House Entered: Purse, Keys and Car Stolen on Hanover Road

Stolen cars: On the evening of Dec. 3, a Hanover Road resident reported her BMW X7, Valued at $100,000 had been stolen from her driveway. Her purse and key fob were also reported missing from the house. The front and rear doors of the house had been left unlocked during the hours of 3 – 9 pm, when the theft occurred.

A caller reported his GPS monitoring device was pinging his stolen car’s location in the Village near Hanover Road Dec. 3. Police went to the location, but the car was no longer there.

White Plains Man Arrested Twice In One Week
On Nov. 29, police arrested David G. Metsch, 34, of White Plains, on the strength of an arrest warrant, issued out of Scarsdale for failure to appear on a previous aggravated harassment charge. Following arrest processing, Metsch was released on his own recognizance and ordered to appear on Dec. 7. On Dec. 2, police arrested David G. Metsch, 34, of White Plains, again after he turned himself in to White Plains police for violating an order of protection. He was remanded to Westchester County Jail.

Stolen purse
A woman reported her purse was stolen from her car while she was parked at the Scarsdale track Dec. 2. The perpetrator smashed a car window to steal the purse from the car, which was locked.

Package theft
On Nov. 28, a Gatehouse Road resident reported that two Amazon packages were stolen from his front porch two days ago.

ID theft
A Park Road resident reported being the victim of identity theft Nov. 30. He received an email alleging to be from a representative of a company that sells office supplies. He supplied banking information via the email and authorized a down payment. Afterward, he realized $20,000 was stolen from his account.

On Dec. 1, a Lyons Road man walked into headquarters and reported someone used his personal information to attempt to open a line of credit at Bank of America.

Mischief
A Lyons Road woman reported that someone cut outside wires to her holiday lights outside her house Nov. 28. Police examined the wire and noticed a section was cut out in two places. Police canvassed the neighborhood for any surveillance cameras to aid in their investigation.

Help
A Scarsdale Avenue employee asked police to walk her to her car after she locked up for the night, due to concerns about a person who called repeatedly during the day for no legitimate reason Nov. 29.

Politics
Police were called to mediate a dispute between two men arguing about “Russian politics” on Madison Road. They were gone when police arrived.

Domestic matters
Police intervened in a domestic encounter in Edgewood after a wife called to report that her husband came home and started slamming things around and causing a ruckus Nov 30. Later the wife called back to report her husband was calling her names and threatening to videotape her. When police arrived, the wife said she was trying to sleep and her husband was making to much noise. He was eating dinner in the kitchen. He said he would take the dog out for a walk while his wife tried to sleep. On Dec. 1, police came to the house again when the husband called to report his wife was out of control. They said there had been a verbal argument, but they were under control when police arrived.

On Dec. 5, at 1 a.m., a Greenburgh police requested a welfare check of a girl staying at a Greenacres Avenue house. The girl allegedly left her house during a domestic incident and Greenburgh police wanted to make sure she was ok. She was fine and said she preferred to spend the night at the Greenacres Avenue house.

Noise
Possible gunshot noise on Secor Road was determined to be noisemakers used to deter geese from gathering in the area Dec. 2.

Neighbors
On Dec. 4, a Wynmor Road resident reported having a problem with a neighbor. The resident reported that her cat went into the neighbor’s yard and she entered the yard to retrieve the cat. The neighbor was upset about this and shooed that cat into the street, which the resident wasn’t happy about.

Cars and roadways
On Nov. 28, police helped a driver push a disabled car off of Mamaroneck and Garden roads so the driver could safely wait for a tow.

A sanitation vehicle and a water delivery truck got into an accident on Berkeley Road Nov. 28.

Police checked on the safety of a site where tree workers on East Parkway were using flaggers to direct traffic Nov. 29. They determined the site was safe.

Police notified the highway department about a fallen branch on Birchall Drive Nov. 30.

A large branch and dangling wire were reported on Kensington Road private property Nov. 30. Police notified the Verizon and the homeowner.

Police re-secured a fallen street sign at Forest and Woods lanes Nov. 30.

Verizon was notified about fallen wires at Stratton Road and Mamaroneck Road and the Hutchinson River Parkway Nov. 30 and Tompkins Road Dec. 1.

Police removed an errant trashcan from the side of Madison Road Nov. 30.

An optimum worker was blocking traffic on Mamaroneck Road, with no flaggers present, Dec. 2. Police advised the worker to rectify the unsafe working and traffic condition.

Police corrected a traffic jam at Cornell Street and Weaver Street due to Con Edison work Dec. 2.

On Dec. 3, police threw away an empty gold box with a red ribbon found on Crane Road.

On Dec. 4, police helped a driver push a disabled car off of Mamaroneck Road and Palmer Ave. so the driver could safely wait for a tow.

Five car accidents were officially reported in the Village this week.

Animals
On Nov. 30, police shot a sick raccoon on Birchall Drive in the interest of public safety.

A large black and white bird was found dead on Popham Road Dec. 2. It was reported to be an eagle but this has not been confirmed. Highway workers removed it.

Village code
Police issued summonses to landscapers using gas-powered leaf blowers on Clarence and Colvin roads Nov. 28,

Police removed and discarded advertising signs from Berkeley, Brewster, Kingston, Montrose, Fox Meadow and Claremont roads Nov. 29, Brewster Road and Sage Terrace Dec. 1, Walworth Ave. Dec. 2 and Cushman Road Dec. 4.

On Nov. 29, a Brewster Road resident moved a sign asking for SVAC volunteers to the proper location in her yard, out of the Village right of way.

On Nov. 30, police removed illegally posted signs on Brookby Road and issued summonses as appropriate.

Lost and found
On Dec. 2, police returned a driver’s license found on Depot Place to its owner in the Village.

A wallet was found on Popham Road Dec. 4.

Firefighters
On Nov. 28, firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of a malfunctioning oven.
On Nov. 29, firefighters stood by for Con Edison at the site of gas odor near a pool heater at an Olmstead Road house.
A tree was leaning onto a wire at Penn Blvd. and Franklin Road Nov. 30. Firefighters stood by for Con Edison.
A gas leak was found in a Black Birch Lane excavation Nov. 28. Firefighters stood by for Con Edison.
Firefighters removed a malfunctioning space heater from a Heathcote Road house Dec. 3.
Firefighters shut down a boiler and ventilated a Kent Road house due to elevated levels of carbon monoxide Dec. 3. They stood by for Con Edison.
Firefighters assisted at a car accident on Tompkins Road Dec. 3.

On Dec. 3, firefighters were called to extinguish a dryer fire in a Brittany Close house. Hartsdale firefighters assisted. One resident was assessed by SVAC, and one dog was removed from the structure. Con-Ed gas and electric were dispatched to the scene to isolate the electrical and gas connections affected by the fire. The Scarsdale FD Cause and Origin team responded and performed an investigation. The cause of the fire was deemed unintentional, as a semi-rigid duct located at the area of origin showed the heaviest level of involvement and displayed charred remains of lint.

A car that backed into a Fayette Road garage with its engine running showed elevated levels of carbon monoxide Dec. 4. Firefighters ventilated the space.

This report covering police and fire department activity from Nov. 28 – Dec. 4 has been compiled from official information.

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