house and advised the homeowner to call a plumber July 6.
Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a gas main rupture on Penn Boulevard July 6.
Firefighters shut down a malfunctioning boiler in a Greenacres Avenue house and advised the homeowner to call for service July 7.
Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a possible gas leak on Lawrence Road July 9.
An East Parkway business was performing plumbing work that caused a fire alarm to activate July 9. Firefighters instructed the contractor to cease work until the work could be evaluated by the fire inspector and building department.
This week, firefighters assisted at two car accidents in the village. They responded to 14 false fire alarm caused by malfunction, cooking smoke, dead batteries, construction work.

This report covering police and fire department activity from July 6-12 was compiled from official information.

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