Police and Firefighters busy with storm damage during otherwise slow week

Traffic arrest: On Feb. 22, Westchester County police stopped Daniel S. Smith, 30, of Mount Vernon and charged him with a seatbelt violation. While checking Smith's license and record, WCPD realized there was an outstanding warrant for Smith's arrest, issued out of Scarsdale on June 24, 2015. The warrant stemmed from traffic summonses issued to Smith on May 29, 2015. WCPD transferred Smith to Scarsdale police, who arrested him. Smith was released on $100 cash bail. He was issued an appearance ticket for Scarsdale Village Justice Court, returnable on Feb. 24.

Criminal mischief
On Feb. 28, a caller reported an attempted burglary at a Webster Road house. Five screens were cut with a sharp tool. Police investigated and concluded the damage was not related to a burglary attempt, as it did not appear to have been done as a means of gaining entry.

Identity theft
On Feb. 26, a Madison Road resident reported someone used her identity to fraudulently open up an AT&T Mobility account in December. The account was used to bill for equipment. It was closed in January due to inactivity and turned over to a debt collection agency. The resident learned of the account, and the identity theft, after she was contacted by a debt collector. Police advised her to notify the credit reporting agencies about the incident.

Domestic matter
A Greenacres woman called police because her husband was refusing to take his medication Feb. 22. When patrol arrived at the couple's house, the husband stated he had taken his medication, and his wife confirmed it.

A man with camouflage pants was standing near the Hutchinson River Parkway overpass on Mamaroneck Road Feb. 25. He was gripping the rail overlooking the highway, and patrol asked him if he needed any assistance. The man said he and his wife had been driving home from White Plains and had a minor argument in the car. During the argument he exited the car. His wife, who had been driving the car, returned to pick up the man while police were on the scene.

Help
Police checked the credentials of a man requesting access to a Carman Road house Feb. 23. He was a Con Edison worker, repairing a gas valve on the street and needed to verify that all gas lines inside the house were tight.

Confused
An Edgewood man called police at 3:30 a.m., Feb. 27, stating he saw people on his property shining a flashlight in his window. In fact, no one was there. According to the police report, the man frequently calls headquarters in the middle of the night to report alleged people on his property. The report described the man as "disheveled and confused." He did not know the date or the time. He told police someone might have "tapped his phone line." Police spoke with the man's daughter, who was sleeping in the house and advised her of resources for assistance.

Home alone?
A woman from Florida was staying in a Mamaroneck Road house with her fiancé Feb. 28. At 1 a.m., she thought he had left her alone in the house, and she called 911, stating she was afraid to be in the house alone. Before patrol's arrival, she found her fiancé sleeping in one of the bedrooms. There was no emergency.

Open doors
A caller saw a car with its door open in a Mamaroneck Road driveway Feb. 24. Police investigated and noted the rear passenger area was full of boxes. Patrol closed the car door and attempted to notify the homeowner, but nobody seemed to be home.

Police closed an open door to a house under construction on Brookline Road Feb. 24. There were no signs of criminality or vandalism.

Cars, roadways, trees and wires
Patrol removed five small rocks from Saxon Woods Roads but was unable to remove two rocks because they were "extremely large and heavy." Highway workers responded to the scene and used construction equipment to remove the two remaining rocks. Patrol directed traffic during the meantime.

A caller reported a dead animal on Saxon Woods Road Feb. 24. It was determined to be either a deceased raccoon or opossum.

The highway department cleared fallen trees from Weaver Street and Bypass and fallen branches from Greenacres Avenue and Roosevelt Place Feb. 24.

A street sign was reported missing from the intersection of Carstensen and Crane roads Feb. 24.

The highway department was notified about a tree leaning into cable or telephone wires on Cambridge Road Feb. 24. The roadway was blocked off with tape in the meantime.

Patrol moved a small fallen tree from Axtell Drive Feb. 24.

A tree fell on private property, with power lines involved, on Hazelton Drive Feb. 24. The homeowner was safe and said he would contact Con Edison himself.

Police put caution tape and flares around a large tree branch blocking Mamaroneck Road between Cooper and Post roads at 12:45 a.m., Feb. 25. The highway department arrived to remove the branch.

Police cut a very low telephone wire hanging across Fox Meadow Road at 2 a.m., Feb. 25. Verizon was notified in order to determine if the wire needed to be repaired.

A tree fell on Overlook Road Feb. 25. At 4:30 a.m., patrol stood by until the highway department arrived to remove it. Highway workers also removed fallen trees from Tyler and Garden roads and Woods Lane the same day.

A bundle of telephone wires fell on Paddington Road Feb. 25. Police and highway workers removed the wires to make the road passable.

Police closed Walworth Avenue between Colvin Road and Brook Lane while a fallen electrical line was being address by Con Edison Feb. 25.

Fallen cable wires were resting on power lines across a Hillview Drive driveway Feb. 25. Police notified Con Edison and Cablevision and advised the resident to stay away from the wires.

The building department was notified about a tree that fell and struck a Popham Road house Feb. 25.
Police removed storm-damaged wires from Heathcote road and notified Verizon.

A car ran out of gas on Mamaroneck Road Feb. 26. Patrol helped the driver obtain gasoline and drive away.

A construction vehicle parked on Colvin Road created an obstruction of traffic flow Feb. 27. Police spoke with the vehicle's operator, who agreed to move the truck to a more suitable location.

A man reported to be sleeping in a red car parked on Olmsted Road was actually reading something on his phone while waiting for a friend to go walking Feb. 28.

Six cars accidents were reported in the village this week.

Noise
A Herkimer Road resident complained of noise from a construction site on the street Feb. 23. Patrol found a smoke detector in the dumpster and removed its battery to silence the device.

Village code
A group of home improvement contractors were going door-to-door, offering homeowners free estimates for projects Feb. 25. A Bradley Road resident reported their activities, and patrol caught up with one contractor from the group on Lyons Road. Patrol advised him and his boss that they needed a permit to solicit business in the village. They apologized and stopped their solicitation attempts.

A caller complained of a loud party on Kent Road at 1 a.m., Feb. 27. Police advised the homeowner, who was outside talking with several adults. They all agreed to go inside for the night.

Two signs, advertising a sports-related business and a gym, were respectively posted at Post Road and Boulevard Feb. 27 and Feb. 29. These signs were in violation of village code; so police removed them and issued summonses to the companies that posted them.

Lost and found
A woman brought a driver's license to headquarters that her husband found on the bike path of the Bronx River Parkway Feb. 22. Police contacted the owner, who said she had lost it while walking her dogs. She picked it up from headquarters.

On Feb. 24, a Paddington Road man reported his wife's platinum and diamond engagement ring was lost. He requested a report for insurance purposes only.

A woman found a wallet on Park Road while walking her dog Feb. 27. Police tried to contact the wallet's owner but were not successful. The wallet was vouchered at headquarters for safekeeping.
On Feb. 27, a woman brought a cell phone, found on Walworth Avenue, to headquarters. Police contacted the owner, who said he lost the phone while traveling from White Plains to his workplace in Hartsdale. Initially, the man could not produce ID to retrieve the phone. He left headquarters and returned with a Mexican passport. The name on the passport was different that the name provided to police. Because of the discrepancy, a background check was performed. It did not come back with any hits, despite the fact that the man said he had been arrested five times and served 40 days in Westchester County Jail. Police used photos and contact lists to verify that the phone actually belonged to the man. Later, an E-Justice inquiry was made using a different surname. A hit for a warrant came back with that name, but a different birthdate. The warrant was issued out of White Plains on Jan. 11, 2008.

Firefighters
Firefighters determined an odor inside a Clarence Road house was cause by a dead animal inside the walls Feb. 22. An exterminator was advised.

Firefighters notified Con Edison about a leaking gas valve on Palmer Avenue Feb. 22.

Firefighters helped a woman retrieve keys from a catch basin on East Parkway Feb. 22.

On Feb. 24 and 25, following high winds and storms, firefighters helped police and highway workers remove fallen wires from village roadways. They reported fallen utility wires to utility providers.

Firefighters notified Con Edison about an ongoing gas leak at the sanitation yard on Secor Road Feb. 24.

A tree fell on a Mamaroneck Road house Feb. 24. Firefighters checked the house and found minor plaster damage. They advised the homeowners to move their car to a side road, away from the fallen tree. No electrical or utility lines were affected.

Electrical wires were arcing on Sprague Road, due to high wind gusts, Feb. 24. Con Edison was notified.

Firefighters assisted police with a sump pump alarm in an Oneida Road house Feb. 25.

Firefighters and Con Edison workers checked a Penn Road house after a carbon monoxide alarm went off Feb. 25. The source was determined to be a faulty boiler. It was shut off and red-tagged. The resident was advised to call for service.

A gas odor in a Garden Road house was traced to a gasoline can in the garage Feb. 25.

A tree fell on a Popham Road house, taking down electrical service, damaging gutters and disturbing yard planting Feb. 25. Firefighters notified Con Edison and stood by to make sure the situation was safe. They advised the homeowner on a course of action.

Multiple gas leaks were discovered in the gas main for Village Hall Feb. 26. The main was shut off and locked, pending repairs.

Water was found running out the back door of a Stonewall Lane house and down a rear exterior staircase Feb. 26. Westchester Joint Waterworks responded and turned off the water supply at the curb box. A neighbor helped police contact a person associated with house, who said someone would respond to the house from New York City.

A gas leak was found in the sewer system on Greenacres Avenue Feb. 26. The highway department provided sewer maps, and Con Edison began addressing the situation. At least eleven houses were checked for possible gas migration. Firefighters assisted.

A commercial alarm summoned firefighters to the Golden Horseshoe Shopping Center Feb. 27. Firefighters found no gas readings or gas odors in the vicinity. Only an undetermined odor near a bathroom was detected.

A sewer backed up in a Sheldrake Road house Feb. 28. Firefighters advised the resident to call a plumber.

This week, firefighters responded to one false carbon monoxide alarm and 14 false fire alarms caused by device malfunction, cooking smoke, burnt food, pull station activation and dust.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Feb. 22-28 was compiled from official information.

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