Burglars Strike Again on Wildwood and Paddington Roads

A Wildwood Road house was burglarized sometime between Oct. 26 and Nov. 8. The homeowners were on vacation during that time period. When they returned home, they noticed a side door open and the interior of the house disturbed. Detectives investigated the house and found an open rear window. The homeowners said they probably left the window unlocked. The rear window was determined to be the burglar's entry point, and the side kitchen door was determined to be the exit point. A bedroom and office on the main floor and two second-floor bedrooms were heavily ransacked. Cash and jewelry were stolen. The house did not have a functioning alarm system, and no lights had been left on. Mail piling up on the kitchen floor could be seen through the side kitchen door.

A glass break alarm alerted police to a burglary in a Paddington Road house Nov. 11. On scene, police saw a rear door shattered and established a perimeter around the house and searched it for possible suspects. Investigation showed no one was on scene. According to police, "The perpetrator used patio furniture to break glass on a rear door, which in turn set off the alarm. It does not appear [the perpetrator] entered the house, and the homeowners did not find anything missed." The incident is currently being investigated by detectives. During their initial investigation, a Berwick Road woman told officers she had seen a white man outside the house, looking in windows, around 7:45 p.m.. She said she had seen the man while she was driving down the street on her way to dinner.

Stolen
On Nov. 8, a Highview Road man reported his $1,100 blue Kona Sutra bicycle was reported from a Depot Place bike rack Nov. 7. The bike's lock was also gone.

Car break-ins
On Nov. 7, two residents called headquarters to report that their cars had been broken into overnight. Neither wanted to file an official police report. Each resident stated nothing had been taken from the car, but the contents of the glove box and center console had been removed and dumped onto the front seats.

Arrest on warrant
On Nov. 9, Lloid Whea, 31, of Staten Island, surrendered himself on the strength of an active bench warrant issued out of traffic court on August 1, 2012. He was released on $100 cash bail and ordered to return to court on Nov. 23.

Politics
A Woodland Place man reported someone removed a "Trump/Pence 2016" sign from his lawn sometime between Nov. 6 and Nov. 7. There were no discernable footprints in the yard. A wooden pole on which the sign had been erected was found in the man's driveway, approximately 50 feet from where the sign had been placed in the yard.

Lost child
A caller reported finding a lost child wandering in the street at Heathcote and Brookby roads Nov. 8. Upon arrival, patrol located and spoke with the child's mother, who said her child had walked away from her house. Patrol determined this was an isolated incident. No further police action was required.

Hacked
On Nov. 8, a Herkimer Road business owner reported her business Twitter account had been hacked. She said she changed all of her passwords and reached out to Twitter.

Welfare check
On Nov. 9, police assisted Adult Protective Services perform a welfare check on a Chateaux Circle man. Everything was in good order with the man, and he did not require any assistance.

Disorderly conduct
On Nov. 9, an employee of a Saxon Woods Road facility reported a white man was outside the facility, "making a lot of noise and causing a scene." The man, who has special needs, was known to the employees of the facility. The man came to visit his grandfather, who resides at the facility. Patrol called the man's mother, who subsequently picked him up.

Construction
A Wildwood Road resident reported he was unhappy with the way a contractor was working at a neighbor's job site Nov. 10. Specifically, the resident accused the contractor of removing rocks from his property and leaving debris on his walkway, near his mailbox and on top of walkway light fixtures. Patrol advised the man that the rocks which were allegedly removed were in a strip of Village property adjacent to the street. The man was advised he could contact the Village building department about the rocks. The resident requested that police document the incident for possible civil follow-up.

Taxi
A Central Taxi dispatcher called 911, stating a customer was threatening his life Nov. 11. After police arrived, the dispatcher said no one threatened his life. He said he called for assistance regarding an Uber driver who "would not move his vehicle." The Uber driver was gone when police arrived.

Pedestrian hit
At 9:30 a.m., Nov. 7, a pedestrian was struck by a car in the intersection of Popham Road and Depot Place.

Cars and roadways
A fallen tree was removed from Weaver Street and Bypass Nov. 11.

High winds caused a stroller to roll into a parked car on Palmer Avenue Nov. 11. The owner of the car said the stroller caused several dents and scratches on his car's side quarter panel. The owners of the car and stroller decided to handle the accident themselves.

Nine car accidents were reported in the village this week.

Kids
A caller reported kids throwing bottles on Wilmot Road at 8 p.m., Nov. 7. Responding officers did not see any bottles in the road – only a spilled can of soda.

A Sylvan Lane woman reported kids ran through her yard and were being loud in Corell Park at 9 p.m., Nov. 7. When police arrived on scene, no one was there.

Patrol asked four young people, on Crest Lane, to keep their music level low after a neighbor complained of noise at 11:30 p.m., Nov. 7.

Animals
On Nov. 8, a Paddington Road resident reported seeing a fox in her yard. It ran away, into high brush, when police arrived.

A loose white dog wearing a collar and tags was found on Heathcote Road Nov. 8. Police called New Rochelle Humane Society for pickup.

A resident found a loose dog on Eton Road and brought it to headquarters Nov. 10. Patrol contacted its foster owner, who picked up the dog.

A Kelwynne Road homeowner saw a coyote in her yard Nov. 10. It was gone when police arrived.

A driver struck a deer on Post Road, near the intersection of Richbell Road at 10 a.m., Nov. 11. The deer was declared dead after patrol arrived. Its carcass was removed by the sanitation department. The driver's car sustained minor damage to the right front headlight.

A neighbor complained about a barking dog on Madison Avenue Nov. 12. The dog was quiet when patrol arrived. Patrol heard "minimal intermittent barking" only after patrol accidentally disturbed the dog. Patrol contacted the owner, who came home and put the dog in the house.

Village code
On Nov. 10, police issued a Sharon Lane landscaper a summons for simultaneously using two leaf blowers in close proximity.

Lost and found
A woman came to headquarters to report losing her iPhone in the village's business district Nov. 8. The value of the iPhone was estimated at $700 - $800.

Firefighters
On Nov. 7, a contractor hit a gas main while performing work on Foxhall Place. Police diverted traffic from the area while firefighters and Con Edison addressed the leak and checked nearby houses for gas migration.

A reported odor of sulfur at the corner of Popham and Taunton roads was found to be a smell of standing water emanating from the pond at Taunton and Tisdale roads Nov. 8.

Elevated levels of carbon monoxide were found in a Benedict Avenue house Nov. 8. Firefighters shut down HVAC units and Con Edison investigated the house to find the source. The resident was advised to call for service of the HVAC system.

Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a natural gas leak at a Donellan Road construction site Nov. 8. Con Edison requested that the contractor responsible for the job site respond to the scene.

A gasoline odor in a Heathcote Road basement was caused by landscapers refueling equipment outside the house Nov. 9.

Firefighters coiled a fallen cable wire and hung it on an Elm Road utility pole Nov. 10.

Smoke entered a Nelson Road house because a chimney was not drafting properly Nov. 10. Firefighters advised the resident to service the fireplace and chimney.

The electric igniter on a gas cooktop shorted and would not shut off in a Brown Road house Nov. 11. Firefighters unplugged the appliance and advised to have it serviced.

Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a leaking gas meter on Post Road Nov. 12.

A spilled gasoline can caused a gas odor in a Graham Road garage Nov. 12. Firefighters advised the homeowner to store the gasoline cans in the shed.

The Christie Place parking garage's elevator got stuck Nov. 13. Firefighters and police manipulated the elevator to return to the basement level, and they opened the doors to release people who had been stuck inside the elevator. Everyone was released unharmed.

An electrical burning smell in a Brewster Road house was caused by an overheated light fixture Nov. 13. Firefighters de-energized the fixture and advised that an electrician should repair it.

This week, firefighters assisted at four car accidents on parkways and in the village. They responded to two false carbon monoxide alarms and 13 false fire alarms caused by device malfunction, construction dust, cooking smoke, a burnt bagel, a stream leak from a boiler pipe and shower steam.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Nov. 7-13 has been compiled from official information.

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