Police Report: Homeowner Interrupts Attempted Burglary on Myrtledale Road

At approximately 9 p.m., Dec. 14, a Myrtledale Road homeowner came home from work and saw an unknown car parked in front of his house. He then noticed two people near his front bay window. One of the people quickly left the bushes, walked toward the car and fled south toward Mamaroneck Road. The other person, a man, was still on the homeowner's lawn. The man was described as a skinny, light-skinned, approximately 5'9" tall, with a small mustache and a dark jacket. The homeowner asked, "What are you doing there?" The man repeated several time that he was using the bathroom, before fleeing in the same direction as the car. A check of the house's perimeter revealed a broken storm window at the rear of the house. The home security system was not triggered, and it appeared as if the house had not been entered. Police brought in a canine unit from the Westchester County police department to aid in their investigation.

Dead on arrival
An adult child of a Palmer Avenue woman reported her mother passed away at home Dec. 12. A home health aide was present.

A woman, from Denver, Colorado, called police and asked them to check on her 77-year-old Vanderbilt Road mother Dec. 17. The daughter was concerned because she had been unable to make contact with her mother for the past 24 hours. Police went to the house, but it was locked. Then, a neighbor who had a key to the house offered to help. The neighbor said she had last seen the mother approximately two days ago, at which time the mother was "not doing well." The neighbor said the mother had been sick for a while. Police entered the house and found the mother unresponsive in bed. Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps pronounced her dead. Denver police were called to personally notify the daughter, who had originally called Scarsdale police. Bennett Funeral Home was called to make arrangements.

Check fraud
On Dec. 13, a Meadow Road woman reported a business check she had mailed to Optimum was stolen while in transit and made out to an unknown person for $900. The woman said she had mailed the check from a mailbox at Palmer Avenue and Heathcote Road. She informed the fraud department at Chase bank.

Identity theft
A Jefferson Road woman reported someone changed her address through the postal service without her knowledge or permission. She learned about it after receiving a confirmation letter from the post office Dec. 13. The new address was for a residential neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia. She went to the post office and corrected the matter. Police advised her to monitor her financial accounts as a precaution.

Domestic matter
A Quaker Ridge woman reported her father might have violated an Order of Protection by allegedly sending her a friend request on Facebook Dec. 15. Police looked into the complaint and discovered the Order of Protection was never served on the father and the Order of Protection had also expired. The woman said she had applied for an extension to the Order of Protection, but apparently it was never served either. Further investigation was required to determine the status of the Orders of Protection and to verify if the woman's father was the person who sent the Facebook request.

Taxi dispute
A Central Taxi dispatcher called police because of a dispute with an irate customer at 7:25 p.m., Dec. 16. The customer, a white man approximately 40 years-old, allegedly got angry when the dispatcher told him to wait in line for a cab, rather than ridein a cab that was immediately available but transporting other people. The man allegedly turned and walked away following the verbal altercation.

Wreath
On Dec. 12, a Heathcote Road homeowner reported he saw a heart-shaped wreath hanging from one of his trees. He had not placed it there and was concerned that someone was apparently on his property without his permission. Investigation showed the wreath was in poor condition and covered with dirt. Patrol asked the man if landscapers had recently worked on the property. The man confirmed that landscapers had recently worked at his house over the weekend, laying down new topsoil. It was thus determined that the landscapes found the wreath on the ground, assumed it belonged to the homeowner and hung it on the tree.

Where are you?
A Fox Meadow mother went to a Boulevard religious education school to pick up her 12-year-old daughter, but the daughter was not there Dec. 12. The mother reported the daughter as missing. While police were talking with the mother, the mother's neighbor called. The neighbor said the daughter was at her house. The daughter had apparently decided to walk home from religious education without informing her mother. The daughter became alarmed when no one was home and banged on the front door, which alerted the neighbor.

Assistance
An elderly resident of a Saxon Woods Road care facility called 911 Dec. 16. He said he was not in pain and did not need to go to the hospital. He said he wanted police to tell staff to attend to his needs. He said he was cold and wanted the temperature to be increased. Police reviewed other problem-solving options with the man, other than calling 911.

A person with a Scarsdale P.O. telephone number was making 911 calls to a Victims Assistance Helpline Dec. 17. Police notified Yonkers police, because the address was in their jurisdiction.

A Drake Road man said he noticed water coming out of a neighbor's pipe Dec. 18. The man turned off the water, left a note for his neighbor and informed police.

Keeping watch
At 4 p.m., Dec. 18, police received a call stating that the pharmacy on Spencer Place was left unlocked. Patrol contracted a key holder and stayed on scene until the key holder arrived, due to the presence of pharmaceutical products. The key holder checked the pharmacy and determined there were no signs of criminality. The door was secure upon departure.

Child welfare
A caller reported a man "beating children in the back of his car" in Balducci's parking lot on Palmer Avenue Dec. 18. Police conducted a traffic stop and informed the man, a village resident, about the complaint. The man said they were leaving the parking lot, and he was urging his family to "hurry up" so they would not be late for a holiday party. It was determined there had been no physical contact. The man was in the car with his wife and two older, adult children.

Damaged car
On Dec. 17, a Clarence Road driver reported his 2016 Ford Explorer had been struck by an unknown object while his car was stopped in traffic at Post Road and Boulevard Dec. 5. The object that damaged his hood was the result of debris from the explosion that destroyed a Boulevard house Dec. 5. The man said his insurance company requested a police report in order to process the claim.

Leaving scene of accident
On Dec. 18, a 17-year-old Cohawney Road boy attempted to turn left from Taunton Road onto East Taunton Road shortly after midnight. The boy's 2014 Infiniti drove off the roadway and struck a tree. The boy left the scene of the accident without reporting it. Police later arrived on the scene and towed the car to the police impound lot. The boy responded to headquarters and admitted to driving the car during the accident and leaving the scene. He was issued a summons for leaving the scene of an accident.

Cars and roadways
The highway department was notified about a branch resting on a low voltage wire on Walworth Avenue Dec. 13.

A caller reported a man in a white BMW with Florida license plates was offering to repair damage on cars in a Palmer Avenue parking lot Dec. 13. Police looked for the man but did not find him.

A car knocked over a scooter parked on Depot Place, and the driver left the scene Dec. 13.

A man sitting in a car on Dell Road was a worker, from a nearby job site, having lunch in his vehicle Dec. 13.
On Dec. 14, a car carrier semi-truck was parked, obstructing traffic, on Heathcote Road. Police asked the driver to park his truck on Morris Lane while making auto pickups.

Police issued a citation to the registered owner of a car parked in violation of a three-hour restriction on Highland Way Dec. 15.

Police issued summonses to the drivers of three cars that passed a school bus discharging passengers with the bus's lights flashing on Popham Road Dec. 16.

Police set up flares around a disabled car with a broken axle on Crane Road Dec. 17.

Police notified the highway department about low hanging branches over Popham Road Dec. 17.

Heathcote Gulf changed a flat tire on a disabled car at Claremont Road and Walworth Avenue Dec. 18. Police stood by and directed traffic around the exercise.
This week, seven car accidents were reported in the village.

Dogs
A Black Birch Lane man said he was walking his dog and a neighbor's dog ran off its porch, jumped at his dog and attempted to bite it Dec. 13. An examination of the dog and the man revealed that neither of them sustained injuries. Patrol spoke to the owner of the offending dog. He apologized and said his dog was inadvertently let outside by his elderly parents. Patrol advised him to be more vigilant with the dog in the future.

A loose white dog was reported at Weaver Street and Crossway at 1 a.m., Dec. 17. The owner retrieved the dog before police arrived.

Civil matter
On Dec. 12, a Wildwood Road man reported a dispute with a contractor who had been working on his driveway, a wall and some other projects. The man said the contractor had added costs to the contract and had disregarded some of the contract's terms. In the presence of police, the man sent a text to the contractor stating that the contractor was not welcome at the man's house anymore. Police advised the man to contact them if the situation worsened or became criminal in nature.

Complaint
On Dec. 13, a woman reported displeasure with the landscaping company contracted by the village. She said workers were blowing leaves from one side of Fenimore Road to the other and blowing leaves onto her car. Police advised her to discuss her concerns with the Village Parks and Recreation department.

Court papers
A process server attempting to serve a civil court summons to a man knocked on a Spier Road door Dec. 14. The resident was the father-in-law of the man. He said his son-in-law did not live at his house and had never lived at his house.

Village code
An advertising sign was illegally posted at Heathcote Road and Morris Lane by a tutoring company Dec. 16. Police removed it and mailed a summons to the company that posted it.

Lost and found
On Dec. 12, a Dickel Road woman reported losing her Attorney Secure Pass in the village on or around Dec. 10. She needed a police report for replacement.

Firefighters
Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a carbon monoxide leak from a boiler in a Rural Drive house Dec. 12.

A pot left cooking on a stove in a Gilmore Court house activated a smoke detector Dec. 12. The resident extinguished the fire and put the pot outside before firefighters arrived. There was no extension of damage caused by flame beyond the pot.
A stove malfunctioned in a Wildwood Road house Dec. 13. Con Edison shut down the gas and firefighters unplugged the stove. Replacement was recommended.
Con Edison checked a Clarence Road houses for gas after gas readings were found nearby at an outdoor gas vent Dec. 13.
A Hampton Road child accidentally locked himself inside a bathroom Dec. 13. Police and firefighters responded. The child was released unharmed.
Smoke on Olmstead Road was the result of a paving company using a burning bucket to clean tools Dec. 13. Everything was deemed to be under control.
A light "too large and too close to the Christmas tree" charred the wood of a Christmas decoration in a Ferncliff Road house Dec. 14. Firefighters shut of the light fixture and removed the Christmas decoration from the house.
A person got stuck in an elevator inside a Christie Place building Dec. 16. Firefighters noticed an unplugged vacuum cleaner cord stuck in the elevator door, which contributed to the problem. They released the person stuck in the elevator and got the cord out as well.
A boiler overheated in a Hampton Road house, releasing steam into the basement Dec. 16. Firefighters shut off the boiler and ventilated the basement.
A car warming up in a Broadmoor Road garage released carbon monoxide into the house Dec. 17. Firefighters ventilated the house and advised the resident to warm up the car outside in the future.
Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a gas leak from a Parkfield Road curb box Dec. 17.
Firefighters stood by for Con Edison at a Boulevard house with a leaking gas meter Dec. 17.
This week, firefighters assisted at one car accident. They responded to three false carbon monoxide alarms and 10 false fire alarms caused by device malfunction, changing batteries, cooking smoke, maintenance work, construction dust and candle smoke.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Dec. 12-18 was compiled from official information.

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