Police Report: Pranksters Drive on Fox Meadow Field

Arrest on warrant: On Feb. 22, Akeim Blake, 22, of Yonkers, surrendered at headquarters and was arrested on the strength of an active arrest warrant related to an unresolved vehicle and traffic offense issue dating back to 2017. Blake paid $100 cash bail and was instructed to appear at Scarsdale Village Court.

D.O.A.
A 92-year-old Saxon Woods Road woman died at home in her sleep Feb. 20.

A 93-year-old Bell Road man fell on the basement stairs in his house and died Feb. 20.

Criminal mischief
On Feb. 19, a school official reported that someone drove a car onto the Fox Meadow School field, on Brewster Road, made several looping patterns with tire tracks and caused approximately $5,000 in damage to the lawn.

Dispute
A taxi driver picked up a woman in Manhattan and drove her to a Fairview Court house, where a relative of the passenger allegedly lived. The woman said she had no money to pay the driver but would get some money from her relative inside the house. The driver called police, and police stood by while the relative made payment.

Help
One village resident went to headquarters and turned in a firearm for safekeeping Dec. 19.

Police checked the perimeter of a Myrtledale Road house after the homeowner reported someone rang her doorbell at 12:45 a.m., Feb. 20. Police found no sign of suspicious activity.

On Feb. 22, police stood by while a man removed his belongings from a Fox Meadow Road house, as per an order issued in family court.

A Lawrence Road resident returned home after a few days and noticed his screen door was open Feb. 23. He called police and said he did not believe he left the door that way.

Cars and roadways
A truck got stuck on a Brown Road property Feb. 20. The driver was able to release the truck with the assistance of some construction workers who were on a nearby job site.

Police notified Con Edison and the highway department about a large fallen tree limb on Rural Drive Feb. 21. The limb damaged a transformer.

Police and highway workers removed fallen branches from Mamaroneck and Tompkins roads Feb. 21.

Con Edison was informed about a fallen tree branch in wires on Brite Avenue and Tory Lane Feb. 21.

A barricade for falling ice was set up at Popham and Garth roads Feb. 21.

On Feb. 22, police conducted a traffic stop on Weaver Street and issued a Bronx driver summonses for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended registration, operating a motor vehicle without insurance, aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and third-degree unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. The car was towed to the driver’s workplace in Scarsdale, and police removed the car’s license plates.

On Feb. 22, police notified the highway department about pothole complaints on Sycamore and Spier roads and placed a traffic cone inside one of the potholes.

Police notified Verizon about a fallen cable wire on Weaver Street Feb. 22.

Police placed a traffic cone inside a large pothole on Sheldrake Road and notified the highway department Feb. 23.

Three car accidents were reported in the village this week.

Village code
On Feb. 23, a caller complained of noise coming from a job site on Park Road at 9 a.m. Police went to the scene and advised the workers about village code. The workers were told they could only start work at 10 a.m. that day. They ceased work and said they would wait until 10 a.m. to begin.

Lost and found
On Feb. 20, a Lawrence Road woman reported she noticed her wallet was missing from her purse on Feb. 17. She last saw the wallet when she used it on Feb. 16. It contained a Social Security card, driver’s license, credit cards and a small amount of cash. All the cards were cancelled.

A Walworth Avenue passenger in an Uber found a wallet in the car and notified police Feb. 21. The Uber driver used a photo ID in the wallet to identify the owner as his last passenger, a man who had been dropped off in the Bronx. The Uber driver sent the passenger an alert about the wallet, and police took the wallet for safekeeping, pending pickup.

Firefighters
On Feb. 20, firefighters assisted at a car accident involving a pole and fire hydrant on Greenacres Avenue.

On Feb. 21, firefighters responded to a gas odor in the basement of a Stratton Road house. The burner shut down, and was gas shut to unit due to a damaged flue pipe. Con Edison was called to the scene.

On Feb. 22, firefighters called Con Edison about a possible interior gas leak on Gaylor Road. A leak was detected at the meter in the basement.

A child accidentally got locked in a Cohawney Road bedroom Feb. 22. Firefighters were able to open the door without causing any damage. The child was released unharmed.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Feb. 19-24 has been compiled from official information.

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