Quiet week in village, license plate lifted, branch crushes car

In a quiet week in the village, a license plate was reported as stolen and a falling branch damaged a car on Normandy Place. The details are as follows.

A Beechwood Lane man reported someone stole the front license plate from his car Sept. 14. He said the plate had been held in place by four screws and could not have fallen off.

A branch broke off a Normandy Lane tree and fell on a Griffen Avenue woman's 2013 BMW while the car was parked on Normandy Lane Sept. 14. The branch caused considerable damage to the car's hood and roof. A woman walking her dog was grazed by the falling branch. She suffered scratches and complained of soreness to her left side. She declined medical attention. She said she first heard cracking noises before the branch fell. The dog was uninjured.

Dead on arrival:
Babette Sonnenborn, 95, of Lawrence Road died at home Sept. 19.

Cars entered:
A Carman Road woman reported someone opened her unlocked car overnight and rifled through the glove compartment. Nothing was taken because, as the caller reported, "nothing was in the car."

Garbage:
A Village Hall employee saw a woman dump garbage in a dumpster in her office's parking lot Sept. 14. An examination of the garbage revealed it was normal household trash. Patrol called the woman and advised her to place her garbage outside her house for regular sanitation pickup rather than putting it in a dumpster that did not belong to her.

Text message:
On Sept. 15, an 18-year-old boy reported receiving an unwanted text message from a girl he met on a bus ride to Pennsylvania on Sept. 11. During the bus ride, the two began talking and exchanged numbers. They exchanged two messages after the bus's arrival and did not have any further contact until Sept. 15, when the girl messaged him. The girl's message stated she "knew he was sending people to stalk her and he would receive a call in regard to it." The boy said this was not true. He told police he had not given the girl his address or any other identifying information. Police advised the boy to tell the girl he wished to have no further communication with her and to block her number with Verizon. Police conferred with the boy in the presence of his parents, explaining the nature of communicating with strangers and possible unexpected outcomes.

Lights:
A Butler Road woman asked police to check her house after she returned home and unexpectedly found light on Sept. 15. Police found no signs of criminality.

Directions:
A Hampton Road resident reported two Asian women – one wearing jeans and the other wearing a floral uniform – walked up her driveway and allegedly inquired about a garage sale Sept. 16. Police found a woman fitting the description on a nearby property. She was with a man wearing jeans. The homeowner said the people in question were his parents, who were visiting from China. They did not speak English and got lost while on a walk. They were attempting to ask the Hampton Road woman for directions. In addition to a communication problem, the police report noted that the resident mistakenly said she had been approached by "two women," rather than by a woman and a man.

Forms:
A resident of a group home on Post Road refused to comply with the home's policy of filling out evaluation forms Sept. 17. Police spoke with the resident, and the resident volunteered to fill out the forms.

Bag:
A caller reported suspicious bag on the Fenimore Road stairs leading to the train station platform Sept. 17. Patrol examined the bag and noted it was empty, except for a few perfume samples. The bag and perfume samples were discarded.

Keys in ignition:
A car was reportedly parked in Freightway Garage for an "extended period of time" with its windows open and the keys in the ignition Sept. 20. Police contacted the Garth Road owner's son, and the son went to the garage and secured the car Sept. 20.

Labor law:
On Sept. 20, an employee of Little Thai Kitchen restaurant on Popham Road asked police to provide him with contact information for the New York State Department of Labor in regard to workers' rights. The employee stated he had been involved with verbal arguments with the management, but there were no criminal complaints at the time.

Cars and roadways:
Police asked the highway department to move a fallen branch from South Church Lane Sept. 14.
An 18-foot fallen tree branch was moved onto a Lockwood Road resident's property Sept. 14. The resident asked police to help her move it since it was too heavy for her to lift or pull. Police helped the resident move the branch into the street where it could be picked up by the highway department.
Police helped the driver of a car with a flat tire move his car into Village Hall parking lot from Post Road while the driver awaited a tow truck Sept. 14.
A person reported a car was leaking oil onto Ridgedale Road Sept. 15. Police were not able to reach the owner. The oil was underneath the car and not spilling further into the roadway.
Patrol noted a school zone speed limit sign needed to be replaced at Palmer Avenue and Lincoln Road Sept. 16.
A woman called to report an incident of road rage involving a middle-aged man with gray hair driving an Infiniti FX35, with a young child in the front seat, at Post and Mamaroneck roads, Sept. 16. When police arrived at the scene, no one was there. Police called the woman who said she was no longer certain she wanted to file a police report.
Police called a tow truck for a car with a flat tire at Popham Road and Depot Place Sept. 18.
Eight car accidents were reported in the village this week.

Lost and found:
A wallet found at Dunkin' Donuts was given to police Sept. 14. A Dunkin Donuts employee had previously found the wallet, and the store was holding it in case the owner returned looking for it. Police vouchered it for safekeeping.
A realtor who woks in the village found a set of keys on the sidewalk Sept. 19. Police contacted the owner of the keys who said someone from his office would pick up the keys later that day.

Village code:
After receiving a noise complaint, police dispersed kids from Hyatt Field after dark Sept. 14.
Patrol issued a summons for a leaf blower violation to a landscaper on Willow Lane Sept. 17.
After seeing a housekeeper with a loose dog on private property of Murray Hill Road, police advised the housekeeper about village leash laws Sept. 18.
After a noise complaint, police spoke with the babysitter of the resident's kids who were having an outdoor party on Horseguard Lane. The babysitter said she would speak with the kids and tell them to move their party indoors.
Police dispersed kids from a noisy Gaylor Road party after neighbors complained at 1:30 a.m., Sept. 20.

Civil matter:
On Sept. 19, Claremont Road homeowners asked police to document damage caused to their house by former rental tenants. The damage consisted of small holes in a wall where a picture used to hang, a fallen chandelier and staining on a ceiling apparently caused by water damage.

Firefighters:
Firefighters assisted Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps with a car accident on the northbound Hutchinson River Parkway, in which a car hit a tree near exit 22, Sept. 14. The driver was unresponsive but breathing. CPR was administered and the driver was taken to the hospital.
Firefighters assisted a Carthage Lane resident with a leaking hose bib Sept. 14.
A malfunctioning stove was leaking gas on a Cooper Road house Sept. 15. Firefighters stood by for Con Edison.
Firefighters disconnected an overheated washing machine in a Park Road house Sept. 17. They advised the homeowner to call a repairperson.
Firefighters called the water department about standing water in a Hampton Road yard Sept. 17.
An elevator in an East Parkway building malfunctioned, and firefighters placed it out of service Sept. 18. The village was notified for repair.
Firefighters shut off appliances in a Cushman Road house after elevated levels of carbon monoxide were detected Sept. 18. Firefighters ventilated the house and stood by for Con Edison.

This week, firefighters assisted at four car accidents in the village and on parkways. They responded to two carbon monoxide alarm and five false fire alarms caused by device malfunction, construction dust and low batteries.

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