Pedestrian Mugged and More from the Police

Scarsdale Police Report: A 49 year-old woman, walking from the train on Monday night at 7:16 pm was approached from behind in front of 110 Walworth. Two women pulled her coat over her head and snatched her purse. Once they had her bag they fled into a waiting car and sped away on Walworth towards White Plains. The victim described the car as an old light blue car with a rusted hood.

Fortunately the woman was not injured, but she is now without her bag, wallet, $60 in cash, license, credit cards and identification. The robbery is under investigation by the Scarsdale police, who asks anyone with information about the incident to get in touch with them.

Accidents: Samara Solan-Weinberg of Briarcliff Manor caused big damage on Monday 4-5 when her 2009 Mazda hit a curb in front of 199 Heathcote Road. The car hit the curb, drove up onto the sidewalk, struck a tree and then simultaneously hit a utility pole and a fire hydrant. The utility pole split in two and the top half fell on the car. The fire hydrant was also dislodged and water poured out around the car. Con Edison was called to remove the pole and disable the lines and the Water Department turned off the valve to the hydrant. An ambulance arrived but the driver refused medical attention. The cause of the accident? The driver thinks she may have fallen asleep at the wheel.

An 89 year-old driver ran a red light and hit another car at the intersection of Morris Lane and Heathcote Road on 3:50 pm on 4-08. Bernice Clyman, the elderly man’s wife, was injured and taken to White Plains Hospital emergency room. Following the accident, both cars were towed.

Robert Ficchi, age 55 of Yonkers was hit by a car at the intersection of Chase and Popham Roads on Monday 4-5 around 2 pm. He was crossing Popham Road when a car turning left from Chase Road struck the man, who was not in the cross walk.

Mischief: Youths climbed on the roof of the Scarsdale Post Office on Chase Road at 8 m on 4-10. Police got a call, came to investigate and ordered the kids off the roof. They were brought to police headquarters where their parents were called to retrieve them.

A party was broken up on Kent Road at 9 pm on Saturday night 4/10. Police found a large group of kids running from the yard, dropping beer cans in the road. Police spoke to the homeowner who said that his daughter had invited several friends for a barbeque but that many uninvited guests had shown up as well. The father asked the unwanted guests to leave and they complied.

A 21 year-old Scarsdale girl came to headquarters on 4-9 to report online harassment by a former schoolmate from Mamaroneck. The Mamaroneck girl has posted messages on the Scarsdale girl’s Facebook page threatening to kill her. The girl does not know why her classmate is doing this. Police will follow-up and intervene.

A Morris Lane man reported that his home had been egged on Friday night 4-9 at 10:30 pm

A woman was found asleep on a bench at a Kelwynne Road home on the morning of April 8. The homeowner called the police but in the interim the sleeping woman was awakened by the opening of the garage door and left the premises.

A 21 year-old Scarsdale girl unwittingly provided personal information including her social security number and ATM pin number in response to an email phishing scam. Though there did not appear to be fraud on the accounts, the girl’s bank account was frozen and she cancelled her credit cards.

Angry: Village Assistant Court Clerk called police to document an incident with an irate resident who appeared at Village Hall to pay a fine. The man sent in a check to pay the fine, but since it was a personal check it was not accepted. In the interim the fine amount went up. He told the clerk, “I’m gonna get you.” Police contacted the man and he apologized for becoming angry and denied making the threat.

An angry Mount Vernon woman was unable to withdraw funds from her account at the Bank of America on Christie Place due to a block on her ATM card on 4-10. Though the bank manager was trying to help her, she became agitated as she thought it was taking too long. Police managed to calm her down until the problem could be resolved.

A Scarsdale man refused to get off a bus that was not in service around 5 pm on 4-10. Paratransit called police to coax the man off, and they were successful.

Locked Out: A Saxon Woods Road babysitter called police on 4-7 after she took the children outside to play and was inadvertently locked out of the house. Police were able to get in through a window without damaging the frame to let them back in.

Police were called by an Edgewood woman on April 6th to report that her ex-husband had entered her home without her permission and taken some family pictures.

Graffiti was found spray painted on a traffic signal box on Weaver Street on April 10th. The Department of Transportation in Hawthorne was notified.

Greenburgh Police Report:

Westchester Greenhouse Robbed: On the morning of April 9th, the owner of Westchester Greenhouse on Secor Road found that an intruder had broken into the greenhouse office. The lock on the door had been cut, a locked cabinet was open, and keys to the trucks were missing. Equipment valued at $6,900 had been taken from the truck trailer. The owner reported that a former employee who had been fired for stealing may have been involved.

Egged: Dorothy Sargeant of White Plains came outside her Broadview Avenue home on 4/10 to find that eggs had been thrown at her BMW and someone had left a can of beans in her driveway.

Caught: Glendaliz Santiago, the security officer at T.J. Maxx in Hartsdale, caught Mary Santiago, age 52 of Yonkers concealing merchandise in her handbag. Santiago paid for the items in her shopping cart and then left the store with stolen merchandise totalling $128 in her purse. The security officer stopped her, recovered the merchandise and called police who took Santiago to headquarters for booking on 4/10.