Fights, Feuds, Car Thefts and a Missing Playstation from the Scarsdale Police

More thefts from cars, a drunk driver, vandalism and feuds marked this past week in Scarsdale.: A young lady from New Jersey who was attending a party on Kelwynne Road on Saturday returned to her car at 7:15 pm and found that the passenger side window was shattered. Her wallet, containing her license, high school i.d. and $50 as well as her house key had been taken.

A car parked in an Olmstead Road driveway was entered during the night of 6/8-6/9. The owners found the trunk open and two pairs of Chanel sunglasses and a Canon camera had been taken from the car.

A Magellan GPS unit was taken from a Toyota Sienna parked at a Farley Road home sometime between 6/1 and 6/5. There was no damage to the car.

A cell phone, valued at $500, was stolen from the Teen Center on Scarsdale Avenue on the night of June 10th. The phone belonged to a Garth Road boy who had left the phone at the front desk as security when he borrowed a video game at the Center. When he came back to return the game, his phone was gone.

Drunk Driver: Police stopped a 2004 Mercedes driven by a Connecticut woman at Wildwood and Secor Roads at 10 pm on 6/13 when the car was drifting into the oncoming lane. Police noticed a strong smell of liquor on the defendant’s breath and asked the driver if she had been drinking. The driver, who was identified as Ruth Kukat of Riverside, CT, claimed that she had three glasses of wine five hours earlier. The officer administered sobriety tests and the woman failed to recite the alphabet from the letter F to the letter M. She was asked to get out of her car and walked unsteadily. An alco-sensor test detected alcohol on her breath and Ms. Kukat was handcuffed and taken to the police station for booking. She was given an appearance ticket and released to a friend.

Vandalism: The Ginsburg Development Corporation sales office at the corner of Chase Road and Christie Place was damaged sometime between 6/2 and 6/11. Two rocks had been thrown through the windows of the glass doors and a chain fence had been torn up. The words “GDC Sucks” were painted in white on the fence. Construction forman Scott Haven suspected that the incident may have been related to an ongoing dispute GDC is having with residents of the Chateaux Apartments.

A large block of cement was thrown through the rear window of a 2001 Hyundai parked on Clarence Road during the night of 6/8-6/9. The rear window was shattered and the front dashboard was damaged.

Nelson Road residents found that someone had painted numbers, from 1 to 25 on their stone walkway. The numbering could not be removed with a cleanser.

The blue and white recycle garbage can at Correll Park was spraypainted with the letters RAWS. The report was made on 6/12.

Fraud: On 6/8 John Smullen of Tunstall Road reported that he had been the victim of fraud. Someone deposited a check for $5,470 made out to him in a Chase Branch in Shelton, Ct. The person then withdrew $3,400 from the same account showing Smullen’s driver’s license as identification. However the deposit turned out to be fraudulent and Chase billed Smullen for $5,470 for uncollected funds.

Harrassed: A 25 year-old Corell Road woman reported that her ex-boyfriend was sending her threatening text messages and emails. In one of the messages, the boyfriend threatened to hurt her if he saw her. Rather than take legal action, the woman wished to work it out with the mother of the ex-boyfriend.

Montrose Road residents came to Police to report receipt of a disturbing 10 page letter . The contents of the letter were not released.

A resident of Search for Change at 1241 Post Road reported that she is being harassed by Sal DiGregorio of Harrison. She shares a taxi with the man enroute to drug treatment every week and also gave him a cat. DiGregorio has been calling her mother’s home repeatedly and texting her about the cat. Police recommended that the woman stop sharing cabs with DiGregorio.

Arrests: Michael Nunez of Suffern was turned over to Scarsdale Police by Rockland Police on June 9th. Nunez had an active warrant in Scarsdale for going through a red light.

Oscar Puma of Yonkers was also turned over to Scarsdale Police on June 9 to be booked for an outstanding bench warrant dating back to September 2009.

Disappointed: A Lockwood Road boy called police on Tuesday night 6/8 when he was not able to find his Sony Playstation and suspected that his mother had hidden it from him. His mother is currently convalescing in the hospital. The boy’s older brother was also at home and tried to explain to his younger brother that he should not have called the police. Since the boy was so upset, the Sargeant offered to take him out for ice cream in the village to help him forget about his video game.

Feud: Neighbors at Colonial and Mayflower Roads continued to fight about tree removal. One neighbor was unhappy that branches that extended over her neighbor’s property line were being pruned. The residents were advised to call Village Hall to clarify the law and settle their differences.

Dog fights: A Coralyn Road woman called to complain that her dog had been bitten by dogs owned by the Dorfs of Vernon Road. The Dorfs provided the vaccination and license information for her dogs and agreed to pay all costs associated with the attack.

Police received a noise complaint on Richbell Road and found Mrs. Frankel of 17 Richbell Road listening to the news from her car radio as she was painting a picture outside. Police advised her of the complaint.

Found: A brown wallet belonging to a Cos Cob man was found on Chase Road at Christie Place on the afternoon of 6/11 and turned over to Scarsdale police.

A gray Anza bicycle was found in front of 261 Nelson Road on June 12. The bicycle was tagged and left with police for safekeeping.