Car Break-ins Rampant in Village

A Kent Road resident reported the rear driver's side window of his car was broken and a pair of surgical eye loops were stolen Jan. 5. The last time he saw the eye loops was Dec. 25, 2015, and the window was intact when he parked the car in his driveway overnight at Jan. 4, around 10:30 p.m.

On Jan. 5, a Secor Road man reported someone entered and stole items from cars parked in his driveway overnight. Stolen items included loose change and a TV emitter valued at $250. The cars were unlocked, and no windows were broken.

While on night patrol, police noticed a car parked on Stonehouse Road with its dome light activated at 4:20 a.m., Jan. 7. A visual inspection through the window revealed the glove compartment's contents strewn about the front seat. Patrol attempted to contact the owner, was unsuccessful and left a note on the windshield.

At 7 a.m., Jan. 7, two unrelated Forest Lane women reported someone entered unlocked cars at their respective houses and removed loose change overnight.

On Jan. 7, a Hamilton Road woman reported her unlocked car was entered and rifled through the previous night, but nothing was stolen. The woman said she heard a car alarm go off at 2:30 a.m. Shortly thereafter, she heard a car drive away.

Someone broke the front passenger window of a Dickel Road man's car and stole his wife's purse and a cousin's backpack, while the man was taking a walk with his family on Greenacres Avenue around 1 to 2 p.m., Jan. 9. At approximately 2:30 p.m., unauthorized charges were made on a credit card left in one of the stolen bags. The charges were made at an H&M store and a Famous Footwear store in White Plains.

On Dec. 10, a Black Birch Lane resident reported his unlocked 2014 Acura had been entered and the contents of the center console and glove box had been emptied onto the floor. This occurred sometime between 7:30 p.m., Jan. 8 and 9:30 a.m., Jan. 9.

Bomb threat causes school evacuation at Woodlands
The Woodland's School District received a bomb threat at 10 am on Tuesday January 12, causing all buildings to be evacuated. Greenburgh Police and the Westchester County Bomb Squad searched the buildings at 475 West Hartsdale Avenue and traffic to the area was diverted. By 1 pm, the search was concluded. Nothing was found and students returned to class.

Stolen bike
An Ivy Circle man rode his $500 silver and blue Fuji Traverse bicycle to the Scarsdale train station and locked it to a bike rack on East Parkway before boarding the train at 7 a.m., Jan. 7. When he returned around 9:40 p.m. that night, the bicycle and lock were missing.

Petit larceny
On Jan. 8, a Richbell Road woman reported three items used to mark the property line between her yard and a neighbor's yard had been stolen. The items were a green plastic tie, placed around a tree by her surveyor and two chain link fence stumps placed in cement in the ground. The stumps belonged to a chain link fence that previously separated the two properties. When the woman had the fence removed, all that remained were the stumps.

Identity theft
On Jan. 9, a Mamaroneck Road woman reported someone made unauthorized charges on her Bloomingdale's account after she requested that the account be closed in 2014. After the fraudulent charges were discovered, the woman reported them to a Bloomingdale's representative. The rep confirmed the account should have been closed, but mistakenly, it was not. The amount of the fraudulent charges was not disclosed.

Harassment
A high school student reported that someone, from a passing gray Honda, threw a tennis ball at her while she was walking home on Brewster Road Jan. 7. Later, when she was walking on Whig Road, the car passed her again, and an occupant shouted something at her through the window before the driver revved the engine and drove away.

Criminal mischief
A Stratton Road house was hit with paintballs overnight Jan. 8 into Jan. 9. Affected areas included the front door, front window and mailbox.

Scam
A Chase Bank employee called police because she was suspicious that one of her clients might be the victim of a phone scam Jan. 8. The client came to the bank to wire $8,500 to the Dominican Republic after receiving a call from someone alleging to be a police sergeant. This caller said the woman's grandson had been arrested for drugs in the Dominican Republic and needed $8,500 to be released from jail. Police confirmed the call was a typical scam and advised the bank employee and her client to not send any money. The client's daughter was informed.

Family matters
A woman reported her ex-husband took her daughter's passport and refused to return it Jan. 5. The incident occurred at the woman's apartment in New Rochelle; so police advised her to file a police report in that jurisdiction.

On Jan. 5, an 11-year-old Quaker Ridge boy called 911 because his father yelled at him and would not allow him to sit at the table due to the boy being argumentative and not following his parents' instructions. Police explained the proper use of 911 to the boy, and after interviewing all family members, did not feel any described actions were at a level to classify the incident as a domestic dispute.

A woman called police to report her 14-year-old daughter exited her car on Weaver Street after an argument and walked down Tall Trees Lane, in New Rochelle. While Scarsdale and New Rochelle police were responding, the woman called back to say she found her daughter hiding in a Tall Trees Lane backyard. The woman said she decided to let her daughter walk home "to cool off." New Rochelle police said they would handle the incident and dismissed Scarsdale police.

On Jan. 7, a woman came to headquarters to report that her ex-husband was holding their daughter's passport, contrary to a verbal agreement. Patrol asked the ex-husband about it, and he said he had mailed the passport to his ex-wife earlier that day. Patrol told the woman it was a civil matter.

Rental car
A representative from Avis Budget Group reported a 2015 gray Ford Edge that had been rented for the period of Oct. 20, 2015 to Nov. 19, 2015, from the company's Scarsdale Avenue location, had not yet been returned as of Jan. 7. On Dec. 23, 2015, Budget Avis mailed a certified letter to the 59-year-old Bronx woman who rented the car, demanding its return.

Suspicious exchange
A caller reported witnessing a man park his car on Elm Road and wait 45 minutes for another car to pull up Jan. 6. At that time, the man shook hands with the male driver of the second car, and they exchanged a package. After the exchange, both men left in their respective cars. The caller reported the incident because she thought it was suspicious.

Trash
On Jan. 7, a Murray Hill Road resident reported someone dumped trash, consisting of multiple plastic bags filed with liquid, on her property over the past two weeks. Police checked the property and did not see any trash or plastic bags. The homeowner came outside and suggested the "plastic bags might have burst due to the cold weather."

Taxi fare
A White Plains taxi driver called police for help with an Overhill Road passenger who did not have enough money to pay the fare around 3 a.m., Jan. 9. Patrol spoke with the passenger who suggested he could borrow money from his mother. Patrol escorted the passenger to his house and waited while he got money and paid the taxi driver.

Assistance
A Crossway resident reported a water pipe leaking at a neighbor's house at 11:30 p.m., Jan. 4. Patrol informed the neighbor about the situation in her house and helped her turn off the water.

A water pipe broke at a Circle Road construction site Jan. 5. Police notified the water department for an emergency turn-off.

Police checked a Mamaroneck Road house after a boy, who was home alone, thought he heard footsteps near the kitchen at 8 p.m., Jan. 8. Police checked the house and found nothing suspicious. The boy's parents and sibling arrived home while police were there.
Scarsdale police assisted Greenburgh police bring a resident of a group home back to the group home on Post Road at 1:45 a.m., Jan. 9.

A youth was leaning against a tree on Fox Meadow Road, saying he as not feeling well, at 11 p.m., Jan. 9. Police stayed with the youth until a friend picked him up to drive him home.
Police performed a welfare check of a village woman, after her ex-fiance requested one Jan. 10. The woman was fine.

Pedestrian struck
A 58-year-old Hartsdale woman was struck by a 2005 Toyota, driven by a 59-year-old Bronx woman, at Fenimore Road and Walworth Avenue at 8:47 a.m., Jan. 5. The pedestrian was in the cross walk as the Toyota was making a left turn from Walworth Avenue onto Fenimore Road. The driver said she did not see the pedestrian. Firefighters closed the road while police officers and passersby provided initial care. Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps arrived and took the pedestrian to the hospital. Her condition was not known.

Cars and roadways
While conducting routine traffic patrol at Post and Carman roads Jan. 7, patrol received a license plate reader alert that a 2004 Toyota Camry on the road had a suspended or revoked registration for "no insurance in effect." Patrol conducted a traffic stop, and the driver – a 19-year-old Garth Road woman, was notified that she was being issued a summons for third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. The license plates were removed from the car and secured at headquarters, and the car was towed to an impound lot.
A malfunctioning car horn was repeatedly blaring behind a Foxhall Road house at 3:40 a.m., Jan. 5. Police found the source of the noise, and the car's owner was outside trying to fix the broken horn. Patrol helped him silence the horn temporarily.

Police gave directions to an elderly Bronx woman who exited the Hutchinson Parkway and first asked a Meadow Road resident for help finding her way back home Jan. 5. She declined medical assistance and did not show any signs of distress.

Patrol closed Paddington Road and Wayside Lane because of multiple water leaks through the roadway Jan. 5. Water and highway department workers were dispatched for repair.
Police wrapped up and secured a dangling phone wire over Dell Road, and dispatch notified Verizon Jan. 6.

A car parked on Potter and Lee roads for over one hour was occupied by a girl and her boyfriend Jan. 7. They said they had parked the car there to talk.

Police replaced a water cap in the road at Birchall Drive and Morris Lane Jan. 8.

Police removed one brick from Mamaroneck Road after a caller reported a case of bricks in the roadway Jan. 9. No other debris was noted.

Police cleared tree branches from Mamaroneck Road near ramps on and off the Hutchinson River Parkway, and they placed flares around a fallen tree at Mamaroneck and Saxon Woods roads Jan. 10.

One car was repossessed from a Quaker Ridge resident this week. The repossession agent showed paperwork to police before the car was repossessed.

Eight car accidents were reported in the village this week.

Village code
A man was selling food out of a white van parked in the parking lot of Village Hall Jan. 8. Police advised the man he needed a permit for food sale. The man apologized and stopped.
After a neighbor complained about noise, the host of a Greenacres Avenue party volunteered to make sure her guests' noise level did not get too high Jan. 9.

Lost and found
A UPS driver found a wallet on Spencer Place Jan. 8. He gave it to police, who returned it to its Cohawney Road owner.

A driver's license belonging to a 24-year-old Yonkers man was found in a school hallway inside Hitchcock Church Jan. 9. The person was not a member of the church, school or drum lessons that were being given at the time the license was found. Police vouchered the license at headquarters.

One person reported losing a license plate somewhere in the village Jan. 10.

Firefighters
A disabled car was thought to be smoking on the northbound Hutchinson River Parkway Jan. 6. The cloudy output was later determined to be steam.

Firefighters shut down a leaking water pipe in a Fenimore Road garage.

Firefighters shut off water at a Cooper Road house after a hose bib froze and a pipe broke Jan. 8.

A Cushman Road fireplace was not drafting properly, resulting in smoke collecting inside the house Jan. 8. Firefighters extinguished the fire and removed fireplace logs. They ventilated the house to clear remaining smoke and recommended having the fireplace checked.
Firefighters called Con Edison about a gas odor in a Birchall Drive house Jan. 9.

A gas burner motor burned out in a Springdale Road house, causing a smoke odor Jan. 9. Firefighters shut off the burner and advised the resident to service the unit.

Firefighters called Con Edison about a natural gas odor inside a Corell Road house, where a new gas heater had recently been installed. In the meantime, firefighters shut off two gas valves and turned off the system for safety.

Firefighters checked a Swarthmore Road house and stood by for Con Edison after the resident reported a gas burner problem with a water condition Jan. 10. Firefighters advised the resident to service the hot water heater.

An Obry Drive homeowner reported a water problem, but since it was in the backyard and not in the house, firefighters told the resident there was nothing they could do Jan. 10.
Firefighters assisted with a stuck doorbell in a Barry Road house Jan. 10.

This week, firefighters assisted at one car accident in the village. They responded to one false carbon monoxide alarm and 15 false alarms caused by device malfunction, cooking, battery change, construction dust, sanding and smoke from a 3-D printer.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Jan. 4-10 was compiled from official information.

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