A Hoarder, An Armed Man and A Lady of the Night

A woman called police on 7/12 to ask them to check on her 80 year-old mothers, after she was unable to reach her for several days. Police knocked on the door of the Popham Road apartment at the address provided by the daughter but there was no answer. They asked the landlord to help them open the door, and when they did they found that they could only open it about six inches, because debris was blocking the door.

The scantily dressed resident did appear and said that she did not hear the knocking due to the air conditioner. The entire apartment was overtaken with debris, almost piled up to the ceiling in some spots and three feet deep in others. There was little room to navigate. The apartment was very hot but the woman claimed to be fine and said she was eating and drinking.

Police left the apartment and called back the daughter who said she was aware of her mother’s hoarding issue. Police gave the daughter the number of Scarsdale and Edgemont Family Counseling and advised the daughter that the apartment needed to be cleaned up. Police will do a follow-up visit in two weeks and have notified the Fire Department.

In a similar incident on 7/12, police were called to check on a Bradford Road woman when her daughter could not reach her by phone. No one answered the door at the home and police could not see the woman through the windows. The Fire Department arrived and forced their way in via the patio where they damaged a glass pane on the patio door. The woman was not home and subsequently drove up in her car and appeared to be fine.

Thefts: A Carthage Road woman, whose home is for sale, reported that jewelry, valued at $2000 had been taken from her home sometime between May 27 and July 16. A rear basement door was found to be pried open and the knob was removed. Though house had not been tossed but the woman’s jewelry bags had been opened and emptied.

A Tewkesbury Road woman donated 200 books to the Scarsdale Library on July 5th. On July 8th, she realized that one of the books that she had given away was actually a fake book that she used to store and conceal her jewelry. She went back to the library and reported what had happened, but got word from the library on July 9th that the book was found empty. Missing, was over $10,000 in jewelry, including a diamond wedding band and pearls.

A woman had her purse including ids, cash a credit card and keys stolen from IHM on July 15th. She had placed her bag under a chair in the adoration chapel and when she returned it was gone.

Cohawney Road residents awoke on the morning of July 12th and found that their 2010 red Lexus was missing from the driveway. Also gone, were cd’s, a gift card, sunglasses, umbrellas and an Apple iTouch that had been stored in the car. The car was locked and the owner has both sets of keys and did not hear anything unusual during the night.

Lost and found: Two young children were found unattended on Palmer Avenue on the afternoon of July 15th. Police learned that they lived on Mamaroneck Avenue and found their father searching for the children. They had been playing in a fenced in yard, but decided to leave a note to say they were leaving home. When the father found the note he dialed 911 but was reunited with his kids.

A blue Pacific bicycle was found in the yard of Post Road home on the night of July 15. The bike is being stored by the Scarsdale police.

Harassed: A Harvest Drive woman received some disturbing phone calls on the night of July 12th. When she picked up the phone she heard young adults imitating babies, and the caller knew both the woman and her son’s names.

Brooklyn resident Jessica Wisloski and a passenger were travelling on Heathcote Road on the afternoon of 7/13 when they were followed and honked at by a man in a gray Toyota. When they stopped at an intersection, the man got out of his car and yelled, “what are you doing, you guys can get arrested.” The complainants only wished to document the event.

A driver got stuck in the parking lot under CVS on Popham Road on 7/13 when the traffic arm got stuck. When police arrived, the arm had been fixed.

On 7/15 a Carthage Road man found tree branches resting on a power line on his property. A tree had been cut down but branches were left on the lines. Police contacted Con Edison who said that they were working in the area the previous day and may have cut the tree in an attempt to fix a power outage. Con Ed did not plan to return and remove the branches and advised the resident that it was his responsibility to do so.

Scammers contacted an Edgewood woman on 7/14 and claimed that she owed 800 Euros on her MasterCard. The woman did not have a MasterCard and thought the callers may have been attempting to get her personal information.

Water was reported to be seeping from a crack in the road in front of a Tunstall Road home on July 14th. The steady stream of water was reported to the Highway Department and cones were placed in the area as a precaution.

Water was also found to be spraying from a broken line on Walworth Avenue on the night of 7/17. The homeowner reported that the Village had damaged a sprinkler line when they removed a tree, and said that she would have it fixed.

An area resident called police to report a violation of the water restrictions on Ferncliff Road, where watering is permitted on Tuesdays and Fridays. Police spoke to the homeowner who was unaware of the restrictions and agreed to turn off the water.

Anyone there? Police responded to a report of a house with an open front door on Bell Road on the morning of 7/15. The door was wide open and it appeared that no one was home. Police checked the home and found a man in the basement. He told police that he works for the homeowners.

Abandoned car: The owner of the service station at 1 Palmer Avenue called police to say that a woman from Maine had left her 1998 green Ford Windstar at his station on 6/29 and failed to come back to retrieve it. The woman had the car towed to the station and agreed to have the fuel pump replaced. She later called the station and asked them to stop work on the car and said she would send a tow truck to retrieve it. On July 3rd she returned to take something out of the car but has not been back since. The station owner has been unable to reach her and police advised him that this is a civil matter.

Naptime: Police received a call to report that a woman was lying on Lyons Road at noon on 7/16. They found 90 year-old Ms. Li lying in the street on Lyons Road. She said that she got tired while out walking and decided to take a break.

A large tree branch fell off a village-owned tree and damaged an Ogden Road homeowner’s light fixture on July 17th.

An unknown car rode over Belgian block, arborvitaes and grass at a Palmer Road home and damaged the landscaping on July 13.

A loud keg party on Ogden Road was broken up at 1 am on July 12th. Police gave one boy a summons for underage drinking when he admitted that he brought the keg to the bash.

At 6:40 am on 7/18 a Tompkins Road man reported that someone in a passing car had thrown white kitchen garbage bags containing garbage and beer cans onto his front lawn. He heard the sound of a car speeding away shortly before he discovered the garbage.

Edgemont and Greenburgh:

Fox on the roof: A fox was found on the roof of a Glendale Road home at 7 pm on July 13th. Police shot a pepper ball round at the fox that jumped off the roof and ran into the woods. Police searched the area for the animal but were unable to find it.

On the afternoon of July 14th an employee of Harmon on Central Avenue reported a possible larceny. Two female customers were leaving the store with the alarm when off. The employee asked the women to stop so that she could check their bags but they left the store and got into a gray Honda and went south on Central Avenue. The employee did not know if any merchandise was missing.

Armed: An armed prison guard was caught shoplifting at Marshalls at 6 pm on July 16th. Security caught the man taking property on video and leaving the store with concealed merchandise. When the security officer asked the offender for I’d., the man said he was a federal officer with the Department of Corrections. He lifted his shirt to show a firearm in his waistband. The firearm was seized the man was taken to Greenburgh Police Headquarters for booking.

Prostitute: The Greenburgh Drug and Alcohol Task Force arrested a 44 year-old Flushing woman for prostitution at 100 North Central Avenue in Hartsdale after a short investigation. The woman agreed to engage in oral sex with an undercover police office for a fee of $100. She was arrested and taken to Greenburgh Police headquarters where she was booked, mugged, printed and released for a 7/23 court date.

A Mt. Vernon woman’s wallet was stolen from her bag while she was at the Spotlight Café on Sunday night 7/18. She lost her wallet, credit and debit cards.

Feuding Roommates: A Poe Street man reported that another resident of his Hartsdale home harassed him on July 18th.. The woman hit him in the back and stomach, shut a laptop on his hand, locked him in the bathroom and said “I hope you die.”

Neighbors on Elizabeth Street argued about a property line on July 13th. One man threw a sign that the other had posted into the woods. The man also claimed that his neighbor had thrown 10-12 foot long bamboo branches and grass clippings onto his property.